Woo Kyun Kim

Woo Kyun Kim is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati, affiliated with the College of Engineering and Applied Science. His research focuses on molecular dynamics simulations, friction mechanisms in 2D materials, and the mechanical behavior of nanoscale materials.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 2009
• M.S. in Mechanical Design & Production Engineering, Seoul National University, 1999
• B.S. in Mechanical Design & Production Engineering, Seoul National University, 1997

Research interests include size-dependent mechanical properties of materials, subsurface damage in ceramics, and ultra-precision machining processes. His work leverages accelerated molecular dynamics to study phenomena like brittle-to-ductile transitions in silicon and wear mechanisms at the atomic scale.

Grant funding includes multiple National Science Foundation awards totaling over $1.1 million as Principal Investigator (PI). Notable grants address topics such as atomic-scale wear simulation, crystalline defect roles in friction, and anisotropy in subsurface damage during machining.

Labs/Teams: While no specific lab names are provided, his research activities imply involvement in advanced materials characterization and computational mechanics teams.