HPC MSU
Name:Hongjoo Rhee
Associated Centers:Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems
Position:Faculty
Email: hrhee@cavs.msstate.edu
Office:Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems 2218
Office Phone:(662) 325-9221
Supervisor:Mark Horstemeyer

Biography:Dr. Hongjoo Rhee earned his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science from Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, and M.S. and B.S. degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from Inha University, Incheon, South Korea. He held positions as a Post-doctoral Associate at CAVS, Mississippi State University, 2006-2009; as a Visiting Research Associate, a Research Assistant, and a Teaching Assistant at Michigan State University, 2000-2005; as a Research Staff at Inha University, 1998-1999, and worked as an Assistant Manager and a Research Staff at R&D Center for Metallurgy, KIA Steel Co., Ltd., Seoul/Kunsan, South Korea, 1992-1998.

Research Interest: materials/mechanical properties characterization, bio-inspired safety systems characterization, laser engineered net shaping (LENS) process optimization, microstructure-property relations characterization, ceramic functionally gradient materials (FGM) designing/manufacturing process, lead-free solder joints characterization, steel manufacturing process, specialty steels development/evaluation, heat treatments, nanoindentation, thermomechanical fatigue (TMF), stress relaxation, plasma sprayed coatings characterization.

Publications: Rhee, H., Horstemeyer, M., Hwang, Y., Lim, H., El Kadiri, H., & Trim, W. (2009). A Study on the Structure and Mechanical Behavior of the Terrapene carolina Carapace: A Pathway to Design Bio-Inspired Synthetic Composites. Materials Science and Engineering C. 29(8), 2333-2339.

Marin, E., Wang, P., Horstemeyer, M., Bouvard, J.-L., Antonyraj, A., Rhee, H., Carino, R., Oglesby, D., Poe, R. W., Ponder, S., Francis, D., Cranford, P., Eady, C., Drake, D., & Brown, H. (2009). Material database and material model development for polymeric materials: Final Report. MSU.CAVS.CMD.2009-R0024: CAVS.

Wang, L., Rhee, H., Felicelli, S., Sabau, A. S., & Berry, J. (2009). Interdependence between Cooling Rate, Microstructure and Porosity in Mg alloy AE42. In E.A. Nyberg, S.R. Agnew, N.R. Neelameggham, and M.O. Pekguleryuz (Eds.), Magnesium Technology. TMS, Warrendale, PA. 249-253. [Document]

Rhee, H., Hwang, Y., Park, S. J., & Horstemeyer, M. (2009). Investigation on the Compressive Behavior of Turtle’s Shell: Experiment, Modeling, and Simulation. TMS 2009, San Francisco, CA, USA, February 15-19, 2009.

Wang, L., Rhee, H., Felicelli, S., Sabau, A. S., & Berry, J. (2009). Oxide film and porosity defects in magnesium alloy AZ91. In J. Campbell, P.N. Crepeau and M. Tiryakioglu (Eds.), Shape Casting: The 3rd International Symposium. TMS, Warrendale, PA. 123-130. [Document]

Total Publications by this Author: 40