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Astrochemistry Laboratory

Astrochemistry Laboratory


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Min Namkung

Astrochemistry Laboratory
NASA/GSFC, Code 691
Greenbelt, MD 20771

Phone: (301) 286-6007

Email: Min Namkung


Current Position


    Aerospace Technologist, Astrochemistry Laboratory

EDUCATION


M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Virginia, 2000
Ph.D., Physics, The College of William and Mary, 1982
M.S., Physics, The College of William and Mary, 1978
M.S., Physics, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 1975
B.S., Physics, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 1971

Professional Experience


    Aerospace Technologist, Basic Properties of Materials-NASA Langley Research Center. Aerospace Technologist, Basic Properties of Materials-NASA Langley Research Center. Aerospace Technologist, Electric Engineer-NASA Langley Research Center. Research Associate, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA.

AWARDS


1. Superior Accomplishment Award for assessing integrity of the Space Shuttle Feedline Flowliner, July, 2004.
2. Superior Accomplishment Award for Outstanding Performance for Investigating Material Properties Based on a Molecular Dynamics Method, September, 2002.
3. Superior Accomplishment Award for Outstanding Performance in Development of Electromagnetic NDE Technologies for NASA.s Programmatic Needs, September, 2002.
4. Superior Accomplishment Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Development of Advanced Electromagnetic NDE Technologies, July, 2001.
5. Superior Accomplishment Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Development of Advanced Electromagnetic NDE Technologies, August, 2000.
6. Group Achievement Award for Exemplary achievement in developing innovative advanced NDE techniques and structural integrity analysis methodologies to safety and economically extend the life of high time airplanes, July, 1999.
7. Turning Goals into Reality Award for outstanding contributions toward achieving NASA's highly ambitious Aero-Space Technology Enterprise Goals as a member of the NASA Structural Integrity Program Team, March, 1999.
8. Superior Accomplishment Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Development of Advanced Electromagnetic NDE Technologies, August, 1998.
9. Exceptional Achievement Medal; for exceptional achievement in the development of electromagnetic NDE technologies, June, 1996.
10. FLC Award of Merit for Excellence in Technology Transfer developed by the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer, June, 1996.
11. Superior Accomplishment Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Development of Advanced Electromagnetic NDE Technologies, July, 1994.
12. Commercialization Award for commercialization of Flux-focusing Eddy Current Probe and Flaw Detection Technology, June, 1994.
13. R&D 100 Award for Self-Nulling Eddy Current Instrument, June, 1994.
14. Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal; for advancing electromagnetic nondestructive evaluation for aerospace and commercial application, April, 1994
15. Superior Accomplishment Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Development of Advanced Electromagnetic NDE Technologies, August, 1992.
16. Superior Accomplishment Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Development of Advanced Electromagnetic NDE Technologies, September, 1988.

Selected Publications


2005  Min Namkung, Phillip Williams, Candis Mayweather, Buzz Winchseski, Cheol park and J. S. Namkung, "Chirality Characterization of Dispersed Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes", Materials Research Society Symposium, Proceedings. Vol. 872, J21.2.1.

2003   Jan Smits, Buzz Wincheski, Min Namkung, Roy Crooks and Richard Louie, "Response of Fe powder, puified and as-produced HiPco single walled carbon nanotubes to flash exposure", Materials Science and Engineering A358, 384-389.

2003  B. Wincheski, M. Namkung, J. Smits, P. Williams and R.Harvey, "Effect of Alignment on Transport Properties of Carbon Nanotube/Metallic Junctions", Materials Research Society Symposium, Proceedings. Vol. 772, M9. 2.1.

2003  B. Wincheski, J. Simpson, M. Namkung, D. Perey and J. Callahan, "Development and testing of Prototype Giant Magnetoresitive (GMR) Rotating probe System, "CP657, Review of Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vol. 22, D. O.Thompson and D. E. Chimeti, Ed., AIP, 947.

2003  M. Namkung, .S. Paik and B. Wincheski, "Molecular Dynamics Simulations on Nanocomposites Formed by Intermetallic Dispersoids of B2 Strucuture and Aluminum Matrices", Proceedings of NanoTech2003, Vol. 3, 266 (San Francisco, February 24 - 27, 2003).

2003   J. T. Seo, Q. Yang, S. Creekmore, D. Temple, K.P. Yoo, and S. Y. Kim, S. S. Jung, M. Namkung, A. Mott, "Z-scan and I-scan measurements of the third-order nonlinearity of silica aerogel,", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 349, 2056.

2003  J. T. Seo, Q. Yang, S. Creekmore, D. Temple, K. P. Yoo, S.Y. Kim, A. Mott, M. Namkung, and S.S. Jung, "Large pure refractive nonlinearity of nanostructure silica," Applied Physics Letters 82, 4444.

2003  Quguang Yang, Jae Tae Seo, Santiel Creekmore, Doyle Temple, Andy Mott, Min Namkung, KiPung Yoo, Sun Young Kim and Sungsoo Jung, "Distortion in Z-scan Spctroscopy", Applied Physics Letter 82, 19.

2003  Q. Yang, J. T. Seo, S. Creekmore, D. A. Temple, P Ye, M. Namkung, S. S. Jung and J. H. Kim", Nonlinear phase mismatch and optimal input combination in atomic four-wave mixing in Bose-Einstein Condensates", Phys. Rev. A 67, 013603.

2003   J. T. Seo, Q. Yang, S. Creekmore, J. Mangana, J. Anderson, C. Pompey, D. Temple, X. Peng, J. Qu, W. Yu, A. Wang, A. Mott, M. Namkung, "Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy of Cadmium Chalcogenide Nanocrystals," 2003 MRS Spring Meeting, April 21-25, San Francisco, CA. Document ID: 60553.

2003   J. T. Seo, Q. Yang, S. Creekmore, D. Temple, M. Namkung, S. S. Jung, and J.H. Kim, "Evaluation of Nonlinear Optical Properties of Cadmium Chalcogenide Nanomaterials," Physica E 17, 101.

2003  S. Creekmore, J. T. Seo, Q. Yang, Q. Wang, J. Anderson, C. Pompey, D. Temple, X. Peng, J. L. Qu, A Wang, A. Mott, M. Namkung, S. S. Jung and J. H. Kim, "Nonlinear Properties of Cadmium Telluride Semiconductor Nanocrystals for Optical Power Limiting Application", Journal of Korean Physical Soceity, Vol. 42, 191.

2002  M. Namkung, S. Paik and B. Wincheski, "Molecular Dynamics Simulations on Nanocomposites Formed by Intermetallic Dispersoids of L12 Type and Aluminum Matrices", Proc. Mat. Res. Soc. Vol. 740, 249 (December 2 - 5, 2002, Boston, MA).

2002   B. Wincheski, M. Namkung, S. M. Paik, and J. Smits, "Carbon Nanotube Based Magnetic Tunnel Junction for Electromagnetic Nondestructive Evaluation, Materials Research Society Symposium, Proceedings. Vol. 721, E6.10.1.

2002  M. Namkung, .S. Paik and B. Wincheski, "Molecular Dynamics Simulation on Characteristics of Nano-sized Nickel Aluminide Dispersoids in Aluminum Matrix" On-line Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Nanostructures, (April 23 - 28, 2002, San Juan, Puerto Rico).

2001  M. Namkung and B. Wincheski, "NDT in The Aircraft and Space Industries", Encyclopedia of materials: Science and Technology, 5971 (Elsevier Science Ltd.).

2001  M. Namkung, R.A. Wincheski, and S. M. Paik, "Thermodynamic Behaviors of Nano-Sized Au Clusters on the (001) Surface", International Conference on Computational Nanoscience.

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