Minki Kim (김민기), Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

School of Mechanical Engineering, Kookmin University

Email. minki_kim@kookmin.ac.kr

Office. Engineering building 358 (공학관 358호)

Tel. 02-910-4679

Education

Ph.D.,  Mechanical Engineering & Scientific Computing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2022)

B.S., Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University (2016)

Professional Positions

Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Kookmin University (2026-Present)

Senior Research Associate, Center for Fluid Mechanics, Brown University (2025-2026)

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Fluid Mechanics, Brown University (2022-2025)

Selected Grants, Honors and Awards

United States Department of Agriculture (미국 농무부) National Institute for Cellular Agriculture Seed Grant, “Open-Source Computational Modeling of Fluid Motion, Mass Transport, and Cellular Dynamics in Bioreactors for Cellular Agriculture,” Co-PI (2024-2026)

United States National Science Foundation (미국 국립과학재단), Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services & Support (ACCESS) Explore and Discover Project Award, “Developing an Open-Source Bioreactor Modeling Simulation Tool for Cultivated Meat Production,” PI (2024, 2025) 

Polar Science Early Career Community Office Travel Grant (2023)

Hanhwa Solutions and Total Energies (한화 솔루션 & 토탈에너지) Travel Award (2023)

American Geophysical Union (미국지구물리학연합) Cryosphere Section DEI Travel Award (2023)

U.S. National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Presenter Fellowship (2021)

U. Michigan Richard F. & Eleanor A. Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement (2021)

Korean–American Scientists & Engineers Association–KUSCO Graduate Scholarship (2021)

Seoul National University Alumni Association in Chicago Scholarship (2020)

U. Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery & Engineering Fellowship (2019)

Kwanjeong Educational Foundation (관정장학재단) Scholarship for graduate studies (2016–2020)

Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers Gold Prize at the 7th Fluids Engineering Competition (2015)

Seoul National University Excellence Award for Undergraduate Research Program (2015)

Courses

Numerical Analysis, Graduate-level Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Eureka Engineering Design Project (Spring 2026)