{"id":31,"date":"2015-11-03T16:07:16","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T21:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.eng.ufl.edu\/faculty-site\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:16:07","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/gloria-kim\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/gloria-kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2019\/09\/Gloria-Kim_Profile-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gloria Kim, Ph.D.\" class=\"wp-image-400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/gloria-kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2019\/09\/Gloria-Kim_Profile-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/gloria-kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2019\/09\/Gloria-Kim_Profile-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/gloria-kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2019\/09\/Gloria-Kim_Profile-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/gloria-kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2019\/09\/Gloria-Kim_Profile-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/gloria-kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2019\/09\/Gloria-Kim_Profile-157x210.jpg 157w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/gloria-kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2019\/09\/Gloria-Kim_Profile-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gloria J. Kim, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Assistant Director for Partnerships, Florida Semiconductor Institute (2025 &#8211; present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Education, University of Florida (2022 &#8211; present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Director, Translating Interconnects to Guide Engineering Education and Research (TIGER) Lab (2022 &#8211; present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Affiliate Faculty, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida (2014 &#8211; present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Associate Chair for Research and Associate Professor of Instruction, Department of Engineering Education, University of Florida (2019 &#8211; 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Associate Professor of Instruction, MS Program Director, Director of Experiential Learning, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University (2014 &#8211; 2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida (2009 -2014)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo (2008-2009)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology (2007-2008)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA (2007)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.S.E. Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (2001)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.S. Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, KOREA (1997)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I am an Assistant Professor in the <a href=\"https:\/\/eed.eng.ufl.edu\/\">Department of Engineering Education<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/\">Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufl.edu\/\">University of Florida<\/a>. I am a biomedical engineer with an expertise in biomaterials &#8211; nanoparticles for molecular imaging, cancer profiling, and drug delivery. Since 2013, I have been focusing on engineering education research and practice. Current and past NSF- and internally-funded research projects are listed <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/gloria-kim\/projects\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My work encompasses improving undergraduate education in biomedical and electrical engineering, creating opportunities for students to globalize their engineering degrees, and mentoring graduate students in teaching. In addition, I have mentored numerous student entrepreneurial teams to success. Currently, I am pursuing my research interests in convergence in engineering education and global engineering education as the Director of the Translating Interconnects to Guide Engineering Education and Research (TIGER) Lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having grown up in Australia, Canada, Korea, and Germany, I acquired three languages and am still figuring out which culture I identify with the most. When I am settled down between moving internationally or interstate, I read, cook, practice Pilates, run marathons, play the piano, and work on speeches in my Toastmasters Club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gloria J. Kim, PhD Professional Experience Education My Story I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida. I am a biomedical engineer with an expertise in biomaterials &#8211; nanoparticles for molecular imaging, cancer profiling, and drug delivery. 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