Background
Kihm, Kenneth David Came to the United States, naturalized 1981. Son of Hong-Chul and Yang-Ja (Park) Kihm.
Mechanical engineering educator
Kihm, Kenneth David Came to the United States, naturalized 1981. Son of Hong-Chul and Yang-Ja (Park) Kihm.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, 1979. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1987.
Research assooc. Laser Diagnostics Laboratory, Carnegie-Mellon University. Postdoctoral fellow mechanical engineering Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1987. Research scientist mechanical engineering Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1987-1988.
Assistant professor mechanical engineering Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, 1989-1994, associate professor mechanical engineering, 1994—2001, professor mechanical engineering, 2001—2004. Chair K-22 Heat Transfer Visualization Committee, since 2001. Professor mechanical aero Biomed Department University Tennessee, since 2004.
Director micro/nano-scale Fluidics and Heat Transfer Laboratory. Technical associate editor Journal Heat Transfer, 2002—2005.
Fellow: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Member: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Institute Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Sigma Xi.
Married Jennie Cha, September 18, 1988. Children: Grace, Christina.