Sukbae Joo

Sukbae Joo is currently a Director (상무) at Applied Materials, where they specialize in Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Tribology, Surface Analysis, and Chemical Mechanical Polishing. Sukbae's extensive experience includes roles as a Senior Process Engineer at Samsung Electronics, where they led the Chemical Mechanical Polishing part for both BEOL and MEOL processes from 2013 to 2022. They have also worked as a research assistant at Texas A&M University and Pusan National University, focusing on tribology and chemical mechanical polishing. Sukbae holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University, as well as a Master's and Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Pusan National University.