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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2020 - 2024
Advisor : Jiyun Kim [Link]
2018 - 2020
Advisor : Jiyun Kim
2013 - 2018
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)
2024.09 - Present
Postdoctoral Fellow
2024.02 - 2024.09
Postdoctoral Researcher
2018 - 2024.02
Graduate Research Assistant
2017 - 2018
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2016 - 2017
Undergraduate Research Assistant
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*
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*
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*
7. J. Bae*, J. Kim*, J. Kim, J. K. Choe, “Soft Valve”, Korean Domestic, Registration No. 10-2621411 (2024)
6. J. Bae*, J. Kim*, J. Kim, J. K. Choe, “An Electronic-free Assistive Exo-suit”, Korean Domestic, Registration No. 10-2741719 (2024)
5. J. Bae*, J. Kim*, J. Kim, J. K. Choe, “An Electronic-free Pneumatic Gripper”, Korean Domestic, Application No. 10-2022-0149811 (2022)
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)
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)
juneq@media.mit.edu
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