Ahn, Sung-Hoon

PROFILE

Name : Ahn, Sung-Hoon
Position : Professor
Location : Bd.301 R.1404
E-Mail : ahnsh@snu.ac.kr
Homepage : http://fab.snu.ac.kr/
Lab Name : Innovative Design and Integrated Manufacturing Lab.
Lab Location(Tel.) : Bd.301 R.1208 (☎ +82-2-880-1683) Bd.313 R.323 (☎ +82-2-886-9074)

1997-2000 Lecturer/Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley
2000-2003 Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University
2003-Present Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
2013-2021 Founding Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Precision Engineering – Green Technology
2013-2014 Visiting Scholar, University of Washington
2015-2017 Director of Center, Institute for Global Social Responsibility, Seoul National University
2015-2017 President, University Industry Technology Force (UNITEF), Korea
2017-2018 Associate Dean, Graduate School of Engineering Practice, Seoul National University
2019-2025 Outside Director (board member), Hyundai WIA Corporation
2021-2022 President, Academic Society for Appropriate Technology
2021-2023 Department Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
2025-Present President, Korean Society of Precision Engineering

2005 Bagam Award, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, Korea
2010 Shinyang Engineering Award, College of Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea
2011 Gaheon Award, Korean Society for Precision Engineering, Korea
2012 International Visiting Fellowship, LG Yonam Foundation, Korea
2012 Seoul National University Education Award (University Level), SNU, Korea
2015 Ministerial Commendation, Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Korea
2017 Academic Contribution Award, Korean Society of Composite Materials, Korea
2018 Presidential Commendation, Republic of Korea
2019 Fellow, International Academy of Production Engineering (CIRP)
2021 Associate Member, National Academy of Engineering of Korea
2023 Fellow, Korean Academy of Science and Technology
2023 Fellow, Academic Society for Appropriate Technology
2024 65th Samil Cultural Award, Samil Cultural Foundation

Anisotropic material properties of fused deposition modeling ABS, Rapid Prototyping Journal, 2002 – The first anisotropic strength study of 3D printed material. Cited more than 3,000 times in Google Scholar
A novel off-grid hybrid power system comprised of solar PV, wind, and hydro energy, Applied Energy, 2014 – The first construction of an independent power grid for solar, wind, and small hydropower in Nepal‘s alpine regions and providing electricity to local residents
Blooming Knit Flowers: Loop-Linked Soft Morphing Structures for Soft Robotics, Advanced Materials, 2017 – Development of actuator for a soft robot made by shape memory alloy into knit structure