Microfluidics & microscale transport phenomena

 

K. H. Kang

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Kwan Hyoung Kang (°­°üÇü)

Researcher Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering,

Pohang University of Science and Technology,

San 31, Hyoja-dong, Pohang 790-784, Korea

Tel: +82-54-279-8201

Fax : +82-54-279-3199

E-mail  : khkang@postech.edu

 

 


Education (Click here for complete resume)

l             Ph.D. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), (1993. 3 ~ 1996. 8).

l             M.S. Department of Mechanical Engineering, POSTECH (1991. 3 ~ 1993. 2).

l             B.S. Department of Mechanical Engineering, POSTECH (1987. 3 ~ 1991. 2).

 

Work Experience

l             Research Professor (2001.8~Present), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, POSTECH

l             Senior Research (1999.3 ~ 2000. 8), Samsung Ship Model Basin (SSMB), Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI)

l             Principal Investigator of the National Research Laboratory (NRL, Hydroacoustic Research Laboratory) (2000.5. ~ 2000.8), Project title ¡°Measurement and control of hydroacoustic noise of underwater vehicles.¡±

l             Postdoctorial Fellow (1998.9~1999.2), Korean Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), Korean Research Institute of Ship and Ocean Engineering (KRISO)

l             Postdoctorial Fellow (1996.9~1998.8), Advanced Fluids Engineering Research Center, POSTECH

 

Undergoing Research (Click here for details)

l             Investigating microfluidic transport phenomena, both theoretically and experimentally.

l             Electrowetting: development of electromechanical theory for charge-related wetting phenomena. Undergoing project ¡°Application of electrowetting in microfluidics (2 years).¡±

l             Electroosmotic flow inside microchannels: Numerical and experimental study on the electrokinetic flow instability, 1) Analysis of electroosmotic flow around a wedge, 2) Numerical analysis and micro PIV measurement of electrokinetic instability of electroosmotic flow inside a T-channel.

l             Microfluidics applications: Theoretical investigation on the liquid junction potential in a slit-like microchannel.

l             PIV measurement of flow inside an evaporating droplet.

 

Selected Publications (Click here for complete list)

l              K. H. Kang, S. J. Lee, C. M. Lee, and I. S. Kang (2004) ¡°Visualization of flow inside a two-component evaporating droplet,¡± Measurement Science & Technology 15(6), 1104 - 1112. (PDF)

l             K. H. Kang and I. S. Kang (2004) ¡°Theoretical investigation on the liquid junction potential in a slit-like microchannel,¡± J. Electroanalytical Chemistry 566(2), 331-340. (PDF)

l              K. H. Kang and I. S. Kang (2003) ¡°Validity of the Derjaguin approximation in electrostatic effect on the FrumkinDerjaguin approach,¡± Langmuir (American Chemical Society, Journal of Interface and Colloid) 19(23), 9962-9967. (PDF)

l             K. H. Kang, I. S. Kang, C. M. Lee (2003) ¡°Electrostatic contribution to line tension in a wedge-shaped contact region,¡± Langmuir 19(22), 9334-9342. (PDF)

l              K. H. Kang, I. S. Kang, C. M. Lee (2003) ¡°Wetting tension due to Coulombic interaction in charge-related wetting phenomena,¡± Langmuir 19(8), 5407-5412. (PDF)

l             K. H. Kang (2002) ¡°How electrostatic fields change contact angle in electrowetting,¡± Langmuir 18, 1031810322. (PDF)

l             K. H. Kang, I. S. Kang, and C. M. Lee (2002) ¡°Effects of uniform magnetic field on a growing or collapsing bubble in a weakly viscous conducting fluid,¡± Physics of Fluids 14(1), 29-40. (PDF)

 


Collaborations
Prof. Choung Mook Lee, Prof. In Seok Kang, Prof. Sang Joon Lee, Prof. Kang Y. Huh, Mr. Jae Wan Park, Mr. Sang Min Shin

Lastly Modified in December 13, 2003