Sung Hoon Kang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. He earned a Ph.D. degree in Applied Physics at Harvard University and M.S. and B.S. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT and Seoul National University, respectively. Sung Hoon has been investigating the interplay between materials and structures to elucidate the mechanisms for architected/multifunctional materials and devices with extreme functions that can be tailored for their mechanical environments or adapt to the change of the mechanical environment with applications for resilience, healthcare, sensing, and energy. His research has been supported by AFOSR, NSF, NIH, ARO, ONR, State of Maryland, and private foundations. Throughout his career, Sung Hoon has co-authored 55 peer-reviewed papers, has given over 180 presentations (including over 110 invited talks), and has six patents and three pending patents. His honors include 2022 Invitee, First U.S.-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium, 2022 Hanwha Non-Tenured Faculty Award, 2021, 2020 Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship, 2020 Johns Hopkins University Catalyst Award, 2019 Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering Research Lab Excellence Award, Invitee for 2019 China-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, FY 2018 Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program Award, Alumnus of 2016 National Academy of Engineering US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, and 2011 Materials Research Society Graduate Students Gold Award. He served as an editorial board member of Scientific Reports and a guest editor of Materials Research Society Bulletin. Currently, he serves as an editorial board member of Multifunctional Materials and Sensors, respectively. He also serves as a reviewer for journals including Nature, Science, Advanced Materials, Science Advances, Science Robotics, Advanced Functional Materials, Additive Manufacturing, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ACS Materials & Interfaces, Nanoscale, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Extreme Mechanics Letters, Soft Matter, Smart Materials and Structures, and Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. He has been co-organizing ~35 symposia on bioinspired materials, 3D printing, and mechanical metamaterials at international conferences. He is a member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Materials Research Society (MRS), American Physical Society (APS), and Society of Engineering Science (SES). He served as the Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Editor of ASME Technical Committee on Mechanics of Soft Materials.
Education History
- B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
- M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Ph.D. Applied Physics, Harvard University
Work Experience
Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Publications
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Honors and Awards
- Young Innovator Award, Nano Research (2023)
- Invitee, First U.S.-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium (organized by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) (2022)
- Hanwha Non-Tenured Faculty Award (2022)
- Air Force Summary Faculty Fellowship (2021)
- Air Force Summary Faculty Fellowship (2020)
- Johns Hopkins University Catalyst Award (2020)
- Invitee, China-America Frontiers of Engineering, National Academy of Engineering (2019)
- Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering Research Lab Excellence Award (2019)
- FY 2018 Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program Award (2017)
- Invitee, Frontiers of Engineering, National Academy of Engineering (2016)
- Graduate Student Award Gold Medal, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting (2011)
Professional Organizations
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Materials Research Society
American Physical Society
Society of Engineering Science