Prof. Jae-Hung Han

Jae-Hung Han is a Professor at department of Aerospace Engineering, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Korea and the Director General of the Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC). He is jointly appointed to the Graduate School of Advanced Security Science and Technology, and also cross appointed to the KAIST Institute of Robotics. His research area can be classified into three major categories: i) Smart Materials, Structures, and Systems; ii) Spacecraft and Satellite Systems; iii) Structural Dynamics and Control. He has more than 450 refereed publications, invited presentations and seminars, technology transfers in the field. In 2023, SaTReC KAIST launched its 10th satellite called NEXTSAT-2, and he lead the successful launch campaign and the initial operation of the satellite.