About

Dr. Gloria Kim received her B.S. degree in Chemistry from Seoul National University, her M.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and her Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Her technical expertise is in biomaterials, molecular imaging, and drug delivery. She has taught and developed courses in circuits, biomechanics, biomaterials, bioinstrumentation, and nanotechnology. Dr. Kim is interested in educational environments and student learning, as well as social and ethical issues in STEM research and teaching. Her work includes creating opportunities for students to globalize their engineering degrees and mentoring students in teaching. Additionally, she has mentored numerous student entrepreneurial teams to success.

Research topics

• Political Science
• Nanotechnology
• Chemistry
• Biomedical engineering
• Composite material
• Medicine
• Engineering
• Medical education
• Psychology
• Materials science
• Public relations

Selected publications

• Drug-Loaded Microbeads Sandwiched Between Nanofiber Layers for Extended Linear Release

  2020 · 1 citations

  • Materials science
  • Composite material
  • Biomedical engineering

  Fabrication of a triple-layered membrane consisting of a dexamethasone (DX)-loaded polycaprolactone (PCL) microbead layer sandwiched between two PCL nanofiber layers is demonstrated for highly extended linear drug release with low initial burst. Dual syringe sequential electrospinning is used to produce the triple layers. A linear drug release of over 80 days and a significantly reduced initial burst of less than 30% is reported. With the dual syringe electrospinning system, more degrees of freedom in the fabrication of a membrane with a customizable release profile can be realized.

  DOI

• Work in Progress: NSF IRES – Interdisciplinary Research in Korea on Applied Smart Systems (IRiKA) for Undergraduate Students

  2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access · 2020

  1st authorCorresponding
  • Political Science
  • Medical education
  • Political Science

  Interdisciplinary Research in Korea on Applied smart systems (IRiKA) for Undergraduate Students is an NSF International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program that provides a cohort of five US undergraduate students per year with the opportunity to conduct research for eight (8) weeks at Seoul National University (SNU), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and Ewha Womans University in Korea. The purpose of this program is to engage undergraduate students in interdisciplinary research, help them develop a global perspective on collaboration, and motivate them to pursue a career in STEM research. Over the lifetime of this 3-year project (2019-2021), the participating institutions will have a cohort of 5 students every year for a total of 15. The unifying research theme of IRiKA is smart systems with the subtopics of sensors, emerging electronics, and materials & process development. The theme leverages previous, ongoing, and new collaborations between the three US-based lead investigators and the Korean partner institutions. In addition to lab work and weekly cohort meetings to discuss progress, IRiKA students have the opportunity to visit Korea's government research institutions and global leaders in the tech industry such as Samsung, LG, and Hyundai and engage in cultural experiences. IRiKA includes a series of professional development sessions on research mentorship and science communication for both US participants and Korean partners. In this Work-in-Progress paper, the three US-based lead investigators report and reflect on the first year of the IRiKA program, which ran from June 2019 to August 2019. The investigators are currently analyzing data collected from the Summer 2019 cohort. In response to the preliminary findings, adjustments have been made for the Summer 2020 program. Summer 2020 applicant data collection has been completed. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Summer 2020 program was cancelled.

Frequent coauthors

• Gale Romanowski

  Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego

  4 shared

• Adriana H. Tremoulet

  University of California, San Diego

  4 shared

• James A. Proudfoot

  University of California, San Diego

  4 shared

• Edmund V. Capparelli

  University of California, San Diego

  4 shared

• Yong‐Kyu Yoon

  University of Florida

  4 shared

• Xiaoyu Cheng

  2 shared

• Melroy Machado

  Intellectual Ventures (United States)

  2 shared

• Sheng-Po Fang

  Intel (United States)

  2 shared

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