Ph.D. Candidate

1) Numerical simulation of Hall thruster

2) Deep learning applications to electric propulsion plasmas

Ph.D. Candidate

1) Plasma diagnostic & tomography,

2) Numerical impurity simulation in tokamak plasma

Ph.D. Candidate

1) Tokamak edge plasma simulation (SOLPS-ITER)

2) Power exhaust scenario in tokamaks

Ph.D. Candidate

1) Machine learning applications to fusion plasmas

2) Studies on impurity seeding with SOLPS-ITER simulation

Ph.D. Student

(Current location: KFE)

1) SOLPS-ITER Modelling of KSTAR Edge Plasma

2) DEMO

Ph.D. Candidate

1) Spectroscopic measurement of tungsten sputtering flux in divertor region plasmas

2) Data-driven approach for optical diagnostics of low temperature plasmas using collisional-radiative model

Ph.D. Candidate

1) Experiment of Hall thrusters

2) Alternative propellant (Kr, Ar) in Hall thruster

Ph.D. Candidate

1) Electron source development

2) Hollow cathode development

Ph.D. Candidate

1) Reactive species measurement with absorption spectroscopy

2) High density production of reactive species from plasma

Ph.D. Candidate

1) Low power Hall thruster operating with alternative propellant

2) Thrust measurement system with a photodetector

Ph.D. Student

1) Development of a CubeSat using a Hall thruster

2) Thrust stand design

Ph.D. Student

1) Numerical simulation for the impurity seeding simulation

2) Alternative divertor concept study

APRIL, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

(2023.08)

KAERI (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
한국원자력연구원 

(2023.02)

KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
항공우주연구원

Effect of the axial magnetic field on the ionization region and ion kinetics in Hall thruster plasmas (2022.08)

HPEPL, Georgia Institute of Technology

Development of micro-Hall thrusters and investigation on the plasma discharge mode change (2022.08)

Samsung Electronics
삼성전자 

Research on the reactive species generation characteristics and application feasibility of the 2D grid electrode-based atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge (2022.08)

KIMS (Korea Institute of Materials Science)
한국재료연구원 

Generation mechanism of reactive oxygen-nitrogen species in plasma-treated water and evaluation of its biological effect (2020.02)

Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Transport study of trace tungsten in rotating fusion plasmas through development of imaging spectrometer and analysis of impurity density profile (2020.02)

Plasmapp

Nonlinear dynamics of fast ions in cylindrical Hall thruster plasmas (2020.02)

KIMS (Korea Institute of Materials Science)
한국재료연구원 

Performance Improvement and Physical understanding of 500 W small Hall thruster by Magnetic field tailoring (2019.02)

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Divertor Plasma Detachment Studies in KSTAR by Experiment and Modeling (2019.02)

KFE (Korea institute of Fusion Energy)
한국핵융합에너지연구원

ELM Mitigation and Suppression by Krypton Impurity Seeding in KSTAR Plasmas (2019.02)

Samsung Electronics
삼성전자 

Studies on modification of argon impurity transport by ECH in KSTAR plasmas (2017.02)

Pusan National University
부산대학교 

Multiply charged ion generation and effects on performance and ion beam characteristics in Hall thruster plasmas (2017.02)

Dept. Nuclear&Quantum Eng. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
KAIST 원자력및양자공학과 

Study on electron properties of atmospheric pressure rf discharges using continuum radiation-based electron diagnostics (2016.02)

LAM research

Development of high performance duplex MWPC based X-ray pinhole camera and tangential 2-D KSTAR plasma imaging diagnosis (2013.02)

ADD (Agency for Defense Development)
국방과학연구소 

Comparison of the low power Hall plasma thruster performance according to the geometrical structure of discharge region (2013.02)

ADD (Agency for Defense Development)
국방과학연구소 

Functionalization of TiO2 nano particles for photocatalyst and photoelectrode by atmospheric pressure plasma (2012.02)

Samsung Electronics
삼성전자 

Development of high efficiency low power hall thruster and study of plasma plume characteristics (2011.08)

Plasmapp

Modified Phillips-Tikhonov regularization for plasma tomography (2011.08)

Dept. Mechanical Eng. Sejong University

Changes of cellular structure and behavior induced by atmospheric pressure plasma (2011.02)

KAERI (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
한국원자력연구원 

Control of nano-particle generation, growth rate and crystllinity by changing external parameters in SiH4 plasmas (2011.02)

KRISS (Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science)
한국표준과학연구원 

Driving Frequency Effects on the Atmospheric Pressure Corona Jet Discharge (2010.02)

Samsung Electronics
삼성전자 

Tomography and lens optical diagnostics of excitation temperature for plasma process monitoring application (2010.08)

ITER-KOREA

Analysis of nano-particle growth, dynamics and the particle control by UV irradiation on silane plasmas (2008.08)

KFE (Korea institute of Fusion Energy)
한국핵융합에너지연구원

Analyses of the multi-step sawtooth crash behavior in the highly-elongated tokamak plasmas with the soft x-ray tomographic diagnostics (2007.08)

Jeonbuk National University
전북대학교 

Study on discharge modes and characteristics of large-area plasma produced at atmospheric pressure (2006.02)

KRISS (Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science)
한국표준과학연구원 

Study on diagnostics and dynamical properties of dust particles in plasmas (2005.02)

KFE (Korea institute of Fusion Energy)
한국핵융합에너지연구원 

Solenoid-free toroidal plasma start-up concepts utilizing only the outer poloidal field coils a conducting conterpost (2005.02)

Samsung Electronics
삼성전자 

The effects of stray magnetic field and background plasma on KAIST-Tokamak startup plasma (2002.02)

APPLASMA

Development of a helicon plasma source and study of the helicon plasma characteristics at very high radio frequency (2001.08)

Kwangwoon University
광운대학교

Study on improving KAIST-Tokamak plasma performance and plasma position measurement (2000.02, 지도교수: 최덕인)

KFE (Korea institute of Fusion Energy)
한국핵융합에너지연구원

On the KAIST-Tokamak operation and control for steady state plasma (1999.02, 지도교수: 장홍영)