Former Members
Graduate students
Yu-Heng Deng
Customer Account Technologist, Applied Materials, CA
Ph. D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022
Lauren Endress
Development Engineer at Particular Solid Research Inc, Chicago, IL
M.S. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022
Katie Sullivan
Technical Solutions Engineer, Epic Systems, WI
Ph. D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2021
Yu-Tong (Connie) Hong
Research Scientist, PPG
Ph. D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2021
Inkyu Oh
Postdoctoral researcher, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Ph. D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020
William Ballance
Research Scientist, W.L. Gore & Associates, AZ
Ph. D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020
Ellen Qin
Research Scientist, W. L. Gore & Associates, AZ
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2019
Eunkyung (Clare) Ko
Postdoctoral researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA
Ph.D. in Bioengineering, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, 2019
Eunice Leong Jiayu
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018
Jye Yng Teo
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018
Nicholas Clay
Postdoctoral Research Associate at US Army Institute of Surgical Research
Ph. D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2016
Max Rich
M.D./Ph.D. program, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
Ph. D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2015
Cartney Smith
Scientist, Kala Pharmaceuticals, MA
Ph. D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2015
Kwanghyun (Ian) Beak
Founder, Orgaid Inc., Champaign-Urbana, IL
Ph. D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2015
Jinron Chen
M.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2015
Johana C. M. Vega Leonel
Ph. D. in Neuroscience, 2014
Molly Melhem
M.D./Ph.D. Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ph. D. in Bioengineering, 2014
Mei-Hsiu Lai
Principal Development Chemist, Autonomic Materials, IL
Ph. D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2014
Je Choi
M.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2013
Ross Devolder
3M, Minneapolis, MN
Ph. D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2012
Vincent Chan
Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA
Ph. D. in bioengineering, 2012
Youyun Liang
Scientist, Metabolic Engineering Research Laboratory, A* Star, Singapore
Ph. D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2012
John Schimidt
3M, Minneapolis, MN
Ph. D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2012
Cathy Chu
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA
Ph. D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2011
Chaenyung Chan
Assistant Professor, Department of Material Science & Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
Ph. D., M.S. in Chemistry, 2011
Richie Kohman
Postdoctoral Researcher, Boston University
Ph. D. in Chemistry, 2009
Postdoctoral Researchers
Byoungsoo Kim
KICET – Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology – ISTC
Yongbeom Seo
3M, Minneapolis, MN
Jooyeon Park
Senior Engineer, Samsung, Korea
Artem Shkumatov
Principal Pathologist, Amgen, San Fracisco, CA
Min Kyung Lee
Senior Research Engineer, Samsung Electronics, Korea
Jae Hyun Jeong
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Soongshil University, Korea
Amy Kczmarowski
M.D. Medical College of Wisconsin, 2009
Adrew Zill
Senior research scientist, Thermo Fischer Scientific Inc.
Nihan Yonet-Tanyeri
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, İstanbul Medipol University, Turkey
Visiting Researchers
Kwan Hyi Lee
Professor, Korea University of Science and Technology
Hojeong Jeon
Associate Professor, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology
Sung Gap Im
Associate Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Myungjoo Kim
Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics & Dental Research institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University
Gurpreet Chouhan
Postdoctoral Scholar, the University of Birmingham, UK
Haekwang Lee
Chief Scientist, Amorepacific R&D Center
Soonnam Oh
Associate Professor of Radiology, College of Medicine, Cathlolic University of Korea
Visiting Students
Seungjung Yu
Integrated M.S. and Ph.D. Program in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Younghak Cho
Ph.D. Program in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology