Address

MIT Zhao Lab, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Lab: 1-025 / Office: 1-321

Contact Information

Email: yoonho@mit.edu

Research Interests

  • 3D/4D Printing
  • Mechanics of Soft Materials
  • Medical Devices
  • Soft Active Materials
  • Soft/Medical Robotics

Yoonho Kim

Yoonho's current research interests include advanced fabrication and design of soft active materials, mechanics of soft materials, unconventional soft robots for biomedical applications, and medical robotics. He is interested in addressing unmet needs and challenges in healthcare through applying principles in mechanics and design to clinical problems.

Personal web

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  1. 2018-2022

    Ph.D.

    Mechanical Engineering at MIT

  2. 2016-2018

    S.M.

    Mechanical Engineering at MIT

  3. 2016-2018

    Ph.D. (left)

    Medical Engineering and Medical Physics at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST)

  4. 2008-2013

    B.S.

    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Seoul National University (Summa cum laude)

  • 2022
    35 Innovators Under 35 (AI and Robots)
    MIT Technology Review
  • 2021
    Luis de Florez Design Award - First Place
    MIT Mechanical Enginering
  • 2020
    Collegiate Inventors Competition Finalist
    National Inventors Hall of Fame
  • 2020-2021
    MIT SoE MathWorks Fellowship
    MIT School of Engineering (SoE), MathWorks Inc.
  • 2019
    MRS Graduate Student Gold Award
    Materials Research Society

MAILING ADDRESS

Zhao Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
Room 1-025
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

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Phone: 617-253-2883
Email: mmiddleb@mit.edu

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