Faculty Profile for Dr. Namwon Kim
Dr. Namwon Kim
Associate Professor — Ingram School of Engineering
IGRM 2203
phone: (512) 245-1826
Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Mahmud*, M. S., Alo*, A., Farshchian*, B., Lee, G.-H., & Kim, N. (2022). Pulsed laser ablation on polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) surfaces for capillary driven flows. Surfaces and Interface, 61.
- Jeong, J. H., Kang, S., Kim, N., Joshi, R., & Lee, G.-H. (2022). Recent trends in covalent functionalization of 2D materials. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24, 10684–10711.
- Jafari, E., Lee, Y. J., Lee, G.-H., & Kim, N. (2021). Quasi-Static Secondary Flow Regions Formed by Microfluidic Contraction Flows of CTAB/NaSal Wormlike Micellar Solutions. Physics of Fluids, 33(9).
- Jafari, E., Lee, Y. J., Na, H. J., You, B. H., Lee, M. Y., & Kim, N. (2021). Effects of NaCl and Temperature on Rheological Characteristics and Structures of CTAB/NaSal Wormlike Micellar Solutions. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 98, 458–464.
- Ji, E., Kim, M. J., Lee, J. Y., Sung, D., Kim, N., Park, J. W., … Lee, G. H. (2021). Substrate effect on doping and degradation of graphene. Carbon, 184, 651–658.
Selected Awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Certificate of Recognition, American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2016 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Research Leave Award, Texas State University. September 2020 - May 2021
- Award / Honor Nominee: Teacher of the year, Department of Engineering, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX. 2013
- Award / Honor Nominee: Outstanding Graduate Assistant, 2009 ME Graduate Student Conference, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. 2009
- Award / Honor Recipient: Graduate School Travel Award, Graduate School, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. 2008
Selected Grants
- You, Byoung Hee (Principal), Khaleghian, Seyedmeysam (Co-Principal), Song, In-Hyouk (Co-Principal), Kim, Namwon (Co-Principal). Real-time morning and energy harvesting from a tire deformation using piezoelectric materials, Yeongcheon City, Gyeongbuk Techno Park, $41900. (Funded: January 2020 - Present). Grant.
- Kim, Namwon (Principal). University Travel Grant (UTG), Office of Research and Sponsored Program (ORSP), Texas A&M International University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $2000. (Funded: February 2013). Grant.
- Kim, Namwon (Co-Principal), Lee, G. H. (Principal). Graphene-Based Aerosol Jet 3D Printing Bioink for in vitro Immunoassay, National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea, Other, $165000. (Funded: June 2021 - July 2023). Grant.
- Kim, Namwon (Principal). Wettability Control of 2D Materials for Capillary Driven Flows, The International Research Accelerator (IRA), Texas State University, Texas State University, $15000. (Funded: June 17, 2020 - June 17, 2022). Grant.
- Song, In-Hyouk (Principal), You, Byoung Hee (Co-Principal), Kim, Namwon (Co-Principal). A study for ultrasonic transducer using 3D micro-addictive manufacturing technology, Honeybee Factory, International research grant, $5750. (Funded: September 1, 2019 - May 31, 2021). Grant.
Selected Service Activities
Member
Faculty Search Committee, Assistant or Associate Professor in ME
2022-Present
Member
ISoE Annual Review Committee
2022-Present
Chair
Faculty Search Committee, Assistant Professor of Practice in MFGE
2022-Present
Co-Chair
ASME Micro-Electro-Mechanical Engineering Systems (MEMS) Division
July 2022-Present
Editorial Review Board Member
Thin Solid Films of Frontiers in Materials
2021-Present