Ji Young Kim

Ji Young Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, with affiliations at the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies and the Center for Materials, Devices, and Integrated Systems (CMDIS). Her research focuses on chiral nanomaterials, optical activity, and self-assembly processes.

• Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering (University of Michigan, 2018)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Michigan (2019-2022)
• Research Investigator at University of Michigan (2022-2023)

Her work spans chiral nanomaterials, optical metasurfaces, and biomedical applications, with recent publications exploring cancer diagnostics via chiral nanoparticle biosensors, 3D-printed plasmonic structures, and chiral phonons in biomolecular crystals. She employs graph-theoretical methods to quantify chirality and investigates light-matter interactions in semiconductor nanoassemblies.

Research trends from her publications include advancements in chiroptical detection, self-assembly driven by circularly polarized light, and design of biomimetic interfaces for energy storage and biological applications.

• Develops nanophotonic biosensors for cancer mutation analysis
• Specializes in chiral semiconductor nanostructures
• Explores electrostatic asymmetry in nanocrystals
• Investigates chirality transfer across molecular to micrometer scales