Principal Investigator 

Education

03/2020 – 02/2024 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mechanical Engineering  (Advisor: Prof. Gi-Dong Sim)

• Honor: ICEM Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award - Experimental Mechanics, KAIST

03/2013 – 02/2015 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

• Master of Science (M.S.) in Mechanical Engineering  (Advisor: Prof. Soon-Bok Lee)

03/2006 – 02/2013 | Pusan National University

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering

• Honor: Summa Cum Laude

Work Experience

09/2026 – Present | Jeonbuk National University (JBNU)

• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

03/2026 – 08/2026 | Hanyang University ERICA (HYU ERICA)

• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

03/2015 – 02/2026 | Agency for Defense Development (ADD)

• Senior Researcher, Structural Reliability of Weapon Systems in Extreme Environments

Academic Activities

• Journal Reviewer for 'Additive Manufacturing',  'Scripta Materialia',  'Additive Manufacturing Letters',  'Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures',  'Metals and Materials International',  'Journal of the European Ceramic Society',  'Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology', 'Advanced Engineering Materials'.

• Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers(KSME) 

• Board Member of Industry-Academia Collaboration, Materials and Fracture Division, KSME 

• External Evaluator for Defense R&D Projects