Group Principle Investigator
Research Interests
Solid mechanics; Computational mechanics; Scientific Machine learning; Materials; Digital twin; Micromechanics; Multiscale-multiphysics; Structural design; Bio-inspired design; Reduced-order modeling;
Experiences
(2024.09 - Present) Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology
(2022.06-2024.08) Postdoctoral Researcher, Sandia National Laboratories.
Advisor: Remi Dingreville, Ricardo Lebensohn
(2019.11-2022.05) Postdoctoral Researcher, Delft University of Technology.
Advisor: Miguel A. Bessa, Richard A. Norte
(2019.09-2019.11) Postdoctoral Researcher, Seoul National University.
Advisor: Yoon Young Kim
Educations
(2013.03-2019.08) Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University
Advisor: Yoon Young Kim
Thesis: Data-driven Approach for the Development of a Finite Element Model for Composite Thin-walled Beam
(2009.03-2013.02) B.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University
Courses
(2025) MECH-240 Solid Mechanics, POSTECH
(2025) MECH-583 Intro. to FEM, POSTECH
(2025) MECH-437 Artificial Intelligence for M.E., POSTECH
Ph.D. program (integrated M.S./Ph.D.), POSTECH
(2025.07 - Present)
Research Interests
Scientific Machine Learning (SciML); Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs); AI for Complex Systems; Computational mechanics; Computational Biophysics
Contact Office / E-mail
202 Engineering Building 5
hawonchoi.at.postech.ac.kr
Yong Jin Kim (2025 Winter)
Research Topic: High Q nanomechanical resonator
Taegeon Kim (2025 Winter)
Research Topic: Microstructure uncertainty quantification
Seong Su Jeong (2025 Winter)
Research Topic: Multi-fidelity Bayesian Optimization
Hojun Park (2025 Winter)
Research Topic: Deep Material Network
Woohyeon Nam (2025 Fall - 2025 Winter)
Research Topic: Programable Material Design
Jaeyung Park (2025 Summer - 2025 Winter)
Research Topic: Deep Material Network
Daeyoung Kwon (2025 Summer - 2025 Winter)
Heesun Jun (2025 Summer)
Jimin Im (2025 Summer)
Hyeong Su Yoon (2025 Summer)
Seungwon Lee (2025 Spring - 2025 Winter)
Jungjae Lee (2025 Spring)
Minsoo Kim (2025 Spring)
Kawen Li (2024 Winter)
Hyeong Cheol Choi (2024 Winter)