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Dr. Namwon Kim

  • Associate Professor at Ingram School of Engineering, College of Science & Engineering

Grants

2026

  • Kim, Namwon (Principal). Colorimetric Point-of-Care LAMP Device for Colorectal Cancer Detection, BobCatalyst POC, Texas State University, $20000. (Submitted: November 2025, Funded: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026). Grant.

2025

  • Hwang, Sangchul Scott (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Kim, Namwon (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Song, In-Hyouk (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25. VOC Remediation by Permeable Reactive Barrier and VOC Sensor Development for Site Safety, DOE, Federal, $350000. (Funded: March 2025 - June 2026). Grant.
  • Hwang, Sangchul Scott (Principal), Cho, Eunsang (Co-Principal), Kim, Namwon (Co-Principal). Performance of the Existing Best Management Practices for PFAS Control in Stormwater Runoff in San Marcos, TX, Texas State University, $80000. (Funded: June 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026). Grant.

2024

  • Haque, Ariful (Principal), Droopad, Ravindranath (Supporting), Holtz, Mark W (Supporting), Piner, Edwin L (Supporting), Geerts, Wilhelmus J (Supporting), Chen, Yihong (Supporting), Hudnall, Todd W (Supporting), Wistey, Mark A (Supporting), Miyahara, Yoichi (Supporting), Smith, Casey Eben (Supporting), Mahato, Dip Narayan (Supporting), Rastogi, Shiva Kumar (Supporting), Kim, Namwon (Supporting). Acquisition of a state-of-the-art Photoluminescence Spectrometer for Materials Characterization in Research and Education, Department of Defense, Federal, $434519. (Submitted: September 2023, Funded: 2024 - 2025). Grant.
  • Miyahara, Yoichi (Principal), Satchell, Nathan David (Co-Principal), Holtz, Mark W (Co-Principal), Kim, Namwon (Co-Principal), Martin, Benjamin (Co-Principal), Chen, Yihong (Supporting), Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Supporting), Geerts, Wilhelmus J (Supporting), Piner, Edwin L (Supporting), Haque, Ariful (Supporting), Droopad, Ravindranath (Supporting), Mahato, Dip Narayan (Supporting), Smith, Casey Eben (Supporting). MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of state-of-the-art lithography system for micro/nanometer scale device fabrication in research and education, National Science Foundation, Federal, $569780. (Submitted: November 14, 2023, Funded: September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2027). Grant.
  • Hwang, Sangchul Scott (Principal), Percent Contribution: %60, Kim, Namwon (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %40. Multidisciplinary Research and Workforce Development on Fate and Transport of PFAS, DOE, Federal, $3007636.5. (Funded: April 2024 - March 2027). Grant.
  • Kim, Namwon (Principal). The High-Accuracy Microfluidic Sample-to-Answer In Vitro Diagnostics System, Research Enhancement Program (REP), Texas State University, $8000. (Funded: January 2024 - May 2025). Grant.

2023

  • Kim, Namwon (Principal). Medical Electro Mechanical Systems (MedEMS), TXST I-Corps: Faculty Innovation Accelerator Program (FIAP), Texas State University, $11000. (Funded: March 2023 - April 2024). Grant.

2020

  • Kim, Namwon (Principal). Graphene-Based Aerosol Jet 3D Printing Bioink for in vitro Immunoassay, National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea, National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea, $162000. (Funded: August 2020 - July 2023). Grant.
  • Kim, Namwon (Principal). Faculty Development Leave Presidential Research Award, Texas State University, $20000. (Funded: September 1, 2020 - May 31, 2021). 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.
  • 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 - November 2020). Grant.

2019

  • 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.

2018

  • Song, In-Hyouk (Co-Principal), Kim, Namwon (Co-Principal), You, Byoung Hee (Principal). A study for manufacturing and assembly of environment-friendly micro energy harvesting system, Yujin Energy Consulting Corp., $27208.25. (Funded: February 15, 2018 - November 30, 2018). Grant.

2016

  • Kim, Namwon (Principal), Percent Contribution: %80, Lee, Young Ju (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %20. Computational and Experimental Investigations of Wormlike Micellar Fluids for Enhanced Oil Recovery, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $110000. (Funded: December 1, 2016 - August 31, 2021). Grant.
  • Kim, Namwon (Principal). Droplet Arrays Formation on Laser-Induced Grids for High Throughput Bioassays, Texas State University, $6000. (Funded: December 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017). Grant.
  • Kim, Namwon (Co-Principal). Acquisition of an Aerosol Jet 3D Printing System for Flexible Electronic Circuits, Additive Manufacturing and Material Development, National Science Foundation (NSF), Federal, $264128. (Funded: September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2019). Grant.
  • Kim, Namwon (Principal), You, Byoung Hee (Co-Principal), Song, In-Hyouk (Co-Principal). Development and Characterization of Porous membranes for Lateral Flow Assay, Convert Co., Ltd., Private / Foundation / Corporate, $46845.15. (Funded: July 1, 2016 - May 13, 2019). Grant.

2015

  • Kim, Namwon (Principal), You, B. H. (Co-Principal), Song, I. –H. (Co-Principal). Enhanced Cooling Systems for Automotive LED Headlamps Using Magnetic Nanofluids, NTF Tech, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $25477. (Funded: November 20, 2015 - November 19, 2016). Grant.
  • Song, In-Hyouk (Co-Principal), Kim, Namwon (Principal), You, Byoung Hee (Co-Principal). Development of High Efficient Micro-Heatsink for 25W LED Automotive Headlamp Module, NTF Tech, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $25477. (Funded: November 20, 2015 - November 19, 2016). Grant.
  • Kim, Namwon, Habbit, D., Kirts, P., Sterling, T., Waldrep, J. Design Challenge, Mars Drill Design & Automation, NASA’s Texas Space Grant Consortium, $1300. (Funded: September 2015 - November 30, 2015). Grant.
  • Kim, Namwon (Principal), You, B. H. (Co-Principal). Formation and Pair-Wise Merging of Pico-Liter Droplets in Microfluidic Double T-Junctions, Research Enhancement Program (REP) Texas State University, Texas State University, $16000. (Funded: January 1, 2015 - May 30, 2016). Grant.

2014

  • Kim, Namwon (Principal), Lee, S. (Co-Principal), Sung, C. (Co-Principal), Biswas, P. (Co-Principal), Nam, S. –C. (Co-Principal). Acquisition of a CNC Micro-Milling Workstation to Enhance Multidisciplinary Research and Teaching at Texas A&M International University and Texas A&M University-Kingsville, National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrument (MRI) Program, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $171736. (Funded: September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2017). Grant.
  • Kim, Namwon, Goonatilake, R. (Principal). 2014 Engineering Summer Program, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), $13888. (Funded: August 2014 - August 8, 2014). Grant.
  • Kim, Namwon (Principal). Droplet Flow in Polymer Microfluidic Systems, University Research Grant (URG) Texas A&M International University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $10000. (Funded: February 1, 2014 - January 31, 2015). Grant.

2013

  • 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, S. (Principal). Research Collaboration between Junior Engineering Tenure-Track Faculty in TAMUK and TAMIU, Research Collaboration Awards, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), Institutional (Higher Ed), $1100. (Funded: July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014). Grant.

2011

  • Kim, Namwon (Supporting), Mott, D. (Principal), Bachnak, R. (Co-Principal), Uribe-Guajardo, A. (Co-Principal). Serving Youth in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (SYSTEM), US Department of Education, Federal, $4349955. (Funded: September 1, 2011 - August 31, 2016). Grant.