Ph.D. Jimin Gu
Post Doctoral Researcher | Mechanical Engineering | Metamaterials | Soft material-based sensor | 3D Printing
I am a post-doctoral researcher at UC Berkeley, affiliated with the Gu Research Group in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. My research journey has been a fascinating exploration of cutting-edge topics in mechanical engineering, with a particular focus on metamaterial design, 3D printing materials, and soft material-based sensors.
Research Interests: metamaterial design and optimization, 3D printing materials, development of soft material-based sensors, soft sensor circuits and systems, sensor signal analysis.
Education
2019-2023
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Dissertation Title: “Soft Strain Sensors based on the Piezo-Transmittance of Mechanical Metamaterials and Nanocomposites”
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Advisor: Professor Inkyu Park
2017-2019
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Thesis Title: “Development of Wearable Flexible Strain Sensor Using Light Transmittance Change of Nano-Filler Embedded Elastomer with Micro Crack”
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Advisor: Professor Inkyu Park
2012-2017
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Awards & Honors
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Best Oral award, IEEE NEMS 2023, May 2023, Jeju Island (Oral presentation)
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Best poster award, KIEEME, Jul 2021, Pyeongchang (Poster presentation)
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Future Scholarship Award, 2021, from Wooduk Foundation
Teaching Experiences
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TEACHING ASSISTANT (TA) (March 2019-March 2022)
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Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Assistance for professors with junior and senior level courses by teaching classes, managing lab sessions, holding office hours, discussion sessions and grading reports, quizzes, and homework
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Courses include ME303 (Mechanical Engineering Laboratory)
Research Grant Awarded
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PI, “ Development of physical sensor devices based on magnetically aligned carbon nanotubes for wearable and biomedical applications”, funded by National Research Foundation, Korea, 2020.03-2021.08 (YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ EXCHANGE PROGRAM BETWEEN KOREA AND SWITZERLAND 2019/2020)