Daewon Kim

Title
Professor and Interim Associate Chair
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 SMART Lab at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Daytona Beach campus. He holds both bachelor's and master's degrees from Embry-Riddle and a doctoral degree from Virginia Tech. He is interested in additive manufacturing, smart materials, structural health monitoring, soft actuators and sensors, adaptive structures, and space structural systems. He is currently working on several research projects including embedded sensors, micro/macro additive manufacturing, rapid adaptive structures, soft robotics, space origami structures, and space debris removal projects.


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

  • AE 316: A/Space Engineering Materials
  • AE 800: Dissertation
  • AE 534: Smart Materials in Engineering
  • AE 700: Thesis