Prof. Sunmi Shin

Research Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

National University of Singapore

Dr. Shin joined the NUS faculty in August 2019. Prior to joining NUS, she received her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from UC San Diego this year, 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 energy technologies across mechanical and electrical engineering and materials science. She was a selected participant in ‘The Rising Stars Women in Engineering Workshop’ in 2018.