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Principal Investigator

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심기동 (Gi-Dong Sim)

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +82-42-350-7318
Office: ME bldg(N7) #6116

Graduate Students

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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
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Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2021.09 - present)
Visiting Scholar (2022.04 - 2023.01), 
University of California, Irvine
                                                                 Advisor: Prof. SungWoo Nam
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​Research material: Single element metals and aluminum alloys, etc.

Email: [email protected]

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임광혁 (Kwang Hyeok Lim)

​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 - present)
Research material: Additively manufactured (AM) Inconel 718 and 316L SS, etc.

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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Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2023.02 - present)

Research material: Shape memory alloys (SMAs), etc.

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

Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2023.02 - present)
Research material: NiMoW and NiCoCr alloys, single element metals, etc.

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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Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2023.02 - present)
Visiting Scholar (2024.04 - 2025.03), University of California, Santa Barbara
                                                                 Advisor: Prof. Irene J. Beyerlein​
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​Research material: Shape memory alloys (SMAs), single element metals, etc.

Email: [email protected]

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최종국 (Jongguk Choe)

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University (2005.02 - 2011.02)

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2011.02 - 2013.02)
Thesis: 
"Evaluation of hygroscopic properties and reliability for ionic migration of FBGA packages under harsh conditions", advisor: Emeritus Prof. Soon-Bok Lee

Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2021.08 - present)
​Research material:  Additively manufactured (AM) Inconel 718 and 316L SS, etc. 

Email: [email protected]

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이시온 (Zion Lee)

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, UNIST (2017.03 - 2023.02)
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M.S./Ph.D Integrated in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2023.03 - present)
​Research material: Single element metals and aluminum alloys, etc.
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Email: [email protected]

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이규민 (Gyumin Lee)

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Soongsil University (2018.03 - 2024.02)

​M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2024.02 - present)
Research technique: Meso-scale evaluation, bulk-scale evaluation, etc.

Email: ​[email protected]

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이주영 (Juyoung Lee)

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2019.02 - 2025.02)

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​M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2025.02 - present)
Research technique: Micro/ nanoscale evaluation

Email: [email protected]

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박정빈 (Jeongbin Park)

Electronic Engineering, Inha University (2020.03 - 2023.02)
​B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Chung-Ang University (2023.03 - 2025.02)

​M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (2025.02 - present)
Research technique: Micro/ nanoscale evaluation

Email: [email protected]

Undergraduate Students

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Rattanakodsakun Krittichok

B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Pusan National University (2021.03 -2025.02)

Email : [email protected]

Research Assistant

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이수진 (Su Jin Lee)

Email: [email protected]
​Phone: +82-42-350-5029
Office: ME Bldg(N7) #7117
Updated on 2025.05.20
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