Jiyun Kim, P.I.

Professor Jiyun Kim received both bachelor and doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering at Seoul National University. She did her postdoctoral research in Biophotonics and Nanoengineering Lab, Seoul National University for one year and in National Institute of Health in USA for one and half year. She’s working as an Associate Professor at the department of Materials Science and Engineering in UNIST.

Research interest | Adaptive/programmable matter, Actuator, HMI, Metamaterial, Soft-robotics, Nano-bio interfaces, 3D/4D printing, Machine Learning etc.

Contact information | jiyunkim@unist.ac.kr, +82-52-217-3052

Hajun Lee, Post Doc.

Hajun Lee received doctoral degree in Material Science Engineering at UNIST in 2023, and bachelor degree in Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST in 2016. He began his Post Doctoral fellowship in 2023. 

 

 Research interest | Adaptive/programmable matter, Soft robotics, Mechanical metamaterial, Shape-morphing robotics, Modular robotics, Machine learning(ML), Reinforcement learning(RL), Energy storage devices, etc.

Contact information | leehajuny@unist.ac.kr

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Jun Kyu Choe, Post Doc.

Jun kyu Choe received bachelor degree in Material Science and Engineering at UNIST in 2018. He began his combined master and doctoral degree in 2018. He got global Ph. D fellowship (GPF) since 2019.

 

 Research interest | Soft robotics, Mechanical metamaterial, Finite element analysis(FEA), Biomedical engineering, Machine learning(ML), etc.

 

Contact information | juneq@unist.ac.kr | [Personal Web]

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Suwoo Lee, MS/PhD Candidate

Suwoo Lee received bachelor degree in Material Science and Engineering at UNIST in 2019. He began his combined master and doctoral degree in 2019.

 

 Research interest | Soft robotics, Vacuum jamming, Modular robotics, Haptic devices, etc.

 

Contact information | swlsw147@unist.ac.kr

Yeonwoo Jang, MS/PhD Candidate

Yeonwoo Jang received bachelor degree in Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at Kennesaw State University in 2018. He began his combined master and doctoral degree in 2019.

 

 

 Research interest | Soft robotics, Shape changing robotics, Machine learning(ML), Reinforcement learning(RL), Robot Operating System(ROS) etc.

 

Contact information | yjang1@unist.ac.kr

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Junghyo Kim, MS/PhD Candidate

Junghyo Kim received bachelor degree in Materials Science and Engineering at UNIST in 2021. He began his combined master and doctoral degree in 2021.

 

 

 Research interest | Triboelectric nanogenerator(TENG), Soft actuators, Soft robotics, etc.

 

 

Contact information | kjhsk23@unist.ac.kr

Heejae Won, MS/PhD Candidate

Heejae Won received bachelor degree in Materials Science and Engineering at UNIST in 2022. He began his combined master and doctoral degree in 2022.

  

 Research interest | Shape-morphing robotics, Soft robotics, Soft actuators, Programmable material, etc.

 

Contact information | wheej97@unist.ac.kr

Minjeong Kim, MS/PhD Candidate

Minjeong Kim received bachelor degree in Materials Science and Engineering at UNIST in 2023. She began her combined master and doctoral degree in 2023.






Research interest | Soft robotics, Shape changing robotics, etc.




Contact information | kmj010520@unist.ac.kr

Dawoon Jung, MS Candidate

Dawoon Jung received bachelor degree in Materials Science and Engineering at Yeungnam University in 2020. She has been working at KIMS since 2022. And she began her Master degree through academic collaboration program between KIMS and UNIST in 2024.



Research interest | Electromagnetic shielding/absorbing material





Contact information |wjdekdnssla@unist.ac.kr