KYEONGBIN(Ryan) MIN

Mechanical engineer with hands-on experience in additive manufacturing of ceramic composites, extrusion-based 3D printing, and high-throughput experimental design. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. focused on ultra-high-temperature ceramic systems, combining multi-material formulation, AM workflows, and experimental datasets to accelerate composition discovery and performance optimization. Previously supported engineering validation projects using FEA and mechanical testing for critical components and system-level performance.

• Prize of Excellent Research Paper Publication, KSR(The Korean Society for Railway), 06/2017
• Prize of Excellent Research Paper Publication, KSR(The Korean Society for Railway), 11/2016
• Prize of Excellent Research Paper, KSME(Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers), 11/2015
• Best Prize, KSPE(Korean Society for Precision Engineering), 11/2013
• Full-Tuition Academic Scholarship for the Highest Grade, Induk University, 2006 - 2008

• Pass Certificate of Measurement Uncertainty Estimation, KAB(Korea Accreditation Board), 10/2016
• Pass Certificate of KS Q ISO/IEC 17025 Operational Practice(Test), KAB(Korea Accreditation Board), 08/2016

Journal Publication

• Min, K.B., Park, J.K., Kim, S.H., Kang, J.S., Gil, H.K., and Kim, K.N., A Study on the Compatibility Verification about Buffer of Coupler System in Railway Vehicle, Journal of Korean Society for Urban Railway, 5, 1, 771-779, 2017
• Min, K.B., Park, J.K., Sim, J.W., Kang, J.S., and Kim, K.N., A Study on the Compatibility Verification for Deformation Tube of Coupler System Used in Railway Vehicle, Journal of Korean Society for Urban Railway, 4, 4, 647-654, 2016
• Min, K.B., Park, J.K., Kang, J.S., and Kim, K.N., A Study on the Verification of Design Compatibility for a Europe Type Automatic Coupler Head According to TSI Certification Standards, Journal of the Korean Society for Railway, 19, 1, 29-37, 2016
• Min, K.B., Kim, J.B., Park, K., and Na, S.W., Evaluation of Clamping Characteristics for Subminiature Screws According to Thread Angle Variation, Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, 30, 3, 839-846, 2013
• Min, K.B., Park, J.H., Park, C.Y., and Park, K., Replication Characteristics of Micropatterns According to Mold Temperature in Ultrasonic Imprinting, Transactions of the KSME, A, 38, 1, 51-57, 2014

Book Publication

• Kim, S.H., Park, J.K., Kang, J.S., Choi, J.H., Min, K.B., and Koo, J.K., Guidebook for Verification of IRIS(International Railway Industry Standard), 978-89-92992-56-5, Korea Testing Laboratory, 2017
• Kim, S.H., Park, J.K., Sim, J.W., Min, K.B., and Park, C.K., Guidebook for Technical Standards about Auxiliary Power of Urban Magnetic Levitation Train, 978-89-92992-45-9, Korea Testing Laboratory, 2017
• Kim, S.H., Park, J.K., Sim, J.W., Min, K.B., and Park, C.K., Guidebook for Technical Standards about Levitation Device of Urban Magnetic Levitation Train, 978-89-92992-54-1, Korea Testing Laboratory, 2017
• Kim, S.H., Park, J.K., Sim, J.W., Min, K.B., Lee, J.H., and Park, C.K., Guidebook for Technical Standards about Coupler of Urban Magnetic Levitation Train, 978-89-92992-39-8, Korea Testing Laboratory, 2016

Conference Proceedings

• Min, K.B., Park, J.K., Kang, J.S., Kim, K.H., Jang, H.S., and Kim, K.N., A Study for Strength Test of Europe Type Coupler Head According to EN 16019, Conference of the Korean Society for Railway, 157-160, 2017
• Koo, J.K., Park, J.K., Kang, J.S., Min, K.B., and Kim, S.H., A Study for Break Operating Device Conformity Verification Methods through Analysis of Domestic and Overseas Technical Specifications and Standards, Conference of the Korean Society for Railway, 402-406, 2017
• Park, K., Kim, H.C., Min, K.B., and Na, S.W., Investigation of Fastening Characteristics of Anti-Loosening Screws According to Coating Conditions, Conference of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, 12, 2016
• Min, K.B., Park, J.K., Kang, J.S., Gil, H.G., and Kim, K.N., A Study on the Compatibility Verification for Buffer of Coupler System used in Railway Vehicle, Conference of the Korean Society for Railway, 1315-1316, 2016
• Kang, J.S., Park, J.K., Min, K.B., Sim, J.W., and Kim, K.N., A Study on Verification Strategy for Automatic Coupler According to the Technical Processes of ISO/IEC 15288, Conference of the Korean Society for Railway, 923-926, 2016
• Min, K.B., Park, J.K., Kang, J.S., Sim, J.W., and Kim, K.N., A Study on the Compatibility Verification for Deformation Tube of Coupler System used in Railway Vehicle, Conference of the Korean Society for Railway, 230-234, 2016
• Min, K.B., Park, J.K., Kang, J.S., and Kim, K.N., A Study for Design Compatibility of Europe Type Automatic Coupler Head, Conference of the Korean Society for Railway, 542-544, 2015
• Min, K.B., Park, J.K., Park, S.H., Kang, J.S., and Kim, K.N., A Study for Verification Requirements of Automatic Coupler Head According to Analysis of Domestic and Foreign Technical Specifications and Standards, Conference of the Korean Society for Railway, 679-683, 2015
• Kang, J.S., Min, K.B., Park, J.K., Park, S.H., and Kim, K.N., A Study for Verification Methods of the Automatic Coupler Applying EN 16019, Conference of the Korean Society for Railway, 1026-1029, 2015
• Min, K.B., Park, J.H., Lee, J.E., Kim, J.B., Park, K., and Na, S.W., Evaluation of Clamping Force for Subminiature Screws According to Thread Angle Variation, Conference of the KSME(Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers), 1-2, 2014
• Lee, J.E., Min, K.B., Kim, J.B., Park, K., and Na, S.W., Precast Concrete Beam-Column Frame Systems for Plant Facilities, Conference of the KSME, 119-120, 2014
• Min, K.B., Park, K., and Na, S.W., Evaluation of Clamping Force for Subminiature Screws Using Finite Element Analysis, Conference of the KSME, 1804-1808, 2013
• Lee, C.H., Min, K.B., Park, K., Kim, J.B., Ha, J.E., and Na, S.W., Optical Simulation of Vision Inspection System for Bolt Parts, Conference of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, 953-954, 2013
• Min, K.B., Park, J.H., and Park, K., Study on the Replication Ratio of Micro Patterns According to Mold Temperature in Ultrasonic Imprinting, Conference of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers, 116, 2013

High-throughput synthesis and processing (FOA: W911NF-21-S-0013), 01/2024 - Current

• Making formulation with ceramics and polymer for 3D printing
• Printing single, binary, and ternary formulation using an extrusion-based 3D printer
• Sintering and polishing the printed samples
• Characterizing the sample by taking SEM and testing the mechanical properties
• Predicting the results using a machine learning method with all the data

High-throughput design and analysis of novel ceramics for ballistic protection (FOA: W911NF-21-S-0013), 01/2023 - 05/2024 

• Setting up the 3D printing and sintering system
• Making formulation with ceramics and polymer for 3D printing
• Printing two types of formulation using an ARE (Ambient Reactive Extruder) printer

Gradient, Large Scale Additively Manufactured Ceramic Structures (BAA Number: N00014-21-S-B001), 03/2023 - 01/2024

• Printing paraffin wax and Purester-24 with DTES-Al to make a channel network
• Analyzing TGA and DCS data

Development of Manufacturing Technology and Design of Subminiature Screw under 7mm Thickness with more than 100% Fastening Force (Code: TRKO201800040135-1415146095), 06/2013 - 02/2015

• Designed 5 types of screw in order to improve fastening force, Performed FEA(Finite Element Analysis) for 5 types
• Evaluated fastening force of 5 types through obtained FEA data and experiment data
• Conducted statistics analysis for change of fastening force according to coating conditions

Development of Inspection System about Kind of Bolts that have Fine Crack under 150 (Code: TRKO201500014462-1425082174), 09/2012 - 08/2013 

• Researched methods and conditions of inspection for faulty bolts
• Found out optimal condition being able to inspect in all aspects by optical analysis

Development of Imprinting Technology for Functional Micro-Patterns by Using Ultrasonic (Code: TRKO201700014854-1345231956), 05/2012 - 04/2013

• Designed and produced ultrasonic horn according to optimization design by FEA
• Made micro-patterns on the polymer plate by using ultrasonic depending on each temperature setting
• Measured height of micro-patterns imprinted, and analyzed data of experiments

• Teaching Assistant, TA for numerical analysis, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 2014
• Military, Member for Republic of Korea Army, 08/2008 - 06/2010
• Club Activity, CAD Club, Induk University, 03/2006 - 02/2008