Youngjoo Kim

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Caltech-IBS Global Pioneer Fellow (GPF)

E-mail: youngchuchu@gmail.com, [Google scholar]

Education

2020. 02 Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University (Seoul, Korea)

Advisor: Do-Nyun Kim

Thesis: Mechanical stress engineering for the shape design of DNA origami structures [Link]

2013.02 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University (Seoul, Korea)

Funding

2021.06-Current Caltech-IBS Global Pioneer Fellowship

2020.09-2021.05 Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) (Post-Doc Domestic Training)


Research Experience

2021.06-Current Postdoctoral research fellow, Caltech-IBS global pioneer fellowship (GPF) (PI: Mikhail G. Shapiro at Caltech and Jinwoo Cheon at Yonsei)

2020.03-2021.05 Postdoctoral researcher, Institute of Advanced Machines and Design, Seoul National University (PI: Do-Nyum Kim)

2012.03-2013.02 Research Assistant, Multiscale Biomimetic Systems Laboratory, Seoul National University (PI: Kahp-Yang Suh)


Teaching Experience

2017.09-2017.12 Finite element analysis (Graduate level), Teaching Assistant, Seoul National University

2015.09-2017.12 Continuum Mechanics (Graduate level), Teaching Assistant, Seoul National University

2013.09-2017.12 Mechanics and Design (Undergraduate level), Teaching Assistant, Seoul National University

Honors & Awards

2020.02 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University

2018.12 Best Poster Presentation, Korea Multiscale Mechanics Society

2017.01 Best Poster Presentation, Korea Multiscale Mechanics Society

2014.12 Best Poster Presentation, Korea Multiscale Mechanics Society

2013.02 Silver Prize, The Samsung Human tech paper prize