Computational investigation of phase transformations and microstructural evolution in alloys for nuclear energy applications.
Ph.D. candidate in Nuclear Engineering at Kyung Hee University. Research experience spans phase transformations in Fe- and Ni-based systems, irradiation-related microstructures and phase-field modeling of stoichiometric compounds. Software development experience also includes radiation dose assessment programs with graphical user interfaces.
Nuclear Engineering, Kyung Hee University · coursework completed; doctoral research in progress
M.S. in Nuclear Engineering, Kyung Hee University
B.S. in Nuclear Engineering, Kyung Hee University
From thermodynamic descriptions and numerical models to simulation codes and assessment software.
Model development for coupled diffusion and phase transformations involving solution phases and stoichiometric compounds.
Current work addresses reaction extent and solution-phase composition relaxation in ternary multiphase systems.
Free-energy descriptions and chemical potentials for studying phase separation, diffusion and competition between phases.
Previous studies include magnetic and elastic effects on microstructural evolution in Fe-based alloys.
Implementation of phase-field simulations using Fortran, CUDA and parallel computing methods.
Experience includes semi-implicit Fourier spectral methods, solver benchmarking and Python-based analysis.
Phase separation and microstructural evolution in Fe–Cr and Fe–Cr–Al alloys, alongside telluride formation in Ni–Cr–Te.
Applications span irradiation-related microstructures and structural materials for molten salt reactors.
Experience developing radiation dose assessment software and using graphical interfaces to carry out assessments.
Program development for radiation dose assessment.
GUI-based interaction with the assessment program.
Experience conducting dose assessments through a graphical interface.