Kanghyun Lee
Long Beach,CA
Summary
- Passionate aerospace engineer committed to sustainable aviation, with expertise in aerodynamics, gas turbine propulsion, emissions estimation, and environmental impact modeling, plus deep knowledge in flight operations
- An effective scientific communicator, making complex concepts such as aviation climate and air quality impact accessible to industry partners & policymakers
- Self-motivated individual and an excellent team player collaborating with multiple- entities and branching academic research and aerospace industry
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Advanced Concepts Propulsion & CASCADE Engineer
Boeing
06.2023 - Current
- Model and analyze concepts for advanced propulsion systems & architectures, ensuring alignment for future commercial airplanes
- Develop CASCADE climate impact model for S&FM (Sustainability & Future Mobility) team, modeling sustainability strategies towards net-zero 2050 while acting as key liaison between BCA (Boeing Commercial Airplanes) and S&FM
Research Assistant
MIT Lab For Aviation And The Environment
09.2021 - 06.2023
- Led project on turbofan engine design's environmental impact for Pratt & Whitney, securing $150K/year funding. Developed and delivered an Engine Environmental Impact framework tool to guide the integration of environmental considerations into engine design processes
- Developed flight-specific contrail impact analysis tool that simulates contrail properties and calculates radiative forcing, enabling analysis of how aircraft/engine, operations, and atmospheric inputs affect contrail formation and impact
- Acted as liaison between lab and Delta Air Lines for contrail avoidance project, leveraging flight operations knowledge and communication skills. Managed flight experiment logistics, including guidelines for contrail avoidance, data analysis, and evaluation of the experiment’s effectiveness in reducing contrail formation
Researcher, Hypersonic & Rarefield Flow Lab
SNU
04.2021 - 08.2021
- 0Conducted feasibility study of air-launch-to-orbit as part of joint project with Korea Air Force & Korean Air. Led mission design & analyses and planned aircraft operations and presen00tedhe findings at aerospace conference
Associate Consultant
Tipping Point Consulting Group
03.2021 - 07.2021
- Big data analytics using ML with GCP BigQuery & AutoML (Google Cloud partner consulting group)
- Led project minimizing defects and maximizing production rate for corrugated board factory. Engaged in airline freight bills & medical prescription OCR project and EV Digital Twin battery RUL estimation project
Lab Intern, Aerodynamic Simulation & Design Lab
SNU
03.2020 - 12.2020
- Validated unsteady flow performance of in-house CFD solver using experiment data. Investigated speedbrake deflection effect on transonic buffet alleviation using Unsteady-RANS CFD.
Education
Master of Science - Aeronautics and Astronautics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge06.2023
Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering
Seoul National University
Seoul, Korea08.2021
Skills
- Propulsion Cycle Modeling (NPSS)
- Emissions Modeling and Estimation
- Aviation Environmental Impact
- Aerodynamics (CFD)
- Techno-economic Assessment
- Climate and Air Quality Modeling
- Aircraft Design & Sizing
- Fleet-level Performance Modeling
- Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF)
- Aircraft Operations and Flight Dispatch/ATC
- CAD/3D Printing
- Python/C/Julia/Fortran/Matlab
Fellowships/Awards
- Research Assistantship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2021-2023) - Awarded full tuition and stipend for graduate studies
- Kwanjeong Educational Foundation Overseas Scholarship (2021-2023) - Awarded $30,000/yr, to distinguished individuals in Korea
- National Science & Technology Scholarship, Korean Government (2017-2021) - Full tuition for entire undergraduate program
- Winner, 9th Korean Air Flight Simulation Contest (2019) - National biennial contest sponsored by Boeing & Airbus
- 1st Place, 27th National Universities’ Rocket Association Competition (2018) - Launched at Naro Space Center, 11 participating universities in Korea.
Leadership/Teaching
- Exec. Board, MIT Korean Graduate Students Assoc. (20s21-2022)
- Lecturer, SNU Peer Group Rocket Seminar (2019-2021)
- ’Aerodynamics’, ’Aerospace Structures’, ’Engineering Probability’ class tutor, SNU Aerospace Eng. Tutoring Program (2019-2021)
- Mentor educating financially difficult rural area high-school students, SNU Voluntary Mentoring Programs (2017-2021)
Publications
- Lee, K., Salgado, D., Prashanth, P., Speth, R., Sabnis, J., Eastham, S., & Barrett, S. (2024). "Influence of Turbofan Engine Design Parameters on Aircraft Environ- mental Impact". In AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum (p. 0735).
- Kwon, K., Lee, K., Cho, Y. R., Ji, W. G., & Kim, K. H. (2022). "A Study on the Applicability of Air Launch Vehicle". Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences, 50(3), 203-214.
- Lee, K., & Kim, C. (2020). “Investigation on Transonic Buffet Alleviation Effect of Speedbrake Extension using URANS Simulation”. 2020 Korean Society for Computational Fluids Engineering 25th Conference, 106-106.
- Lee, K., & Yee, K. (2020). "Conceptual Design and Study of a Blended Wing Body Transport". Proceeding of Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences Fall Conference, 789-790.
Timeline
Advanced Concepts Propulsion & CASCADE Engineer
Boeing
06.2023 - Current
Research Assistant
MIT Lab For Aviation And The Environment
09.2021 - 06.2023
Researcher, Hypersonic & Rarefield Flow Lab
SNU
04.2021 - 08.2021
Associate Consultant
Tipping Point Consulting Group
03.2021 - 07.2021
Lab Intern, Aerodynamic Simulation & Design Lab
SNU
03.2020 - 12.2020
Master of Science - Aeronautics and Astronautics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering
Seoul National University
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