Faculty

Nanomechanics is a field studying mechanical behavior of materials at the nanoscale. At the nanoscale, materials generally show scale-dependent mechanical properties unlike bulk-scale. As an example, materials strengthen as external size decreases at the nanoscale called as “size effect in strength”. We are developing robust nanostructured materials based on nanomechanical tests.

– Curriculum Vitae

• 2011~ present: Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UNIST
• 2007~2011: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, Caltech
• 2004: Guest Researcher, Materials Reliability Division, NIST

 

– Academic Credential

• 2007: Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
• 2001: B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University

 

– Research  Keywords and Topics

Nanomechanics, Structural Metals, Flexible and Stretchable Devices, Semiconductor Reliability

 

– Publications (selected)  

• “Ligament size effect in creep of nanoporous gold” H. Jeon, J.-H. Woo, E. Song, J.-Y. Kim, International Journal of Plasticity 2022
• “Biodegradable metallic glass for stretchable transient electronics” J.-Y. Bae et al., Advanced Science 2021
• “Tension-compression asymmetry in plasticity of nanoporous gold” H. Jeon, S. Lee, J.-Y. Kim, Acta Materialia 2020
• “Self-healing of nanoporous gold under ambient conditions” E.-J. Gwak, H. Jeon, E. Song, J.-Y. Kim, Nano Letters 2020
• “Ultra-low dielectric constant amorphous boron nitride” S. Hong et al., Nature 2020

 

– Awards/Honors/Memberships

• 2021: Best Paper Award, Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
• 2018: Best Paper Award, Samsung Display Technology Symposium
• 2014: Young Researcher Award, The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials