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Name:	Yen Peng Kong
Position:	Ph.D. candidate, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Address:	University of California, Irvine CalIT2 building Irvine, CA 92697-2800
Office:	CalIT2, Cubicle#: 61 phone: (949) 824-8583 fax: (949) 824-8197 email: yen.kong at uci.edu
Laboratory:	#1: Engineering Tower (ET) room#: 736 phone: (949) 824-3921
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Education

2004 - PT	Ph.D. Candidate Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science University of California Irvine
1997- 2000	Masters in Mechanical Engineering National University of Singapore Master’s Thesis: “Flow in Micron-sized Tubes”
1993 - 1997	Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree, 2nd Upper Honors National University of Singapore
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Scholarships

1997 - 2000	National University of Singapore Postgraduate Research Scholarship
1997 - 2000	National Science and Technology Board Postgraduate Training Initiative
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Theses

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Published Papers

•	"Duo-mold imprinting of three-dimensional polymeric structures", Y. P. Kong, H. Y. Low, S. W. Pang et al., 2004, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 22 (6), 3251-3256
•	"Stability of functional polymers after plasticizer-assisted imprint lithography", 2004, R. M. Reano, Y. P. Kong, H. Y. Low et al., J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 22 (6), 3294-3299
•	"Stacked polymer patterns imprinted using a soft inkpad", 2004, Y. P. Kong, L. Tan, S. W. Pang et al., J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 22 (4), 1873-1878
•	"Imprinting of polymer at low temperature and pressure,", 2004, L. Tan, Y. P. Kong, S. W. Pang et al., J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 22 (5), 2486-2492
•	“Imprinting polymer film on patterned substrates”, L. Tan, Y. P. Kong, L.-R. Bao, X. D. Huang, L. J. Guo, S. W. Pang, and A. F. Yee, 2003, J. Vac. Sci. and Technol. B, 21(6), pp. 2742-2748
•	“Polymer inking as a micro- and nanopatterning technique”, L.-R. Bao, L. Tan, X. D. Huang, Y. P. Kong, L. J. Guo, S. W. Pang, and A. F. Yee, 2003, J. Vac. Sci. and Technol. B, 21(6), pp. 2749-2754
•	“Novel low cost fabrication of microneedle arrays for drug delivery applications”, P. Y. J. Tan, Y. Xu, Y. T. Chew, Z. Li, and Y. P. Kong, 2002, Nano- and Microtechnology: Materials, Processes, Packaging, and Systems, Proc. of SPIE vol. 4936, p. 113-118
•	"Pulmonary Drug Delivery using droplets generated by Rayleigh instability-driven breakup of filaments", Y.P. Kong, Y.Xu, & F.E.H. Tay, 2002, Biomedical Applications of Micro- and Nanoengineering, Proc. of SPIE vol. 4937, pp.164-174
•	“Three-dimensional simulation of micro pumps”, Y. Xu, Y. P. Kong, X. X. Zhang, K. Yao, W. O. Choong, E. H. Tay and W. P. Wang, 2001, Microfluidics and BioMEMS, Proc. of SPIE vol. 4560, pg.61-66
•	“Simulations of a micro valve and a micro pump”, Y. Xu, C. W. On, E. H. Tay, X. X. Zhang, Y. P. Kong and H. Gong, 2001, Microfluidics and BioMEMS, Proc. of SPIE vol. 4560, pg.53-60
•	“Novel self-oscillating anemometer with capacitance based sensing”, Y. Kong, F. E. H. Tay, Y. Xu, 2000, International Symposium on Microelectronics and Assembly, Proc. of SPIE vol. 4230, pg. 84-88
•	“MEMS Atomizer based on Rayleigh instability-driven breakup of filaments”, Y. Kong, F. E. H. Tay, Y. Xu, 2000, International Symposium on Microelectronics and Assembly, Proc. of SPIE vol. 4230, pg. 89-99
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Patents Granted

•	“Liquid Delivering Device”, WO2003018089A1
•	“Methods of creating patterns on substrates and articles of manufacture resulting therefrom”, US 6,860,956
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Patents Filed

•	“Reversal Imprint Technique”, PCT publication no. WO03096123
•	“Imprinting polymer film on patterned substrate”, PCT publication no. WO2004107403
•	Imprinting of supported and free-standing 3-D micro- or nano-structures, filed in USPTO
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Conference Presentations

•	“Self-aligned Polymer Patterns using the Soft Inkpad Technique”, Y. P. Kong, L. Tan, L.-R. Bao, X. D. Huang, S. W. Pang, and A. F. Yee, 2003 November. Paper presented at the 50th American Vacuum Society International Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
•	"Pulmonary Drug Delivery using droplets generated by Rayleigh instability-driven breakup of filaments", Y. P. Kong, Y. Xu, and F. E. H. Tay, 2002 December. Paper presented at the SPIE International Symposium for Microelectronics, MEMS and Nanotechnology, Melbourne, Australia
•	“Novel low cost fabrication of microneedle arrays for drug delivery applications”, P. Y. J. Tan, Y. Xu, Y. T. Chew, Z. Li, and Y. P. Kong, 2002 December. Paper presented at the SPIE International Symposium for Microelectronics, MEMS and Nanotechnology, Melbourne, Australia
•	“Novel self-oscillating anemometer with capacitance based sensing”, Y. Kong, F. E. H. Tay, Y. Xu, 2000 November. Paper presented at the SPIE International Symposium on Microelectronics and Assembly, Singapore, Singapore
•	“MEMS Atomizer based on Rayleigh instability-driven breakup of filaments”, Y. Kong, F. E. H. Tay, Y. Xu, 2000 November. Paper presented at the SPIE International Symposium on Microelectronics and Assembly, Singapore, Singapore
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Professional Experience

Feb. 2002 – Aug. 2004	Senior Research Officer, Micro- and Nano-Systems Cluster, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore. Currently working on imprinting of 3-D nanostructures and the application of these structures in biomedical and chemical studies
Oct. 2002 – Aug. 2003	Visiting Assistant Scientist, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. Member of a collaborative team consisting of faculty and post-doctorates of the University of Michigan. Research on nanoimprinting of polymeric structures
Feb. 2000 – Feb. 2002	Research Officer, Micro- and Nano-Systems Laboratory, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore. Research on microfluidic devices such as MEMS vaporizers, micro-pumps and micro-flow sensors
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Committee Memberships

2000 – Aug. 2004	Central Cleanroom Committee, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering. This committee deals with the management and policies of the micro- and nano-fabrication cleanroom
2003 – Aug. 2004	Environmental Health and Safety Committee, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering
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