Professor

Education

• 2008.03 ~ 2014.02 PhD, Mechanical Engineering, KAIST

• 2003.03 ~ 2008.02 BS, Mechanical Engineering, KAIST

Dissertation

Multi-scale simulation by crystal plasticity FEM and cellular automata for prediction of microstructure

Appointments

• 2024.03 ~ Present    Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Konkuk University

• 2022.03 ~ 2024.02    Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Konkuk University

• 2018.09 ~ 2022.02    Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Ulsan

• 2014.03 ~ 2018.08    Senior Researcher, Neutron Science Division, KAERI

• 2010.03 ~ 2014.02    Teaching Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, KAIST

• 2008.03 ~ 2014.02    Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, KAIST

Research Areas

• CAE for innovative manufacturing

• Virtual manufacturing and materials testing for future mobility

• Additive manufacturing and its simulation

• Materials failure related to manufacturing processes 

Professional Service/Memberships

• Editorial Board, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing (IJPEM)

• Editorial Board, The Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity (KSTP)

• Committee member of crystallographic texture  in the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials (KIMM)

• Guest editor of special issue in the journal of Metals, Computational Advanced Metallic Materials Processing 

• Organizing committee of The International Symposium on Characterization of Metals and Nanostructured Materials by Neutron and X-ray Synchrotron Scattering (NeXS 2017)

• Organizing committee of International Cold Forging Group (ICFG) - 48th plenary meeting (2015)

• R&D Mentor of KAERI-Family entrepreneur (2016-2017)

• Member of The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials (KIMM)

• Member of Korea Society for Technology of Plasticity (KSTP)

• Member of Korea Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME)

• Member of The Korean Welding and Joining Society (KWJS)

• Member of Korean Nuclear Society (KNS)

• Member of The Korean Neutron Beam Users Association (KNBUA) 

Awards/Grants

• Research Excellence Award, The Academy of Applied Science and Technology (12/2023)

• Excellent Young Scientist Award, The Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity (5/2019)

• Excellent Young Scientist Award, The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials (4/2018)

• Academic Excellence Award from Solid Mechanics and Materials Research Group in Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (1/2014)

• Excellent Teaching Assistant Award from Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (10/2010)

• National STEM full scholarship for 4-year undergraduate course, Korea Student Aid Foundation