Since the establishment in 1986, the Mechanical Design Lab. with Advanced Materials (MDAM) has focused on the study of composite materials, structures and their applications across various fields. The main research areas include the design and manufacturing processes development of structural composite materials, improvement of interfacial properties between dissimilar materials using various surface treatments, applications of composite materials to energy storage systems, and smart sensors.
Mechanical Design Lab. with Advanced Materials
Present (2017 ~ )
Seong Su Kim (Associate Professor)
E-mail: seongsukim@kaist.ac.kr
Office: N7 7104
Phone: 3018
Seong Su Kim
Seong Su Kim is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KAIST. He has expertise in mechanical design of composite structures and improvement of energy storage systems using functional composite materials. After receiving his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of KAIST in 2007, he worked for two years as a research professor at KAIST to develop a new LNG containment system using composite structures. He moved to the University of Tokyo, Japan in 2009 as a Global Centers of Excellence Program (GCOE) researcher. There he conducted research on the curing process for thermosets composites using optical fiber sensors until 2010. From 2010 to 2017, he worked as an Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in the Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering at Chonbuk National University in Korea. During that time, he concentrated on the composite manufacturing process to enhance the mechanical properties of thermoplastic composites. He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering of KAIST in February 2017.
Awards and Honors
| Outstanding Teaching Award | 2018 | KAIST Mechanical Engineering Department (ME341, Fall semester) |
| Promising Scientist Award | 2017 | The Korea Society for Composite Materials (KSCM) |
| Best Paper Award | 2017 | The Korea Society for Composite Materials (KSCM) |
| Best Paper Award | 2015 | ICME-AM 2015 |
| Best Paper Award | 2015 | The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME) |
| Best Paper Award | 2014 | The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME) |
| Presidential Award of ME alumni | 2007 | KAIST |
| Best Paper Award | 2006 | The Korea Society for Composite Materials (KSCM) |
| Excellent Teaching Assistant | 2005 | KAIST |
Academic Activities
Editor of Materials Today Communications
Editor of International Journal of Automotive Technology
Editorial Board Member of Composite Structures
Advisory Board Member of Mechanics of Composite Materials
Editorial Board Member of Tribology and Lubricants
Editor of International Journal of Functional Composites and Structures
Member of the Korean Society for Composite Materials
Member of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
Member of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
Previous (1985 ~ 2017)
Dai Gil Lee (Emeritus Professor)
Major Field
Composite Materials, Machine Tools, Robotics
Education
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University 1975. 3.
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST 1977. 3.
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, MIT 1985. 9
Experience
Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST 1977-1978.
Full Time Instructor and Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University 1978-1982.
Researcher, Mechanical Engineering Division, KIST (Korea Institute of Science and Technology) 1982.
Senior Researcher, Mechanical Engineering Division, KIST (Korea Institute of Science and Technology) 1985-1986.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Production Engineering, KAIST 1986 – 1991.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST 1991 – 1996.
Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST 1996 – present.
Director of KAIST Institute for Design of Complex Systems (KIDCS), 2006 – present.
Director of EEWS Research Center, 2015 – present.
Full Time Instructor and Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University 1978-1982.
Researcher, Mechanical Engineering Division, KIST (Korea Institute of Science and Technology) 1982.
Senior Researcher, Mechanical Engineering Division, KIST (Korea Institute of Science and Technology) 1985-1986.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Production Engineering, KAIST 1986 – 1991.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST 1991 – 1996.
Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST 1996 – present.
Director of KAIST Institute for Design of Complex Systems (KIDCS), 2006 – present.
Director of EEWS Research Center, 2015 – present.
Awards and Honors
| Special ICCS award | 2017 | The 20th ICCS |
| KSCM Award | 2013 | The Korean Society of Composite Materials |
| ICCS 17 Award for Excellence in Research in the field of Composite Structures | 2013 | The 17th ICCS |
| KAIST Best 10 R&D | 2011 | KAIST |
| Outstanding Industry Cooperation Award | 2011 | Hyundai Motor Company |
| National Academy Sciences Award | 2010 | The National Academy of Sciences |
| Award as the Best KAIST Professor | 2010 | KAIST |
| Award as the Best KAIST Professor | 2009 | KAIST |
| Awarded as the Patent King in Korea | 2009 | Korean Intellectual Property Office |
| Research Excellency Award | 2006 | KAIST |
| Gold Medal of Patent Competition of Korea | 2004 | Patent Competition of Korea |
| IR 52 Award (Jang Young Sil Award) | 2004 | Minister of Science and Technology |
| Korea National Medal Award for Developing Composite boring and Reamer Bars | 2003 | KOREA |
| Excellency Award in Composite Materials | 2002 | Korea Federation of Science and Technology-Composite Materials |
| Best Paper Award | 2002 | Composite Structures |
| Academic Excellency Award | 2001 | KSME |
| Best Paper Award | 2000 | Composite Structures |
| Award of Minister of Commerce and Industry of Korean Government | 1997 | Minister of Commerce and Industry of Korean Government |
| Academic Excellency Award | 1997 | KAIST |
| NEL Best Paper Award | 1995 | The 8th ICCS |
| Academic Excellency Award in Mech. Eng. | 1995 | Korea Federation of Science and Technology, Mechanical Engineering |
| NEL Best Paper Award | 1993 | The 7th ICCS |
– Listed in, Marquis Who’s Who in the World.
– Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering.
– Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in Finance and Industry
Academic Activities
Member of Korean Academy of Science and Technology (2004 – Present)
President of Korea Society of Composite Materials (2009)
Editor of International Journal of Korea Society of Mechanical Engineers (2000 – 2002)
Editorial Board Member of Journal of Composite Structures (current)
Editorial Board Member of Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology (current)
Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design (current)
Editorial Board Member of the Open Current Process Chemistry Journal (current)
Editorial Board Member of Open Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (current)
Editorial Board Member of Advanced Composite Materials (current)
Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Automotive Composites (current)