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Dr. Moon K. Kim, Assistant Professor


207B ELab
University of Massachusetts
160 Governors Drive
Amherst, MA 01003-2210
E-mail: mkkim@ecs.umass.edu
Phone: (413) 545-2357
Fax: (413) 545-1027

 

 

Education:
B.S.E., Seoul National University, Korea, 1997;
M.S.E., Seoul National University, Korea, 1999;
M.S.E., The Johns Hopkins University, 2002;
Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 2004

Research Interests: Protein kinematics and folding theory; Molecular dynamics; Bioengineering (e.g., bio-chips and instruments); Multi-scale (nano and micro) composite mechanics

Select Archival Publications:

  • Kim, M.K., Jernigan, R.L., Chirikjian, G.S., "Efficient Generation of Feasible Pathways for Protein Conformational Transitions", Biophysical Journal, Vol. 83, pp. 1620-1630, 2002.
  • Kim, M.K., Chirikjian, G.S., Jernigan, R.L., "Elastic Models of Conformational Transitions in Macromolecules", Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, Vol. 21, pp. 151-160, 2002.
  • Kim, M.K., Jernigan, R.L., Chirikjian, G.S., "An Elastic Network Model of HK97 Capsid Maturation", Journal of Structural Biology, Vol. 143, pp. 107-117, 2003.
  • Kim, M.K., Li, W., Shapiro, B.A., Chirikjian, G.S., "A Comparison between Elastic Network Interpolation and MD Simulation of 16S Ribosomal RNA", Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, Vol. 21, pp. 395-405, 2003.
  • Kim, C.S., Hong, K.S., Kim, M.K., "Nonlinear Robust Control of a Hydraulic Elevator: Experiment-Based Modeling and Two-Stage Lyapunov Redesign", Control Engineering Practice, 2004. [in press]

Personal Websites: Biomolecular Dynamics and Engineering Lab; Personal Site

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