Welcome to the website of Multifunctional and Integrated Nanosystem Technology (MINT) Group (Principal Investigator: Professor Inkyu Park) at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)!
The main goal of our research group is to develop functional MEMS/NANO-devices, nanosystems for environment & biological monitoring, flexible physical & chemical sensors, and new energy conversion systems. Our research topics are:
- MEMS/Nano hybrid systems for advanced engineering applications
- High performance bio/chemical & physical sensors based on functional nanostructures
- Micro/nanomanufacturing processes and systems
- Mechanics and reliability of micro/nanoscale structures and systems
[NEWS]
- Dec 2011: A new journal paper ¡°A new route towards ultra-sensitive, flexible chemical sensors: metal nanotubes by wet-chemical synthesis along sacrificial nanowire templates¡± has been accepted in ACS Nano (Impact factor=9.865).
- Oct 2011: A new journal paper ¡°Localized temperature and chemical reaction control in nanoscale space by nanowire array¡± has been published in Nano Letters (Impact Factor=12.186)
- Aug 2011: MINT Lab won the ¡°HP Open Innovation Research Award¡± again from Hewlett Packard Company (USA) on the development hybrid nanomanufacturing for smart environmental monitoring systems. The grant award is US$75,000 / year.
- Apr 2011: A new journal paper ¡°Direct synthesis and integration of functional nanostructures in microfluidic devices¡± has been published in Lab on a Chip (Impact Factor=6.342).
- Apr 2011: A new journal paper ¡°Facile Synthesis of Noble Metal Nanotubes by Using ZnO Nanowires as Sacrificial Scaffolds and Their Electrocatalytic Properties¡± has been published in Chemical Communications (Impact Factor=5.504).
- Apr 2011: Ms. Jung Kim won the Global Ph.D. Fellowship by MEST, Korean Government. Congratulations!
- Feb 2011: New students Mr. Jung Hoon Yoon, Mr. Jae Hwan Lee, Mr. Kasyful Fuadi and Ms. Hyun Jin Eom joined MINT Lab. Welcome !!
- Aug 2010: Prof. Inkyu Park & Mr. Daejong Yang was awarded Best Paper Award among 200 oral and 800 poster papers in IEEE NANO '2010 Conference held in Aug 2010. The title of the awarded paper was "Flexible photonic sensor based on locally synthesized metal oxide nanowire network".
- May 2010: MINT Lab was awarded again (Year 2010-2011) "HP Open Innovation Research Award" from Hewlett Packard Company (USA). The grant award is US$75,000 / year. We will continue our research project by HP Open Innovation Award from last year (Year 2009-2010). Read more stories..
We are looking for postdocs, graduate students (M.S. & Ph.D.), and undergraduate researchers who are enthusiastic and highly-motivated. Contact Prof. Inkyu Park at inkyu.park@kaist.ac.kr or inkyupark.ucb@gmail.com.
