Minkwan

Min Kwan Kim is the research scientist of Supersonic and Hypersonic Technology Department at the German Aerospace Center [DLR], in Cologne, Germany. He specialises in hypersonic aerothermodynamics, fluid dynamics, magneto hydro-dynamics (MHD), and numerical analysis of non-equilibrium gas flow.

Education

• Ph.D. 2009 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
• M.S. 2007 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
• B.S. 2003 Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

Professional/Research Experiences

• Research Scientist, 2010~present German Aerospace Center(DLR, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt)
• Research Fellow, 2009~2010 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
• Research Assistant, 2005~2009 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

Publications

1. Kim, M., Boyd, I. D., and Keidar, M., “Modeling of Electromagnetic Manipulation of Plasmas”, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 47, No. 1, 2010, pp.29-35.
2. Kim, M., Keidar, M., and Boyd, I. D., “Analysis of an Electromagnetic Mitigation Scheme for Reentry Telemetry through Plasma", Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 45, No. 6, 2008.
3. Kim, M., Keidar, M., and Boyd, I. D., “Electrostatic manipulation of a hypersonic plasma layer: images of the 2D sheath”, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 36, No. 4, 2008, pp. 1198-1199.
4. Keidar, M., Kim, M., and Boyd, I. D., “Electromagnetic Reduction of Plasma Density during Atmospheric Reentry and Hypersonic Flights”, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 45, No. 3, 2008, pp. 445-453.
5. Kim, M., Boyd, I. D., and Keidar, M., “Numerical Modeling of Plasma Manipulation Using an ExB Layer in the Hypersonic Boundary Layer”, AIAA Paper 2009-3732, 40th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference, June 2009.
6. Kim, M., Keidar, M., and Boyd, I. D., “Two-dimensional Model of an Electromagnetic Layer for the Mitigation of Communications Blackout”, AIAA Paper 2009-1232, January 2009.
7. Keidar, M., Kundrapu, M., Kim, M., Boyd, I. D., Jones, C. H., and Mork, B., “Approaches to mitigate disruption of telemetry during directed energy testing”, Proceedings of 44th Annual International Telemetering Conference, San Diego, CA, 27-30 October 2008, p. 308.
8. Kim, M., Keidar, M., and Boyd, I. D., “Effectiveness of an Electromagnetic Mitigation Scheme for Reentry Telemetry Through Plasma", AIAA Paper 2008-1394, January 2008.
9. Kim, M., Keidar, M., Boyd, I. D., and Morris, D., “Plasma Density Reduction Using Electromagnetic ExB Field During Reentry Flight”, ITC/USA Conference, ITC 07-19-03, October 2007.
10. Kim, M., “Electromagnetic Manipulation of Plasma Layer for Re-Entry Blackout Mitigation”, PhD Dissertation, University of Michigan, 2009