Professor David William Kim, Director of the Korea Institute for Astronauts (KIA) on campus, is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (UK) and an ANU-InSpace Mission Specialist. As part of the Korea Research Foundation's long-term project in the Space Science and Humanities Integrated Section (2022-2025), he is conducting Innovative Field Research on the Human Research Programs (HRP) remaining as unresolved issues in NASA's Mars crewed exploration program. (2022-2025) to conduct Innovative Field Research on the Human Research Programs (HRP) that remain unresolved in NASA's Mars crewed exploration.

His research was recognized at the 2025 Australia Space Research.

His recent research includes Astronaut Selection and Potential Risk Management: Psychological Trauma and Resilience for Mars Space Mission, “From Experimental Animal to Companion: Astronaut's Behavioral Health and Resilience for Mars Exploration” have been recognized by scholars and scientists in the fields of Moon Station, Mars Mission, Space Medicine, Policy, Risk Management, Mental Well-Being, and Safety as groundbreaking and practical new hypotheses that could be applied by 2034.