Professor

Education

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech (2014-2018)

• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2010-2012) 

• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Korea University (2005-2010)

Research Experience

• Assistant Professor – Korea Aerospace University (2022-current)

• Staff Engineer – Samsung Electronics (2020-2022)

  • Semiconductor equipment R&D 

• Postdoctoral Research Associate – University of Central Florida (2018-2020)

  • LIF thermometry in sCO2 flow – ONR

  • Supercritical CO2 combustion – SwRI, Hanwha, Kepco

• Graduate Student - Virginia Tech (2014-2018) 

  • Flow and heat transfer at combustor - US Department of Energy, Solar turbines 

  • TDLAS engine exhaust measurement - Rolls-Royce 

• Research Scientist - KRISS (2012-2014)

  • Infrared imaging assistive devices 

• Graduate Student - KAIST (2010-2012)

  • Timing noise measurement of femtosecond frequency comb 

Journal Publications

• Laser-induced fluorescence thermometry of supercritical CO2 flows inside a micro-channel”, Optics Letters 46 (8), 1924-1927, 2021

• Measurements of density and sound speed in mixtures relevant to supercritical CO2 cycles”, Journal of Energy Resources Technology 142 (10) : 102105, 2020 

• Co-optima fuels combustion: comprehensive experimental investigation of prenol isomers", Fuel 254, 115630, 2019

• Laminar burning velocities of high-performance fuels relevant to the Co-Optima initiative. No. 2019-01-0571. SAE Technical Paper, 2019.

• Flow Field and Wall Temperature Measurements for Reacting Flow in a Lean Premixed Swirl Stabilized Can Combustor, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 140 (9), 091503, 2018

• A portable mid-range localization system using infrared LEDs for visually impaired people, Infrared Physics & Technology 67, 583-589, 2014

• Few-femtosecond-resolution characterization and suppression of excess timing jitter and drift in indoor atmospheric frequency comb transfer, Optics express 22 (21), 26023-26031, 2014

International Conference Presentations  

• High-Pressure Ignition and Flame Propagation Measurements of CO2 Diluted Natural Gas/Oxidizer Mixtures for Advanced Rocket and Gas Turbine Combustors”, AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, 0128

• Characterization of a Laser Diagnostic Sensor for Gas Turbine Combustor Flows, AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, 1358

• Laminar burning velocity measurements in methyl ester/air mixtures. In AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum, p. 0456. 2019.

• Fuel Interchangeability Effects on the Lean Blowout for a Lean Premixed Swirl Stabilized Fuel Nozzle", ASME Turbo Expo 2018

• Effects of Reacting Conditions on Flow Fields in a Swirl Stabilized Lean Premixed Can Combustor, ASME Turbo Expo 2018

• Flow Temperature Measurement of Lean Premixed Swirl Stablized Combustor Under Reacting Condition, 2018 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

• Characterization of Heat Load on the Liner Walls during Near Blowout Instabilities, 2018 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

• Application of Proper Orthogonal Decomposition to High Speed Imaging for the Study of Combustion Oscillations, ASME Turbo Expo 2017

• Numerical and Experimental Investigations for Flow Fields Under Non-Reacting and Reacting Conditions Through a Lean Premixed Fuel Nozzle, ASME Turbo Expo 2017