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Dr Sung Paek

Senior Lecturer in Space Engineering

School of Science & Technology Department of Engineering

Contact details

Address

Dr Sung Paek City, University of London
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom

About

Overview

Sung Wook Paek received his B.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Electric Engineering from Korea
Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 2010. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Aeronautics
and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2012 and 2016, respectively. He joined City in 2021 after
working at Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne).

His research interests include space systems, sustainable space logistics, and in-space propulsion as well as energy storage/management.

Qualifications

  • PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States, Jun 2016
  • MSc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States, May 2012
  • Amateur Radio Technician, Federal Communications Commission, United States, Nov 2011 – Nov 2031
  • BSc, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, Aug 2010
  • Associate Fellow (AFHEA), Advance HE, United Kingdom
  • Information Processing Engineer, Human Resources Development Service of Korea
  • Electric Vehicles Safe Working, Tools and Hazard Management, Institute of the Motor Industry, United Kingdom

Employment

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, EPFL Space Center (eSpace), Nov 2020 – Mar 2021
  • Senior Engineer, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (South Korea), Dec 2016 – Oct 2021

Languages

English (can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review) and Korean (can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review).

Publications

Publications by category

Chapter

  • Paek, S.W. and Balasubramanian, S. (2022). 3D printing of composites for space applications. Composites Assembly for High Performance Fastener-less Structures (pp. 283–320). ISBN 978-1-83953-149-1.

Conference papers and proceedings (13)

  • Paek, S.W., Kneib, J.-.P. and de Weck, O. (2021). A Short Review on Space-based Solar Power Applications for Desert Irrigation. 2021 18th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals & Devices (SSD) 22-25 March.
  • Paek, S.W., Balasubramanian, S. and de Weck, O.L. (2021). A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO PREDICT ΔV SENSITIVITY AND CORRECT PROPAGATION ERRORS OF NEAR-EARTH ASTEROIDS.
  • Paek, S.W., Kim, S., Kronig, L. and de Weck, O. (2020). Sun-synchronous repeat ground tracks and other useful orbits for future space missions.
  • Paek, S.W., Balasubramanian, S. and Kim, S. (2020). An Easy-to-Characterize Electrochemical Model for Lithium-Ion Batteries and Its Metaheuristic Parametrization.
  • Paek, S.W., Kim, S. and Rayappan, C.V.R. (2019). Impact of Battery Degradation on Lifetime Ranges of Electric Aircraft and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles. 2019 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA) 19-21 August.
  • Paek, S.W., Rayappan, C.V.R. and Kim, S. (2019). Two/Three-dimensional Battery Pack Topologies and Their Internal Short Circuit Detectability. 2019 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA) 19-21 August.
  • Paek, S.W., Rayappan, C.V.R. and Kim, S. (2019). Two/Three-dimensional Battery Pack Topologies and Their Internal Short Circuit Detectability.
  • Paek, S.W., Weck, O.L.D. and Kim, S. (2018). A multi-functional paintball cloud for asteroid deflection.
  • Paek, S.W., de Weck, O., Polany, R. and Egger, P. (2016). Asteroid deflection campaign design integrating epistemic uncertainties. 2016 IEEE Aerospace Conference 5-12 March.
  • Kronig, L., Paek, S.W., Ivanov, A. and De Weck, O. (2016). Satellite constellation design for the solve mission investigating diurnal cycles of Vegetation phenomena.
  • Paek, S.W., Egger, P. and de Weck, O. (2015). RAPID PROTOTYPING OF ASTEROID DEFLECTION CAMPAIGNS WITH SPATIALLY AND TEMPORALLY DISTRIBUTED PHASES.
  • Paek, S.W. and De Weck, O. (2014). A delta-v map of useful orbits for Earth observation missions.
  • Paek, S.W. (2012). A multi-functional paintball cloud for asteroid deflection.

Journal articles (12)

  • Paek, S.W., Balasubramanian, S. and Stupples, D. (2022). Composites Additive Manufacturing for Space Applications: A Review. Materials, 15(13). doi:10.3390/ma15134709.
  • Seo, M., Song, Y., Kim, J., Paek, S.W., Kim, G.-.H. and Kim, S.W. (2021). Innovative lumped-battery model for state of charge estimation of lithium-ion batteries under various ambient temperatures. Energy, 226, pp. 120301–120301. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2021.120301.

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  • Paek, S.W., Balasubramanian, S., Kim, S. and de Weck, O. (2020). Small-Satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar for Continuous Global Biospheric Monitoring: A Review. Remote Sensing, 12(16), pp. 2546–2546. doi:10.3390/rs12162546.

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  • Paek, S.W., de Weck, O., Hoffman, J., Binzel, R. and Miller, D. (2020). Optimization and decision-making framework for multi-staged asteroid deflection campaigns under epistemic uncertainties. Acta Astronautica, 167, pp. 23–41. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2019.10.042.

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  • PAEK, S.W., KIM, S. and RAJ, R.V. (2020). Optimal Endurance and Range of Electric Aircraft with Battery Degradation. TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, 63(2), pp. 62–65. doi:10.2322/tjsass.63.62.

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  • Noh, M.-.S., Lee, H., Song, Y.G., Jung, I., Ning, R., Paek, S.W. … Kim, S. (2019). Li alloy-based non-volatile actuators. Nano Energy, 57, pp. 653–659. doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.12.095.

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  • Paek, S., Kim, S. and de Weck, O. (2019). Optimization of Reconfigurable Satellite Constellations Using Simulated Annealing and Genetic Algorithm. Sensors, 19(4), pp. 765–765. doi:10.3390/s19040765.

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  • Paek, S.W., Kronig, L.G., Ivanov, A.B. and de Weck, O.L. (2018). Satellite constellation design algorithm for remote sensing of diurnal cycles phenomena. Advances in Space Research, 62(9), pp. 2529–2550. doi:10.1016/j.asr.2018.07.012.

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  • Kim, S., Gwon, H.J., Paek, S.W., Kim, S.K., Choi, J.-.W., Kim, J.-.S. … Baek, S.-.H. (2018). A novel class of oxynitrides stabilized by nitrogen dimer formation. Scientific Reports, 8(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-018-32909-x.

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  • Paek, S.W. and De Weck, O.L. (2017). Greening earth from space - Turning deserts into forests with space solar power. JBIS - Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, 70(7), pp. 227–237.
  • Paek, S.W., De Weck, O.L. and Smith, M.W. (2017). Concurrent design optimization of earth observation Satellites and reconfigurable constellations. JBIS - Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, 70(1), pp. 19–35.
  • Yoon, H., Paek, S.W., Lim, Y., Lee, B.-.H. and Lee, H. (2013). New Star Pattern Identification with Vector Pattern Matching for Attitude Determination. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 49(2), pp. 1108–1118. doi:10.1109/taes.2013.6494402.

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