Jihoo Moon, Ph.D.
Jihoo Moon, Ph.D.
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Post-doctoral Researcher at InnoCORE POSEIDON Center, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).
My work primarily addresses multiphysics problems involving fluid dynamics, combining high-fidelity simulations with experimental methods.
Currently continuing research in the same group where I completed my Ph.D., under Korea’s alternative military service program for researchers (specialist in science and technology service).
I welcome inquiries and opportunities for collaboration from research groups working on complex physical systems and cross-disciplinary fluid-related phenomena!
Research Interests
Research Interests
Liquid metals
Thermal management using liquid metal
actuated by electrochemistry
Magnetohydrodynamics
Liquid metal slug driven by a rotating magnetic field
Bubble dynamics
Bubble-viscoelastic solid interaction
And other interesting topics
Condensation growth of particles
Porous materials & particle-laden flows
Education
Education
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea (Mar. 2021 ~ Aug. 2025)
Ph.D., Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (ME), Advisor: Prof. Daegyoum Kim
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea (Mar. 2019 ~ Feb. 2021)
M.S., Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (ME), Advisor: Prof. Daegyoum Kim
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea (Mar. 2014 ~ Feb. 2019)
B.S., Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Journal papers
Journal papers
Moon, J. and Kim, D. “Interfacial dynamics of oxidized liquid metal” in preparation.
Moon, J., Miao, L. and Kadivar, E. "Bubble dynamics near a meso-structured surface with an air bubble" in preparation.
Jeong, K.*, Moon, J.*, Kim, D. and Kang, J. S. “Chip-scale active thermal management using electrochemically driven liquid metal droplet arrays ” in preparation.
* equally contributed
Oh, B., Moon, J., Kang, S., Mahato, M., Kim, D. and Oh, I.-K. “Electrochemically self-exited liquid metal droplets for programmable hotspot cooling” under review.
Lee, S. M.*, Kim, J.*, Lee, D. W., Moon, J., Kang, G. H., Kim, D., Lee, B. J. and Kang, J. S. 2026 “A data-driven framework for energy-efficient design optimization of semiconductor cleanroom HVAC systems” Case Studies in Thermal Engineering 85, 108351.
Moon, J., Park, S. and Kim, D. 2026 “Liquid metal slug actuated by an unsteady magnetic field” Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1030, A63.
Jeong, K.*, Moon, J.*, Kim, D. and Kang, J. S. 2026 “Electric field-driven oscillatory liquid metal droplets for highly efficient thermal management” Nano Energy 149, 111706.
* equally contributed
Moon, J., Jang, C., Mahravan, E. and Kim, D. 2025 “Cavitation bubble-induced hydrodynamic loading and interfacial deformation in an air pocket" Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1016, A39
Moon, J., Mahravan, E. and Kim, D. 2024 “Mutual interaction of a collapsing bubble and a nearby viscoelastic solid” Physical Review Fluids 9, 043603
Jung, J., Moon, J. and Kim, D. 2025 “Dynamics of a Lorentz force activated oscillating jet” Physical Review Fluids 10, 023701
Moon, J. and Kim, D. 2022 “Computational visualization for condensational growth of microparticles in the pipe flow through a porous material” J. Korean Soc. Vis. 20, 11-17
Moon, J. and Kim, D. 2020 “Numerical simulation of deformable structure interaction with two-phase compressible flow using FVM-FEM coupling” J. Korean Soc. Vis. 18, 35-41
Awards
Awards
Outstanding Thesis Award, Fluids Engineering Division @ The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME) (2026)
"Multi-physical interaction of liquid metal slugs with electromagnetic fields"
Paper Award @ The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME) 2024 Annual meeting
"Numerical analysis of liquid metal flow induced by a transient magnetic field"
Paper Award @ The Korean Society of Visualization (KSVI) 2021 Spring conference
"Interaction of bubble jet with viscoelastic surface"
Outstanding Achievement Award @ Mechanical Engineering Department, KAIST (2016 Fall)
Invited talks
Invited talks
"Multi-physical interaction of liquid metals with electromagnetic fields" Dasan Hall, Seoul National University of Science and Technology (2026)
International conferences
International conferences
Moon, J. and Kim, D. 2025 "Remote control of a liquid metal slug through transient MHD interactions", 79th Annual Meeting of the APS Divison of Fluid Dynamics, Houston, TX, USA
Moon, J., Jeong, G., Kang, J. S. and Kim, D. 2025 "Bouncing liquid metal droplet for thermal dissipation enhancement", 2nd European Fluid Dynamics Conference, Dublin, Ireland
Moon, J. and Kim, D. 2024 "Liquid metal slug driven by a rotating magnetic field", 1st European Fluid Dynamics Conference, Aachen, Germany
Moon, J., Mahravan E. and Kim, D. 2023 "Growth and collapse of a bubble near a viscoelastic solid", The 11th International Conference on Multiphase Flow, Kobe, Japan
Moon, J., Mahravan E. and Kim, D. 2021 "Microbubble collapse near a viscoelastic solid boundary", 74th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Activities
Activities
Teaching Assistant
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Introduction to Naval Arcitecture and Ocean Engineering - 2021 Spring, 2023 Fall
Applied Fluid Mechanics - 2022 Spring, 2023 Spring
Viscous Fluid Flow - 2022 Fall
Introduction to Fluid-Structure Interactions - 2024 Spring
Fluid Mechanics - 2024 Fall
Basic Thermofluid Flow Simulation - 2025 Spring
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