Hee-Jeong Kim

Assistant Professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics
Assistant Professor of Mining and Geological Engineering
Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Member of the Graduate Faculty

Hee-Jeong Kim is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Arizona. She received a BS, MS and PhD in civil and environmental engineering, all from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and did her postdoctoral research at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT.

Her area of expertise is the multi-scale chemo-mechanical characterization of advanced materials in civil engineering. Kim's research involves designing and developing new construction materials based on advanced multi-scale computational modeling and experimental characterization, improving the sustainability and resilience of civil infrastructure, utilization of digital fabrication, including large-scale printing in the development and application of new construction.

Degrees

  • PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering
    • Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Deajeon, South Korea
  • MS Civil and Environmental Engineering
    • Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Deajeon, South Korea
  • BS Civil and Environmental Engineering
    • Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Deajeon, South Korea

Work Experience

  • Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics, University of Arizona (2022 - Ongoing)
  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University (2021 - 2022)
  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2019 - 2021)
  • Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering, Technical University Of Munich (2019)
  • Department of Civil Engineering, Tokyo Institute Of Technology (2017)

Interests

Teaching

Sustainable construction materials
 

Research

1) design and development of new construction materials such as new composites and innovative materials based on coupled advanced multiscale computational modeling and experimental characterization 2) utilization of digital fabrication, including additive manufacturing in the development and application of new construction materials and development and application of novel nondestructive evaluation methods for material characterization and health monitoring.

Courses

Mechanics of Solids

CE 215 (Fall 2024)
CE 215 (Fall 2023)
CE 215 (Fall 2022)
 

Sustainable Matrls Design Lab

CE 431 (Spring 2024)
CE 431 (Spring 2023)
 

Sustainable Mtrls Design Lab

CE 531 (Spring 2024)
CE 531 (Spring 2023)
MSE 531 (Spring 2023)
 

Research Topics

CE 596A (Spring 2024)
 

Independent Study

CE 599 (Fall 2024)
CE 599 (Spring 2024)
CE 599 (Spring 2023)
CE 599 (Fall 2022)
 

Research

MSE 900 (Fall 2024)
MSE 900 (Spring 2024)
MSE 900 (Fall 2023)
MSE 900 (Spring 2023)
MSE 900 (Fall 2022)
 

Dissertation

CE 920 (Fall 2024)
CE 920 (Spring 2024)
CE 920 (Fall 2023)

Selected Publications

Journals/Publications

  • Kim, H. J., & Khalid, H. R. (2022). The Effects of Calcium Aluminate Cement Substitution on Physicochemical Properties of Geopolymer–Zeolite Composites. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 1-6.
  • Loh, H. C., Kim, H. J., Ulm, F. J., & Masic, A. (2021). Time-Space-Resolved Chemical Deconvolution of Cementitious Colloidal Systems Using Raman Spectroscopy. Langmuir, 37(23), 7019-7031.
  • Weger, D., Kim, H., Talke, D., Henke, K., Kränkel, T., & Gehlen, C. (2020, July). Lightweight Concrete 3D Printing by Selective Cement Activation–Investigation of Thermal Conductivity, Strength and Water Distribution. In RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication (pp. 162-171). Springer, Cham.
  • Kim, H. J., Tafesse, M., Lee, H. K., & Kim, H. K. (2019). Incorporation of CFBC ash in sodium silicate-activated slag system: Modification of microstructures and its effect on shrinkage. Cement and Concrete Research123, 105771.
  • Kim, H. J., & Lee, H. K. (2017). Mineral sequestration of carbon dioxide in circulating fluidized bed combustion boiler bottom ash. Minerals7(12), 237.
  • Kim, G. M., Khalid, H. R., Kim, H. J., & Lee, H. K. (2017). Alkali activated slag pastes with surface-modified blast furnace slag. Cement and Concrete Composites76, 39-47.
  • Jang, J. G., Kim, G. M., Kim, H. J., & Lee, H. K. (2016). Review on recent advances in CO2 utilization and sequestration technologies in cement-based materials. Construction and Building Materials127, 762-773.
  • Jang, J. G., Kim, H. J., Kim, H. K., & Lee, H. K. (2016). Resistance of coal bottom ash mortar against the coupled deterioration of carbonation and chloride penetration. Materials & Design93, 160-167.
  • Jang, J. G., Kim, H. J., Park, S. M., & Lee, H. K. (2015). The influence of sodium hydrogen carbonate on the hydration of cement. Construction and Building Materials94, 746-749.

Proceeding Publications

  • Kim, H.J., Khalid, H.R., Lee, H.K. (2021). The effect of calcium aluminate cement on physicochemical properties of geopolymer-supported zeolites.  ICCM 2021: 11th ACI/RILEM International Conference on Cementitious Materials and Alternative Binders for Sustainable Concrete, Université de Sherbrooke, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Netherlands, June 7-10, 2021.
  • Kim, H.J., Loh, H.C, Masic, A. (2021). In-situ Raman spectroscopy of sulfate phases in early-stage OPC hydration. Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting 2021, April 17-23, 2021.
  • Kim, H.J., Loh, H.C, Masic, A. (2020). Designing Modern Concrete using CFBC Ash By-Products: In-Situ and Operando Tracking of Hydration Products. Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) / Gordon Research Conference (GRC): Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure Development, Ventura, California, February 22-28, 2020.
  • Kim, H.J., Kim, H.K., and Lee, H.K. (2018) Dimensional Stability of Sodium Silicate Activated CFBC Ash/ Slag Mortar. Gordon Research Conference: Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure Development, Hong Kong, China, August 5-10, 2018.
  • Kim, G.M., Khalid, Hammad R., Kim, H.J., Lee, H.K. (2017). Effect of Modified Blast Furnace Slag on Physical Properties of Alkali Activated Slag. The World Congress on Advances in Aeronautics, Nano, Bio, Robotics and Energy (ANBRE) ANBRE17, Ilsan, Korea, August 28-September 1, 2017.
  • Kim, H.J., Jin, D.W., and Lee, H.K. (2017). A Preliminary Study on Carbonated CFBC/MSWI Bottom Ash Aggregates. World of Coal Ash Conference (WOCA), Kentucky, May 8-11, 2017.
  • Kim, H.J., Jang, J.G and Lee, H.K. (2015). Characterization of Bottom Ash from Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion and its Application in CO2 Sequestration. Society of Engineering Science (SES) 52nd Annual Technical Meeting, Texas, October 26-28, 2015.
  • Jang, J.G., Kim, G.M., Kim, H.J. and Lee, H.K. (2015). Carbon Dioxide Uptake in Cementitious Materials: A Review of the State of the Art. 2nd International Materials, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Conference (IMIMEC), Bali, Indonesia, February 4-6, 2015.
  • Jang, J.G., Kim, H.J., Kim, H.K., and Lee, H.K. (2014). Resistance of Coal Bottom Ash Concrete Against Chloride Penetration and Carbonation US-Korea Conference (UKC) on Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, San Francisco, California, August 6-9, 2014.
  • Kim, H.J., Lee, N.K., and Lee, H.K. (2013). Expansion Characteristics of Alkali-Activated Mortar Incorporating Power Plant Bottom Ash. 26th KKHTCNN Symposium on Civil Engineering, Singapore, November 18-20, 2013.

Presentations

  • Kim, H.J (Plenary Speaker) “Sustainable construction materials for the transportation infrastructure”, 5th International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure, Lima, Peru, Aug. 10-12, 2022.
  • Kurniati, E.O. and Kim, H.J “A review on application of steel slag as sustainable material in pavement”, 5th International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure, Lima, Peru, Aug. 10-12, 2022.
  • Kim, H.J. (2022) “Designing Low-CO2 & Sustainable Concrete by Understanding Cement Hydration Mechanisms”, 16th International Symposium on Functionally Graded Materials Hartford, Connecticut, Aug 7-10, 2022.
  • Kim, H.J. (2022) “Designing sustainable materials” RESTRUCT spring 2022 interactive workshop, University of Arizona, April 11-15, 2022.

Invited Seminars

  • The next generation of technology in civil & architectural engineering, Department of Architectural Engineering, Incheon National University, May 3, 2022.
  • Carbon neutrality: From understanding cement hydration kinetics to designing sustainable construction materials, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, KAIST, November 23, 2021.
  • Designing sustainable construction materials for carbon neutrality by 2050, Infrasphere Education Research Center, Seoul National University, November 19, 2021.
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