Faculty - Kenneth D. Kihm
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Kenneth D. Kihm |
| Teaching ~ Education ~ Research Interests ~ Professional Experience ~ Professional Activities ~ Selected Publications |
RESEARCH INTERESTS (back to top)
Development and Applications of Optical Diagnostic and Visualization Techniques for Micro/Nano/Bio-Fluidics and Energy Transport. Dr. Kihm’s current research interest includes Nanofluidic Energy Transport, Optical Tracking of Nanoparticles, Submicroscale Heat/Mass Transport for Evaporating Thin-Film, Biophysical Sorting and Microfluidic Mixing, In-situ Sensing and Detection of Suspended Microbial.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (back to top)
| 2004 - Present | Magnavox Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee |
| 2001 - 2004 | Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University |
| 1994 - 2001 | Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University |
| 1989 - 1994 | Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University |
| 1987 - 1988 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (back to top)
ASME Fellow
Chair of ASME K-22 Visualization Technical Committee
Associate Editor for Experiments in Fluids
Associate Editor for Journal of Heat Transfer
Editor for Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (back to top)
J. S. Park and K. D. Kihm, “Three-Dimensional Micro-PTV Using Deconvolution Microscopy, ” Experiments in Fluids, Vol. 40, pp. 491-499, 2006.
J. S. Park, and K. D. Kihm, “Use of Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) for Depthwise Resolved Microscale-Particle Image Velocimetry ( m -PIV),” Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 44, pp. 208-223, 2006.
A. Banerjee, and K. D. Kihm, “ Experimental Verification of Near-Wall Hindered Diffusion Theory for the Brownian Motion of Nanoparticles using Evanescent Wave Microscopy, ” Physical Review E, Vol. 72, 042101. 2005.
C. H. Chon, K. D. Kihm, S. P. Lee, and S. U. S. Choi, “Empirical Correlation Finding the Role of Temperature and Particle Size of Nanofluid (Al 2O 3) Thermal Conductivity Enhancement,” Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 87, No. 15, 153107, 2005.
C. H. Chon and K. D. Kihm, “Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Nanofluids by Brownian Motion,” Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 12, Issue 8, pp. 798, 810, 2005.
J. S. Park, C. K. Choi, and K. D. Kihm, “Temperature Measurement for Nanoparticle Suspension by Detecting the Brownian Motion Using Optical Serial Sectioning Microscopy (OSSM),” Measurement Science and Technology, Vol. 16, pp. 1418-1429, 2005 [Selected as one of the 2005 highlighted articles in MST - one of the very best contributions of the last year, and have received the highest praise from the Board and referees alike, whilst also being the most highly-downloaded articles throughout 2005].
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