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Alumni

Postdoctoral scholars 

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최재훈 (Jae-Hoon Choi)

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University (2009.03 - 2015.02)
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M.S./Ph.D Integrated in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2015.03 - 2019. 08)
Thesis: "Differential field approximation using the smoothed finite element method and its application to development of finite elements", advisor: Emeritus Prof. Byung-Chai Lee 

Post.doc in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2019.09 - 2024.04)

Currently an assistant professor at Jeonbuk National University
Homepage: 
Advanced Structural Mechanics Lab

Email: [email protected]
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이정환 (Jeong Hwan Lee)

2019.01 - 2019.10
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Currently at Samsung Electronics


Email: [email protected]

Ph.D. graduates 

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임광혁 (Kwang Hyeok Lim) 
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​B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2015.03 - 2020.02)

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2020.03 - 2022.02)
Thesis: "Multiscale mechanical characterization of additively manufactured Inconel 718", advisor: Prof. Gi-Dong Sim

Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2022.03 - 2026.02)
Thesis: "Creep Behavior of 316L Stainless Steel Fabricated by Electron Beam-Based Powder Bed Fusion", advisor: Prof. Gi-Dong Sim   

​Currently at Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

Email: [email protected]​
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​김호장 (Hojang Kim)

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2014.03 - 2019.02)

​M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2019.03 - 2021.08)
Thesis: 
"Mechanical behavior of freestanding and passivated Al thin films", advisor: Prof. Gi-Dong Sim

Visiting Scholar (2022.04 - 2023.01), University of California, Irvine
                                                                 Advisor: Prof. SungWoo Nam

Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2021.09 - 2025.09)
Thesis: "Development of Nanoindenter-Based Methods for Evaluating Mechanical Properties of Thin Films", advisor: Prof. Gi-Dong Sim
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​Currently at Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM)

Email: [email protected]
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김준영 (Joon-Young Kim)

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2008.09 - 2012.08)

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2012.09 - 2014.08)
Thesis: 
"Iterative analysis of a mesh of quadratic finite elements using the results of the same mesh of linear elements", advisor: Emeritus Prof. Byung-Chai Lee

Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2014.09 - 2025.02)
Thesis: "Hybrid Displacement Field-Based Frame Method for Linear Static Finite Element Analysis of Nonmatching Meshes", co-advisors: Emeritus Prof. Byung-Chai Lee and Prof. Gi-Dong Sim
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Email: [email protected]
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김지영 (Ji-Young Kim)
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B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Inha University (2011.03 - 2015.02)

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2015.03 - 2017.02)
Thesis: 
"Mechanical/ electrical behavior of conductive textile based on polymer fibers", advisor: Emeritus Prof. Soon-Bok Lee

Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2019.03 - 2025.02)
Thesis: "Experimental investigation on composition-dependent stress-induced martensitic transformation in NiTi shape memory alloy thin films", advisor: Prof. Gi-Dong Sim

Currently at Samsung Electronics

Email: [email protected]
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최선근 (Sunkun Choi)

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2013.03 - 2018.02)
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M.S./Ph.D Integrated in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2018.03 - 2025.02)
Thesis: "Understanding the Fatigue Behavior through Strain Analysis in Metal Thin Films", advisor: Prof. Gi-Dong Sim

Currently at SK Hyenix

Email: [email protected]​
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박유현 (Yuhyun Park)

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University (2011.03 - 2017.08)

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2018.03 - 2020.02)
Thesis: "Mechanical behavior of nanotwinned metallic alloy thin films", advisor Prof. Gi-Dong Sim

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2020.03 - 2024.08)
Thesis: "Mechanical behavior of Ni-Mo-W alloy thin films with planar defects", advisor Prof. Gi-Dong Sim

Currently at Samsung Electronics
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Email: [email protected] 
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배종수 (Jong-Soo Bae)

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University (2006.03 - 2013.02)

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2013.03 - 2015.02)
Thesis: "Fatigue behavior of semi-transparent silver-nanowire healable conductor and fabrication of healable touch panel", advisor: Emeritus Prof. Soon-Bok Lee
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Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2020.03 - 2024.02)
Thesis: "Mechanical behavior of additively manufactured fine-equiaxed 316L stainless steel", advisor: Prof. Gi-Dong Sim

Currently an assistant professor at Hanyang University ERICA

Email: [email protected]
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오인종 (Injong Oh)

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Korea University (2012.03 - 2016.02)

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2016.03 - 2018.08)
Thesis: "3D printed highly strechable devices based on silver nanowire", advisor: Prof. Seung Seob Lee and Dr. Phillip Lee

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2018.09 - 2023.08)
Thesis: "Research on the physical properties of sputter deposited Al-C thin films discovered by combinatorial approaches", advisor: Prof. Gi-Dong Sim

Currently at Samsung Electronics 
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Email: [email protected] 

M.S. graduates

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이선경 (Sunkyung Lee)

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2017.03 - 2022.02)
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​M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2022.03 - 2024.08)
Thesis: "Effect of boron addition on the mechanical properties of sputtered nickel thin film at high temperature", advisor: Prof. Gi-Dong Sim

Currently at Hyundai Motors

Email: [email protected]
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유혜민 (Hyemin Ryu)

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University (2017.03 - 2021.02)

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2021.03 - 2023.02)
Thesis: 
"The effect of Cu addition on the mechanical properties of NiTi shape memory alloy thin films", advisor: Prof. Gi-Dong Sim
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Currently at KAIST 

Email: [email protected]
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박정훈 (JungHun Park)

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2016.09 - 2021.02)

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2021.03 - 2023.02)
Thesis: "Investigating the fatigue behavior of heavily-faulted nickel-based alloy thin films",
advisor: Prof. Gi-Dong Sim


Currently at KAIST 

Email: [email protected]
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Lee Zhuo Feng

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2017.02 - 2021.02)​

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2021.03 - 2023.02)
Thesis: "Combinatorial study on submicron Ni-Ti thin films through membrane deflection experiments", advisor: Prof. Gi-Dong Sim
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Currently at KAIST 

Email: [email protected]
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Abdul Rehman

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2019.03 - 2021.02)
Thesis: "Mechanical characterization of NiTi and NiTiCu free-standing thin films", advisor: Prof. Gi-Dong Sim

Currently at University of Twente

Email: [email protected] 

Visiting scholars and undergraduate researchers 

Vivian Mai (University of Waterloo, international undergraduate research​ program, 2018.09 - 2018.12)

Junsik Kim (Pohang University of Science and Technology, undergraduate researcher, 2020.01 - 2020.02)

Miguel Castillo Mendiburu (Texas A&M University, international undergraduate research program, 2023.06 - 2023.08) 
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Ayasha Mohamed Aljasmi (Khalifa University, international undergraduate research program, 2023.06 - 2023.08)​

Daniel Sullivan Alexander (Texas A&M University, international undergraduate research program, 2024.06 - 2024.08)

Joshua Charles Cole (Texas A&M University, international undergraduate research program, 2024.06 - 2024.08)

Chanho Kang (Hanyang University, undergraduate researcher, 2024.07 - 2024.08)
 
Eunchan Kim
(Pohang University of Science and Technology, undergraduate researcher, 2024.07 - 2024.08)

Kim Sangwoo (Hanyang University, undergraduate researcher, 2026.01 - 2026.02)
Updated on 2026.03.07
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