Principal Investigator
Taeksang Lee (이택상), PhD
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Major
School of Mechanical Systems Engineering
Director, Innovation Center for Engineering Education
Myongji University
Engineering Building 1, Room 205
Phone: +82-31-330-6342
Email: taeksanglee@mju.ac.kr
[Taeksang_Lee_CV_Mar_2026]
Education
Aug. 2020 Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University [Dissertation]
Advisor: Professor Adrian Buganza Tepole
Feb. 2016 M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University [Master’s thesis]
Adviosr: Professor Moon Ki Kim
Feb. 2014 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University
Research Experience
Sep. 2025 – present Associate Professor, Division of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Myongji University
Mar. 2025 – Aug. 2025 Assistant Professor, Division of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Myongji University
Sep. 2021 – Feb. 2025 Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Myongji University
Sep. 2020 – Jul. 2021 Staff Engineer, Samsung Electronics, Device Solution Division, Mechatronics R&D Center
Aug. 2016 – Aug. 2020 Research Assistant, Purdue University
Jul. 2015 – Aug. 2015 Visiting Student (sponsored by BK21 plus), University of Washington at Seattle
Oct. 2013 – Jul. 2016 Research Assistant, Sungkyunkwan University
Research Interests
Multi-physics computational simulations, Biomechanics of soft tissues, Inelastic behavior of metallic materials, Data-driven modeling and uncertainty quantification