ACerS is pleased to announce Hyunjun Kim has been selected for Volunteer Spotlight, a program that recognizes a member who demonstrates outstanding service to The American Ceramic Society through volunteerism.
Kim is senior scientist at AeroVironment Inc. (Dayton, Ohio). He received his B.E. in materials science and engineering from Inha University, Republic of Korea, and his Ph.D. in materials engineering at Purdue University (West Lafayette, Ind.). Before pursuing his Ph.D., Kim worked at OCI in Korea as a research engineer.
Kim’s research interests include ceramics processing, ceramic matrix composite fabrication, and optical ceramics. Specifically, he has published papers on tape casting, extrusion synthesis and lasing properties of polycrystalline yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) fibers, and fabrication of transparent lanthanum cerium oxide. He has also filed patents for fabricating polycrystalline YAG cladding on single crystal YAG fibers and the production of polycrystalline silicon nitride fibers.
Kim currently serves as chair of the ACerS Dayton/Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Section.
We extend our deep appreciation to Kim for his service to our Society!
