Material Science Engineer, Roboticist

Jun Kyu
Choe

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Welcome!

I am a material science engineer currently working as a postdoctoral fellow at the [Tangible Media Group] at MIT Media Lab. I find endless fascination in the workings of my own mind and enjoy taking an unconventional approach to many aspects of life.

Research Interests: Programmable materials, Soft robotics, Mechanical metamaterial, Finite element analysis, Biomedical engineering, Machine learning, etc.

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About me


Degree & Education


  • 2020 - 2024

    Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering

    UNIST, Ulsan, Korea

    Advisor : Jiyun Kim [Link]

  • 2018 - 2020

    M.S. in Material Science and Engineering

    UNIST, Ulsan, Korea

    Advisor : Jiyun Kim

  • 2013 - 2018

    B.S. in Material Science and Engineering

    UNIST, Ulsan, Korea


  • Honors & Awards


    5. Postdoctoral Fellowship, Nurturing Next-generation Researchers (2024)

    4. UNIST Best Research Award (2024)

    3. Global Ph.D. Fellowship (2019-2024)

    2. Korean Government Scholarship (2018-2024)

    1. National Science & Technology Scholarship (2013-2018)



  • Research Experience


    2024.09 - Present

    Tangible Media Group, Media Lab, MIT

    Postdoctoral Fellow

    • My research focuses on designing, modeling, simulating, and fabricating soft machines and robots to produce more intelligent and adaptive material-embedded systems.

    2024.02 - Present

    Material Intelligence Lab, UNIST

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    2018 - 2024.02

    Material Intelligence Lab, UNIST

    Graduate Research Assistant

    2017 - 2018

    Wearable Lab, Yonsei University (previously UNIST)

    Undergraduate Research Assistant

    • Developed flexible, transparent circuits using electrospinning and photolithography.
    • Developed heat-responsive soft actuators.

    2016 - 2017

    Robust Multifunctional Materials Lab, UNIST

    Undergraduate Research Assistant

    • Characterized mechanical properties of metal alloys using universal testing machine and nanoindenter.






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    Publications


    Selected Journal Publications

    [Google Scholar]



  • 8. Flexible, Biodegradable, and Wireless Magnetoelectric Paper for Simple In Situ Personalization of Bioelectric Implants

    J. K. Choe†, S. Kim†, A. Lee†, C. Choi, J. -H. Cho, W. Jo, M. H. Song*, C. Cha*, J. Kim*

    Advanced Materials, 2311154, (2024) [Link] [PDF] * Selected as the inside back cover


  • 7. Highly Compressible 3D-printed Soft Magnetoelastic Sensor for Human-machine Interfaces

    H. Song†, Y. Jang†. J. P. Lee, J. K. Choe, M. Yun, Y. -K. Baek, J. Kim*

    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 15, 597776, (2023) [Link] [PDF]


  • 6. Digital Mechanical Metamaterial: Encoding Mechanical Information with Graphical Stiffness Pattern for Adaptive Soft Machines

    J. K. Choe, J. Yi, H. Jang, H. Won, S. Lee, H. Lee, Y. Jang, H. Song, J. Kim*

    Advanced Materials, 2304302, (2023) [Link] [PDF] * Selected as the back cover


  • 5. A Soft, Self-Sensing Tensile Valve for Perceptive Soft Robots

    J. K. Choe†, J. Kim†, H. Song, J. Bae*, J. Kim*

    Nature Communications, 14, 3942, (2023) [Link] [PDF] [Behind the paper]


  • 4. Pen-drawn Marangoni Swimmer

    S. W. Song†, S. Lee†, J. K. Choe, A. Lee, K. Shin, J. Kang, G. Kim, H. Yeom, Y. Choi, S. Kwon*, J. Kim*

    Nature Communications, 14, 3597, (2023) [Link] [PDF] [Behind the paper]


  • 3. Direct 2D-to-3D Transformation of Pen Drawings

    S. W. Song†, S. Lee†, J. K. Choe, N. Kim, J. Kang, A. Lee, Y. Choi, A. Choi, Y. Jeong, J. Kim, S. Kwon*, J. Kim*

    Science Advances, 7, 13, (2021) [Link] [PDF]


  • 2. 3D Printed Programmable Tensegrity for Soft Robotics

    H. Lee, Y. Jang, J. K. Choe, S. Lee, H. Song, J. P. Lee, N. Lone, J. Kim*

    Science Robotics, 5, 45, (2020) [Link] [PDF]


  • 1. Reprogrammable Ferromagnetic Domains for Reconfigurable Soft Magnetic Actuators

    H. Song, H. Lee, J. Lee, J. K. Choe, S. Lee, J. Yi, S. Park, J. Yoo, M. Kwon*, and J. Kim*

    Nano Letters, 20, 7, 5185–5192 (2020) [Link] [PDF]



  • Patents


    7. J. Bae*, J. Kim*, J. Kim, J. K. Choe, “An Electronic-free Assistive Exo-suit”, Korean Domestic, Application No. 10-2022-0149812 (2022)

    6. J. Bae*, J. Kim*, J. Kim, J. K. Choe, “An Electronic-free Pneumatic Gripper”, Korean Domestic, Application No. 10-2022-0149811 (2022)

    5. J. Bae*, J. Kim*, J. Kim, J. K. Choe, “Soft Valve”, Korean Domestic, Registration No. 10-2621411 (2024)

    4. J.Kim*, J. K. Choe, “Biomimetic Nanofiber Composite and Wireless-Electrical Stimulating Device for Neuroregenerative Therapy”, Korean Domestic, Registration No. 10-2430615 (2021)

    3. J. Kim*, H. Lee, J. K. Choe, H. Song, S. Lee, “Tensegrity Structure Composite Material and the Manufacturing Method for the Same”, Korean Domestic, Registration No. 10-2297347 (2021)

    2. J. Kim*, M. Kwon*, J. -W Yoo*, H. Song, H. Lee, J. Lee, J. K. Choe, S. Lee, J. Yi, S, Park, “Soft Magnetic Composite and Preparation Method Thereof”, Korean Domestic, Registration No. 10-2240698 (2021)

    1. J. Kim*, J. Yi, J. K. Choe, Y. Jang, H. Song, “Shape Variable Composite and Manufacturing Method for the Same”, Korean Domestic, Registration No. 10-2142350 (2020)


    Conference Presentations (Selected list)


    7. “A Reprogrammable Pixelated Metamaterial with Rich Mechanical and Shape-Shifting Reconfigurability” in Materials Research Society (MRS), fall (2022)

    6. “A Programmable Soft Tensile Valve for Analog Control of Soft Actuators,” in Materials Research Society (MRS), spring (2022)

    5. “Harnessing Magnetoelectric Composite for a Biomimetic, Wireless, and Highly Scalable Bioelectronic Platform for the Next Generation of Peripheral Neuroregenerative Therapy” in International Conference on Advanced Electromaterials (ICAE), fall (2021)

    4. “Synergistic Integration of Smart Materials into 3D Printed Programmable Tensegrity” in Materials Research Society (MRS), spring (2021)

    3. “Reprogrammable Ferromagnetic Domains for Reconfigurable Soft Magnetic Actuators” in Micro-Total Analysis Systems (Micro-TAS), (2020)

    2. “New 4D Printing using Dry-Erase Marker” in Micro-Total Analysis Systems (Micro-TAS), (2019)

    1. “Multimodal control of magnetic particles for programmable collective rotation” in Materials Research Society (MRS), fall (2018)

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    Contact

    Email

    juneq@unist.ac.kr

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