Bio
Lt. Col. Sitae Kim is an International Exchange Professor for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado. He graduated from the Republic of Korea Air Force Academy in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. In 2007, he earned his master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Seoul National University. In 2016, Lt. Col. Kim earned his doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.
Lt. Col. Kim serves as a Professor at the Republic of Korea Air Force Academy, where he has been teaching since 2007 in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research focuses on rotor-dynamics, nonlinear vibrations, fluid-film bearings, and engineering education, supported by funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea and various government and industrial programs.
Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas (2016)
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (2007)
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Republic of Korea Air Force Academy, Cheongju, Republic of Korea (2003)
Professional Experience
International Exchange Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. (2024-Present)
Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Republic of Korea Air Force Academy, Cheongju, Republic of Korea (2023)
Head, Aerospace Research Center, Republic of Korea Air Force Academy, Cheongju, Republic of Korea (2022)
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Republic of Korea Air Force Academy, Cheongju, Republic of Korea (2022-Present)
Associate Editor, The Korean Tribology Society (2021-Present)
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Republic of Korea Air Force Academy, Cheongju, Republic of Korea (2018-2022)
Research Assistant, Texas A&M University, Texas (2014-2016)
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Republic of Korea Air Force Academy, Cheongju, Republic of Korea (2010-2018)
Full-Time Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Republic of Korea Air Force Academy, Cheongju, Republic of Korea (2008-2010)
Instructor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Republic of Korea Air Force Academy, Cheongju, Republic of Korea (2007)
Honors & Awards
Outstanding Service Medal, Minister of Defense's Award
Professor of the Year, ROKAFA Superintendent’s Award
Best Paper of the Year, Corresponding Author, The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies
Best Professor of the Year, The Air Force Chief of General Staff’s Award
Outstanding Service Medal, The Air Force Chief of General Staff’s Award
Best Conference Presentation Award, Korean Tribology Society
Outstanding Service Medal, The Air Force Chief of General Staff’s Award
Awarded in the Lecturing Skills Competition Held by the ROKAFA, Superintendent’s Award
Research and Scholarly Interests
Nonlinear vibrations, rotor-dynamics, fluid film bearings, engineering education
Publications
1. Kim, S., Kim, H., and Cho, M., 2024, “A Study on Jet Engine Noise Analysis and Reduction for a Capstone Design Project,” J. Engr. Edu. Research, 27(4), In press.
2. Lee, J., Shin, J., Cho, D., Jung, H., Choi, T., Lee, J., Kim, Y., and Kim, S., 2022, “Analyses on Aerodynamic and Inertial Loads of an Airborne Pod of High Performance Fighter Jet,” J. KIMST., 25(1), pp.9-22.
3. Kim, S., Shin, D., and Palazzolo, A. B., 2021, “A Review of Journal Bearing Induced Nonlinear Rotordynamic Vibrations,” ASME J. Tribol., 143(11), p.111802.
4. Kim, S., Kim, M., and Kong, D., 2021, “Development of Instruction Materials for Micro-UAV Design and Production Program Using 3D Printers and Its Application,” J. Engr. Edu. Research, 24(5), pp.46-52.
5. Lee, Y., Lee, S., Yoo, S., and Kim, S., 2021, “Development of Instructional Materials for 3D Printing Education Program in Its Application,” J. Engr. Edu. Research, 24(3), pp. 42-49.
6. Kim, S., Byun, S., and Suh, J., 2020, “Effects of Tilting Pad Journal Bearing Design Parameters on the Pad-Pivot Friction and Nonlinear Rotordynamic Bifurcations,” Applied Sciences, 10(16), p.5406.
7. Kim, S., Jung, K., Lee, J., Park, K, and Yang, K., 2020, “Rotordynamic Analysis of a Dual-Spool Turbofan Engine with Focus on Blade Defect Events,” Tribol. Lubr., 36(2), pp.105-115.
8. Kim, S., and Palazzolo, A. B., 2019, “Pad-Pivot Friction Effect on Nonlinear Response of a Rotor Supported by Tilting-Pad Journal Bearings,” ASME J. Tribol., 141(9), p.091701.
9. Kim, S., and Palazzolo, A. B., 2018, “Bifurcation Analysis of a Rotor Supported by Five-Pad Tilting Pad Journal Bearings Using Numerical Continuation,” ASME J. Tribol., 140(2), p.021701.
10. Kim, S., and Palazzolo, A. B., 2017, “Effects of Thermo Hydrodynamic (THD) Floating Ring Bearing Model on Rotordynamic Bifurcation,” Int. J. Non-Linear Mech., 95, pp.30-41.
11. Kim, S., and Palazzolo, A. B., 2017, “Shooting with Deflation Algorithm-Based Nonlinear Response and Neimark-Sacker Bifurcation and Chaos in Floating Ring Bearing Systems,” ASME J. Comput. Nonlinear Dyn., 12(3), p.031003.