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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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