We are pleased to announce that two research projects have been selected by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) 

1. Outstanding Future Research Program (as Principal Investigator)

• Project Title: Design of an acoustic protection system for reusable space launch vehicles using system-integrated metamaterials 

• Project Duration: September 2025 – August 2026 (1 year) 

2. Global R&D Project (as Participating Researcher) 

• Project Title: Development of a multi-physics optimization and process integration platform for multi-functional  structures under thermal, vibration, and acoustic control 

• Project Duration: September 2025 – August 2028 (3 years) 

• Seongmin Kim received the Excellence Award at the Nuclear X-Challenge, a convergence research competition.

• Seongmin Kim has graduated with a bachelor's degree and is starting his master's course. 

• A joint meeting was held with AISA, the research laboratory led by Associate Professor Boo from the Department of Computer Engineering. 

• A feature article introducing our research laboratory was published in the journal of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering (KSNVE).

• Professor Junghwan Kook, along with students Gwangjin Kim, Taegyun Noh, Jaewan Lee, and Sungmin Kim, participated in the WCSMO (World Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization) conference. 

• Each student gave an individual oral presentation during the conference. 

• Jaewan Lee, Taegyun Noh, and Seonghwan Park received the Excellence Award in the 2025 GNU Startup Exploration Program 

• Professor Junghwan Kook has been appointed as the Director of Industry-Academic Cooperation in CAE and Applied Mechanics by the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME). 

• Professor Junghwan Kook was appointed as the General Affairs Director of the Gyeongnam Branch of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers.