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.
- Kim, H., Kim, C., Jung, Y., Kim, N., Son, J., & Lee, G.-H. (n.d.). In-Plane Anisotropic Two-Dimensional Materials for Twistronics. Nanotechnology.
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. The High-Accuracy Microfluidic Sample-to-Answer In Vitro Diagnostics System, Research Enhancement Program (REP), Texas State University, $8000. (Funded: December 2023 - December 2024). Grant.
- Haque, Ariful, Droopad, Ravindranath, Holtz, Mark W, Piner, Edwin L, Geerts, Wilhelmus J, Chen, Yihong, Hudnall, Todd W, Wistey, Mark A, Miyahara, Yoichi, Smith, Casey Eben, Mahato, Dip Narayan, Rastogi, Shiva Kumar, Kim, Namwon. Acquisition of a state-of-the-art Photoluminescence Spectrometer for Materials Characterization in Research and Education, Department of Defense, Federal, $434519. (Submitted: September 2023). Grant.
- Kim, Namwon. Medical Electro Mechanical Systems (MedEMS), TXST I-Corps: Faculty Innovation Accelerator Program, Texas State University, $1000. (Funded: March 2023 - April 2024). Grant.
Selected Service Activities
Member
ISoE Award Nomination Committee
2023-Present
Chair
ASME Micro-Electro-Mechanical Engineering Systems (MEMS) Division
July 2023-Present
Member
Faculty Search Committee, Assistant or Associate Professor in ME
2022-Present
Member
ISoE Annual Review Committee
2022-Present
Editorial Review Board Member
Thin Solid Films of Frontiers in Materials
2021-Present