Dr. Taesung Kim
Professor
Sungkyunkwan University


Dr. Taesung Kim received his Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Seoul National University, Korea in 1994. He received his Master’s, and Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Minnesota, USA in 1998 and 2002, respectively, focusing on particle and aerosol research. He joined Seagate Technology in 2002 and worked as Senior and Staff Engineer in Recording Head R&D.

Since 2005 Dr. Kim has been a professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering and SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University in Suwon, Korea. In 2014, he was appointed as SKKU Young Fellow and started to work for SKKU Research & Business Foundation as a Vice President. Presently, he is in charge of Office of Admissions in SKKU. His research interests include 2-D material synthesis, optical fiber sensors, semiconductor/display manufacturing process (CMP, cleaning and contamination control), and atmospheric/indoor aerosol control.

Research Summary
।    163 publications in SCI or SCI(E)
।    51 Korean, 5 USA, 3 Japanese registered Patents
।    Successfully completed 45 Government & 23 Industrial Projects

Society participation:
।    President: Korea CMPUGM
।    Vice president: Korean Society of Mechanical Engineering, KAPAR, SAREK
।    Committee member: Korea Air Cleaning Association, Korea SCUGM
।    Associate Editor: IJACR