KAIST AE

Faculty

Professor Ahn, Jae-myung
Career

B.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('97)
M.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('99)
Ph.D. MIT ('08)

Tel

82 42 350 3730

Website
http://sai.kaist.ac.kr

E-mail

jaemyung.ahn@kaist.ac.kr
Design and Analysis of Large and Complex Aerospace Systems, Science and Technology Policy
N7-2 #3306
Emeritus Professor Baek, Seung-Wook
Career

B.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('78)
M.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('81)
Ph.D. Univ. of Michigan ('85)

E-mail

swbaek@kaist.ac.kr
Propulsion and combustion, High temperature gas dynamics,Inverse thermal analysis
N7-2 #3304
Professor Bang, Hyo-choong
Career

B.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('85)
M.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('87)
Ph.D. Texas A&M Univ ('92)

Tel

82 42 350 3722

Website
http://ascl.kaist.ac.kr

E-mail

hcbang@kaist.ac.kr
Spacecraft Flight Dynamics and Control, UAV Guidance and Navigation
N7-2 #3303
Emeritus Professor Chang, Keun-Shik
Career

B.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ. ('70)
M.S. Texas Tech Univ ('73)
Ph.D. UC Berkeley ('77)

E-mail

kschang@kaist.ac.kr
CFD, Bio fluid Engineering, Shock Tube Experiment
Research Associate Professor Chia, Chen Ciang
Career

B.S. Univ Teknologi Malaysia ('03)
M.S. Univ Teknologi Malaysia ('07)
D.Eng. Jeonbuk National Univ ('12)

E-mail

chiacc@kaist.ac.kr

Period

2022.01.13~2024.01.12
Laser ultrasound, NDT/SHM, Sensor and robotics.
Professor Choi, Han-Lim
Career

B.S. KAIST ('00)
M.S. KAIST ('02)
Ph.D. MIT ('09)

Tel

82 42 350 3727

Website
http://lics.kaist.ac.kr

E-mail

hanlimc@kaist.ac.kr
Multi Agent Estimation and Control, Robotic Sensor Networks, Decision Making under Uncertainty
N7-5 #302
Associate Professor Choi, Ji-hwan
Career

B.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('98)
M.S. MIT ('00)
Ph.D MIT ('06)

Tel

82 42 350 3738

Website
https://acai-kaist.github.io

E-mail

jhch@kaist.ac.kr
Aerospace Communications, Applications of Machine Learning
N7-2 #4308
Invited Professor Choi, Sang Hyouk
Career

B.S. Inha Institute of Technology('68)
M.S.Inha Institute of Technology('70)
M.S.Oregon State University('77)
M.S.Oregon State University('80)
Ph.D.Oregon State University('80)

Period

2025-05-01 ~ 2028-04-30
Joint professor Choi, Won-Ho
Career

B.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('85)
M.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('87)
Ph.D. Univ. of Prinston ('96)

Tel

82 42 350 2539

Website
http://gdpl.kaist.ac.kr

E-mail

wonhochoe@kaist.ac.kr

Period

2024.09.01 ~2027.08.31
Currently at Nuclear and Quantum Engineering of KAIST
Invited Professor Daniel Jay Scheeres
Career

B.S. Calvin College(1985)
B.S.E. University of Michigan(1987)
M.S.E. University of Michigan(1988)
Ph.D. University of Michigan(1992)

Period

2024-06-01 ~ 2027-05-31
Currently at University of Colorado Boulder
Professor Han, Jae-Hung
Career

B.S. KAIST ('91)
M.S. KAIST ('93)
Ph.D. KAIST ('98)

Tel

82 42 350 3723

Website
http://sshs.kaist.ac.kr

E-mail

jaehunghan@kaist.ac.kr
Space Structures, Shock and Vibration Control, Smart Aerospace H/W, Flapping MAV
N7-5 #301
Associate Professor Jin, Jung-Kun
Career

B.S. KAIST (‘03)
M.S. KAIST (‘05)
Ph.D. KAIST (‘09)

Tel

82 42 350 3731

Website
http://rocketlab.kaist.ac.kr/

E-mail

jungkunjin@kaist.ac.kr
Solid rocket motor design and analysis (Internal ballistics), Liquid rocket engine, Space chemical propulsion, Hypergolic bi-propellant thruster, Green propellant, Reaction Control System, Launch vehicle and guided missile system design, High altitude tes
N7-2 3305
Associate Professor Jun, Eun-ji
Career

B.S. Yonsei University ('04)
M.S. Yonsei University ('06)
Ph.D. University of Michigan ('12)

Tel

82 42 350 3736

Website
https://kngpdl.kaist.ac.kr/

E-mail

eunji.jun@kaist.ac.kr
Rarefied Gas Dynamics, Multiscale Gas Dynamics, Kinetic Theory, Hypersonic Flow, Electric Propulsion
N7-2 #4303
Professor Kim, Chun-Gon
Career

B.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('80)
M.S. KAIST ('82)
Ph.D. KAIST ('87)

Tel

82 42 350 3719

E-mail

cgkim@kaist.ac.kr
Functional Composites, Stealth Structures
N7-2 #2305
Associate Professor Kim, Hyun Jung
Career

B.S. Yonsei Univ ('03)
M.S. KAIST ('05)
Ph.D. KAIST ('09)

Tel

82 42 350 3714

Website
http://starlab.kaist.ac.kr

E-mail

hyunjung.kim1@kaist.ac.kr
Space Materials & Testing, Remote Sensing, Sensors for Scientific Payload
N7-2 #3304
Joint professor Kim, Hyung-jun
Career

B.S. Yonsei University ('01)
MS. Yonsei University ('04)
Ph.D. University of Tokyo ('10)

Tel

82 42 350 4036

Website
https://melab.kaist.ac.kr/

E-mail

hyungjun.kim@kaist.ac.kr

Period

2026.02.01 ~2029.01.31
Currently Professor at AI and Future Studies
Joint Professor Kim, Jun-han
Career

B.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('10)
Ph.D. University of Arizona ('19)

Tel

82 42 350 2515

Website
https://astro.kaist.ac.kr/

E-mail

junhan@kaist.ac.kr

Period

2026.02.01 ~2027.02.28
Currently at Department of Physics of KAIST
Professor Kim, Kyu-Tae
Career

B.S. Korea Aerospace Univ. ('04)
M.S. KAIST ('06)
Ph.D. Penn State Univ ('09)

Tel

82 42 350 3729

E-mail

kt_kim@kaist.ac.kr
Gas Turbine Combustion, Aeroengine Propulsion
N7-2 #2308
Joint Professor Kim, Seong-Su
Career

Ph.D. KAIST ('07)

Tel

82 42 350 3018

Website
http://mdam.kaist.ac.kr/

E-mail

seongsukim@kaist.ac.kr

Period

2024.03.01 ~ 2026.02.28
Currently at Department of Mechanical Engineering of KAIST
Joint professor Kim, Young-Jin
Career

B.S. KAIST ('02)
M.S. KAIST ('04)
Ph.D. KAIST ('08)

Tel

82 42 350 3017

Website
https://upm2.kaist.ac.kr/

E-mail

yj.kim@kaist.ac.kr

Period

2024.09.01 ~ 2026.08.31
Currently at Department of Mechanical Engineering of KAIST
Emeritus Professor Kwon, Jang-Hyuk
Career

B.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('71)
M.S. Mississippi State Univ ('77)
Ph.D. Cornell Univ ('86)

E-mail

jhkwon@kaist.ac.kr
CFD, Shape Design Optimization, MDO
Professor Kwon, Oh-Joon
Career

B.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('79)
M.S. KAIST ('81)
Ph.D. Georgia Tech ('88)

Tel

82 42 350 3720

Website
http://cadol.kaist.ac.kr

E-mail

ojkwon@kaist.ac.kr
Computational Aerodynamics, Design Optimization
N7-2 #3308
Emeritus Professor Kwon, Se-jin
Career

B.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('82)
M.S. KAIST ('84)
Ph.D. Univ. of Michigan ('91)

Tel

82 42 350 3721

Website
http://rocket.kaist.ac.kr

E-mail

trumpet@kaist.ac.kr
Rocket, Space Propulsion, Propellants
N7-2 #4307
Associate Professor Lee, Chang-Hun
Career

B.S. KAIST. ('08)
M.S. KAIST ('10)
Ph.D. KAIST ('13)

Tel

82 42 350 3711

Website
http://fdcl.kaist.ac.kr/

E-mail

lckdgns@kaist.ac.kr
Guidance & Control and Optimization
N7-2 #2306
Adjunct Professor Lee, Dae-hee
Career

B.S. KAIST. ('95)
M.S. KAIST ('97)
Ph.D. KAIST ('01)

E-mail

dhlee@kasi.re.kr

Period

2019.09.01 ~ 2028.08.31
Currently at Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute(KASI)
Associate Professor Lee, Dae-Young
Career

B.S. POSTECH (’11)
M.S. Seoul Nat’l Univ (’13)
Ph.D. Seoul Nat’l Univ (’17)

Tel

82 42 350 3712

Website
https://arml.kaist.ac.kr

E-mail

ae_dylee@kaist.ac.kr
Origami Engineering, Space Robotics, Active Materials
N7-5 #303
Assistant Professor Lee, Dongho
Career

B.S.KAIST('17)
Ph.D.KAIST('22)

Tel

82 42 350 3718

Website
https://sites.google.com/view/ep-kaist/home

E-mail

dongho.lee@kaist.ac.kr
Space electric propulsion, Advanced space propulsion, Low-temperature plasma application, Plasma diagnostics
N7-5 # 504
Assistant Professor Lee, Donghun
Career

B.S. KAIST (‘05)
M.S. KAIST (‘07)
Ph.D. KAIST (‘10)

Tel

82 42 350 3717

E-mail

donghlee@kaist.ac.kr
Astrodynamics, Trajectory Optimization, Spacecraft Guidance and Control, Interplanetary Exploration
N7-2 #2307
Emeritus Professor Lee, Duck-Joo
Career

B.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('77)
M.S. Stanford Univ ('80)
Ph.D. Stanford Univ ('85)

Tel

82 42 350 3716

Website
http://aeroacoustics.kaist.ac.kr/

E-mail

djlee@kaist.ac.kr
Aeroacoustics, Helicopter
N7-2 #3305
Emeritus Professor Lee, In
Career

B.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('72)
M.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('79)
Ph.D. Stanford Univ ('86)

E-mail

inlee@kaist.ac.kr
Aeroelasticity, Structural Dynamics, Intelligent Structures, Composite Structures
Assistant Professor Lee, Jeonyoon
Career

B.S. KAIST (‘12)
M.S. MIT (‘14)
Ph.D. MIT (’18)

Tel

82 42 350 3713

Website
https://lamp.kaist.ac.kr

E-mail

jlee@kaist.ac.kr
Composite Materials and Structures, Smart Manufacturing, Nanomaterials
N7-2 #3302
Professor Lee, Ji-yun
Career

B.S. Yonsei Univ ('97)
M.S. Univ. of Colorado ('99)
Stanford Univ ('01)
Ph.D. Stanford Univ ('05)

Tel

82 42 350 3725

Website
http://gnss.kaist.ac.kr

E-mail

jiyunlee@kaist.ac.kr
Global Navigation Satellite System, Safety Critical Systems, Aircraft and Spacecraft Navigation, Remote Sensing
N7-2 #4305
Professor, Department Head Lee, Jung-Ryul
Career

B.S. Busan National Univ (‘99)
M.S. KAIST (‘01)
Ph.D. ENSMSE in France (‘04)

Tel

82 42 350 3728

Website
http://oerl.kaist.ac.kr

E-mail

leejrr@kaist.ac.kr
Smart Hangar, Diagnostic AI, Additive manufacturing, Sensor and robotics, Stealth composites
N7-2 #4306
Associate Professor Lee, Sang-Bong
Career

B.S.Yonsei University ('99)
M.S.Stanford University ('02)
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ('09)

Tel

82 42 350 3735

Website
https://cfd.kaist.ac.kr

E-mail

slee1@kaist.ac.kr
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Turbulence, Hypersonic Flows, Next Generation Air Mobility, Renewable Energy, Aeronautical Meteorology
N7-2 #3307
Joint professor Moon, Il-Chul
Career

B.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('04)
M.S. Carnegie Mellon University ('05)
Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University ('08)

Tel

82 42 350 3118

Website
https://aailab.kaist.ac.kr/

E-mail

icmoon@kaist.ac.kr

Period

2020.03.01 ~ 2026.02.28
Currently at The department of Industrial & Systems Engineering of KAIST
Adjunct Professor Moon, In-sang
Career

B.S. U. Yonsei ('88)
M.S. U. of Michigan ('96)
Ph.D. U. of Michigan ('03)

Period

2022-12-01 ~ 2025-11-30.
Currently at Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
Associate Professor Park, Gi-su
Career

B.S. Univ. of Sydney ('05)
Ph.D. Univ. of New South Wales ('10)

Tel

82 42 350 3726

E-mail

gisu82@kaist.ac.kr
Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics
N7-5 #304
Invited professor Park, Kwang-Chun
Career

B.S. Inha Institute of Technology ('66)
M.S. Stanford Univ. ('70)
Ph.D.Clarkson College ('75)

Period

2025-06-01 ~ 2028-05-31
Joint professor Park, Seong-Ook
Career

M.S. KAIST('89)
Ph.D. Arizona State Univ.('97)

Tel

82 42 350 7414

Website
http://ma.kaist.ac.kr

E-mail

soparky@kaist.ac.kr

Period

2024.8.30.~2027.8.29
Currently at The School of Elcetical Engineering of KAIST
Emeritus Professor Park, Seung-O
Career

B.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('71)
M.S. Iowa State Univ ('78)
Ph.D. Iowa State Univ ('81)

E-mail

sopark@kaist.ac.kr
Aerodynamics, Turbulent Flows
N7-2 #2308
Research Associate Faculty Reynolds Addo, Akoto
Career

B.S. KNUST('14)
M.S. KAIST ('17)
Ph.D KAIST ('21)

Tel

+82423505763

E-mail

reykoto@kaist.ac.kr

Period

2023.10.1~2026.9.30
Adjunct Professor Roh, Woong Rae
Career

B.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('89)
M.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('91)
Ph.D. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('01)

E-mail

rwr@kari.re.kr

Period

2025-06-01 ~ 2028-05-31
Currently at Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
Associate Professor Shin, Dong-hyuk
Career

B.S. KAIST. ('06)
Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology ('12)

Tel

82 42 350 3732

Website
https://cmodel.kaist.ac.kr

E-mail

donghyuk.shin@kaist.ac.kr
Combustion, Propulsion, Energy, Simulation
N7-2 #4304
Research Associate Professor Shin,Hye Jin
Career

Jeonbuk National Univ('09)
Jeonbuk National Univ('11)
Jeonbuk National Univ('16)

E-mail

shinh0728@gmail.com

Period

2023.7.1~2026.6.31
Assistant Professor Sim, Hyung Sub
Career

B.S. Chung-Ang Univ. (’06)
M.S. Chung-Ang Univ. (’08)
Ph.D. Penn State Univ. (’16)

Tel

82 42 350 3724

Website
http://apel.kaist.ac.kr

E-mail

hyungsub.sim@kaist.ac.kr
Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion, High-Energy Density & Nano-Functional Fuels, Multiscale Combustion Research (Experiments–MD–CFD), Reacting Flows & High-Speed Optical Diagnostics;Solid and Liquid Propulsion Systems
N7-2 3309
Emeritus Professor Tahk, Min-Jea
Career

B.S. Seoul Nat'l Univ ('76)
M.S. The Univ. of Texas ('83)
Ph.D. The Univ. of Texas ('86)

Tel

82 42 350 3718

Website
http://fdcl.kaist.ac.kr

E-mail

mjtahk@kaist.ac.kr
Flight Control, Missile Guidance Law, Optimization
N7-2 #2307
Professor The late prof. Hong, Chang-Sun
Career

B.S. Yonsei Univ.(‘67)
M.S. Yonsei Univ. (‘71)
Ph.D. Penn State Univ.(‘77)
Associate Professor Yoon, Hyosang
Career

B.S. KAIST. ('08)
M.S. KAIST ('10)
Ph.D. MIT ('17)

Tel

82 42 350 3734

Website
https://spacecraft.kaist.ac.kr/

E-mail

hyosang.yoon@kaist.ac.kr
Spacecraft Systems, Laser Communications, Star Trackers
N7-2 #4309