Kai Jin
About Kai Jin
Kai Jin is a Senior Staff R&D Engineer at Gamma Technologies with extensive experience in computational fluid dynamics and computer-aided design. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and has worked in various research and engineering roles over the past 15 years.
Current Position at Gamma Technologies
Kai Jin currently holds the position of Senior Staff R&D Engineer at Gamma Technologies, where he has been employed since 2023. His role is based in Westmont, Illinois, and operates in a hybrid work environment. Prior to this, he served as a Senior Engineer at the same company from 2016 to 2024, accumulating eight years of experience in various engineering projects.
Previous Experience in Research Assistance
Kai Jin has a background in research assistance, having worked at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2011 to 2016. During this five-year period, he contributed to various research projects in mechanical engineering. He also served as a Research Assistant at Lehigh University from 2009 to 2011, where he gained additional experience in the field.
Education and Academic Qualifications
Kai Jin has an extensive educational background in mechanical engineering. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Design, Manufacturing, and Automation from Shandong University of Technology from 2005 to 2009. He then pursued a Master’s Degree in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 2011 to 2015. Additionally, he completed a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mechanical Engineering at the same university from 2011 to 2016.
Technical Skills and Proficiencies
Kai Jin possesses advanced technical skills, particularly in computer-aided design using SolidWorks and Unigraphics NX. He has programming proficiency in Fortran and CUDA, along with experience in parallel computing utilizing OpenMP and MPI. His expertise extends to computational fluid dynamics simulations, specifically using ANSYS FLUENT with User Defined Functions (UDF). He has developed fluid flow solvers optimized for both CPU and GPU architectures.
Research and Development Expertise
Kai Jin has been involved in various research and development projects that require a comprehensive understanding of fluid mechanics and computational fluid dynamics. His work emphasizes the development of innovative solutions in fluid flow simulations, leveraging his extensive knowledge and experience in the field.