Research Interests:  RF MEMS(Micromachined 3D high Q inductors (solenoid, spiral, toroidal) for RF front-end, On-chip tunable 3D solenoid inductors, RF MEMS Switches), Bio MEMS(Wireless micro-neuro transponder for neuroprosthetics, Nanoporous microcapsules for islet encapsulation, Microfluidics by EWOD, Microneedle array for painless drug delivery applications), Photonics MEMS(MEMS-based tunable nano-photonic crystals, Thermo-optic tunable light modulator, Polymeric MEMS-based tunable grating), Actuators(Metallic micro/nano grippers, Polymer microgrippers for biological sample manipulation, Improved optoelectronic device packaging using MEMS)

Phone: (972) 883-2893
email: jblee@utdallas.edu

Homepage: http://www.utdallas.edu/~jblee

Research Assistant
Ph.D. Candidate
 

Yong-Jun Shin received his M.D. from the Seoul National University and M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas specializing in digital microfluidics. He is now continuing his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. His current research focuses on applying engineering principles and methods to systems and synthetic biology. He has been working on modeling gene networks in logical (statechart) and continuous (transfer function, state-space) domains and carrying out digital microfluidics-based experiments to study the dynamics of synthetic gene networks. He is especially interested in applying adaptive signal processing to model their stochastic nature. Ultimately, he hopes to discover new diagnostic and therapeutic methods by understanding disease-related gene networks in a novel way.

Research Interests:  Digital microfluidics for biomedical applications, modeling of gene networks in logical (statechart) and continuous (transfer function and state-space) domains, synthetic biology, adaptive signal processing, computational modeling of biomolecules.

Phone: (972) 883-6549
email: yshin@utdallas.edu

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Research Assistant
Ph.D. Candidate
 

Yonghao Cui was born on July 4th, 1979, in Yanji, north eastern part of China P. R. He finished his high school at Yanbian No.1 High School. He got his bachelor's degree from Peking University in microelectronics field in July, 2003. After graduation, in august, 2003, he joined Strong Microelectronics Company, which is a circuit design company in Shanghai, China P. R. He left the company in May, 2004. In the fall semester 2004, he joined the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) to pursue his master's degree. At the same time, he joined UTD MINDS (Micro-Electro Mechanical System) Laboratory in the research field of Photonic Crystal under supervising Professor Dr. Jeong-Bong Lee (JB Lee). From September 2006, he continued his Ph.D. program in photonic crystal area in the MINDS research group under Dr. JB Lee.

Research Interests:  Design and fabrication of the silicon-based two dimensional slab photonic crystal for imaging application.

Phone: (972) 883-6549
email: yonghao.cui@student.utdallas.edu

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Research Assistant
Ph.D. Candidate
 

Sung-Hoon Cho was born on August 26, 1977, in Seoul, Republic of Korea. He received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea in 2004. From 1998 to 2000, he served the Republic of Korea Marine Corps as a soldier in the Department of Communication. After receiving the B.S. degree, he started graduate study at University of Texas at Dallas in August 2004. He studied digital and analog integrated circuits for one year in Electrical Engineering. He joined the MEMS research group, MiNDS (Micro-Nano Devices System) Laboratory, in Electrical Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Jeong-Bong Lee in 2005. His research interests include BioMEMS for microprobes and mini transponders for RFID and MEMS fabrication technologies. He is currently pursuing a Ph. D..

Research Interests:  BioMEMS for microprobes and mini transponders for RFID and MEMS fabrication technologies.

Phone: (972) 883-6549
email: sung-hoon.cho@student.utdallas.edu

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Research Assistant
Ph.D. Candidate
 

Joonbum Kwon received his a B.S degree in computer engineering from Korea Maritime University in 2003. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas under Dr.JB Lee. His current research interests include Nanoporous microcapsules for islet encapsulation, Cell encapsulation technology and therapeutics, Design and fabrication of Lab-On-A-Chip for biomedical applications.

Research Interests:  BioMEMS, Nanoporous microcapsules for islet encapsulation, Cell encapsulation technology and therapeutics, Design and fabrication of Lab-On-A-Chip for biomedical applications.

Phone: (972) 883-6549
email: jbk031000@utdallas.edu

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Research Assistant
Ph.D. Candidate
 

David Pierce received is BSEE and MSEE from the University of Texas at Dallas. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas under the supervision of Dr. J-B Lee.

Research Interests: BioMEMS, microprobes for recording and stimulation, microtransponder design for biomedical applications, viticulture & oenology.

Phone: (469) 964-7712
email: mydave.pierce@gmail.com

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Ph.D. Candidate
 

Cody Moody received his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University specializing in control theory and nonlinear dynamics. After graduating he joined Raytheon in El Segundo,California working on state of the art line-of-sight control systems. In 2005 he transfered to the Emerging Technologies group at Raytheon in Dallas Texas where he works on developing RF MEMS capacitive switches for use in military and commercial applications. His primary work interest are improving switch lifetime, developing hermetic wafer level packaging,and improving alumina substrate fabrication processes. Cody was born and raised in Burkburnett, Texas, married his wife Jill in 2001, and is currently pursuing a PhD in microelectronics at UTD.

Research Interests:  Mechanical and electrical modeling of RF MEM, Bio MEMS

Phone: (972) 883-6549
email: Cody_Moody@raytheon.com

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Research Assistant
Ph.D. Candidate
 

Kyung-Hak Choi is currently in Ph.D program of Electrical Engineering in The University of Texas at Dallas. He received two Bachelor's degrees, which are a B.S.in Geological Science at Seoul National University, Korea in 1994 and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Seoul National University, Korea in 2003. As a circuit design engineer, he has experienced design works for LCD Driver ICs and CMOS Image Sensors in HYNIX semiconductor, MagnaChip semiconductor, and SiliconFile Technologies, Seoul, Korea from 2003 to 2006. He has joined MiNDS group in Jan. 2007 with starting his MS course. Lots of curiosity about nature and strong thirsty for applying the principles to technology drives him to enjoy the researches for some interesting topics.

Research Interests:  Constant-Charge Biasing Circuits for RF MEMS capacitive switch with high reliability.

Phone: (972) 883-6549
email: kxc046000@utdallas.edu

Homepage: http://www.utdallas.edu/~kxc046000

Ph.D. Candidate
 

Arun Gupta received BSE and MSE degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan in 2006 and 2007. He currently works full time as a mixed signal CMOS design engineer for Texas Instruments¡¯ DLP Products. He is also pursuing a part time PhD at the University of Texas at Dallas in the field of RF MEMS under Dr. J.B. Lee.

Research Interests:  High Q MEMS resonators, resonant RF filters and mixers, high Q on-chip inductors, MEMS varactors and associated applications, MEMS capacitive actuators, MEMS spatial light modulators, BioMEMS, implantable glucose monitors, other general MEMS applications, MEMS fabrication.

Phone: (972) 883-6549
email: arun-gupta@ti.com

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Research Assistant

 

Steven Foland received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2008. He is pursuing his Ph.D. in biomedical applications of electrical engineering under the supervision of Dr. J-B Lee.

Research Interests:  BioMEMS, photonics, molecular diagnostics, RF MEMS.

Phone: (972) 883-6549
email: stevenfoland@gmail.com

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Research Assistant
Ph.D. Student
 

Ning Xue received his B.S. and M.S. degree in the Electrical Engineering from Dalian University of Technology, China in 2005 and 2008 respectively. In his M.S. study, he has the experience in the design and fabrication of continuous-flow PCR chip and gas flow sensor. He started his PhD. study in the Universiy of Missouri, Columbia, August, 2008, with the research on fluorescence enhancement device using metallic nanoparticles. He is now pursuing his PhD. Degree in the MiNDS group in Electrical Engineering, University of Texas, Dallas under the supervision of Dr. J-B Lee since Jan. 2009. His current research area focuses on the bio-MEMS fabrication technology.

Research Interests:  Design and fabrication of MEMS device biology application.

Phone: (682) 557-9953
email: nxx083000@utdallas.edu

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PH.D. candidate
 

Youngsam Yoon received a B.S degreee in Electrical Engineering from Korea Military Academy, Seoul, Korea. Since 1998, he has serviced for the Korea army as a officer. He is an active-duty infantry major officer. He got a M.S. degree from University at Buffalo (State University of NewYork at Buffalo). He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas under Dr. JB Lee.

Research Interests:  Lab on a chip, Wireless implantable device, Microneedle, RFID.

Phone:469-258-7911
email: yyoon4@gmail.com

Homepage: http://www.utdallas.edu/~yxy043000

• Dr. Nimit Chomnawang, Ph. D. 2002, Lecturer at School of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand.

• Dr. Kabseog Kim, Ph. D. 2004, Director of Cherwon Plasma Research Center, Cherwon, Korea.

• Dr. Daniel Sang Won Park, Ph. D. 2004, Post Doc., Louisiana State University.

• Dr. J-C. Lee, Post-doc 2003-2004, Member of technical staff, R&D Center, Kumoh Electric Co. Ltd, Korea.

• Dr. Arun Kumar Nallani, Ph. D. 2005, Member of technical staff, Intel Corporation, Chandler, AZ.

• Aidan Skoyles, M. Sc. 2006, Law student at George Washington University, District of Columbia.

• Dr. Hong Lu, Ph. D. 2006, Member of technical staff, Luminus Devices, Inc., Billerica, MA.

• Dr. Mark Tinker, Ph. D. 2006, Member of technical staff, Stellar Micro Devices, Austin, TX.

• Dr. Brandon Pillans, Ph. D. 2006, Technical lead, MEMS division, Raytheon Company, Dallas, TX.

• Dr. Karthik Colinjivadi, Ph. D. 2007, Process Development Engineer, Novellus Systems, Inc., San Jose, California.

• Dr. Heebok Lee, Kongju National University, Korea.

• Dr. Cheon Lee, Inha University, Korea.

• Dr. Kyung Hwan Kim, Kyungwon University, Korea.

• Dr. Wooseong Che, Kyungsung University, Korea.

• Dr. Jaeheung Lee, Hanbat National University, Korea.

• Dr. Myungsoo Lee, Korean Agency for Technology and Standards.