Miso Kim

Miso Kim is a Faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KAIST. Their research focuses on Mechanical Engineering, with an emphasis on mechanical metamaterials, piezoelectric materials, energy harvesting, and sensing. Prof. Kim's group explores innovative applications in smart materials and energy systems, including 3D printing technologies and self-powered sensing solutions. They are affiliated with the SMILE Lab at KAIST and have published extensively in leading journals. Prof. Kim is also engaged in collaborative research with industry partners such as Samsung Electrotronics.

Miso Kim is a researcher at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) specializing in energy harvesting, metamaterials, phononic crystals, piezoelectrics, and sensor technologies. Their work focuses on developing advanced materials and systems for efficient energy conversion and self-powered sensing. Key research areas include triboelectric nanogenerators, piezoelectric energy harvesting using mechanical metamaterials and phononic crystals, and the design of phononic crystals for energy localization and harvesting. Kim's publications explore the optimization of piezoelectric polymer composites, elastic wave energy harvesting, and the integration of nanogenerators with cooling systems for all-weather applications. Their research bridges materials science and engineering to enable sustainable and efficient energy solutions.