APRIL MEMBERS

Appointments

• Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), 2019.10 - Present
  Principal Researcher of Advanced Packaging Integration Center (APIC) [link]

• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2019.03 - 09
  Postdoc Researcher of Wearable Platform Material Technology Center (WPMTC)

Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 2019

Thesis: "Thermo-Mechanical Properties and Bending Reliability of Polymeric Materials for Flexible Electronics"

Advisor: Prof. Taek-Soo Kim

• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 2015

Thesis: "Mechanical Property Measurement of Thin Polymer Composite Laminates for Warpage Analysis of Packaging Substrates"

Advisor: Prof. Taek-Soo Kim

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 2013

Cum Laude

Advisor: Prof. Soon-Bok Lee

Service

• The Korean Microelectronics & Packaging Society (KMEPS)
  2023.01 - Present: General Affair Committee (한국마이크로전자패키징학회 총무이사)
  2021.01 - 2022.12: Academic Affair Committee (한국마이크로전자패키징학회 학술이사)

• The Korean Conference on Semiconductor (KCS)
  2022.05 - Present: Committee A. Package and Interconnect (반도체학술대회 A분과위원)

Awards

   (2026) KITECH Commendation Award (한국생산기술연구원, 근무공적상)

   (2025) KSME Outstanding Paper Award (대한기계학회 신뢰성부문, 우수논문상)

   (2025) KMEPS Early Career Researcher Award (한국마이크로전자패키징학회, KMEPS 신진상)

   (2023) KOFST Science & Technology Paper Award (한국과학기술단체총연합회, 과학기술우수논문상)

   (2023) KMEPS Publication Award (한국마이크로전자패키징학회, KMEPS 논문상)

   (2022, 2023) Outstanding Paper Award - J. Microelectronics & Packaging Society, 29-2, 30-3

   (2019) ICEM Academic Award (KAIST, ICEM 실험역학상)

   (2019) MPC Achievement Award - The Korean Welding and Joining Society

   (2019) Kim Young-Han Global Leader Scholarship (김영한 장학재단)

   (2018) Woo-Deok Yoon Deok-Byeong Scholarship (우덕윤덕병 재단)