Biography

Dr. Jonghyun Park is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Before joining Missouri S&T, he was an Assistant Research Scientist in the department of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Prior to this, he spent two years as a post-doctoral research fellow after finishing his Ph.D. in the same department at Michigan in 2009.

He spent 5 years with Hyundai Heavy Industry after finishing his BS and MS from Seoul National University in South Korea. His expertise includes advanced manufacturing for energy systems, energy materials, and multiscale/multiphysics modeling for energy and manufacturing. He is actively involved in multiple projects from diverse federal agencies and industry.

He is a recipient for several awards, including dean’s scholar, faculty research award, and research acceleration award.

Currently, he is an Associate Editor in Frontiers in Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, and an Academic Editor in PLOS ONE.

Research Interests

Advanced li-ion battery, beyond li-ion battery, energy storage system, renewable energy system, grid energy storage, nano, macro-mechanics of materials, self-assembly of nanoparticles, nanostructure, multiphysics, multiscale experiment and simulation.

Education

• 2009 – Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• 2000 – M.S. in Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea
• 1998 – B.S. in Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea