Sunmi Shin

Sunmi Shin joined NUS as an assistant professor and a research assistant professor in 2019 and 2018, respectively. Prior to joining NUS, she received her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from UC San Diego in 2019 under the supervision of Prof. Renkun Chen, and her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Hanyang University in 2011 and 2014, respectively. She specializes in an experimental investigation on fundamental nanoscale heat transport for thermal management and development of personalized thermo-regulators and energy harvesting devices using thermoelectric energy conversion. Her research interests include a multidisciplinary approach for efficient and active heat control across mechanical engineering and materials science. She is also the recipient of awards including, Global Young Investigator Award by ACerS (2022), MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 in Asia Pacific (2021), Women-in-Science & Technology Award, KSEASG (2021) and Chancellor’s Dissertation Metal (2020).

Research Interests

• heat; super-Planckian thermal emission; thermoelectrics; cooling; personal thermoregulation; nanomaterials

Education:

• Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego (2019)
• M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University (2014)
• B.S. in Chemical Engineering (Major), Hanyang University (2011)
• B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering (Minor), Hanyang University (2011)

Awards and Honors:

• 2021 MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific
• 2021 Women-in-Science & Technology Award, Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in Singapore
• 2020 Chancellor's Dissertation Medal, UC San Diego
• 2018 Selected Participant, Asian Dean's Forum 2018 - The Rising Stars Women in Engineeirng Worshop, HKUST
• 2014 Powell Fellowship, University of California, San Diego
• 2014 Best Poster Award, 2014 International Nanophotonics and Nanoenergy Conference
• 2011 Brain Korea 21 (BK21) Scholarships, NSF of Korea
• 2011 Award for Academic Excellence, Hanyang University