Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Gap-Yong Kim is currently an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University. He earned B.S. degree (1997) in Mechanical Engineering from Yonsei University and later worked as a Design Engineer at Samick Precision Industry for three years in South Korea. He received M.S. (2003) and Ph.D. (2006) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Following a postdoctoral fellow at the Wu Manufacturing Research Center, he joined the faculty at Iowa State University in 2007. Kim’s research program focuses on advanced manufacturing technologies involving metal nanocomposites, lightweight composites, energy conversion materials, and nano/micro-manufacturing. He is a recipient of Young Faculty Award from DARPA.
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About Gap-Yong Kim
Gap-Yong Kim is currently an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University. He earned B.S. degree (1997) in Mechanical Engineering from Yonsei University and later worked as a Design Engineer at Samick Precision Industry for three years in South Korea. He received M.S. (2003) and Ph.D. (2006) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Following a postdoctoral fellow at the Wu Manufacturing Research Center, he joined the faculty at Iowa State University in 2007. Kim’s research program focuses on advanced manufacturing technologies involving metal nanocomposites, lightweight composites, energy conversion materials, and nano/micro-manufacturing. He is a recipient of Young Faculty Award from DARPA.
| Present | Associate Professor, Iowa State University ‐ Department of Mechanical Engineering | |
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| Present | Departmental Space Planning Coordinator, Iowa State University ‐ Department of Mechanical Engineering | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Metal matrix composites, bioinspired composite design and fabrication, and carbon nanotube composites, Microforming of metallic materials and acoustic effects on metal plasticity, Development of micromanufacturing system and characterization of magnetostrictive actuators, Hybrid manufacturing techniques, semi-solid processing, metal rolling, and spray deposition, and Solid oxide fuel cell modeling and fabrication
Contact Information
2034 Black Engineering
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: 515-294-6938
Fax: 515-294-3261
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