Principal Investigator
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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, 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
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Jared Anklam
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering University of California, Los Angeles jared.anklam@utah.edu |
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Taylor Greenwood
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Brigham Young University Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering Brigham Young University t.greenwood@utah.edu
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Sam Hales
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Brigham Young University samuel.hales@utah.edu |
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Samannoy Ghosh
Bachelor of Technology, Electronics & Communication Institute of Engineering and Management u1267477@utah.edu |
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Brian Elder
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering University of Pacific b.elder@utah.edu
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Rajan Neupane
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Tribhuvan University rajan.neupane@utah.edu |
M.D. Student
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Eric Tokita
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering University of Utah Eric.Tokita@hsc.utah.edu |
Undergraduate Student
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Vivian Song-En Su
Mechanical Engineering
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Spencer Peterson
Biomedical Engineering
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Robert Nievar
Mechanical Engineering
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Jennifer Bracken
Mechanical Engineering
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Matthew Garceau
Mechanical Engineering |
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Erin Morgan
Mechanical Engineering (Honor Program) |
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Chase Lee
Mechanical Engineering |
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Ivan Jones
Mechanical Engineering |
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)
- Kaua’i Wu (Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah)
- Alex Noah (Double Major in Mechanical Engineering and Finance [Honor Program], University of Utah)
5. Jonathan Wiggins (Computer Science, University of Utah)
• Fall 2018 UROP Award
6. Hakimi Nazlie (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah)
• Summer 2018 UROP Award
7. 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)
- Douglas Stephen Wirthlin (B.S in Chemistry, Brigham Young University)
- Haley Wilson (Biochemistry, University of Montana)
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:
Other research positions:
Please send an email to yong.kong@utah.edu with the following:
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.
- 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.
Other research positions:
- Master students
- Visiting students and scholars
- Undergraduate students
Please send an email to yong.kong@utah.edu with the following:
- 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.
