Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
Gachon University.
Address : 1342 Seongnamdaero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Room 509, 13120, Korea
E-mail : namjungk@gachon.ac.kr
TEL : 031 - 750 - 5877
May 2018
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Advisor: Prof. Narayana Aluru
Thesis: “M/NEM devices and uncertainty quantification”
Selected as “Outstanding thesis” in Department of Mech. Sci. and Eng.
May 2009
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Kenji Shimada
Thesis: “X-ray image-based shape reconstruction and finite element analysis of a human rib cage”
Mar. 2007
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Mar. 1999
Hansung Science High School, Seoul, Korea
Research experiences
Mar. 2021- Current
Gachon University
Position: assistant professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Aug. 2019- Feb.2021
Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH)
Position: senior researcher
Functional Materials and Components & R&D group /
3D Printing Technology Center
Mar. 2018- Aug. 2019
Hyundai Motor Company
Position: senior researcher
Department: vehicle collision & safety analysis
Topic1: vehicle collision simulation, uncertainty quantification, V&V
Topic2: process optimization & uncertainty quantification for additive manufacturing using deep neural network