Principal Investigators

Joonsik Hwang, PhD

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS), Mississippi State University

  • Appointments
    • 2017 - 2020, Postdoctoral Appointee, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Education
    • 2017 Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Inst. of Sci. and Tech. (KAIST)
    • 2013 M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Inst. of Sci. and Tech. (KAIST)
    • 2011 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Inst. of Sci. and Tech. (KAIST)

Seokwon (Alex) Cho, PhD

Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering & Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS), Mississippi State University

  • Appointments
    • 2020 - 2022, Postdoctoral Appointee, Sandia National Laboratories
    • 2019 - 2020, Lecturer/Postdoctoral Associate, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
  • Education
    • 2018 Ph.D., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University
    • 2012 B.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University

Current Members

Charles “Michael” Gibson

Research Engineer, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS), Mississippi State University

  • Experience
    • Aug 2015 - Jan 2018, Turbocharger Development Engineer, John Deere Power Systems, Waterloo, IA
    • Apr 2012 - Aug 2015, Performance & Emissions Development/Calibration Engineer, John Deere Power Systems, Waterloo, IA

  • Education
    • 2019 M.S., Mechanical Convergence Engineering, Mississippi State University
    • 2007 B.S., Mechanical Convergence Engineering, Mississippi State University

Yonghyun Choi, PhD

Postdoctoral associate, Mississippi State University

  • Experience
    • Jul 2022 - Present, Postdoc, Mississippi state university
    • Mar 2016 - Feb 2022, Graduate research assistant, Hanyang university
    • Jan 2016 - Feb 2016, Internship, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials

  • Education
    • 2022 Ph.D., Mechanical Convergence Engineering, Hanyang University
    • 2018 M.S., Mechanical Convergence Engineering, Hanyang University
    • 2016 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Chungnam National University

  • Main research topic
    • CVCC combustion, Spray injection, Hybrid vehicle control, GDI/Diesel vehicle experiment, Single cylinder engine experiment

Kyoungwon Lee

Doctoral student, Mississippi State University

  • Education
    • 2021 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University

  • Main research topic
    • High pressure spray

Thang Nguyen

Undergraduate researcher, Mississippi State University

  • Education
    • 2024, B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University (expected)

  • Main research topic
    • Advanced propulsion testing software development and integration

Alex Belew

Undergraduate researcher, Mississippi State University

  • Education
    • 2024, B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University (expected)

  • Main research topic
    • Testing hardware design for rocket/ground propulsion engines

Student worker

Undergraduate researcher, Mississippi State University

  • Education
    • 2025, B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University (expected)

  • Main research topic
    • (not yet)