
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Sungmin Nam's GroupAddress
2672 GGB
2350 Hayward, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Degrees
PhD, Stanford University, 2019
MS, Stanford University, 2015
BS, Seoul National University, 2013
Research Interests
Mechanobiology, Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Medical devices, Mechanotherapy
Research Areas
Biomechanics & Biosystems Engineering, Mechanics & Materials, Micro/Nano Engineering
Honors & Awards
- New Investigator Recognition Award – Orthopedic Research Society (ORS), 2023
- Innovators Under 35 (Korea) – MIT Technology Review, 2022
- Rising Stars in Soft and Biological Matter Symposium – The NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) at the University of Chicago and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), 2022
- Baxter Young Investigator Award – Baxter Healthcare Incorporation, 2022
- Best Poster Presentation Award – The US-KOREA Conference on Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, 2022
- Family Care Travel Award – Gordon Research Conference (GRC) for Musculoskeletal Biology and Bioengineering, 2022
- Wyss Technology Development Fellow – The Wyss Institute at Harvard University, 2019 – 2024
- Samsung Scholarship Fellow – Samsung Scholarship Foundation, 2015 – 2019
- Travel Award – Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) for Signal Transduction by Engineered Extracellular Matrices (STEEM), 2018
- Travel Award – Bio-X at Stanford, 2017
- Jeongsong Culture Foundation Fellow – Jeongsong Culture Foundation, 2013 – 2015
- The Dean’s List Award – College of Engineering in SNU, 2013
- Summa Cum Laude – College of Engineering in SNU, 2013
- Best Presentation Award – Bachelor Thesis Presentation Contest at SNU, 2012
- Kwanjeong Educational Foundation Fellow – Kwanjeong Educational Foundation, 2008 – 2012
Faculty Type
Tenured and Tenure-Track