Professor

Professor Dongchoul Kim

Jan 2004 - Dec 2005
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Advisor : Associate Professor Wei Lu.
Dissertation topic: Engineering Self-Assembled Nanostructures with Externally Applied Fields.
Sep 2001 - Dec 2003
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
MSE, Mechanical Engineering
Thesis topic : Self-Organized Nanostructures in Multi-Phase Epilayers
Mar 1994 - Feb 2000
Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
BSE, Mechanical Engineering
2023 Shin, Y., Kwak, T., Whang, K., Jo, Y., Hwang, J. H., Hwang, I.,An, H, J., Lim, Y., Choi, I., Kim, D., Lee, L, P., & Kang, T. "Bubble-free diatoms polymerase chain reaction.", Biosensors and Bioelectronics (IF : 12.6, Ranking : 2.33%), 237, 115489.
2022 Lee, H., Kwak, T., Lee, W., Song, J., & Kim, D. "Effect of surface topography on dendritic growth in lithium metal batteries.", Journal of Power Sources (IF : 9.2, Ranking : 11.7%), 552, 232264.
2022 Lee, W., Lee, H. C., Kwak, T., Kim, H. J., Kim, S. R., & Kim, D. "Lee, W., Lee, H. C., Kwak, T., Kim, H. J., Kim, S. R., & Kim, D." International journal of crashworthiness, 27(6), 1883-1890.
2022 Park, J., Lee, S., Lee, H., Han, S., Kang, T. H., Kim, D., Kang, T. & Choi, I. "Colloidal Multiscale Assembly via Photothermally Driven Convective Flow for Sensitive In‐Solution Plasmonic Detections." Small (IF : 13.281, Ranking : 7.34%) , 2201075. 
2022 Whang, K., Shin, Y., Baek, W., Jo, Y., Hwang, J. H., Min, J., Kim, D. & Kang, T. Direct and precise determination of volumetric mass transfer coefficient of carbon monoxide for miniaturized gas-liquid reactors via sensitive probing of raman transitions. Chemical Engineering Journal (IF : 13.273, Ranking : 2.45%), 429, 132260.2021 Kim, Y., Lim, Y., Cha, D. E., Kim, D. "Simulation of Reversible Plasticity Shape Memory Polymer with Designed Strain Rate Dependent Failure Model." Multiscale Science and Engineering 3.1: 88-94.2021 Kwak, T., & Kim, D. "Controlling Equilibrium Morphologies of Bimetallic Nanostructures Using Thermal Dewetting via Phase-Field Modeling." Materials 14.21: 6697.2021 Whang, K., Jo, Y., Lee, H., Kim, D., Kang, T. "Water-Wettable Open Plasmonic Nanocavities for Ultrasensitive Molecular Detections in Multiple Phases." Nano Letters (IF : 11.189, Ranking : 9.43%), 21.14: 6194-6201.2021 Song, J., Kim, D., Lee, L. P. "Mechanobiological Stimulations of Algal Cells for Energy Harvesting." Advanced Theory and Simulations, 4.6: 2000281.2021 Shin, Y., Lim, Y., Kwak, T., Hwang, J. H., Georgescu, A., Huh, D., Kim, D. & Kang, T. Microfluidic Multi‐Scale Homogeneous Mixing with Uniform Residence Time Distribution for Rapid Production of Various Metal Core–Shell Nanoparticles. Advanced Functional Materials (IF : 18.808, Ranking : 4.34%), 31(5), 2007856.2020 W. Lee, H. Lee, J. Bae, D. Kim. "Optimization of Manufacturing Process for Exterior Quality of Commercial Vehicle by Multi-physics Simulations." Multiscale Science and Engineering: 1-13.2020 W. Lee, J. Lee, W. Kyoung, H. Lee, H. Lee, D. Kim. "Effect of inhomogeneous composition on the thermal conductivity of an Al alloy during the precipitation-hardening process." Journal of Materials Research and Technology 9.5 : 10139-10147.2020 J. Kim, H. Lee, H. Choi, B. Lee, D. Kim. "Prediction of load-displacement curves of flow drill screw and RIVTAC joints between dissimilar materials using artificial neural networks." Journal of Manufacturing Processes 57: 400-408.2019 H. Lee, W. Lee,J. Moon and D. Kim. "Geometric Effect of Grating-Patterned Electrode for High Conversion Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells." Multiscale Science and Engineering 1.2: 161-166.2019 Y. Kim, K. Jung, J. Chang, T. Kwak, Y. Lim, S. Kim, J. Na, J. Lee, I. Choi, L. P. Lee, D. Kim and T. Kang. "Active Surface Hydrophobicity Switching and Dynamic Interfacial Trapping of Microbial Cells by Metal Nanoparticles for Preconcentration and In-Plane Optical Detection." Nano letters (IF : 11.189, Ranking : 9.43%) 19.10 : 7449-7456.2019 J. Song, D. Kim. "Tunable Quasi-Plasticity of Microscale Shape Memory Alloys.", Advanced Theory and Simulations 2.2: 18001472019 Lee, Sang Hun, Jihwan Song, Byungrae Cho, SoonGweon Hong, Ori Hoxha, Taewook Kang, Dongchoul Kim, and Luke P. Lee. "Bubble-free rapid microfluidic PCR.", Biosensors and Bioelectronics (IF : 10.618, Ranking : 4.09%) 126: 725-733.2018 C. Jin, W. Lee, D. Kim, T. Kang, and I. Choi. "Light-Induced Colloidal Assembly: Photothermal Convection Lithography for Rapid and Direct Assembly of Colloidal Plasmonic Nanoparticles on Generic Substrates (Small 45/2018)", Small (IF : 13.281, Ranking : 7.34%) 14.45: 1870209.2018 Jihwan Song, Junhyung Kim, Dongchoul Kim. "Design of a Porous Cathode Structure of High Performance Li-ion Battery", Material Science and Engineering 383.1: 012008.2018 Devon Jensen, Jihwan Song, Dongchoul Kim, Jungchul Lee, Geofferey D. Bothun, Arijit Bose, Keunhan Park. "Design Analysis of Hybrid Silicon-on-nothing Photonic Crystal?nanoantenna Structures for Engineering of Midinfrared Radiative Properties.", Journal of Nanophotonics 12.6: 026005.2018 L. Zhang, C. Cheng, J. Song, L. Wu and D. Kim "Temperature Induces Self-assembly of Silicon Nano/Micro-structure based on Multi-physics Approach", J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat.Sci.Edit. 33, 823-8272018 Changmin Jin, Wooju Lee, Dongchoul Kim, Taewook Kang, and Inhee Choi. "Photothermal Convection Lithography for Rapid and Direct Assembly of Colloidal Plasmonic Nanoparticles on Generic Substrates.", Small (IF : 13.281, Ranking : 7.34%) 14, no. 45: 18030552018 S. Lee, S. Hong, J. Song, B. Cho, E. Han, S. Kondapavulur, D. Kim and L. Lee "Microphysiological Analysis Platform of Pancreatic Islet β-Cell Spheroids", Advanced healthcare materials (IF : 9.933, Ranking : 8.54%)  7, no. 2 : 17011112018 Whang, Keumrai, Jong-Hwan Lee, Yonghee Shin, Wooju Lee, Young Wan Kim, Dongchoul Kim, Luke P. Lee, and Taewook Kang "Plasmonic bacteria on a nanoporous mirror via hydrodynamic trapping for rapid identification of waterborne pathogens.", Light: Science & Applications 7, no. 1: 682017 L. Zhang, W.Zheng, J. Lee, L. Wu and D. Kim "A study of morphological evolution of silicon microstructure based on phase field model", Ferroelectrics, 520, 154-158.2017 J. Chang, S. Yoo, W. Lee, D. Kim and T. Kang "Spontaneous Phase Transfer-Mediated Selective Removal of Heavy Metal Ions Using Biocompatible Oleic Acid", Scientific Reports, 7, 16727.2017 S. Baek, S. Ha, H. Lee, K. Kim, D. Kim and J. Moon "Monolithic Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystal Reflectors for the Fabrication of Highly Efficient and Highly Transparent Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells", ACS applied materials & interfaces, 9, 37006-37012.2017 J. Song, J. Kim, T. Kang abd D. Kim. "Design of a Porous Cathode for Ultrahigh Performance of a Li-ion Battery: An Overlooked Pore Distribution.", Scientific Reports, 7, 42521.2016 J. Lee, Y. Shin, W. Lee, K. Whang, D. Kim, L. Lee, J. Choi, and T. Kang . "General and Programmable Synthesis of Hybrid Liposome/metal Nanoparticles.", Science Advances, 2, 12.2016 W. Lee, J. Song, J. Son, M. Gutierrez, T. Kang, D. Kim, and L. Lee, “Solar Optics-based Active Panel for Solar Energy Storage and Disinfection of Greywater”, Biomicrofluidics, 10, 054120.2016 J. Song, L. Zhang, and D. Kim, "Design of silicon-on-nothing structure based on multi-physics analysis", Multiscale and Multiphysics Mechanics, 1, 225-231.2016 I. Choi, Y. Shin, J. Song (Co-First Author), S. Hong, Y. Park, D. Kim (Co-Corresponding Author), T. Kang, L. Lee, "Spontaneous Self-Formation of 3D Plasmonic Optical Structures", ACS Nano, 10, 7639.2016 D. Y. Kang, W. Lee (Co-First Author), D. Kim (Co-Corresponding Author), J. H. Moon, "Three-dimensional Polymeric Mechanical Metamaterials Fabricated by Multi-beam Interference Lithography with the Assistance of Plasma Etching", Langmuir, 32, 8436.2016 J. Lee, J. Song, S. Kim, W. Lee, J. Jackman, D. Kim, N. Cho, and J. Lee, “Multifunctional hydrogel nano-probes for atomic force microscopy”, Nature Communications, 7, 11566.2016 W. Lee, D. Y. Kang, J. Song, J. Moon, and D. Kim, “Controlled unusual stiffness of mechanical metamaterials”, Scientific Reports, 6, 20312.2016 J. Kim, J. Song, K, Kim, S. Kim, J. Song, N. Kim, M. Khan, L. Zhang, J. Sader, K. Park, D. Kim, Th. Thundat, and J. Lee, “Hollow microtube resonators via silicon self-assembly toward subattogram mass sensing applications”, Nano Letters, 16, 1537.2015 M. Yang, W. Lee, H, Shin, and D. Kim, “Computational analysis for morphological evolution in pyrolysis for micro/nanofabrication”, Journal of Nanomaterials, 2015, 931429.2015 Y. Shin, J. Song, D. Kim, and T. Kang, "Facile Preparation of Ultrasmall Void Metallic Nanogap from Self-Assembled Gold-Silica Core-Shell Nanoparticles Monolayer via Kinetic Control", Advanced Materials, 27, 4344. (Selected as Journal Cover)2015 S. Kim, W. Lee, and D. Kim, “One-step distortion simulation of pulsed laser welding with multi-physics information”, International Journal of Simulation Modelling, 14, 85.2015 S. Kim, W. Lee, Q. Han, and D. Kim, “Pulsed laser induced mechanical behavior of Zircaloy-4”, Journal of Materials Research, 30, 556.2015 L. Zhang, S. Kim, and D. Kim, “Multiphysics and Multiscale Analysis for Chemotherapeutic Drug”, BioMed Research International, 2015, 493985.2015 M. Yang, S. Jung, T. Kang, and D. Kim, “Equilibrium morphology of plasmonic Au/polystyrene dimeric nanoparticle”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119, 6148.2014 J. Song, M. Song, T. Kang, D. Kim, L. Lee, “Label-free density difference amplification-based cell sorting”, Biomicrofluidics, 8, 1.2014 Y. Shin, Ch. Lee, M. Yang, S. Jung, D. Kim, T. Kang, “Two-dimensional hyper-branched gold nanoparticles synthesized on a two-dimensional oil&water interface”, Scientific Reports, 4, 1.2014 M. Kim, S. Bang, H. Lee, N. Kim, D. Kim, “Enhancement of dimple formability in sheet metals by 2-step forming”, Materials & Design, 54, 121.2014 M. Yang, J. Choi, J. Lee, N. Hur, D. Kim, “Wet blasting as a deburring process for aluminum”, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 214, 624.2014 H. Han, J. Song, J. Hong, D. Kim, T. Kang, "Immiscible oil-water interface: dual function of electrokinetic concentration of charged molecules and optical detection with interfacially trapped gold nanorods", Analytical Chemistry 86, 12, (6160)2013 J. Song, D. Kim, "Computational kinetic study of chemotactic cell migration", Journal of Applied Physics 114, (154701-1)2013 L. Zhang, S. Kang, D. Kim, "Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Interface Energy of Cell Membrane", Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience 10, (1859)2013 J. Bae, H. Chung, D. Kim, "Modeling and Simulation Study Based on Corpuscular Particle Method for Side Airbag Design", Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience 10, (1836)2013 W. Lee, D. Kim, "Meshless method for the posturing technique of a human body model", Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience 10, (1819)2013 M. Yang, J. Choi, J. Lee, N. Hur, D. Kim, "Wet blasting as a deburring process for aluminum", Journal of Material Processing Technology 3, (524)2012 L. Zhang, S. Kang, D. Kim, "Computational analysis of the effects of matrix-degrading enzymes on cancer-cell invasion", Journal of Applied Physics 112, (124704-1)2012 H. Chung, S. Kong, and D. Kim, "Study on the Compressive Modulus of Nylon-11/Silica Nanocomposites", Journal of Nanomatrials 2012 (7)2012 Q. Han, D. Kim, D. Kim, H. Lee and N. Kim, "Laser pulsed welding in thin sheets of Zircaloy-4", Journal of Material Processing Technology 212, 5, (1116)2011 L. Zhang, J. Song and D. Kim, "A study on the interfacial effect on the cancer-cell invasion", Journal of Applied Physics 109, 074702 (Selected by Virtual Journal in Science & Technology Vol. 21. Apr. 2011)2011 J. Song and D. Kim, "Development of a three-dimensional dynamic model for chemotaxis", Interaction and Multiscale Mechanics 4, 1.2011 L. Zhang and D. Kim, "Computational analysis of matrix-degrading enzymes in cancer-cell invasion", BioChip Journal 5, 14.2010 J. Song and D. Kim, "Three dimensional chemotaxis model for a crawling neutrophil", Physical Review E, 82, 051902 (Selected by Virtual Journal in Science & Technology Vol. 20. Nov. 2010)2010 L. Zhang, J. Song and D. Kim, "A study on cancer-cell invasion based on multi-physics analysis technology", BioChip Journal, 4, 161.2010 J. Song and D. Kim, "Development of three-dimensional haptotaxis model for single crawling cell", BioChip Journal, 4, 184.2009 D. Kim, "Computational analysis of the interfacial effect on electromigration in flip chip solder joints", Microelectronics Engineering, 86, 2132.2009 J. H. Song and D. Kim, "Three-dimensional chemotaxis model for a single bacterium", Journal of Computational Theoretical Nanoscience, 6,7.(1687)2009 D. Kim, “Evolution of micro solder joints under electromigration and elastic field”, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 23, 489.2008 D. Kim, “Three-dimensional model for electromigration induced evolution of flip chip solder joints”, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 23, 504.2006 D. Kim and W. Lu, "Creep flow, diffusion, and electromigration in small scale interconnects", Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 54, 2554.2006 D. Kim and W. Lu, "Interface instability and nanostructure patterning," Computational Materials Science, 38, 418.2006 W. Lu and D. Kim, "Thin-film structures induced by electrostatic field and substrate kinetic constraint," Applied Physics Letters, 88, 153116.2006 D. Kim and W. Lu, "Three-dimensional model of electrostatically induced pattern formation in thin polymer films," Physical Review B, 73, 035206.2005 W. Lu and D. Kim, "Engineering nanophase self-assembly with elastic field," Acta Materialia, 53, 3689.2005 W. Lu and D. Kim, "Simulation on nanoscale self-assembly of ternary-epilayers," Computational Materials Science, 32, 20.2004 D. Kim and W. Lu, "Self-organized nanostructures in multi-phase epilayers," Nanotechnology, 15, 667.2004 W. Lu and D. Kim, "Patterning nanoscale structures by surface chemistry," Nano Letters, 4, 313.2004 W. Lu and D. Kim, "Dynamics of nanoscale self-assembly of ternary epilayers," Microelectronic Engineering, 75, 78.2004 D. Kim and W. Lu, "Stability of multi-component epilayers and nanopattern formation," Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 6, 495.
2014 J. Park, S. Kim, and D. Kim, “Design LixV2O5 cathode structure for effective Li-ion intercalation”, Transaction of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, 38, 589.2013 노상은, 김동철, 손기헌, “분무 증발을 이용한 칩 냉각 향상에 대한 수치적 연구”, 한국전산유체공학회지, 18, 9.2013 김인숙, 김동철, “종합설계 교과목의 교수-학습 결과 분석”, 공학교육연구, 16, 31.2013 김하성, 김민수, 이형일, 김낙수, 김동철, “2중 성형에 의한 금속판재 딤플의 성형성 향상”, 대한기계학회논문집 A권, 37, 841.2013 S. Kim, and D. Kim, “Li-ion diffusion and phase transition in various cathodes of Li-ion battery”, Transaction of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, 37, 665.2012 최종락, 허남건, 김동철, 김희수, “자동차 도장 건조 공정의건조 성능 향상을 위한 수치해석 연구”, 설비공학 논문집, 24, 867.2011 J. Song, and D. Kim, “Development of three-dimensional chemotaxis model for a single crawling cell considering the interaction between the cell and substrate”, Transaction of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, 35, 1355.
2014 L. Zhang, D. Kim, "Computational Modeling of Fabrication of Nanoneedle Involving Phase Transformation in Ag2Ga Alloy", 2014 MRS Spring Meeting2014 S. Kim, D. Kim, "A Study on Li-Ion Intercalation and Phase Transition Characteristics in Cathode of Li-Ion Battery", 2014 MRS Spring Meeting2014 W. Lee, D. Kim, "Numerical Study on the Mechanical Properties for Triply Periodic Bicontinuous Structures of Metamaterials", 2014 MRS Spring Meeting2013 J. Song, D. Kim, "Computational Analysis of Stress-induced Phase Transformation of Shape Memory Alloys", APCOM2013 & ISCM2013 Conference2013 J. Song, D. Kim, "Computational analysis for martensitic phase transformation of shape memory alloys", 2013 World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics2012 L. Zhang, D. Kim, "Molecular dynamics simulation of the interface energy of cell membrane", 2012 International Conference on Circuits, System and Simulation2012 W. Lee, D. Kim, "Meshless method for the posturing technique of a human body model", 2012 International Conference on Circuits, System and Simulation2011 L. Zhang, D. Kim, "A Computational Study of Chmotherapeutic Drug in Cancer Cell Invasion", The 2011 world congress on Advances in Structure Engineering and Mechanics (ASEM' 11)2011 D. Kim, Q. Han, S. Gong, H. Kang, C. Shin and T. Lee, "Fatigue Life Prediction of Spot Welds with Direct Strain Measurement" SAE2011 World Congress & Exhibition2010 J. Song and D. Kim, “Study on the interfacial effect between a crawling cell and a substrate on chemotaxis”, Materials Research Society.2010 Z. Linan, J. Song and D. Kim, “A study on cancer-cell invasion based on the diffuse interface model”, International Conference on Applied Physics and Mathematical Engineering.2008 D. Kim, R. Mondeza, P. Voorhees, K. Thornton, “Flow in mushy zone using 3D measurement of microstructure,” TMS.2006 D. Kim and W. Lu, "Simulation of nanostructure formation in thin polymer films," Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 890, 107.2006 D. Kim and W. Lu, "Evolving thin polymer film driven by electrostatic field," Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 889, 97.2004 D. Kim and W. Lu, "Engineering monolayers with strain field," American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Materials Division (Publication) MD, 99, 101.2003 W. Lu and D. Kim, "Guided formation of nanostructures in thin films," Materials Research Society Symposium ? Proceedings, 795, 281.2003 W. Lu and D. Kim, "Forces that drive self-assembly of ternary epilayer on a solid surface," American Society of Mechanical Engineers, EEP, 3, 803.
Mar 2016 - Present
Sogang University, Seoul, Korea
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Aug 2021 - Feb 2022Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USAVisiting Professor, Department of Bioengineering
Sep 2013 - Feb 2015University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USAVisiting Professor, Department of Bioengineering
Mar 2011 - Feb 2016
Sogang University, Seoul, Korea
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical EngineeringSep 2007 - Feb 2011
Sogang University, Seoul, Korea
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Apr 2007 - Jul 2007
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Professor Peter Voorhees, Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Assistant Professor Katsuyo Thornton (University of Michigan)
Jan 2006 - Mar 2007
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Nano Structures Lab, Associate Professor
Wei Lu
Jan 2002 - Dec 2005
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Research Assistant, Nano Structures Lab, Associate Professor Wei Lu
Teaching Assistant, Strength of Materials (Fall 2005)
May 2000 - Apr 2001
Blue planet Co., Ltd, Seoul, Korea
Research Fellow (Internship), Purification of exhaust gas of diesel
engine by applying the catalyst plasma.
Jan 1996 - Mar 1998 Army aviation school, Chungnam, Korea
Technician, Aircraft Maintenance (UH-1H)