Solids that move fluids.
Fluids that reconfigure solids.
We study the physics at the intersection of fluids and soft solids.
Fluid transport and pressure drive deformation and functionality in soft matter
Geometry and deformation of soft solids shape fluid motion and flow structures
Selected for the DGIST InnoCORE Program.
Our research on soil water harvesting inspired by desert horned lizards was published in PNAS (S. Lee et al., PNAS 123, e2609344123, 2026).
Our Science paper was highlighted in a Perspective (S. N. Patek, Science 2026).
Our research on Viola seed pod actuation was published in Science (C. Kim et al., Science 392, 1302, 2026).
Selected for funding under the Young Researcher Infrastructure Support Program of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF).
Sohyun Jung delivered an invited talk as a Promising Scientist at the KSME Spring Conference (Fluids Division) and received a Certificate of Appreciation.
Tae Jeong Kim joined the lab as a Postdoctoral Researcher (Ph.D., Seoul National University).
Hyeongjin Lee joined the lab as a graduate student.
Jaehee Shin presented at the 80th Anniversary Annual Meeting of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME).
Selected for the NRF Young Researcher Grant (Seeding Track).
Jeongwon Kim joined the lab as a graduate student.
Seungmin Lee received an Outstanding Intern Award.
Jaehee Shin officially joined the graduate program.
Paper published in Physics of Fluids.
FSRL officially established at DGIST.
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.
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.