Bio
Dr. Seokpum (Pum) Kim is leading digital manufacturing for polymer composites. Since 2016, Dr. Kim has focused on manufacturing process and design (structure) optimization for polymer composite manufacturing. His team is dedicated to developing a manufacturing optimization framework for composites using physics-based computational simulations and artificial intelligence.
Professional Experience
- 2016 - Present: Researcher at ORNL
Education
- Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - 2016
- M.S. - Mechanical Engineering at Seoul National University, Korea - 2011
- B.S. - Mechanical Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea - 2009
- Student Exchange (Erasmus) - University of Birmingham, UK - 2007-2008
Publications
October 2025
Journal: Composites Communications
May 2025
Journal: Journal of Manufacturing Processes
May 2025
Conference Paper
May 2025
Journal: Additive Manufacturing
February 2025
Journal: Journal of Manufacturing Processes