Kim, Sung Jin

B.S.

(1982) Seoul National University

M.S.

(1984) Seoul National University

Ph.D.

(1989) Ohio State University

Tel: 042-350-3043

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Fax: 042-350-3210

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sungjinkim@kaist.ac.kr

Career

1990 – 1992: Development Staff Member, IBM (USA)
1992 – 1996: Advisory Engineer, IBM (USA)
1996 – 1997: Senior Engineer, IBM (USA)
1997 – 2003: Associate Professor, KAIST

2002 – present: Associate Editor, International Journal of Transport Phenomena
2003 – present: Professor, KAIST
2005 – present: ASME Fellow
2006 – 2008: Editor, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
2007 – 2009: Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer
2011: Chair, KSME Thermal Engineering Division
2012 – 2015: Editor-in-Chief, Transactions of KSME

2012 – 2021: Director, Center for Flexible and Thin Superconductors

2014 – present: Member, Korean Academy of Science and Technology(KAST)

2017 – 2021: President, Asian Union of Thermal Science and Engineering(AUTSE)

2021 – present: KEPCO Endowed Chair Professor, KAIST

Research interests

Cooling Technology for Electronic Packages
Microscale Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow
Optimum Design of Heat Exchanger, Heat Pipes and Heat Sinks
Convection Heat Transfer in Porous Media

Awards

Market Driven Quality Team Award, IBM, 1993
Author Recognition Awards, IBM, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997
Prize for Excellence in Teaching, KAIST, 2001
Research Excellence Award, KSME, 2006

Grand Prize for Excellence in Teaching, KAIST, 2012
Minister's Award, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (South Korea), 2015
Order of Science and Technology Merit Innovation Medal, The Government of the Republic of Korea, 2018
LINKGENESIS Best Teacher Award Grand Prize, KAIST, 2020

Grand Prize for Academic Excellence, KAIST, 2022

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