Cheolwoong Lim

Cheolwoong Lim has a diverse work experience in the field of battery technology and engineering. Cheolwoong is currently working as a Battery Cell Test Engineer at Joby Aviation since October 2022. Prior to that, they were a Sr. Battery Cell Engineer at Proterra Inc from July 2021 to October 2022.

From December 2018 to July 2021, Lim served as the VP of Engineering at Millibatt, where they gained expertise in the field of battery manufacturing. Cheolwoong also worked as a Manufacturing Engineer at Millibatt from October 2017 to December 2018.

Before joining Millibatt, Lim was associated with Purdue University as a Graduate Research Assistant from August 2012 to August 2017. During their time at Purdue, they developed new methods for in-situ and in-operando electrode microstructure change and conducted research on the electrochemical performance of lithium-ion batteries.

In addition, Lim worked as an APS Active User at Argonne National Laboratory from July 2014 to July 2017 and as a Graduate Research Assistant at Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI from January 2010 to August 2012. Lim started their career as a Research Engineer at Hundai-Kia Motors from July 2005 to July 2008.

Overall, Cheolwoong Lim has an extensive background in battery technology, including research, engineering, manufacturing, and testing.

Cheolwoong Lim earned a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Yonsei University, which they attended from 1998 to 2005. Following this, they pursued a Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis from 2010 to 2012. Finally, they completed their education with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, where they studied from 2012 to 2016.