Professor
최경후 (Choi, Kyungwho), Ph.D
Associate Professor
School of Mechanical Engineering
SungKyunKwan University
2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea (16419)
Tel.: (+82)31-290-7442
E-mail: kw.choi@skku.edu
Research Interests
Design and developement of energy harvester and self-powered sensors based on thermoelectric/piezoelectric/triboelectric effect
Smart sensor systems for structural health monitoring
Functional composites for energy conversion applications
Material characterization of energy transport mechanisms
Theoretical analysis of nanoscale energy transport and conversion
Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering Dept., Texas A&M University, TX, USA, 2013 (Academic Advisor: Prof. Choongho Yu)
M.S.E, Mechanical Engineering Dept., University of Michigan, MI, USA, 2008
B.S., Mechanical Engineering Dept., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Rep. of Korea, 2005
Experience
Associate Professor, Sungkyunkwan University, 2024 - present
Assistant Professor, Korea Aerospace University, 2020 - 2024
Senior Researcher, Korea Railroad Research Institute, 2013 - 2020
Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M University, 2008 - 2013
Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M University, 2008 - 2009 (Undergraduate Thermodynamics)
Services and Activities
과학기술정보통신부 소재/나노 분야 기술수준평가 전문가 (2018.07~2023.06)
Reviewer Board of Journal of Materials Science (2020.12 ~ )
Reviewer Board of Frontiers in Chemistry (2019.12 ~ )
한국복합재료학회 논문집 편집위원 (2020.01 ~ )
한국복합재료학회 친환경에너지모빌리티 부문 재무이사 (2021.01~)
한국비파괴검사학회 논문집 편집위원 (2020.01 ~ 2021.12)
한국철도학회 논문집 부편집인 (2020.01 ~ 2021.12)
한국비파괴검사학회 WCNDT 준비위원회 간사 (2020.01 ~ 2020.12)
한국비파괴검사학회 편집이사 (2018.01 ~ 2019.12)
Honors and Awards
Excellence in Teaching Award, Korea Aerospace University, 2021, Korea
Best Presentation Award, Spring Conference of the Korean Society for Urban Railway, 2019 Korea
Best Paper Award, Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing, 2019
Best Poster Award, Fall Conference of Korean Society of Non-destructive Testing, 2018, Korea
Best Presentation Award, Spring Conference of Korean Society of Non-destructive Testing, 2016, Korea
Keynote speaker, Far East Forum on Nondestructive Evaluation & Testing, China, 2016
Industry Scholarship, SK Innovation, 2012
Commendation, The 32nd Infantry Division of Rep. of Korea Army, 2003