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).
Modules Taught
ME2121 Engineering Thermal Dynamics and Heat Transfer (2021 – present)
ME4225 Applied Heat Transfer (2020 – present)
ME6204 Advanced Heat Transfer (2022 – present)
Research Interests
heat; super-Planckian thermal emission; thermoelectrics; cooling; personal thermoregulation; nanomaterials
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