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Principal Investigator
Yong Lin Kong, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering yong.kong@utah.edu
Yong Lin Kong is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah (2018 - Present). Previously, he was a postdoctoral associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2016 - 2017), working with Professor Robert Langer and Dr. Giovanni Traverso. He received a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering with First Class Honors from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2010), an M.A. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University (2012) and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from Princeton University (2016) with Professor Michael C. McAlpine and Professor Howard A. Stone. Yong Lin's research focuses on the additive manufacturing of nanomaterial-based functional devices and biomedical devices. He is a recipient of the NIH NIBIB Trailblazer Award, Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Award, 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award, SPIE Rising Researcher Award, Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, Materials Research Society Graduate Student Award, The Daniel & Florence Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, Sayre Graduate Prize, the HKUST Academic Achievement Medal, and the University of Utah College of Engineering Top Undergraduate Teachers & Top Graduate Teachers Awards.
Ph.D. Student
Cameron Hernandez Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Brigham Young University Cameron.Hernandez@utah.edu
Jared Anklam Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering University of California, Los Angeles jared.anklam@utah.edu
Taylor Greenwood Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Brigham Young University Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering Brigham Young University t.greenwood@utah.edu
Campbell Endowed Graduate Fellowship2020-2021
Sam Hales Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Brigham Young University samuel.hales@utah.edu
Samannoy Ghosh Bachelor of Technology, Electronics & Communication Institute of Engineering and Management u1267477@utah.edu
Brian Elder Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering University of Pacific b.elder@utah.edu
Utah NASA Space Grant Fellowship 2020-2021
Utah NASA Space Grant Fellowship 2019-2020
Shane Robison Fellowship 2018-2019
M.D. Student
Eric Tokita Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering University of Utah Eric.Tokita@hsc.utah.edu
Master Student
Luis Felipe Córdoba Ramírez Bachelor of Science, Industrial Maintenance Engineering Costa Rica Institute of Technology felipe.cordoba@utah.edu
Fulbright Scholarship
Rajan Neupane Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Tribhuvan University rajan.neupane@utah.edu
Undergraduate Student
Vivian Song-En Su Mechanical Engineering
Merrill Engineering Scholarship 2019-2020
Spencer Peterson Biomedical Engineering
Summer 2018 UROP Award
Fall 2018 UROP Award
Robert Nievar Mechanical Engineering
Spring 2020 UROP Award
Fall 2020 UROP Award
Jennifer Bracken Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2020 UROP Award
Matthew Garceau Mechanical Engineering
Erin Morgan Mechanical Engineering (Honor Program)
Chase Lee Mechanical Engineering
Ivan Jones Mechanical Engineering
Alberto Miranda Biomedical Engineering
High School Student
Aarav Parikh Hillcrest High School
Alumni
Master of Science Graduate
Udayan Ghosh (B.S. in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering,Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah)
Undergraduate Student
Eric Tokita (B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah)
Scott Schaffer (Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah)
Alex Noah (Double Major in Mechanical Engineering and Finance [Honor Program], University of Utah) •Spring 2020 UROP Award
Kaua’i Wu (Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah)
Jonathan Wiggins (Computer Science, University of Utah) •Fall 2018 UROP Award
Hakimi Nazlie (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah) •Summer 2018 UROP Award
Yousef Alamri (Bioengineering, University of Utah) •Summer 2018 UROP Award
Visiting Student
Sebastian Herrera-Sanchez (Double Major in Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de Costa Rica) •International Exchange Program
Douglas Stephen Wirthlin (B.S in Chemistry, Brigham Young University)
Haley Wilson (Biochemistry, University of Montana) •National Student Exchange Program
Before University of Utah
Shen Ning (M.D.-Ph.D., Boston University)
Caitlin McCandler (B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Nancy Wang (B.S. in Chemical-Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Xingyu Zou (B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Ian Tamargo (B.S. in Chemistry, Princeton University)
Join us! We are currently looking for outstanding, highly motivated candidates of all levels to join our group!
Fully funded positions:
Ph.D. candidates for students passionate to learn about 3D printing/additive manufacturing of nanomaterials-based biomedical electronics and robots, and/or soft matter physics phenomena (e.g., nanomaterials patterning and deposition);
Students pursuing M.D.-Ph.D. at the University of Utah;
Postdocs with outstanding publications record in the related area.
Title the email with “[APPLY] - 'Position of interest' - 'your full name' ”.
Attach a CV, all academic transcripts since undergraduate studies, and a copy of GRE and TOEFL/IELTS score reports.
Short-listed candidates will be contacted as soon as possible. We have several openings and the applications will continue to be considered until the position has been filled.