I am a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. I am honored to receive the John H. Smith Fellowship at Purdue University for the 2026–2027 academic year. I received my B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, with a double major in Chemistry, from the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) in South Korea. My undergraduate thesis, in the group of Prof. Hobeom Kim, was on the synthesis, characterization and physical properties of high-entropy lanthanide-based perovskites. As an undergraduate, I also took part in a summer exchange program at the University of California, Berkeley, and in a research internship at Monash University in Australia, where I studied the thin-film fabrication of inorganic semiconductors with Prof. Udo Bach.
At Purdue, I first worked on laser-induced biomaterials with Prof. Jingang Li. I then joined the group of Prof. Pieremanuele Canepa, where I explore functional and energy materials with computational methods and simulations.
Outside of academics, I enjoy fiction and comedy series, exploring new places and trying different cuisines.