Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL (2019)
M.S. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL (2018)
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, PA (2012)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea (2009)
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, Florida Institute of Technology, 2023 - Present
Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of Florida, 2019 - 2023
Current Courses
AEE 5160, Gas Dynamics
MEE 5310, Combustion Fundamentals
AEE 3161, Fluid Mechanics
AEE 3162, Compressible Flow
Selected Publications
D. S. Stewart, K. Lee, and A. Hernández, “Enhanced Reactivity by Energy Trapping in Shocked Materials: Reactive Metamaterials for Controllable Output,” Combustion Theory and Modelling, 26:5, 916-942 (2022).
D. S. Stewart and K. Lee, “Modeling the Transition from Liquid to Dense Products in Shocked Benzene with the Gibbs Formulation,” Combustion and Flame, 236, 111786 (2022).
K. Lee, A. Hernández, D. S. Stewart, and S. Lee, “Data-Driven Blended Equations of State for Condensed-phase Explosives,” Combustion Theory and Modeling, 25:3, 413-435, (2021).
K. Lee, K. Joshi, S. Chaudhuri, and D. S. Stewart, “Mirrored Continuum and Molecular Scale Simulations of Deflagration in a Nano-slab of HMX” Combustion and Flame, 215, 352- 363 (2020).
K. Lee and D. S. Stewart, “Modeling Aluminum Slab Combustion in Oxidizing Environment with the Gibbs Formulation,” Combustion and Flame, 220, 92-106 (2020).
D. S. Stewart and K. Lee, “Modeling for Thermo-Mechanical-Chemical Behavior of Condensed Phase Reactive Materials,” Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics, 45, 270-283 (2020).
K. Lee, A. Hernández, and D. S. Stewart, “Well-Posed Equations of State for Condensed- phase Explosives,” Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics, 45, 374-386 (2020).
D. S. Stewart, A. Hernández, and K. Lee, “Modeling Reaction Histories to Study Chemical Pathways in Condensed Phase Detonation,” Journal of Applied Physics 119, 095902 (2016).
K. Lee, K. Joshi, S. Chaudhuri, and D. S. Stewart, “Mirrored Continuum and Molecular Scale Simulations of the Ignition of High-Pressure Phases of RDX,” Journal of Chemical Physics 144, 184111 (2016)
Research
Goal:
Theoretical and numercial modeling advanced energetic materials for solid propellants and explosives.