이상봉 Sang Lee
Associate Professor
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)
+82-42-350-3735
Room 3307, N7-2 Buiding
Education
Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering - Stanford University, 2002
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering - Yonsei University, 1999
Experience
Assistant, Associate Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 2019 - present
Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico, U.S.A., 2016 - 2019
Engineer III, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, U.S.A., 2013 - 2016
Postdoc, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, U.S.A., 2010 - 2013
Mandatory military service, Korean Army, Sergeant, 2002 - 2004
안명환 Myeonghwan Ahn
Research Fellow, 2025 - present
Room 4315, N7-2 Building
Research interest
Machine learning
High-order methods
Education
● 2013, B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Korea Aerospace University
● 2015, M.S. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
● 2019, Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
Experience
Post-doc, KAIST, 2019 - 2020
Post-doc, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2020 - 2021
Senior Researcher, Agency for Defense Development, 2022 - 2025
박준 Jun Park
Post-doctoral Researcher, 2025 - present
Room 510, N7-5 Building
Research interest
Machine learning
Turbulence prediction
Urban flow prediction
Education
● 2014, B.S. Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University
● 2016, M.S. Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University
● 2025, Ph.D. Computational Science and Engineering, Yonsei University
Experience
Associate, Boolt simulation, Korea, 2016 - 2021
Chhote Lal Shah
Post-doctoral Researcher, 2025 - present
Room 4315, N7-2 Building
Research interest
Immersed boundary method
Education
● 2015, B.S. Aeronautical Engineering, Visvesvaraya Technological University
● 2024, Ph.D. Aerospace Egineering, Indian Institue of Technology - Madras
Experience
Post-doc, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2024-2025
신승윤 Seungyun Shin
Ph.D. student, 2014 - present
Room 3312, N7-2 Building
Education
● 2004, B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Korea Aerospace University
● 2006, M.S. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
● 2014-2022, Ph.D. Student, Aerospace Engineering, KAIST (formerly CADOL: Professor Kwon)
● 2022-present, Ph.D. Student Aerospace Engineering, KAIST with AIM
김혜빈 Hyebin Kim
Ph.D. student, 2020 - present
Room 3312, N7-2 Building
Education
● 2017, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University
● 2019, M.S. Mechanical Engineering, KAIST
Research Interest
Urban Air Mobility
Atmospheric Flows
Wind Energy
정태빈 Taebin Jung
Ph.D. student, 2020 - present
Room 3312, N7-2 Building
Education
● 2011, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
● 2013, M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
Research interest
Hypersonic flow
Turbulent boundary layer
이예담 Yedam Lee
Ph.D. student, 2023 - present
Room 3312, N7-2 Building
Education
● 2021, B.S. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
● 2023, M.S. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
Research Interest
Turbulent boundary layer
Machine learning
Urban Air Mobility
권혁민 Hyeokmin Kwon
Ph.D. student, 2023 - present
Room 3312, N7-2 Building
Education
● 2016, B.S. Mechnical Engineering, Pusan National University
● 2018, M.S. Mechanical Engineering, KAIST
강유주 Yujoo Kang
Ph.D. student, 2023- present
Room 3312, N7-2 Building
Education
● 2021, B.S. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
● 2023, M.S. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
Research interest
Shock-turbulence boundary layer interaction
High performance computing
Wind turbine wake effect
Moosarreza Shokati
Ph.D. student, 2024- present
Room 3312, N7-2 Building
Education
● 2019, B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Sharif University of Technology
● 2022, M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Sharif University of Technology
Research interest
Integration of Wind Turbines with Smart Grid Technologies
Advanced Control Systems for Wind Turbine Performance Optimization
김용재 Yongjae Kim
Ph.D. student, 2025- present
Room 3312, N7-2 Building
Education
● 2023, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology
● 2025, M.S. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
Research interest
Future transportation system
Turbulence modeling
양병헌 Byeongheon Yang
M.S. student, 2023- present
Room 3312, N7-2 Building
Education
● 2023, B.S. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
Research interest
Actuator-Line-Method (ALM) for
wind turbine modelling
강민재 Minjae Kang
M.S. student, 2024- present
Room 3312, N7-2 Building
Education
● 2024, B.S. Naval Architechture and Ocean Engineering, Chungnam National University
Research interest
GPU parallel computing
권태연 Taeyeon Kwon
M.S. student, 2024- present
Room 3312, N7-2 Building
Education
● 2024, B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Korea Aerospace University
Research interest
Rotary wing aerodynamics
Parallel computation
이은찬 Eunchan Lee
M.S. student, 2024- present
Room 3312, N7-2 Building
Education
● 2024, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Korea University
Experience
Backend Developer/ML Engineer, TheManager, 2020 - 2021
Machine Learning Engineer, Kakao Healthcare(linewalks), 2021 - 2022
Research interest
Machine learning
Wind turbine wake prediction
GPU parallel computing
조병현 Byeonghyun Cho
M.S. student, 2024- present
Room 3312, N7-2 Building
Education
● 2018, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Korea Military Academy
Research interest
Hypersonic flow
Supersonic Retro-propulsion
김해찬 Haechan Kim
M.S. student, 2025- present
Room 3312, N7-2 Building
Education
● 2025, B.S. Mechanical Engineering - Pusan National University
Research interest
Urban air mobility simulation
Rotary wing aerodynamics
박재환 Jaehwan Park
M.S. student, 2025 - present
Room 3312, N7-2 Building
Education
● 2025, B.S. Mechanical Engineering - Kyung Hee University
Research interest
Compressible Flow Solver
Sheela Moorthy
M.S. student, 2025- present
Room 3312, N7-2 Building
Education
● 2024, B.E. Aerospace Engineering, KCG College of Technology affiliated with Anna University
남유주 Yuju Nam
M.S. student, 2025 - present
Room 3312, N7-2 Building
Education
● 2025, B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University
Research interest
Chemical-Reacting Multi Solver
Compressible Flow Shock Detection
신지호 Jiho Shin
Undergraduate researcher, 2025 - present
Room 510, N7-5 Building
Research interest
Unstructured grid CFD
박상현 Sanghyun Park
Post-doctoral fellow (2022)
Education
● 2015, B.S. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
● 2017, M.S. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
● 2022, Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
Current affiliation
국방과학연구소
Agency for Defense Development
정성문 Seongmun Jung
Post-doctoral fellow (2023)
Education
● 2014, B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Korea Aerospace University
● 2016, M.S. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
● 2022, Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
Current affiliation
국방과학연구소
Agency for Defense Development
Rubel Das
Ph.D.'s degree
(2024, University of New Mexico)
Education
● 2014, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology
● 2016, M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology
● 2022, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of New Mexico
Brad Philipbar
Master's degree
(2019, University of New Mexico)
Education
● 2017, B.S. Physics, University of New Mexico
● 2019, M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of New Mexico
Current affiliation
US Air Force Academy
Sterling Olson
Master's degree
(2019, University of New Mexico)
Education
● 2013, B.S. Chemical Engineering, Georgia Tech
● 2017, M.S. Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico
● 2019, M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of New Mexico
Current affiliation
Sandia National Lab
여현민 Hyunmin Yeo
Master's degree (2022)
Education
● 2020, B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Pusan National University
● 2022, M.S. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
Current affiliation
삼성전자
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Yisehak Abreham Keflemariam
Master's degree (2023)
Education
● 2017, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology
● 2023, M.S. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
Current affiliation
Ph.D Candidate at Pennsylvania State University
박준범 Junbeom Park
Master's degree (2024)
Education
● 2022, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Incheon National University
● 2024, M.S. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
Current affiliation
국방과학연구소
Agency for Defense Development
이동현 Donghyun Lee
Master's degree (2025)
Education
● 2023, B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Chungnam National University
● 2025, M.S. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
Current affiliation
이에이트
E8 Co.,Ltd.
윤승환 SeungHwan Yun
Master's degree (2025)
Education
● 2022, B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Sejong University
● 2025, M.S. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
Ong Jesslyn Wei Yan
Master's degree (2025)
Education
● 2023, B.S. Aerospace Engineering, West England University
● 2025, M.S. Aerospace Engineering, KAIST