PROFESSOR

 ▣ EDUCATION

2011.02   Ph.D  School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

Title of Dissertation : A study on the development of sequential multiscale bridging method for nanocomposites considering the size effect of nanoparticle

Advisor : Prof. Maenghyo Cho(http://ssnd.snu.ac.kr)

Dissertation committee: Prof. Hyo-Chol Sin, Prof. Maenghyo Cho, Prof. Yoon Young Kim, Prof. Byeng  Dong Youn, Prof. Heoung-Jae Chun

2006.08   M.S.  School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

2003.08   B.S.  School of Mechanical Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Kore

▣ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  2024.09~present   Professor, School of Energy Systems Engineering, Chung-Ang Univeristy

  2019.09~2024.08  Associate Professor (Head, Mechanical Energy Engineering Division), School of Energy Systems Engineering, Chung-Ang Univeristy

2015.09-2019.08  Assistant Professor, School of Energy Systems Engineering, Chung-Ang Univeristy

2013.03-2015.08  Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Dong-A University

2012.09-2013.02  Postdoctral Research Associate, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, UCLA _Supervisor: Prof. H. Thomas Hahn

2011.03-2012.08  WCU (World Class University) project Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National                                                     University.   _Supervisor : Prof. Maenghyo Cho

2004.09-2011.02  Research Assistant, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University

▣ OTHER EXPERIENCE

2004.01-2004.08    Daewoo E&C Co. Ltd, Industrial petrochemical technology team.

1998.10-2001.01    Military Service (discharged as Petty officer 2nd class of R.O.K Navy)

▣ HONORS AND AWARDS

1.     Best Presentation Award, Annual Conference of COSEIK (Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea), 2010

2.     Best Presentation Award for Ph.D thesis, Seoul National University, 2011

3.     Marquis Who's Who in the World 2016

4.     Docho Excellent Presentation Award (Presenter: Juho Jin), KSCM Conference, 2016 (Korean Society for Composite Materials)

5.     Future Technology(Young Scientist) Award. 2017, COSEIK (Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea)

6.     Excellent Presentation Award (Presenter: Seonyong Kwon), KSCM Conference, 2017  (Korean Society for Composite Materials)

7.     Docho Excellent Presentation Award (Presenter: Seoyeon Choi), KSCM Conference, 2017  (Korean Society for Composite Materials)

8.     Docho Excellent Presentation Award (Presenter: Yelim Ki), KSCM Conference, 2018  (Korean Society for Composite Materials)

9.    Best Presentation Award (Presenter: Jeongha Lee), KSCM Conference, 2019

10.  Young Scientist Award in CAE & Applied Mechanics Division, KSME (Korea Society of Mechanical Engineering) 2020

11.  Young Scientist Award in Materials and Fracture Division, KSME (Korea Society of Mechanical Engineering) 2022

12.  Young Scientist Award in Korea Multiscale Mechanics Society  2022

13.  Young Scientist Award in Korea Society for Computational Mechanics

▣ EDITOR AND REFEREE SERVICE

- Multiscale Science and Engineering(Springer): Associate Editior, 2025.03 ~ Present

- Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology(JMST): Associate Editor, 2015.10 ~ 2024.09

- Frontiers in Materials-Mechanics of Materials: Review Editor, 2014 ~ Present

- Frontiers in Materials-Smart Materials: Review Editor, 2014 ~ Present

- Composite Structures (Elsevier)

- Composites Part B (Elsevier)

- Applied Surface Science (Elsevier)

- Journal of Composites Materials (SAGE PUB)

- Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology (Springer)

- Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (Hindawi Publishing Corporation)

- Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

▣ ACADEMIC ACTIVITY

KSME(대한기계학회), Member

KSME CAE and Applied Mechanics Division(대한기계학회 CAE 및 응용역학 부문): Board Member

KSME Materials and Fracture Mechanics Division(대한기계학회 재료 및 파괴부문): Board Member

COSEIK(한국전산구조공학회): Board Member

KSAS(한국항공우주공학회): Member

KSCM(한국복합재료학회): Member

KSMS(한국멀티스케일역학회): Board Member

AIAA(미국 항공우주공학회): Member

▣ RESEARCH INTERESTS

1.  Multiscale modeling and simulation of multifunctional nanocomposites

   - Aims at full integration of quantum scale - atomic scale - molecular scale - continuum scale simulations

2.  Molecular dynamics simulation of polymeric and crystalline nanostructures

   - Characterize extraordinary behavior of condensed matters

3.  Micromechanics of heterogeneous structures

   - Modify conventional model for new nano-structured materials

4.  Computational defect engineering of carbon nanotubes and graphene

   - To enhance performance of nanocomposites via designed defects of nanocarbon

5.  Multifunctional durability of printed electronics

  - Apply multiscale simulation approch to decide long time durability of printed electronics

6.  Development of coarse-grained molecular potential for large scale simulation

  - To study large scale and long time scale behavior of engineering polymers

7.  Design of electric double layer supercapacitor

  - Explore possibility of defect engineered nanocarbon electrode for energy storage