Pyuck-Pa Choi (최벽파)

◎ Education

1995.10. – 1997.07.

B.S. in Physics, Univ. Göttingen, Germany

1997.08. – 2000.05.

M.S. in Physics, Univ. Göttingen, Germany

2000.06. – 2003.10.

Ph.D. in Physics, Univ. Göttingen, Germany 

(Supervisor: Prof. R. Kirchheim)

◎ Research Areas and Interests

Nanoscale characterization (atom probe tomography, electron microscopy)

Alloy design (high-strength steels, superalloys, high-entropy alloys)

Additive manufacturing

Structure-property relationships of complex metallic materials 

◎ Professional Experiences

2000.06. – 2003.12.

Assistant researcher, Institut für Materialphysik, Univ. Göttingen

2004.03. – 2006.06.

Post-doctoral researcher &Research Professor, Univ. Ulsan

2006.07. – 2009.04.

Senior research scientist, Nano-Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology

2009.05. – 2016.01.

Head of Research Group Atom Probe Tomography, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Germany

2016.02. - Present 

Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST

◎ Memberships &Activities

Member of The Minerals, Metals &Materials Society (TMS)

Member of International Field Emission Society

Member of Korean Institute of Metals and Materials

Reviewer of Acta Mater., Scripta Mater., Nature. Commun., Adv. Funct. Mater., Appl. Phys. Lett., J. Alloys Comp.,

Ultramicroscopy, Microsc. Microanal., Mater. Charact., Mater. Des.