Daewon Kim

Title
Professor and Interim Associate Dean
Email
Department
Aerospace Engineering Department
College
College of Engineering

Areas of Expertise

Additive manufacturing, smart materials, structural health monitoring, soft actuators and sensors, adaptive structures, and space structural systems
Daewon  Kim


Dr. Daewon Kim is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering and the Director of the SMART Lab at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus. He earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Embry-Riddle and his doctoral degree from Virginia Tech. His research interests include additive manufacturing, adaptive structures, smart materials, structural health monitoring, soft actuators and sensors, in-space manufacturing, and space structural systems. He is currently leading several research projects, including space debris removal mechanisms, embedded sensors, morphing wings, active cooling, space origami structures, and dust removal techniques.


  • Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  • AE 800: Dissertation
  • AERO 534: Smart Materials in Engineering
  • AE 700: Thesis