Jang Ah Kim

Dr. Jang Ah Kim is a Lecturer at the Hamlyn Centre, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London. She leads the Micro-Nano Innovation Lab and focuses on developing micro/nanostructured biomedical sensors and robotic strategies for diagnostics and minimally invasive therapies. Her work integrates light-matter interaction principles to innovate in areas like localized drug delivery and cellular surgery.

Education: BSc (2011) and PhD (2017) in Mechanical Engineering/Nano Engineering from Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea. Prior roles include Research Associate positions at Imperial College London's Department of Computing and Department of Materials, where she specialized in fiber-optic biosensors and SERS-based diagnostics.

Research Interests: Biomedical sensing, nanophotonics, medical robotics, diagnostics (biosensors), and nanomaterial applications. Key projects include plasmonic sensors for infection screening, bacterial swarming manipulation, and advanced fabrication techniques like two-photon polymerization.

Lab Affiliations: Hamlyn Centre, Institute of Global Health Innovation. Her work bridges engineering and medicine to address unmet clinical needs in precision diagnostics and surgical robotics.