Pum Kim

Dr. Seokpum "Pum" Kim is a Senior R&D Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, specializing in digital manufacturing for composite materials. He manages six research projects totaling $5.5M in funding, focusing on manufacturing optimization, additive manufacturing, and structural design, while leading a cross-functional team that includes postdoctoral researchers, PhD students, and interns. Dr. Kim’s work has been recognized by the R&D 100 Award and three CAMX industry awards. He holds ten granted patents and four proprietary software copyrights, and has published 75 papers with an h-index of 23 and over 2,000 citations. His technical work includes algorithm development, finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics, and machine learning for manufacturing applications. He earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2016. His research addresses both fundamental scientific questions and practical manufacturing challenges.