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Sangwoo Kim joined EPFL as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in September 2023. Prior to this appointment, he served as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He earned his graduate degree in Theoretical Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research delves into the relationships between statistics, geometry, and the mechanical states of cellular materials. Currently, his research focuses on the fundamental understanding of biological living systems, specifically the study of soft active matter employing principles of mechanics and physics. His research interests encompass embryonic development, tissue morphogenesis, structural mechanics of soft materials, the inherent structure of amorphous materials, and non-equilibrium dynamics of active matter. Through his lab, Kim’s Lab, at the Institute of Mechanical Engineering at EPFL, he is dedicated to acquiring fundamental insights into biological and living systems, especially soft and active materials ranging from inert soft materials like foams and emulsions to active living materials such as embryonic tissues and bacterial aggregates.
University of California, Santa Barbara • Santa Barbara, CA
Worked in the Department of Mechanical Engineering focusing on mechanical states of cellular materials.
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