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Fluid and Soft Robotics Laboratory

Solids that move fluids.

Fluids that reconfigure solids.

We study the physics at the intersection of fluids and soft solids.

Research Themes

Fluid-powered soft systems

Fluid-powered soft systems

Fluid transport and pressure drive deformation and functionality in soft matter

Structure-driven fluid motion

Structure-driven fluid motion

Geometry and deformation of soft solids shape fluid motion and flow structures

Recent Updates

Dec 2025 Conference

Jaehee Shin presented at the 80th Anniversary Annual Meeting of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME).

Sep 2025 Funding

Selected for the NRF Young Researcher Grant (Seeding Track).

Sep 2025 People

Jeongwon Kim joined the lab as a graduate student.

Jul 2025 Award

Seungmin Lee received an Outstanding Intern Award.

Mar 2025 People

Jaehee Shin officially joined the graduate program.

Feb 2024 Publication

Paper published in Physics of Fluids.

May 2024 Lab

FSRL officially established at DGIST.

Join Us

Interested in joining?

If our way of thinking resonates with you, feel free to reach out for a conversation.
Graduate and undergraduate research inquiries are welcome year-round.

우리의 연구가 궁금하다면 편하게 연락 주세요.
학부 연구 참여 및 대학원 진학 상담은 상시 가능합니다.

A note from the PI

Our questions begin with physics — but they don't end there. Understanding why a structure deforms or how a fluid moves through soft matter is, for us, the first step toward building something that actually works. The physics is never just physics here. It's always heading somewhere.

If that way of thinking resonates with you, I'd love to talk.

Sohyun Jung
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, DGIST