Hong G. Im, Professor in Mechanical Engineering
Clean Combustion Research Center
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
966-12-808-4726 (Office) / 966-544-700-186 (Mobile) / hong.im@kaust.edu.sa
Education
Ph. D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1994
M. S. in Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, 1988
B. S. in Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, 1986
Experience
Jan. 2013 – present: Professor of Mechanical Engineering, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Sep. 2011 – May 2014: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Sep. 2005 – Aug. 2011: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Jan. 2000 – Aug. 2005: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Dec. 1996 – Dec. 1999: Postdoctoral Researcher, Combustion Research Facility, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA.
Oct. 1994 – Oct. 1996: Research Fellow, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
Honors and Awards
The Combustion Institute, Fellow, 2019
The National Academy of Engineering of Korea, International Member, 2016.
ASME, Fellow, 2012.
AIAA, Associate Fellow, 2009.
SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, 2006.
National Science Foundation, CAREER Award, 2002.
Grumman Graduate Prize for Academic Excellence, Princeton University, 1990.
Graduated Cum Laude, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, 1986.
Service
President, Saudi Arabian Section of the Combustion Institute, 2017 - present.
AIAA, Technical Committee, Propellant and Combustion, 2007 - present.
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Associate Editor, 2008 - 2013.
Membership
The Combustion Institute, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), American Physical Society (APS), Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA)
Research Interests
Combustion theory; computational methods for reacting flows; direct numerical simulation; large eddy simulation; turbulent combustion modeling; internal combustion engines; spray modeling; alternative fuels and utilization; pollutant reduction and control; combustion chemistry; reacting flows in microsystems; combustion at extreme conditions; low grade fuel combustion; plasma and electric field effects on flames.