Spencer Kim
Associate Professor
Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology
College of Engineering Technology
585-475-5345
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Spencer Kim
Associate Professor
Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology
College of Engineering Technology
Education
BS, Hanyang University (South Korea); MS, Ph.D., University of Illinois
585-475-5345
Areas of Expertise
Biodegradable plastics
Composite materials
Recycling plastics
Engineering materials
Failure analysis
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Published Conference Proceedings
Kim, Spencer. "Development of a Laboratory Module in 3D Printing." Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Annual Conference and Exposition. Ed. American Society for Engineering Education. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education, Web.
Kim, Spencer. "Transforming Curriculum for Workforce Development in Green Plastics Manufacturing Technology (GPMT) for STEM: Lesson Learned." Proceedings of the 123rd ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 26 - 29, 2016 New Orleans, LA. Ed. American Society for Engineering Education. Washington DC 20036, DC: ASEE, Web.
Kim, Spencer. "Green Plastic Laboratory by Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning." Proceedings of the 2014 ASEE Annual Conference. Ed. ASEE. Indianapolis, IN: ASEE, 2014. Web.
Kim, Spencer. "Transforming Undergraduate Curriculum for Green Plastics Manufacturing Technology (GPMT)." Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference for ASEE, 2013 ASEE Annual Conference, June 23-26, Atlanta, GA. Ed. American Society of Engineering Education. Washington, DC: n.p., Web.
Journal Paper
Kim, Spencer, Myoung J. Lee, and Bok Hee Kim. "Fabrication and Electrical Properties of SOFC Single Cells Using Porous Ytttria Stabilzed Ceramic Support Layer Coated with Ni." Journal of European Ceramic Society 34. (2014): 1771-1776. Print.
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Kim, Spencer. "Optimization of 3-D Printing Parameters for Development of Biodegradable Hybrid Materials." SPE Environmental Division. Society of Plastics Engineers. New Orleans, LA. 20 Mar. 2013. Conference Presentation.
Kim, Spencer. "Transforming Curriculum for Workforce Development in Green Plastics Manufacturing Technology (GPMT)." 2013 CCLI/TUES PI Conference. National Science Foundation (NSF). Washington, DC. 21 Jan. 2013. Conference Presentation.
Formal Presentation
Kim, Spencer. “Effect of Inorganic Nano Fillers in Bio Degradable Thermoplastic Cornstarch (TPS) Composite/LDPE Hybrids.” 3rd International Congress on Ceramics, Ceramic Society of Japan. Osaka, Japan. 14-18 Nov. 2010. Web. "
Currently Teaching
MCET-211
Characterization of Non-Metallic Materials Lab
1 Credits
This course will consist of laboratory experiences which focus on property characterization of the properties of polymeric materials.