Jinwook Kim

Micro/Nano Engineering Lab (MNEL)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University, USA.
Email: jkim50@ncsu.edu

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Ultrasound transducer design, optimization, and fabrication; Diagnostic ultrasound (Interventional harmonic imaging); Therapeutic ultrasound (Thrombolysis & Drug delivery); Photoacoustic ultrasound; Novel designs and mechanisms of sensors (High temperature sensors & Pressure sensors); Smart material characterization

EDUCATION
2013– Present

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA Ph.D student in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Advisor: Dr. Xiaoning Jiang

2012

Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea MS in Mechanical Engineering

Advisor: Dr. Yongrae Roh

2010

Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea BS in Mechanical Engineering

RESEARCH/WORK EXPERIENCES
2013– Present

Research Assistant, Micro/Nano Engineering Lab (MNEL), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, USA.

2012

Research Assistant, Acoustics and Vibration Laboratory, Kyungpook National University, Republic of Korea

Advisor: Dr. Yongrae Roh

2010

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Acoustics and Vibration Laboratory, Kyungpook National University, Republic of Korea

TEACHING EXPERIENCES
2013-2014

Teaching Assistant, Non-destructive Testing and Evaluation (NDT/NDE)

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (2013 – PRESENT)
1. Huang, W., W.-Y Chang, J. Kim, S. Li, S. Huang, and X. Jiang, “A Novel Laser Ultrasound Transducer Using Candle Soot Carbon Nanoparticles”, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, (2016). Accepted

2. Huang, W., J. Kim, K. Kim, S. Bakshi, J. Williams, P. Matthieu, E. Loboa, K. K. Shung, Q. Zhou, X. Jiang, “A Novel Ultrasound Technique for Non-Invasive Assessment of Cell Differentiation“, IEEE Sensors, 16(1), 61-68, (2016).

3. Chang, W.-Y., W. Huang, J. Kim, S. Li, X. Jiang, “Candle Soot Nanoparticles-PDMS Composites for Laser Ultrasound Transducers“, Applied Physics Letters, 107(16), 161903, (2015).

4. Kim, T., J. Kim, R. Dalmau, R. Schlesser, E. Preble, X. Jiang, “High Temperature Electromechanical Characterization of AlN Single Crystals“, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 62(10), 1880-1887, (2015).

5. Di, J.*, J. Kim*, Q. Hu, X. Jiang, Z. Gu, “Spatiotemporal Drug Delivery Using Laser-Generated-Focused Ultrasound System“, Journal of Controlled Release, 220(B), 592-599, (2015). (*Equivalent contribution)

6. Kim, J., S. Li, S. Kasoji, P. A. Dayton and X. Jiang, “Phantom evaluation of stacked-type dual-frequency 1-3 composite transducers: a feasibility study on intracavitary acoustic angiography“, Ultrasonics, 63, 7-15, (2015).

7. Hsieh, B.-Y., J. Kim, J. Zhu, S. Li, X. Zhang, X. Jiang, “A laser ultrasound transducer using carbon nanofibers-polydimethylsiloxane composite thin film“, Applied Physics Letters, 106(2), 021902, (2015).

8. Zhang, S., F. Li, X. Jiang, J. Kim, J. Luo, and X. Geng, “Advantages and challenges of relaxor-PbTiO3 ferroelectric crystals for electroacoustic transducers- a review“, Progress in Materials Science, 68, 1-66, (2014).

9. Jiang, X., J. Kim, K. Kim, “Relaxor-PT single crystal piezoelectric sensors“, Crystals, 4(3), 351-376, (2014).

10. Kim, Jinwook, and Yongrae Roh. “Homogenization of PMN-PT/epoxy 1–3 piezocomposites by resonator measurements and finite element analysis.” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 206 (2014): 97-106.

11. Joh, Cheeyoung, Jinwook Kim, and Yongrae Roh. “Determination of the complex material constants of PMN–28% PT piezoelectric single crystals.” Smart Materials and Structures 22.12 (2013): 125027.

12. Kim, Jinwook, Cheeyoung Joh, and Yongrae Roh. “Evaluation of All the Material Constants of PMN-28% PT Piezoelectric Single Crystals for Acoustic Transducers.” Sensors and Materials 25.8 (2013): 539-552.

13. Kim, Jinwook, Hoeyong Kim, and Yongrae Roh. “Design and Fabrication of Multi-mode Wideband Tonpilz Transducers.” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea 32.3 (2013): 191-198.