Education

 

Ph.D.                        University of Maryland, College Park , MD, USA                                                                 Expected Spring 2013

                                  Electrical and Computer Engineering                                                                                                       GPA: 3.90/4.0

                                  Advisor: Dr. Reza Ghodssi                                                                             

 

M.S.                         University of Maryland, College Park , MD, USA                                                                                      Feb 2011

                                  Electrical and Computer Engineering

                                  Research: “An Atomic Layer Deposition Passivated SAW sensor for Real Time Biofilm                                                         

                                               Growth Monitoring”

                                  Advisor: Dr. Reza Ghodssi

 

B.S.                           Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea                                                                                                      Feb 2007

                               Electrical Engineering, (Cum Laude & Early Graduation)                                                                  GPA: 3.72/4.3

                                  Thesis: “Biotin-Streptavidin Detection by Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Junctions                                                                  

                                           Fabricated with Surface Programmed Assembly Method”

                                  Advisor: Dr. Seunghun Hong & Dr. Young June Park

 

Pre. Med                University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea                                                                                                  03/1998 – 02/2001

                                  College of Medicine                                                                                                                                GPA: 3.42/4.5

                         

                                  (96 credits) Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry,   Physiology, Anatomy, Pathology,  

                             Microbiology, Infection, Renal-Electrolytes System, Cardio Vascular System, Psychology

 

 

■ Research Experience

 

Graduate Research Assistant                                                                                                                                           09/2008 - Present

                  MEMS Sensors and Actuators Laboratory 

               University of Maryland, College Park, USA

 

Research Assistant                                                                                                                                                         02/2006 – 08/2006

                 Hybrid Nano-Device & Nano-Assembly Laboratory

               Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

                 Project: “Biotin Streptavidin Carbon Nanotube Biosensor

 

Research Assistant

                 Navigation Guidance and Control Laboratory                                                                                               06/2005 – 08/2005

                 Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

                 Project: “Wibro-Internet Reliability Analysis Programming”

 

 

Patent

 

Young Wook Kim, Agis A. Iliadis, Reza Ghodssi (2012). “An ALD Passivated Bacterial Biofilm Sensor Using Inverted Surface Acoustic Wave”. US Patent Application, Nov. 2012

 

Young Wook Kim, Hadar Ben-Yoav, Hsuan Chen Wu, William E. Bentley, Reza Ghodssi (2012). “An Enhanced Superpositioned Bioelectric Effects for Biofilm Treatment”. US Provisional Patent 61/654,183, June 2012

 

 

■ Publications

 

Journal Paper

 

Young Wook Kim, Matt P. Mosteller, Mariana T. Meyer, William E. Bentley, Reza Ghodssi, “On-chip demonstration of bioelectric effect for biofilm treatment”, in preparation of manuscript for Journal publication.

 

Young Wook Kim, Hadar Ben-Yoav, Huan Chen Wu, David Quan, Karen Carter, Mariana T. Meyer, Konstantinos Geraspoulos, William E. Bentley, Reza Ghodssi, “Bacterial Biofilm Treatment via the Superpostioned Bioelectric Effect”, submitted to Applied and Environmental Microbiology

 

Young Wook Kim, Saeed E. Sardari, Mariana T. Meyer, Agis A. Iliadis, Huan Chen Wu, William E. Bentley, and Reza Ghodssi, “An ALD Aluminum Oxide Passivated Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor for Early Biofilm Detection”, Sensors and Actuators – B, Vol. 163, (2012), p.136-145

 

Byung Yang Lee, Young Wook Kim, Dong Joon Lee & Seunghun Hong, “Biotin  Streptavidin Detection by Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Junctions Fabricated with Surface Programmed Assembly Method”, Biochip Journal, Vol1, Issue I, pp.76-80, March 2007

 

 

Selected Conference Presentation (Presenter Underline, Short Abstract (S), Long Paper 2 pages (L), Full paper (P))

 

M.T. Meyer, Y.W. Kim, H. Ben-Yoav, M. Gnerlich, and R. Ghodssi, “ALD-ASSISTED PASSIVATION TECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFILM STUDIES IN MICROFLUIDICS ", The 7th International Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology (MMB 2013), Marina del Rey, CA, USA, April 10-12 (S).

 

Y.W. Kim, H. Ben-Yoav, H.C. Wu, D. Quan, K. Carter, M.T. Meyer, W.E. Bentley, and R. Ghodssi, "An Enhanced Bacterial Biofilm Treatment Using Superpositioned Electric Field", The 7th International Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology (MMB 2013), Marina del Rey, CA, USA, April 10-12 (S).

Young Wook Kim, Mariana T. Meyer, Reza Ghodssi, “An ALD Aluminum Oxide Passivated Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor for Bacterial Biofilm Growth Monitoring”, US-Korea Conference on Science and Technology 2012 (UKC 2012), Los Angeles, CA, USA, August 8-11 (S)

 

Young Wook Kim, Matt P. Mosteller, Mariana T. Meyer, Hadar Ben-Yoav, William E. Bentley, Reza Ghodssi, “MICROFLUIDIC BIOFILM OBSERVATION, ANALYSIS AND TREATMENT (Micro-BOAT) PLATFORM”, A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop (Hilton Head Workshop 2012), Hilton Head, SC, USA, June 3-7, 2012, p. 233-236 (P)     

 

Young Wook Kim, Saeed E. Sardari, Mariana T. Meyer, Huan Chen Wu, Agis A. Iliadis, William E. Bentley, Reza Ghodssi, “An ALD aluminum oxide passivated Surface Acoustic Wave sensor for early biofilm detection”, Biosensors 2012, Cancun, Mexico, May 15 – 18, 2012  (S)

 

Young Wook Kim, Saeed E. Sardari, Mariana T. Meyer, Huan Chen Wu, Agis A. Iliadis, William E. Bentley, Reza Ghodssi, “An ALD aluminum oxide passivated Surface Acoustic Wave sensor for early biofilm detection”, Mid Atlantic Micro/Nano Alliance Spring Symposium 2012, Annapolis, MD, USA, March 27, 2012 (S)

 

Young Wook Kim, Saeed E. Sardari, Agis A. Iliadis, Reza Ghodssi, “Atomic Layer Deposition of Aluminum Oxide for Effective Surface Passivation of a MEMS Biosensor”, 11th International Conference on Atomic Layer Deposition (AVS-ALD 2011), Cambridge, MA, USA, June 26 – 29, 2011 (S)

 

Young Wook Kim, Saeed E. Sardari, Agis A. Iliadis, Reza Ghodssi, “A Bacterial Biofilm Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor for Real Time Biofilm Growth Monitoring”, IEEE Sensors 2010, Waikoloa, HI, USA, November 1-4, 2010, p. 1568-1571 (P)

 

Young Wook Kim, Saeed E. Sardari, Agis A. Iliadis, Reza Ghodssi, “A Bacterial Biofilm Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor for Real Time Biofilm Growth Monitoring”, 2010 Mid Atlantic Micro/Nano Alliance, Laurel, MD, USA, October 19 , 2010 (S)

 

Mariana T. Meyer, Young Wook Kim, Varnika Roy, Saeed E. Sardari, Agis A. Iliadis, William E. Bentley, and Reza Ghodssi, “Development of Lab on a Chip Platforms for Bacterial Biofilm Monitoring and Detection”, 2010 International Conference on Biofabrication, Philadelphia, PA, USA, October 4-6, 2010 (S)

 

Thesis

 

Young Wook Kim, “An Atomic Layer Deposition Passivated Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor for Biofilm Growth Monitoring”, Master of Science 2011, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, MD, USA

 

Young Wook Kim, “Biotin-Streptavidin Detection by Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Junctions Fabricated with Surface Programmed Assembly Method”, Bachelor of Science 2007, Department of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

 

 

Awards and News Article

 

Student Traveling Grant by Transducer Research Foundation (TRF) for Hilton Head Workshop 2012

 

Preventing Costly, Life-Threatening Catheter Infections, The Baltimore Business Journal, PharmalLive, Market Watch, CBS’s KFMB-8 San Diego, 2012

 

Graduate with Cum Laude and Early Graduation honors from Seoul National University                                                              02/2007

 

Korean Foundation for Advanced Studies (KFAS) College Student Fellowship                                                                03/2005 - 02/2007

 

Woo-duk Foundation College Student Fellowship                                                                                                               08/2004 - 02/2007

 

Superior Academic Performance Scholarship from Seoul National University  

                                                                                                                                                                           Spring & Fall 2001, Fall 2004

 

Superior Academic Performance Scholarship from University of Ulsan, College of Medicine

                                                                                                                                                                                            Spring & Fall 1998

Korean College Scholastic Ability Test

(score 396/400, top 0.18% out of all Korean high school students)

 

 

Young Wook Kim

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