• Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Won-jong Kim

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology — 1997
  • M.S., Seoul National University — 1991
  • B.S., Seoul National University — 1989

Research Interests

  • Precision mechatronics. Nanoscale engineering and technology. Network-based control and cyber-physical systems. Novel actuators and sensors. Real-time control systems design.

Awards & Honors

  • 2019 IJCAS Academic Activity Award
  • 2013 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award for the Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • 2010 Elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • 2006 BP Teaching Excellence Award by TAMU College of Engineering (COE)
  • 2005 Select Young Faculty Award by TAMU COE and the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

Selected Publications

  • 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.
  • Cortes*, I. and Kim, W.-J., “Lateral Positioning Error Reduction Using Misalignment-Sensing Coils in Inductive Power Transfer Systems,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 875–882, April 2018.
  • Nguyen*, V. H. and Kim, W.-J., “Two-Phase Lorentz Coils and Linear Halbach Array for Multiaxis Precision-Positioning Stages with Magnetic Levitation,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 2662–2672, December 2017.
  • Kwon*, Y.-S. and Kim, W.-J., “Electromagnetic Analysis and Steady-State Performance of Double-Sided Flat Linear Motor Using Soft Magnetic Composite,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 2178−2187, March 2017.