Professor
Professor
Dongwook Kim, Ph.D. (김동욱)
Assistant Professor
Department of Automotive Engineering
College of Mechanical and IT Engineering
Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea
Office: Rm 201, Automotive Engineering Building (G16)
Phone: +82-53-810-3006
E-mail: dwkim@yu.ac.kr
Professional Experiences
Assistant Professor, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea, (Sep. 2020 ~ Present)
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Mar. 2020 ~ Jul. 2020)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea (Sep. 2019 ~ Feb. 2020)
Visiting Researcher, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, United States (Aug. 2018 ~ Feb. 2019)
Education
Ph.D. from the CCS GSGT, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea, Aug. 2019
Advisor: Prof. Seungyoung Ahn
Dissertation: Efficient propulsion force and torque generation for implantable microrobot based on Lorentz force using wireless power transfer system
M.S. from the CCS GSGT, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea, Feb. 2016
Advisor: Prof. Seungyoung Ahn
Thesis: Propulsion force and torque generation in implantable micro-robot using wireless power transfer system
B.S. from Mechatroncis Engineering, Tech University of Korea (TU Korea), Si-Heung, Republic of Korea, Feb. 2014
Advisor: Prof. Yunseok Nam
Thesis: Humanoid robot for obstacle avoidance
Professional Activities
Membership
IEEE Member
KIEES Member
Member of The Association of Korean-Canadian Scientists and Engineers (AKCSE)
Reviewer of International Journals
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Technology
IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
IEEE ACCESS
IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
IET Power Electronics
IET Electric Power Applications
MDPI Energies
Awards & Honors
IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility Paper Award-Motohisa Kanda Most Cited (2016-2020), May 2021
Excellent Student Research Award - The CCS GSGT, KAIST, Sep. 2019
Excellent Paper Award – The Korean Society for Urban Railway Spring Conference, May 2019
Best Student Research Award - The CCS GSGT, KAIST, Mar. 2016
Excellent Paper Award - The KIEE Summer Conference, Nov. 2015
Summa Cum Laude - Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Korea Polytechnic University, Feb. 2014