Areas of Interests Continued: Large freeform optics fabrication using Computer Controlled Optical Surfacing process, Optical metrology using Computer Generated Hologram/interferometer/deflectometry, Freeform optical system design/manufacturing, Open-source data analysis/visualization software, Beam shaping technology utilizing adaptive optics system, Integrated ray tracing for advanced optical system analysis, 3D printed optics and optical systems.

Daewook Kim is an educator, a researcher, and a scientist at the College of Optical Sciences and the Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona. He has been researching and investigating various precision optical/astronomical engineering topics including dynamic interferometry/deflectometry systems, freeform optics manufacturing technology, and astronomical mirror fabrication projects such as the 25m in diameter Giant Magellan Telescope primary mirror segments. He is a chair/co-chair of the Optical Manufacturing and Testing conference (SPIE), Optical Fabrication and Testing conference (OSA), and Astronomical Optics: Design, Manufacture and Test of Space and Ground Systems conference (SPIE). He has been also serving as an associate editor for the Optics Express journal.