Young-Rok Kim received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 2003 (under the supervision of Professor Carl A. Batt). Upon completion of his doctoral studies, he joined the Branton Lab at Harvard University as a postdoctoral fellow.

 

In 2005, he returned to Korea and worked for Samsung Advanced institute of Technology (SAIT) as a senior scientist. In March of 2007, he joined the faculty at Kyung Hee University, where he has been ever since.

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His professional interests are Food Materials and Nanobiotechnology. His current research focuses on the development of (1) functional nanomaterials for the advancement of food system and human health, and (2) nano-scale devices for the precise measurement of single biomolecule. 

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Professional Activities:

• Secretary of Scientific Affairs, Korean Society for Food Engineering (2013-current)

• Secretary of Scientific Affairs, Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition (2015)

• Managing Editor, Korean Society of Food Science and Technology (2014)

• Advisory board member, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Korea (2012-current)

• Council member, Food promotion fund, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea (2015-2017)