Min Ji-hoon, a senior at the School of Materials Science and Engineering unprecedently won as an undergraduate at 'IPMC 2016'
Participated by over 200 master's and PhD researchers from Singapore, Finland, etc publishing over 100 studies
Researchers showed huge interest in the creative approach for 'aluminum alloy coating technology'
[Nov 17, 2016]
<Min Ji-hoon, a senior at the School of Materials Science and Engineering won first place in the poster session at 'IPMC 2016', an international conference on the metallurgy sector>
An undergraduate made the stunning feat of taking first place at an international academic conference joined by master's and PhD researchers from around the world.
Mister Min Ji-hoon (25) at the School of Materials Science and Engineering won the award. With the support of the YU LINC projtec team, Mr. Min participated in the 'IPMC 2016 (International Process Metallurgy Conference 2016', which is an international academic conference on the metallurgy sector, held in Bandung, Indonesia from the 10th to 11th, and took first place in the poster session.
This academic conference was joined by over 200 master's and PhD researchers from around the world including Indonesia, Canada, Singapore and Finland, and over 100 research results were submitted just in the poster session alone. As most of the participants are master's and PhD degree holding researchers, it is very rare for an undergraduate to win the award.
The research results presented by Min was titled 'A Study on Plasma Coating Technologies of Aluminum Alloys', and it was revealed through this study that the size of the particles that form aluminum alloys affect the formation of plasma coating layers. It was confirmed through this study that when the size of aluminum alloy particles are smaller, the coating layer becomes thicker and more even, thus having much improved mechanical properties for the material. Aluminum alloy that is receiving attention as a material for light weight is used in many areas including airplane fuselage, electronic devices such as mobile phones, transportation devices, and structural materials, so it has high industrial value.
Mr. Min said, "Among the many variables that affect the coating of aluminum alloys, this was a study on the micro-organic organization of materials that were not investigated in other studies so it received a great deal of interest from judges and researchers from around the world."
While the presentations of most participants lasted about 30 minutes, there were many questions asked from judges for Mr. Min, and so his presentation lasted 2 hours and 30 minutes. This reflects the fact that there was a great deal of interest for the creativity and research results of Mr. Min's studies.
Mr. Min stated, "Through this study, I discovered the early factors that affect the formation process of plasma coating layers," and added, "As this is a field with high industrial utilization, it will contribute to the high-value surface finishing industry."
Mr. Min, who is planning to enroll in graduate school after graduating next year in February, revealed his future research plans saying, "I want to do in-depth research on new conceptual plasma coating technologies and materials used for coating."
