Welcome to the BAST Lab at Southern Methodist University.
We are active in research covering a wide variety of topics, including:
•Microbiorobotics
•Soft robotics
•Single molecule biophysics
•Single cell analysis
•Micro/nanofluidics
Recent Highlights
Tiny surgical robots that swim through the bloodstream:
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About Us
We are an interdisciplinary experimental group that is developing small scale materials and devices for biological applications.
ongoing research program can be broadly categorized into three core subject areas: transport phenomena, bioinspired systems design and fabrication, and single molecule biophysics. Although each core program consists of a distinct project, we would like to emphasize their synergistic...
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Prof. Kim has been designated as a protégé of a TAMEST member, Dr. Ronald A. Rohrer, and will attend the TAMEST 2019 Annual Conference. TAMEST protégés are rising star researchers and scientists whose careers are on a trajectory to National Academies nomination. TAMEST protégés benefit from opportunities at the conference to network with top researchers in the state and learn more about the science and innovation taking place in Texas. (January 2019)
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Prof. Kim will give a talk entitled “Position yourself as a leader; In specific, how to prepare yourself to take a leading position in university” at the Scientists and Engineers Early Career Development (SEED) 2018. (December 2018)
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Prof. Kim will give a keynote talk entitled “Micro-Assembly Exploiting SofT RObotics (MAESTRO)” at the 5th International Conference on Additive Manufacturing and Bio-Manufacturing. (December 2018)
M.J. Kim, A.A. Julius, U.K. Cheang
“Microbiorobotics: Biologically Inspired Microscale Robotic Systems,” 2nd Edition, Elsevier, 2017.
J.B. Edel, M.J. Kim, A. Ivanov
“Nanofludics,” 2nd Edition, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016.
H. Kim, J. Ali, K. Phuyal, S. Park, M. J. Kim
"Investigation of bacterial chemotaxis using simple three-point microfluidic systems," Biochip J., Vol. 9, No. 1, p. 50-58, 2015.