Research Interests

• Integration of quantum simulations, artificial intelligence, and high-precision experiments in a multi-disciplinary pursuit of the computer-aided materials science and engineering.
• Quantum simulation modeling of advanced electronics, interfacial phenomena, and surface chemistry.
• Artificial intelligence for additive manufacturing science and technology.
• Experiment design strategy for seamless integration of the experiment, computation, and artificial intelligence.

Current Projects

• Artificial intelligence development for the laser powder bed fusion process. (PI: CE Kim)
• Machine learning interatomic potentials development with quantified uncertainty. (LDRD-SI, PI: Vince Lordi)
• Superconductor-based quantum tunnel junction design. (BES, PI: Keith Ray)
• Ion beam radiation engineering of h-BN solid state electrolyte. (LDRD-ER, PI: Sergei Kucheyev)

Ph.D., Materials Science & Engineering, Purdue University (West Lafayette), 2018

M.S., Materials Science & Engineering, Yonsei University (Seoul), 2015

B.S., Materials Science & Engineering, Yonsei University (Seoul), 2013

(Please find the full list of publication at: Google Scholar)

Select list:

Role of ripples in altering the electronic and chemical properties of graphene
CE Kim, J Lee, A Walsh, V Lordi, DF Bahr
J. Chem. Phys., 156, 054708 (2022)

1/omega electric-field noise in surface ion traps from correlated adsorbate dynamics
BL Foulon, KG Ray, CE Kim, Y Liu, BM Rubenstein, V Lordi
Phys. Rev. A 105, 013107 (2022)

A density-functional theory study of the Al/AlOx/Al tunnel junction
CE Kim, KG Ray, V Lordi
J. Appl. Phys., 128, 155102 (2020)

Electronic structure and surface properties of MgB2(0001) upon oxygen adsorption
CE Kim, KG Ray, DF Bahr, V Lordi
Phys. Rev. B, 97, 195416 (2018)

Synthesis, microstructure, and mechanical properties of polycrystalline Cu nano-foam
CE Kim, RM Rahimi, N Hightower, I Mastorakos, DF Bahr
MRS Adv., 3, 3 (2018)

Age-hardening in a two component immiscible nanolaminate metal system
CE Kim, RM Rahimi, TL Maxwell, TJ Balk, DF Bahr
Scr. Mater. 136, 33 (2017)

Uncovering the Thermo-Kinetic Origins of Phase Ordering in Mixed-Valence Antimony Tetroxide by First-Principles Modeling
CE Kim, SH Yoo, DF Bahr, C Stampfl, A Soon
Inorg. Chem. 56, 6545 (2017)

Unraveling the origins of conduction band valley degeneracies in Mg₂Si_1−xSn_x thermoelectrics
CE Kim, A Soon, C Stampfl
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, 939 (2016)

Lattice-mismatched heteroepitaxy of IV-VI thin films on PbTe (001): An ab initio study
CE Kim, YJ Tak, KT Butler, A Walsh, A Soon
Phys. Rev. B 91, 085307(2015)

Effect of gold subsurface layer on the surface activity and segregation in Pt/Au/Pt3M (where M = 3d transition metals) alloy catalyst from first-principles
CE Kim and DH Lim et al.
J. Chem. Phys.,142, 034707 (2015)

Solid-state chemistry of glassy antimony oxides
CE Kim, JM Skelton, A Walsh, A Soon
J. Mater. Chem. C, 3, 11349 (2015)