Miso Kim

Jubilee Global Diversity Awardee 2023

Miso Kim is an assistant professor of the School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering (AMSE) at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU). She received her undergraduate degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Seoul National University, South Korea (2004). She received her M.S. (2007) and Ph.D. degrees (2012) in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She worked in Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) as a senior research scientist from 2012 till Feb. 2021. She recently joined the School of AMSE at SKKU in February 2021 as a faculty member. Her primary research interests cover analytical modeling, design, and experimental characterization of piezoelectric materials and mechanical metamaterials for energy harvesting and sensing. She’s been a Principal Investigator (PI) of several research projects funded by the Korean Government including the project titled “Development of High-efficient Energy Focusing and Harvesting Systems for IoT Networks” ($2M/year).

Title: Design and manufacturing of smart materials and structures

Abstract: Metamaterials are artificially designed structures that can exhibit unconventional properties such as negative mass density or negative bulk modulus. Such unique properties not easily seen in nature can offer a great platform to control optical, acoustic or elastic wave properties and thus broaden its potential applications including robots, sensors, and energy harvestings. In this talk, I will summarize a collection of design advances that can provide a great platform for enhancing voltage and power performance in acoustic and vibration energy harvesting systems. When integrated with piezoelectric materials, one of the representative “Smart” functional materials, these “Smart” structures (i.e., metamaterials) can lead to a significantly amplified power output. Along with innovative designs, advanced manufacturing techniques such as additive manufacturing are essentials to realize metamaterials. I will share our recent advances in additive manufacturing of piezoelectric fibers and mechanical metamaterials for self-powered sensing applications.