Seung Min Yeo
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http://mechse.illinois.edu/research/microtribodynamics/index.html
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Savoy, IL 61874 1206 West Green Street
Urbana, IL 61801
EDUCATION: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, December 2012 (expected)
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, August 2009 (GPA: 3.8/4.0)
Thesis: Contact Surface Analysis of RF MEMS Switches to Investigate Performance
Deterioration and Adhesion Failure with Cycling
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) South Korea
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, February 2007 (GPA: 3.7/4.0)
EXPERIENCE: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center Graduate Research Assistant
August 2009
- present Tribology of advanced coating materials for oil-less compressor applications
Perform tribo-testing of hard and polymeric coatings under harsh compressor conditions
Chemical, nano-mechanical and morphological characterization of thin film coating surfaces
IMPACT Center for Advancement of MEMS/NEMS VLSI Graduate Research Assistant
August 2007
- August 2009 Tribological investigation of performance deterioration and failure of RF MEMS switches
Cycling test of RF MEMS switches and manipulation of MEMS devices for surface analysis
AFM, nano-indentation and TOF-SIMS measurements on MEMS device surfaces
Satellite Technology Research Center South Korea
Practical Training Student
June 2006
- August 2006 Assisted in assembling PFM (Proto Flight Model) of Korean Science and Technology
Satellite-2 (STSAT-2)
Conducted ultra-high-vacuum experiments simulating space environment
Practiced part modeling and FEM simulations using I-DEAS software
Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) South Korea
Human Resource Staff and Military Driver
June 2002
- July 2004 Performed personnel management of 31 officers and 160 privates
Drove sedans to 2.5-ton trucks
Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE)
ACTIVITIES:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
3rd Place Award in 2009 ASME/STLE International Joint Tribology Conference
HONORS:
(IJTC) Student Poster Competition, Memphis, TN
Title: Contact Surface Characterization of Capacitive RF MEMS Switches with Cycling
Academic Merit-based Scholarship, Freshman Senior (KAIST)
Techniques: AFM, TOF-SIMS
SKILLS:
Software: MATLAB, I-DEAS, AutoCAD and Origin
Languages: Korean (native)
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JOURNAL Seung Min Yeo, Andreas A. Polycarpou, Spyros I. Tseregounis, Negar Tavassolian and John
Papapolymerou, 2009, Characterization and Adhesion of Interacting Surfaces in Capacitive
PUBLICATIONS:
RF MEMS Switches Undergoing Cycling, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology
(accepted)
CONFERENCE Seung Min Yeo, Spyros I. Tseregounis, Andreas A. Polycarpou, Dimitrios Peroulis and Adam
Fruehling, 2009, Analysis of Topographical Changes and Adhesion Failures in Gold-to-Gold
PROCEEDINGS:
Metal RF MEMS Switches With Cycling, in: Proceedings of 2009 ASME/STLE
International Joint Tribology Conference, IJTC2009-15120, Memphis, TN
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