Yong Kim

faculty

Yong Kim, PhD

Chancellor Professor

Bioengineering

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Education

1981North Carolina State UniversityPh.D. in Fiber and Polymer Science
1974Seoul National University, Korea (south)M.S. in Textile Engineering
1970Seoul National University, Korea (south)B.S. in Textile Engineering

Teaching

Programs

Research

Research awards

  • $ 16,250 awarded by MASSVENTURES for Flocked Reticulated Foam (FRF) Air-Purifying Filter Media (ACORN grant)
  • $ 15,000 awarded by University of Massachusetts Amherst for Creating the Ultimate Ballistic Body Armor (UBBA) Material Structure

Research

Research interests

  • Composite Materials
  • Digital Printing
  • Medical/Tech Textiles
  • Nano Materials
  • Textile Manufacturing