Mechanics & Extremes @ KAIST. We tackle complex engineering and science problems in the emerging areas of Solid Mechanics and Condensed Matter in Extremes via modeling, experimentation and computation. The central focus of the group is to understand the mechanistic underpinnings of large deformation, flow and interactions of solids and condensed matter, and harness this understanding to help design better new materials, microstructures and devices in extreme, coupled settings.
News and Events
(April, 2025) Jaehee, a job seeker, has been selected as a Jang Young Sil Fellow (장영실 펠로우). Great news!
(April, 2025) Jaehee won the Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award from the Korea Society of Mechanical Engineers. Many congratulations!
(March, 2025) Our group is moving to and joining the Mechanical Engineering Department, KAIST in March, 2025. Please take notice.
(March, 2025) Jeongun presents his recent work on modeling of viscoelastomers at American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, Annaheim, CA.
Office hour for undergraduates/graduates: by appointment; E-mail 보내세요.
News arXiv (~ 2024)
Recent Publications
Stiffness, strength, energy dissipation and reusability in heterogeneous architected polycrystals, S. Lee et al., arXiv, 2025
Extreme resilience and dissipation in heterogeneous disordered materials, J. Moon et al., arXiv, 2025
Size-dependent fracture in elastomers: Experiments and continuum modeling, J. Lee et al., Phys. Rev. Mat., 8 (11), 2024
Large strain micromechanics of thermoplastic elastomers with random microstructures, H. Cho et al., J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 187, 2024