- Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Phone: 979-845-3645
- Email: wjkim@tamu.edu
- Office: MEOB 223
- Website: Research Webpage
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology — 1997
- M.S., Seoul National University — 1991
- B.S., Seoul National University — 1989
Research Interests
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- Precision mechatronics⎯synthesis of control and instrumentation, actuators and power electronics, sensors and signal processing, and precision system design.
- Nanoscale engineering and technology with emphasis on nanopositioning and control.
- Network-based control and cyber-physical systems.
- Development of novel high-performance, high-efficiency actuators and sensors with smart materials for biomimetic robots.
- Design and implementation of real-time control systems and signal processing algorithms for semiconductor manufacturing and aerospace applications.
- Magnetic levitation system design for precision positioning and energy-storage applications.
Awards & Honors
- IJCAS Academic Activity Award - 2019
- Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award for the Department of Mechanical Engineering - 2013
- Elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) - 2010
- BP Teaching Excellence Award by TAMU College of Engineering (COE) - 2006
- Select Young Faculty Award by TAMU COE and the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) - 2005
Selected Publications
- Wei*, Y., Nguyen*, V. H., and Kim, W.-J., “Advanced Modeling of Segmented Halbach Cylinder for Ironless Brushless Permanent-Magnet Two-Phase Motor,” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, vol. 606, September 2024, Art. no. 172318 (12 pages).
- Wei*, Y., Nguyen*, V. H., and Kim, W.-J., “A 3-D Printed Halbach-Cylinder Motor with Self-Position Sensing for Precision Motions,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 1489–1497, June 2022.
- Cortes*, I. and Kim, W.-J., “Automated Alignment with Respect to a Moving Inductive Wireless Charger,” IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 605–614, March 2022.
- Nguyen*, V. H. and Kim, W.-J., “Error Analysis to Minimize Cross-Axis Dynamic Coupling in 6-DOF Motion Systems with a Single Moving Part,” Precision Engineering, vol. 63, pp. 49–61, May 2020.
- Chen*, J. and Kim, W.-J., “A Human-Following Mobile Robot Providing Natural and Universal Interfaces for Control with Wireless Electronic Devices,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 2377–2385, October 2019.