Dae Won Kim
- Title
- Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for M.S. in Aerospace Engineering
- DaeWon.Kim@erau.edu Email
- Department
- Aerospace Engineering Department
- College
- College of Engineering
Areas of Expertise

Biography
Dr. Daewon Kim is an Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus. He holds both bachelors and masters degrees from Embry-Riddle and a doctorate degree from Virginia Tech. He is interested in smart materials, adaptive structures, and structural health monitoring. His research has focused on developing novel sensors, soft actuators, smart structures. and damage diagnosis methods using intelligent materials. He has worked on various research projects including additive manufacturing, wireless sensing, damage evaluation, and morphing structures using smart actuators. He is currently working on several research projects including sensor development, micro-additive manufacturing, metamaterials, and soft robotics using smart materials.
Education
- Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Currently Teaching
- AE 418: Aerospace Structures II
- CEAE 596: Coop Ed Aerospace Engineering
- AE 800: Dissertation
- AE 534: Smart Materials in Engineering
- AE 700: Thesis