"Development of Nanocomposite Material Sensors Is in My Hands..."

Pukyong National University Student Selected for Korea Research Foundation Research Encouragement Grant Program
4th Year PhD Candidate in Mechanical Design Engineering, Choi Baek-gyu, Receives 20 Million KRW Research Funding

Choi Baek-gyu, 4th year PhD student in Mechanical Design Engineering at Pukyong National University.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Choi Baek-gyu, a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Mechanical Design Engineering at Pukyong National University (advisor Kang In-pil), has been selected for the 2020 Science and Engineering Next-Generation Academic Talent Development Project by the National Research Foundation of Korea and will receive a research grant.

This project is a program that supports doctoral students to independently and proactively conduct creative and challenging research related to their dissertation work.

Choi will receive 20 million KRW in research funding for one year to carry out his research.

The research project submitted and selected by Choi for this program is titled "Analysis and Design Study of the Electromechanical Mechanism of Carbon Nano-based Large Deformation Strain Sensors for Measuring Nonlinear Behavior of Superelastic Materials."

In this research, he proposed a plan to develop nano-composite sensors that measure physical quantities corresponding to the nonlinear behavior of superelastic materials like rubber, i.e., irregular deformations, which was highly evaluated for its research plan, potential for development, and expected effects.

Choi has been conducting research on carbon nano-composite based sensors and performing practical application studies across various fields. His research capabilities have been recognized through awards such as the Excellent Paper Award from the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Excellent Paper Award from the Korean Society of Industrial Chemistry.

Through this research, he plans to analyze the nonlinear behavior relationship between superelastic materials and sensors based on experimental studies of the electromechanical mechanism of carbon nano-based large deformation electromechanical strain sensors, along with design research on sensor fabrication shapes to improve reliability.

Meanwhile, the Nano Intelligent Materials Laboratory, to which Choi belongs, has been conducting research in the field of nano-composite sensors and achieved consecutive selections for the National Research Foundation of Korea's Next-Generation Academic Talent Development Project following last year.

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