Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2017).

“Development of core components for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFB) using composite materials”

Advisor: Jinwhan Kim & Dai Gil Lee

• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2015).

“Composite Impact Absorbing Structure for the Primary Barrier of LNG Cargo Containment Systems”

Advisor: Dai Gil Lee 

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2013)

Work Experience

• Assistant Professor in Department of Safety Engineering at INU (03/2025 - Present)

• Senior Researcher at Korea Railroad Research Institute (02/2017 - 02/2025)

Fields of Expertise

• Machine safety, Composite application, Weight reduction, Subsonic capsule train (a.k.a. Hyperloop),

    Vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB), Composite manufacturing

Honors and Awards

• Global Ph.D. Fellowship, National Research Foundation of Korea, 2015 – 2017