CV

Min-gu Kim, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Bao Research Group (PI: Dr. Zhenan Bao)

Stanford University, CA, USA

E-mail: mingukim(at)stanford.edu or mingu.kim1119(at)gmail.com

web: https://baogroup.stanford.edu/

Research Interests

      • Soft & Stretchable Electronics: soft electronic materials (gallium-based liquid metal, nanomaterials, stretchable organic semiconductors, stretchable dielectrics), device fabrication (micro/nanofabrication, MEMS/NEMS, additive/subtractive manufacturing), and system-level integration

      • Wireless Wearable & Implantable Soft Transducers: soft electronic devices and integrated sensing systems for healthcare and medical applications

Education and Academic Training

      • 2019 - Present Postdoctoral research fellow, Stanford University, CA, USA

      • 2014 - 2019 Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) with a minor in Material Science and Engineering (MSE), Georgia Institute of Technology, GA, USA - Received Sigma Xi Best Ph.D. Thesis Award

      • 2008 - 2010 M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (ME), Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

      • 2004 - 2008 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (ME), Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

Work and Research Experiences

      • 2019 - Present Postdoctoral research fellow, Bao research group (PI: Dr. Zhenan Bao), Stanford University, CA, USA

      • 2015 - 2019 Graduate Research Assistant, integrated Sensor Systems Lab (PI: Dr. Oliver Brand), Georgia Institute of Technology, GA, USA

      • 2014 - 2015 Teaching Assistant, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, GA, USA

      • 2010 - 2014 Senior researcher, Power&Industrial Systems R&D Center, Hyosung Corporation, Anyang, South Korea

      • 2006 - 2010 Undergraduate/Graduate Research Assistant, Microsystems Lab (PI: Dr. Yong-Jun Kim), Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

Honors and Awards

Research Honors and Awards

      • Sigma Xi best Ph.D. thesis award, Georgia Institute of Technology and Sigma Xi Chapter, 2020

      • Best poster award (co-authored), EIBPN 2019

      • Best poster award nominee, MRS Fall Meeting 2018

      • Best paper award nominee, Hilton Head 2018

      • Best poster award (1st Place), NEXTFLEX Workshop 2017

      • Best oral paper award (3rd Place), IEEE Sensors 2016

      • Nominated for publication in Marquis Who's Who in the World 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

      • Best OJT (On-the-Job Training) Award (top 4%), Hyosung Corporation, South Korea, 2010

      • Travel grants from Hilton Head 2018, FLEX 2018, Transducers 2017, IEEE MEMS 2017, IEEE Sensors 2016, Hilton Head 2016, and Micro TAS 2009

Academic Honors and Awards

      • Hyosung Scholarship ($20,000/year for 2 years, 2008-2010), Hyosung Corporation, South Korea

      • BK 21 (Brain Korea) research program participation scholarship (2009), South Korea

      • National Science and Technology Scholarship (2006-2008), South Korea

      • Honor student award (2006-2008), Yonsei University, South Korea

      • Merit-based scholarship (2006), Yonsei University, South Korea