Dr. MinJun Kim holds the position of Robert C. Womack Endowed Chair Professor of Engineering within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Southern Methodist University (SMU). He specializes in nanotechnology and serves as the Principal Investigator of the Biological Actuation, Sensing and Transport Laboratory (BAST Lab). He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Yonsei University, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering from Brown University. His research resides at the convergence of micro- and nanoscale engineering, with a particular emphasis on biological transport phenomena, and has significantly contributed to Nanopore Technology and Nano/Microrobotics for applications in nanomedicine and gene therapy.