Appointment of a new research assistant professor
Dr. Woo-kyun Jung has been appointed as a new research assistant professor of SRRC.

Dr. Woo-Kyun Jung was appointed as a research assistant professor of SRRC on the 1st of January 2020. Until recently, he worked as a researcher at SRRC. He is currently conducting research on wearable actuators using shape memory alloys. He will be involved in the support work of our center, along with research in the field of soft robotic actuators. He received a B.S. from the Korea Military Academy in 1997, a M.Sc. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the Seoul National University in 2006, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Seoul National University in 2020. He was an army officer of R.O.K. from 1997 to 2017 and retired in 2017 as a lieutenant colonel. Prior to retirement to lieutenant colonel, he served as technical staff, military logistics school instructor, platoon leader, company commander, and battalion commander. Dr. Jung’s research interests include soft robotics, smart/composite materials, smart factory, and appropriate technology. He published over 20 journal articles in these areas