RESUME

 

Nam-Ho Kim Professor
Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-6250
EDUCATIONS
Mechanical Engineering
Seoul National University, Korea 		B.S. 1985-1989
Mechanical Engineering
Korea Adv. Inst. Science & Tech. 		M.S. 1989-1991
Mechanical Engineering
The University of Iowa, IA 		Ph.D. 1996-1999
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST
  • Structural Design & Optimization
  • Design under Uncertainty
  • Reliability-based Design Optimization
  • Shape/Topology Optimization
  • Finite Element and Meshfree Methods
  • Design Optimization of Automotive NVH Problem
  • Elastoplastic Material Property Identification
  • Shape Design Sensitivity Analysis (DSA) of Contact Problem
  • Shape DSA of Nonlinear Elasticity
  • Shape DSA of Elasto-Plasticity
  • Shape DSA of Transient Dynamics (Implicit/Explicit)
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Korea Adv. Inst. Science & Tech. Research Assistant 1989-1991
The University of Iowa Research Assistant 1996-1999
The University of Iowa Postdoctoral Associate 1999-2001
The University of Iowa Adjunct Assistant Professor 1999-2001
University of Florida Assistant Professor 2002-2008
University of Florida Associate Professor 2008-2014
University of Florida Professor 2014-present
INDUSTRIAL POSITIONS
Agency for Defense Development Researcher 1991-1995
SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Associate Fellow
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers member
Int. Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization member
Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (Vice president of Iowa City Chapter, 1999-2001) member