International Journal of Composite Materials

The International Journal of Composite Materials is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal. The journal covers all scientific and technological aspects of composite materials and their structures, including physical, chemical, artificial, mechanical, and other properties of Composite Materials as well as microscopic to macroscopic behavior studied both experimentally and theoretically.


Dai Gil Lee

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Composite Materials

Professor, Dept. of Mech. Eng., KAIST, South Korea

Research Areas

Design, Composite Materials, Machine Tools

Education

1985Ph.D.Dept. Mech. Eng., M. I.T.
1977MasterDept. Mech. Eng., KAIST
1975BatchelorDept. Mech. Eng., Seoul National University

Experience

1996 - PresentProfessor, KAIST
1991 - 1996Associate Professor, KAIST
1986 - 1991Assistant Professor, KAIST
1985 - 1986Senior Research Scientist, KAIST
1982Research Scientist, KAIST
1978 - 1982Full Time Instructor, Assistant Professor, Busan National University
1977 - 1978Teaching Assistant, KAIST

Academic Achievement

NEL (National Engineering Laboratory of Great Britain) Best Paper Award at the 7th ICCS (International Conference on Composite Structures), 1993. 6.
Academic Excellency Award in Mech. Eng. (Korea Federation of Science and Technology-Mechanical Engineering), 1995. 5.
NEL (National Engineering Laboratory of Great Britain) Best Paper Award- 8th ICCS (International Conference on Composite Structures), 1995. 9.
Academic Excellency Award of KAIST, 1997. 2.
Award of Minister of Commerce and Industry of Korean Government, 1997. 5.
Academic Excellency Award of KSME, 2001. 11.
Best Paper Award of Composite Structures 2000, 2002. 11.
Excellency Award in Composite Materials (Korea Federation of Science and Technology-Composite Materials) 2002.4.
Korea National Medal Award for Developing Composite boring and Reamer Bars, 2003.12.
IR 52 Award (Jang Young Sil Award) (Invention of Composite Boring Bar), 2004. 7. 17
Research Excellency Award of KAIST, 2006. 2. 16
Gold Medal of Patent Competition of Korea, 2004
Research Excellency Award of KAIST, 2006. 2. 16
Best Paper Award in the Fall Conference of Korea Society of Composite Materials, 2006
Awarded as a Patent King in Korea from the Patent Office of Korean Government
Best KAIST Professor of 2009.
Academic excellence award from Korea Academy of Science, 2010.
Best project result award from Hyundai Motor Company, 2011
Ten best research award of KAIST, 2011
Listed in, Marquis Who's Who in the World
Listed in Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering
Listed in Marquis Who's Who in Finance and Industry

Membership

Director of KAIST Institute for Design of Complex Systems (KIDCS) (2006-)
Fellow of Korean Academy of Science and Technology (2004-)
President of Korea Society of Composite Materials (2009-)

Publications: Journals

[1]  Kim, J.G., Hwang, Y.J., Yoon, S.H., Lee, D.G.Improvement of the fracture toughness of adhesively bonded stainless steel joints with aramid fibers at cryogenic temperatures(2012) Composite Structures, 94 (9), pp. 2982-2989.
[2]  Choi, I., Kim, J.G., Seo, I.S., Lee, D.G. Radar absorbing sandwich construction composed of CNT, PMI foam and carbon/epoxy composite (2012) Composite Structures, 94 (9), pp. 3002-3008.
[3]  Choi, I., Kim, J.G., Seo, I.S., Lee, D.G. Design of the hybrid composite face with electromagnetic wave transmission characteristics of low-observable radomes (2012) Composite Structures,. Article in Press.
[4]  Park, S.W., Lee, D.G. Adhesion strength of glass/epoxy composite embedded with heat-treated carbon black on the surface (2010) Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 41 (11), pp. 1597-1604.
[5]  Yu, H.N., Kim, S.S., Suh, J.D., Lee, D.G. Axiomatic design of the sandwich composite endplate for PEMFC in fuel cell vehicles (2010) Composite Structures, 92 (6), pp. 1504-1511.
[6]  Yu, H.N., Kim, S.S., Suh, J.D., Lee, D.G. Composite endplates with pre-curvature for PEMFC (polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell) (2010) Composite Structures, 92 (6), pp. 1498-1503.
[7]  Kim, B.G., Lee, D.G. Nanometer-scale surface modification of epoxy with carbon black and electromagnetic waves (2010) Nanotechnology, 21 (18), art. no. 185305.
[8]  Kim, S.S., Yu, H.N., Lee, D.G., Murayama, H., Kageyama, K. Tribological behaviors of plasma-treated carbon composite grooved surfaces (2010) Composite Structures, 92 (5), pp. 1039-1046.
[9]  Kim, B.G., Lee, D.G. Electromagnetic-carbon surface treatment of composite bipolar plate for high-efficiency polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells(2010) Journal of Power Sources, 195 (6), pp. 1577-1582.
[10]  Park, S.W., Lee, D.G. Adhesion characteristics of carbon black embedded glass/Epoxy composite (2010) Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 24 (4), pp. 755-773.
[11]  Kim, J.G., Park, S.W., Yoon, S.H., Lee, D.G. Optimum silane treatment for the adhesively bonded aluminum adherends at the cryogenic temperature (2010) Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 24 (4), pp. 775-787.
[12]  Yoon, S.H., Kim, B.J., Lee, K.H., Lee, D.G. The effect of quartz nano-particles on the damage monitoring of adhesive joint at cryogenic temperature (2010) Advanced Materials Research, 93-94, pp. 562-565.
[13]  Yoon, S.H., Kim, B.C., Lee, K.H., Lee, D.G. Improvement of the adhesive fracture toughness of bonded aluminum joints using e-glass fibers at cryogenic temperature (2010) Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 24 (2), pp. 429-444.
[14]  Kim, B.C., Park, D.C., Kim, B.J., Lee, D.G. Through-thickness compressive strength of a carbon/epoxy composite laminate (2010) Composite Structures, 92 (2), pp. 480-487.
[15]  Kim, B.J., Lee, D.G. Development of a satellite structure with the sandwich T-joint (2010) Composite Structures, 92 (2), pp. 460-468.
[16]  Lee, K.H., Lee, D.G. Design of a hybrid glass composite anchor for LNG cargo containment systems (2010) Composite Structures, 92 (2), pp. 469-479.
[17]  Kim, B.G., Lee, D.G. The design of an optical sensor arrangement for the detection of oil contamination in an adhesively bonded structure of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship (2009) Measurement Science and Technology, 20 (6), art. no. 065204.
[18]  Kim, P.C., Lee, D.G., Lim, W.-G., Seo, I.S. Polarization characteristics of a composite stealth radome with a frequency selective surface composed of dipole elements (2009) Composite Structures, 90 (2), pp. 242-246.
[19]  Kim, S.S., Yu, H.N., Hwang, I.U., Lee, D.G., Kim, S.N., Suzuki, K., Sada, H. The sliding friction of hybrid composite journal bearing under various test conditions(2009) Tribology Letters, 35 (3), pp. 211-219.
[20]  Yu, H.N., Kim, S.S., Lee, D.G.Optimum design of aramid-phenolic/glass-phenolic composite journal bearings(2009) Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 40 (8), pp. 1186-1191.
[21]  Kim, B.C., Lee, D.G. Development of a spherical bearing with uni-directional carbon/epoxy composite (2009) Composite Structures, 89 (1), pp. 102-109.
[22]  Yu, H.N., Hwang, I.U., Kim, S.S., Lee, D.G. Integrated carbon composite bipolar plate for polymer-electrolyte membrane fuel cells (2009) Journal of Power Sources, 189 (2), pp. 929-934.
[23]  Kim, S.S., You, H.N., Hwang, I.U., Lee, D.G. Development of the carbon/phenolic composite shoulder bearing (2009) Composite Structures, 88 (1), pp. 26-32.
[24]  Park, S.W., Lee, D.G. Strength of double lap joints bonded with carbon black reinforced adhesive under cryogenic environment (2009) Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 23 (4), pp. 619-638.
[25]  Lee, K.H., Kim, B.J., Yoon, S.H., Lee, D.G. Durability improvement of Co-cured carbon/epoxy composite-aluminum laminate with nano-size carbon black at cryogenic temperature (2009) Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 23 (4), pp. 639-649.
[26]  Kim, P.C., Lee, D.G. Improvement of bonding characteristics between the frequency selective surface and e-glass/epoxy composites for stealth radomes (2009) Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 23 (2), pp. 215-227.
[27]  Kim, B.C., Lee, D.G. Endurance and performance of a composite spherical bearing (2009) Composite Structures, 87 (1), pp. 71-79.
[28]  Kim, P.C., Lee, D.G. Composite sandwich constructions for absorbing the electromagnetic waves (2009) Composite Structures, 87 (2), pp. 161-167.
[29]  Park, S.W., Kim, B.C., Lee, D.G. Tensile strength of joints bonded with a nano-particle-reinforced adhesive (2009) Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 23 (1), pp. 95-113.
[30]  Lee, K.H., Lee, D.G. Smart cure cycles for the adhesive joint of composite structures at cryogenic temperatures (2008) Composite Structures, 86 (1-3), pp. 37-44.
[31]  Kim, B.G., Lee, D.G. Leakage characteristics of the glass fabric composite barriers of LNG ships (2008) Composite Structures, 86 (1-3), pp. 27-36.
[32]  Kim, B.J., Lee, D.G. Characteristics of joining inserts for composite sandwich panels (2008) Composite Structures, 86 (1-3), pp. 55-60.
[33]  Kim, P.C., Lee, D.G., Seo, I.S., Kim, G.H. Nanocomposite stealth radomes with frequency selective surfaces (2008) Composite Structures, 86 (1-3), pp. 299-305.
[34]  Kim, B.C., Park, S.W., Lee, D.G. Fracture toughness of the nano-particle reinforced epoxy composite (2008) Composite Structures, 86 (1-3), pp. 69-77.
[35]  Yu, H.N., Kim, S.S., Hwang, I.U., Lee, D.G. Application of natural fiber reinforced composites to trenchless rehabilitation of underground pipes (2008) Composite Structures, 86 (1-3), pp. 285-290.
[36]  Kim, S.S., Yu, H.N., Hwang, I.U., Lee, D.G. Characteristics of wood-polymer composite for journal bearing materials (2008) Composite Structures, 86 (1-3), pp. 279-284.
[37]  Kim, P.C., Lee, D.G., Seo, I.S., Kim, G.H. Low-observable radomes composed of composite sandwich constructions and frequency selective surfaces (2008) Composites Science and Technology, 68 (9), pp. 2163-2170.
[38]  Suh, J.D., Lee, D.G. Design and manufacture of hybrid polymer concrete bed for high-speed CNC milling machine (2008) International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 4 (2), pp. 113-121.
[39]  Kim, B.G., Lee, D.G. Development of microwave foaming method for phenolic insulation foams (2008) Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 201 (1-3), pp. 716-719.