Members

<Left to right: Billy, Vikas, Kim, Zach: 4/28/2017>

<Lab Members: 2/23/2021>

<Left to right: Zach, Billy, Kim, Hale, Livingston: 4/27/2017>

Principal Investigator

Duck Bong Kim, Ph.D. [CV] Associate Professor at Tennessee Technological University <Email: dkim@tntech.edu>

Department of Manufacturing and Engineering Technology

Education:

- PhD: Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea (Prof. Kwan H. Lee) (2011)

- MS: Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea (Prof. Kwan H. Lee) (2006)

- BS: Chonnam National University, South Korea (2003)

Work Experience

- Visiting Faculty: Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL); May, 2019 to Aug., 2019

- Guest researcher: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Maryland (NIST, Systems Integration Division); Oct., 2011 to Jul., 2016

- Exchanging Graduate Student, Mentor: Prof. Renato Pajarola, Dept. of Computer Science, Univ. of California, Irvine, USA; Jun., 2004 to Jun., 2005

Professional Membership

- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

- American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)

- Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)

- American Welding Society (AWS)

Post-Doc. Researcher

    • Dr. Gijeong Seo: International visiting scholar (since March 2019)

Graduate Students

    • Mr. Rumman Ahsan: PhD student at Mechanical Engineering (starting since Jan., 2018)

    • Mr. Matthew Willard: MS student at Mechanical Engineering (starting since Jan., 2017)

    • Mr. Sainand Jadhav: PhD student at Mechanical Engineering (Starting since Jan., 2021)

    • Mr. Saiful Islam: PhD student at Mechanical Engineering (Starting since Jan., 2021)

    • Mr. Sumit Paul: PhD student at Mechanical Engineering (Starting since Jan., 2021)

Undergraduate Students

    • Mr. Yixing Wang: Junior at Mechanical Engineering Dept. (since May., 2020)

    • Mr. Nathan Bangean: Junior at Mechanical Engineering Dept. (Since Dec., 2020)

Research Volunteer (Visiting Scholar)

    • Mr. Minseop So: PhD student from Chosun University (Sept., 2020 to present)

    • Mr. Haewon Cho: MS student from Hanyang University (Sept., 2020 to present)

    • Ms. Eunsoo Kim: MS student from Hanyang University (Sept., 2020 to present)

    • Ms. Jinsoo Cho: MS student from Hanyang University (Sept., 2020 to present)

    • Mr. Juhong Lee: MS student from Hanyang University (Feb., 2021 to present)

Alumni

    • Mr. Ali Tanvir: Master student at Mechanical Engineering (Graduated: Dec., 2019)

    • Mr. Junseong Kim: International visiting scholar (2019-2020)

    • Mr. Chaekyo Lee: International visiting scholar (2019-2020)

    • Mr. Vikas Reddy Chittireddy: M.S. Graduated from Mechanical Engineering Dept. at TTU (Graduated: May, 2017)

    • Mr. Seongkyul Jeon: Lab Engineer (TTU ME Graduated: Dec. 2017)

    • Mr. Weston Smith: Junior at Computer Science Dept. (Spring 2018)

    • Mr. Taylor Ross: Junior at Manufacturing and Engineering Technology Dept. (Summer and Fall 2018)

    • Mr. Zachary B. Carter: Senior at Manufacturing and Engineering Technology Dept. (Graduated: May, 2017)

    • Mr. Peyton Hunt: Junior at Manufacturing and Engineering Technology Dept. (2018-2019)