Professor

Members Professor

Prof. Dongsik Kim

Education

  • Ph. D. (Mechanical Engineering)
    University of California, Berkeley (May, 1998)
  • M. S. (Mechanical Engineering)
    Seoul National University (Feb., 1993)
  • B. S. (Mechanical Engineering)
    Seoul National University (Feb., 1991)

Research Interests

  • Laser interaction with materials
  • Laser-materials processing
    - micromachining, cleaning, surface treatment, etc.
  • Thermophysical properties
    - liquid, thin films, micro/nanostructures
  • Microscale heat and mass transfer
  • Micro thermal sensors

Work Experience

03/15 - present Head Professor, POSTECH (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
03/12 - 02/15 Professor, POSTECH (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
03/05 - 02/12 Associate Professor, POSTECH (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
09/00 - 02/05 Assistant Professor, POSTECH (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
09/98 - 08/00 Assistant Professor, University of Texas, Austin (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
08/94 - 05/98 Graduate Student Researcher, University of California, Berkeley Laser Thermal Laboratory (Research assistant)
07/94 - 08/94 Joint-Research Contractor, IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose Laser materials processing group
03/92 - 06/94 Assistant Researcher, Institute of Advanced Machinery and Design, Seoul Thermophysical-property measuremen

Professional Activities and Services

Associate editor, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
Member, Director of thermal engineering division, Director of Micro/Nano division, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME)
Member, Editorial director, Korean Society of Laser Processing (KSLP)
Member, Academic director, Korean Society of Thermophysical Properties (KSTP)
Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Member, International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)
Technical adviser, IMT Co. Ltd
Advisory board member, Korea Technology Finance Corporation

List of Honors

2013 Netzsch KSTP Thermophysical Properties Award (2013.4.5)
Kwangwon Prize (KSPL best paper award) (2011)
IBM Cooperative Fellowship (1997)
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor, UC Berkeley (1997)
Korean Government Overseas Scholarship (1994 - 1996)
Graduation with Honors, Seoul National University, Korea (1991)
Sammi Culture Foundation Scholarship (1988-1990)