Kenneth J. Loh
Assistant Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of California Davis
One Shields Avenue
3155 Engineering III
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 754-9428
Fax: (530) 752-7872
E-mail: kjloh@ucdavis.edu
Education
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Michigan (2008)
M.S. in Materials Science & Engineering, University of Michigan (2008)
M.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Michigan (2005)
B.S. in Civil Engineering, Johns Hopkins University (2004)
Research Interests
Structural health monitoring. Multifunctional nanocomposites for sensing, actuation, and power harvesting. Carbon nanotube-based thin film materials. Bio-inspired and biomimetic sensors. Active and passive wireless sensors and sensor networks. Please visit the Nano-Engineering and Smart Structures Technologies (NESST) Laboratory website for more information.
Recent Journal Publications:
Kenneth J. Loh , Tsung-Chin Hou, Jerome P. Lynch, and Nicholas A. Kotov, 2008, “Carbon Nanotube Sensing Skins for Spatial Impact and Corrosion Detection,” Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Springer (submitted, April 2008).
Kenneth J. Loh , Jerome P. Lynch, and Nicholas A. Kotov, 2008, “Passive Wireless Sensing Using Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Composite Thin Film Patches,” International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, IOS Press, (in press, February 2008).
Kenneth J. Loh , Jerome P. Lynch, and Nicholas A. Kotov, 2008, “Inductively Coupled Nanocomposite Wireless Strain and pH Sensors,” Smart Structures and Systems, Techno-Press, 4(5) 531-548.
Kenneth J. Loh , Jerome P. Lynch, Bongsup Shim, and Nicholas A. Kotov, 2008, “Tailoring Piezoresistive Sensitivity of Multilayer Carbon Nanotube Composite Sensors,” Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Sage, 19(7): 747-764.
Tsung-Chin Hou, Kenneth J. Loh, and Jerome P. Lynch, 2007, “Spatial Conductivity Mapping of Multifunctional Nanocomposite Thin Films by Electrical Impedance Tomography,” Nanotechnology, IOP, 18(31): 315501/1-315501/9.
Kenneth J. Loh , Junhee Kim, Jerome P. Lynch, Nadine W. S. Kam, and Nicholas A. Kotov, 2007, “Multifunctional Layer-by-Layer Carbon Nanotube-Polyelectrolyte Thin Films for Strain and Corrosion Sensing,” Smart Materials and Structures, IOP, 16(2), 429-438.
Jerome P. Lynch, Yang Wang, Kenneth J. Loh, Jin-Hak Yi, and Chung-Bang Yun, 2006, “Performance Monitoring of the Geumdang Bridge using a Dense Network of High-Resolution Wireless Sensors,” Smart Materials and Structures , IOP, 15(6), 1561-1575.
Jerome P. Lynch and Kenneth J. Loh, 2006, “A Summary Review of Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks for Structural Health Monitoring,” Shock and Vibration Digest, Sage, 38(2), 91-128.