Principal Investigator
Advancing multifunctional composite structures for space environments, protection, and energy storage.
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Ji-Hun Cha, Ph.D.
Ji-Hun Cha, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Space Engineering Sciences
Kyungpook National University
E-mail space_composites@knu.ac.kr
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Prof. Ji-Hun Cha is an Assistant Professor in the School of Space Engineering Sciences at Kyungpook National University. His research focuses on multifunctional composite materials and structures for space applications, including space environmental resistance, radiation and debris shielding, origami-based deployable structures, structural battery composites, and electromagnetic absorbing composites.
Education
Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, KAIST, 2023 ㅣ Ph.D. Advisor: Prof. Chun-Gon Kim, KAIST
Dissertation: Hydrogen-rich composite materials with improved mechanical properties for cosmic radiation shielding and space environment applications
M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, KAIST, 2019 ㅣ M.S. Advisor: Prof. Chun-Gon Kim, KAIST
Thesis: Cosmic radiation and hypervelocity impact shielding for LEO space structures using UHMWPE
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Korea Aerospace University, 2017
Academic & Professional Experience
2025.09 – Present
Assistant Professor, School of Space Engineering Sciences, Kyungpook National University
2023.09 – 2025.08
Assistant Professor, Chosun University
2023.03 – 2023.08
Postdoctoral Researcher, KAIST Institute of Mechanical Technology
Awards
Best Paper Award
KAI Aerospace Paper Award
2022
Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award
College of Engineering, KAIST
2022
space_composites@knu.ac.kr
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