Hee-Jeong Kim

Interests

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.

Teaching

Sustainable construction materials

Courses

Scholarly Contributions

Journals/Publications

• Kim, H. J., Yamada, Y., Zeng, H., & Iwanami, M. (2023). A study of chloride pretreatment methods for enhancing strength of mortar by recycling Municipal Solid Waste Incineration (MSWI) bottom ash. Case Studies in Construction Materials, 19, e02349.
• Kurniati, E. O., & Kim, H. (2023). Utilizing Industrial By-Products for Sustainable Three-Dimensional-Printed Infrastructure Applications: A Comprehensive Review. Infrastructures, 8(10), 140.
• Kurniati, E. O., Pederson, F., & Kim, H. (2023). Application of steel slags, ferronickel slags, and copper mining waste as construction materials: A review. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 198, 107175.
• Kim, H. J., & Khalid, H. (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., Kim, H., Ulm, F., & Masic, A. (2021). Time-Space-Resolved Chemical Deconvolution of Cementitious Colloidal Systems Using Raman Spectroscopy. Langmuir.
• Kim, H. J., Tafesse, M., Lee, H., & Kim, H. (2019). Incorporation of CFBC ash in sodium silicate-activated slag system: Modification of microstructures and its effect on shrinkage. Cement and Concrete Research.
• Kim, G., Khalid, H. R., Kim, H. J., & Lee, H. (2017). Alkali activated slag pastes with surface-modified blast furnace slag. Cement and Concrete Composites.
• Kim, H. J., & Lee, H. (2017). Mineral sequestration of carbon dioxide in circulating fluidized bed combustion boiler bottom ash. Minerals.
• Jang, J. G., Kim, G., Kim, H. J., & Lee, H. (2016). Review on recent advances in CO2 utilization and sequestration technologies in cement-based materials. Construction and Building Materials.
• Jang, J., Kim, H. J., Kim, H., & Lee, H. (2016). Resistance of coal bottom ash mortar against the coupled deterioration of carbonation and chloride penetration. Materials & Design.
• Jang, J., Kim, H. J., Park, S., & Lee, H. (2015). The influence of sodium hydrogen carbonate on the hydration of cement. Construction and Building Materials.

Proceedings Publications

• Kurniati, E., & Kim, H. J. (2022). A review on application of steel slag as sustainable material in pavement. In 5th International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure.
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  Kurniati, E.O. and Kim, H.J* (2022) “A review on application of steel slag as sustainable material in pavement”, 5th International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure, Lima, Peru, Aug. 10-12, 2022
• Lee, Y., Kim, H. J., & Moon, J. (2022, Nov.). In-Situ Raman Imaging of Early Ye’elimite Hydration. In 2022 Fall Korea Concrete Institute Conference.
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  Lee, Y.W., Kim, H.J., Moon, J.H. (2022), “In-Situ Raman Imaging of Early Ye’elimite Hydration”, 2022 Fall Korea Concrete Institute Conference, Jeju, South Korea Nov. 2-4, 2022
• Lee, Y., Moon, J., & Kim, H. J. (2022, 5). In Situ Raman Spectroscopy of Ye'elimite Clinker. In Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference 2022 (EMI 2022).
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  Lee, Y.W., Kim, H.J., Moon, J.H. (2022) "In Situ Raman Spectroscopy of Ye'elimite Clinker", Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference 2022 (EMI 2022), Baltimore, Maryland, USA, May 31- Jun. 3, 2022 
• Kim, H. J., Khalid, H., & Lee, H. (2021). The effect of calcium aluminate cement on physicochemical properties of geopolymer-supported zeolites. In ICCM 2021: 11th ACI/RILEM International Conference on Cementitious Materials and Alternative Binders for Sustainable Concrete.
• Weger, D., Kim, H. J., Talke, D., Henke, K., Krankel, T., & Gehlen, C. (2020). 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.
• Kim, G., Khalid, H., Kim, H. J., & Lee, H. (2017). Effect of Modified Blast Furnace Slag on Physical Properties of Alkali Activated Slag.. In The World Congress on Advances in Aeronautics, Nano, Bio, Robotics and Energy (ANBRE) ANBRE17.
• Kim, H. J., Lee, N., & Lee, H. (2013). Expansion Characteristics of Alkali-Activated Mortar Incorporating Power Plant Bottom Ash. In KKHTCNN Symposium on Civil Engineering.

Presentations

• KimPederson, F., & Kim, H. J. (2023, Spring). 3D Printing Applications in Civil Engineering: A Brief Review of Biological Self-Healing Methods. American Concrete Institute Conference. San Fransisco.
• Kim, H. J. (2022). Designing Low-CO2 & Sustainable Concrete by Understanding Cement Hydration Mechanisms. 16th International Symposium on Functionally Graded Materials Hartford.
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  Kim, H.J. (2022) “Designing Low-CO2 & Sustainable Concrete by Understanding Cement Hydration Mechanisms”, 16th International Symposium on Functionally Graded Materials Hartford, Connecticut, USA, Aug. 7-10, 2022
• Kim, H. J. (2022). Multi-scale characterization of advanced materials in civil engineering and convergence technologies. 2022 Future-Shaping ACE Congress, Korea University/ Invited seminar.
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  Multi-scale characterization of advanced materials in civil engineering and convergence technologies, 2022 Future-Shaping ACE Congress, Korea University, Nov. 21. 2022
• Kim, H. J. (2022). Sustainable construction materials for the transportation infrastructure. 5th International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure.
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  Kim, H.J (Plenary Speaker) (2022) “Sustainable construction materials for the transportation infrastructure”, 5th International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure, Lima, Peru, Aug. 10-12, 2022
• Kim, H. J. (2022). The next generation of technology in civil & architectural engineering. Invited seminar Department of Architectural Engineering, Incheon National University.
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  The next generation of technology in civil & architectural engineering. Department of Architectural Engineering, Incheon National University, May 3rd, 2022
• Kim, H. J. (2022). Designing sustainable materials. RESTRUCT spring 2022 interactive workshop,.
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  Kim, H.J. (2022) “Designing sustainable materials” RESTRUCT spring 2022 interactive workshop, University of Arizona, USA, April 11-15, 2022
• Kim, H. J., Loh, H., & Masic, A. (2021). In-situ Raman spectroscopy of sulfate phases in early-stage OPC hydration. Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting 2021.
• Jang, J., Kim, G., Kim, H. J., & Lee, H. (2015). Carbon Dioxide Uptake in Cementitious Materials: A Review of the State of the Art. 2nd International Materials, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Conference (IMIMEC).
• Jang, J., Kim, H. J., Kim, H., & Lee, H. (2014). Resistance of Coal Bottom Ash Concrete Against Chloride Penetration and Carbonation. US-Korea Conference (UKC) on Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship.

Poster Presentations

• Amjad, U., Zeng, H., Alnuaimi, H., Kim, H. J., & Kundu, T. (2023). Detection of Defects in Concrete Caused by Freeze and Thaw Effect Using Linear and Non-linear Ultrasonic Techniques.. ASME 2023 50th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE2023). Austin, TX.
• Kurniati, E., Zhang, G., Kim, H. J., & Kundu, T. (2023). Comparison of Finite Element and Peri-Ultrasound Based Modeling to Study the Nonlinear Response of Cracked Plates. ASME 2023 50th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE2023). Austin, TX.
• Lopez, P., Aguilera, C., Risso, N., Anani, A., & Kim, H. J. (2022, 12).  Increasing Mine Safety using Computer Vision. SME Arizona conference, Tucson, AZ.
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  Lopez, P.,  Aguilera, C.O., Risso, N., Anani, A., Kim, H.J. (2022)" Increasing Mine Safety using Computer Vision", SME Arizona conference, Tucson, AZ, Dec. 4-5, 2022
• Kim, H. J., Loh, H., & 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.
• Kim, H. J., Kim, H., & Lee, H. (2018). Dimensional Stability of Sodium Silicate Activated CFBC Ash/ Slag Mortar. Gordon Research Conference: Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure Development.
• Kim, H. J., Jin, D., & Lee, H. (2017). A Preliminary Study on Carbonated CFBC/MSWI Bottom Ash Aggregates. World of Coal Ash Conference (WOCA).
• Kim, H. J., Jang, J., & Lee, H. (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.