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Daejong Kim

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Daejong Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Education: Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin, 2004 ~ M.S. Seoul National University, Korea, 1993 ~ B.S. Seoul National University, Korea, 1991

Areas of Expertise: Turbo machinery aerodynamics, Modeling and system dynamics of solid oxide fuel cell and gas turbine hybrid systems, Advanced oil-free bearings for turbo machinery, Non-linear rotor dynamics.

Background: Dr. Kim received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Seoul National University in Korea and Ph.D. Degree from University of Texas at Austin. He taught at Texas A&M University, College Station, for 4 years before joining at UT Arlington in the Fall of 2008. He developed his expertise in experimental and analytical methods to investigate non-linear dynamic behavior of power generation systems in both component and system levels. Dr. Kim has extensive consulting experience at various turbo machinery industries and has invented innovative hybrid air foil bearings for mid-sized turbo machinery. His research has been supported from NSF through REU program, Texas higher education board, Korean government, and private industries. He is a member of ASME, ASEE, KSEA, STLE, and SAE, and authored more than 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings

E-mail: daejongkim@uta.edu
Website:  http://maepro.uta.edu/djkim/

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