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Minki Kim, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Fluid and Thermal Sciences, School of Engineering

Brown University

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Engineering Research Center

345 Brook St, Providence, RI 02912
Email: minki_kim at brown dot edu

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Research Interest

  • My research aims to tackle sustainability challenges through fluid dynamics. By leveraging my expertise in Computational Fluid Dynamics and High-Performance Computing, I aim to explore diverse research domains, including Arctic Ocean research, cultivated meat production, and cavitation phenomena.

Employment

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate in Fluid and Thermal Sciences, Brown University, 02/2022 – Present

    • I am currently developing an ocean eddy identification tool for the Arctic Ocean, leveraging sea ice-ocean simulations, sea ice observations, and data assimilation methods (PI: Professor Monica Wilhelmus).

    • I also continue to study multiphase flow modeling to design rocking bioreactors for cultivated meat and to understand oxygen transport during air-water mixing (PI: Professor Daniel Harris & Radu Cimpeanu).​

Education

Research

I have worked on Multi-Phase Flows (Bubbles, Cavitation), Ocean Turbulence (Meso- and submeso-scale Eddies), Sea Ice Dynamics (Arctic), Computational Fluid Dynamics (Diffuse-Interface Method, Boundary Integral Method, Spectral method, Volume of Fluid Method-Basilisk), Compressible Flows (Shock/Acoustic Wave), and Soft Matter (Viscoelastic Material).

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In preparation (manuscript available upon request):

  • Energy concentration and release during the inertial collapse of a spherical gas cavity in a liquid (Youtube link) (Physical Review Fluids, in review)

       ​ Minki Kim, Shahaboddin Beig, Eric Johnsen ​

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  • Summer sea ice velocity via remote sensing: temporal and spatial scaling effects (Annals of Glaciology, in review)

       ​ Daniel Watkins, Ellen Buckley, Minki Kim, Monica M. Wilhelmus

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  • Kinematics of sea ice over the meso- and submeso-scale oceanic eddies (will be submitted to the Journal of Fluid Mechanics)

       ​ Minki Kim, Georgy Manucharyan, Monica M. Wilhelmus

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  • Characterizing the performance of a rocking bioreactor for efficient mixing and oxygen transfer (will be submitted to International Journal of Multiphase Flows)

       ​ Minki Kim, Radu Cimpeanu, Daniel M. Harris

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  • Energy budgets in the growth and collapse of an acoustically generated bubble (will be submitted to Physical Review Fluids)

       ​ Minki Kim, Radu Cimpeanu, Daniel M. Harris​​​​

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        Minki Kim, Massoud Kaviany

        International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (2018)​

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        Minki Kim, Massoud Kaviany

        International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (2017)​

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        Minki Kim, Jun Ho Lee, Hyungmin Park

        Experiments in Fluids (2016)

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For high-performance computing, I submitted proposals as a Co-PI.

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  • Numerical Simulations of Shock Waves, Interfacial Instabilities, & Compressible Turbulence

        Eric Johnsen, Minki Kim, Michael Wadas (2019)

        Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) awards for TACC

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  • Inertial Collapse of Individual Bubbles near Solid/Free Boundaries (highlighted)

        Eric Johnsen, Shahaboddin Alahyari Beig, Mauro Rodriguez, Minki Kim (2019)

        Great Lakes Consortium for Pentascale Computation (GLCPC) awards for Blue Waters

 

I also contributed to creating new data/algorithms:

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        Simon Hatcher, Ashfaq Ahmed, Minki Kim, Monica M. Wilhelmus (2022)

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For computing and numerical simulations, I have been using Parallel Computing (MPI), C++, ANSYS FLUENT, STAR-CCM+, and Surface Evolver. For experiments, I used Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), Ultrasound Lithotripsy, 3D Printing, Solidworks, and other Flow Visualization Techniques. For post-processing, I like to use Tecplot, MATLAB, and Adobe Illustrator.

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Awards, Honors, and Fellowships

Research

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Academics​ & Activities​

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Work

Teaching & Mentoring

  • Brown U. Guest Instructor for ENGN 2820 Graduate-level Fluid Mechanics (Spring 2023)

  • Brown U. Mentor for Undergraduate Research of Benjamin Newcomb (2022–2023) and Simon Hatcher (2022)

  • U. Michigan, Tutor for MECHENG 320 (Fluid Mechanics I), Evan Sobetski, Michael Cao, and Shungo Okubo, Fall 2019 – Summer 2020.

  • U. Michigan, Mentor for UROP, Undergraduate Research of Yuenong Ling and Alejandro Cruz, Summer 2020 & Summer 2021.

  • U. Michigan, Graduate Student Instructor for MECHENG 320 (Fluid Mechanics I), Winter 2018.

Other Experiences

  • Organizer of a social event for polar early career scientists and educators, 02/2024.

  • Mentor of Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee mentoring program, 09/2023 – Present.

  • Mentor of AGU College of Fellows Mentoring Network, 01/2023 – Present.

  • Instructor for Girls Get Math Program, ICERM, Brown U., 08/2023.

  • Mentor of APS DFD Peer-Mentoring program, 11/2022, 11/2023.

  • Vice President and Interim President of Scientific Computing Student Club in U.Michigan, 01/2019 – 12/2021

  • Student Vice President of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 39 in U. Michigan, 09/2020 – 05/2021.

  • Graduate Mentor in ME at U. Michigan, 05 – 09/2017, 09/2019 – 02/2020.

  • Member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 03/2019 – 12/2021.

  • Chair of SNU-UM Mechanical Engineering Alumnae, 09/2018 – 08/2019.

  • Volunteer of Qualifying Exam practice session in ME at U. Michigan, 10/2018.

  • Mentor of Student Mentoring Program in Seoul National U., 09/2014 – 06/2015.

  • Oboist of Amateur Philharmonic Orchestra in Seoul National U., 03/2009 – 04/2011.

  • Chair & Executive of Catholic Student Association in Seoul National U., 03/2009 – 12/2015.

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