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, 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
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Cameron Hernandez
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Brigham Young University Cameron.Hernandez@utah.edu |
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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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M.D. Student
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Eric Tokita
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering University of Utah Eric.Tokita@hsc.utah.edu |
Master Student
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Luis Felipe Córdoba Ramírez
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Maintenance Engineering Costa Rica Institute of Technology felipe.cordoba@utah.edu
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Rajan Neupane
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Tribhuvan University rajan.neupane@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 |
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Alberto Miranda
Biomedical Engineering |
High School Student
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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:
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.
