Principal Investigator
Yong Lin Kong​, Ph.D.
​Assistant Professor 
​Mechanical Engineering
kong@rice.edu​
Yong Lin Kong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 2016 and was a postdoctoral associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before joining Rice University, he joined the University of Utah in 2018 and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure at the University of Utah in 2024. Yong Lin’s research focuses on the additive manufacturing of nanomaterial-based functional devices and biomedical devices. He has been awarded patents in “3D printed active electronic materials and devices”, “3D printed multi-functional hybrid devices and structures”, and “gastric resident electronics.” He is a recipient of the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program (ONR YIP) Award, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Trailblazer Award, Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Discovery Award, 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award, SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, SPIE Rising Researcher Award, ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, TMS Young Leaders Professional Development Award, MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Award, and the University of Utah College of Engineering Top Undergraduate Teachers & Top Graduate Teachers Awards.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Jian Teng, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Brown University
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa
B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa
Saebom Lee, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Konkuk University
Dwipak Prasad Sahu, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
M.S. in Physics, Ravenshaw University
B.S. in Physics, BJB Autonomous College
Ph.D. Student
LeiBin Li
B.S. in Applied Physics, SUNY Geneseo
Jared Anklam
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, ​University of California, Los Angeles
Samannoy Ghosh
B.Tech. in Electronics & Communication, Institute of Engineering and Management
Brian Elder
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, ​University of the Pacific
  • Utah NASA Space Grant Fellowship 2019-2022
  • Shane Robison Fellowship 2018-2019
Master Student
Julianna Dickman
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Rice University
Alumni
Ph.D. Graduate
  1. Taylor Greenwood – Assistant Professor at Brigham Young University (starting in 2025)
    • Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, University of Utah
    • Campbell Endowed Graduate Fellowship, University of Utah
  2. Sam Hales
M.D. Graduate
  1. Eric Tokita – M.D., University of Utah – currently an Internal Medicine Intern at Medical College of Wisconsin (2024)
  2. Shen Ning – M.D.-Ph.D., Boston University
Master of Science Graduate
  1. Luis Felipe Córdoba Ramírez – M.S in Mechanical Engineering
    • B.S. in Industrial Maintenance Engineering, Costa Rica Institute of Technology
    • Fulbright Scholarship
  2. Rajan Neupane – M.S in Mechanical Engineering
  3. Jack Montgomery – M.S in Mechanical Engineering
  4. Derek Mouser – M.S in Mechanical Engineering
  5. Arsham Mousavi – M.S in Mechanical Engineering
  6. Matthew Wetherell – M.S in Mechanical Engineering
  7. Udayan Ghosh – M.S in Mechanical Engineering
Undergraduate Student
  1. Eric Tokita (B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah)
  2. Vivian Song-En Su (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah,
    • Merrill Engineering Scholarship
    • UROP Awards
  3. Breanna Wong (B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah)
    • The College of Social and Behavior Science poster award, 2nd place.
    • UROP Awards
  4. Derrick Wong
    • Dee Foundation-Undergraduate Research Scholarship
    • UROP Awards
  5. Ruba Alraqibah (B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah)
  6. Spencer Peterson (B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah)
    • UROP Awards
  7. Sammi Yu (B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah)
    • UROP Awards
  8. Alberto Miranda (B.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah)
    • UROP Awards
  9. Henry Cagle (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah)
    • UROP Awards
  10. Zach Benton (B.S. Biomedical Computation, Stanford University)
  11. Nico Kindkade (B.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California)
  12. Kristofer Elieson (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah)
  13. Sheyene Sahagun (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah)
  14. Robert Nievar (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah)
    • UROP Awards
  15. Jennifer Bracken (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah)
    • UROP Award
  16. Michael Esplin (B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah)
  17. Liam Haynie (B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah)
  18. Micah Jacob Spjute (B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah)
    • UROP Award
  19. Anit Jhaveri (B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah)
  20. Benson Pulver (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah)
  21. Lingbai Ren (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah)
  22. Matthew Garceau (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah)
  23. Erin Morgan (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Honor Program, University of Utah)
  24. Chase Lee (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah)
  25. Ivan Jones (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah)
  26. Sebastian Herrera-Sanchez (Double Major in Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de Costa Rica)
  27. International Exchange Program
  28. Alex Noah (Double Major in Mechanical Engineering and Finance [Honor Program], University of Utah)
    • UROP Award
  29. Kaua’i Wu (Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah)
  30. Douglas Stephen Wirthlin (Chemistry, Brigham Young University)
  31. Jonathan Wiggins (Computer Science, University of Utah)
    • UROP Award
  32. Haley Wilson (Biochemistry, University of Montana)
  33. National Student Exchange Program
  34. Hakimi Nazlie (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah)
    •  UROP Award
  35. Yousef Alamri (Bioengineering, University of Utah)
    • UROP Award
  36. Caitlin McCandler (B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  37. Nancy Wang (B.S. in Chemical-Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  38. Xingyu Zou (B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  39. Ian Tamargo (B.S. in Chemistry, Princeton University)
High School Student
  1. Aarav Parikh – Hillcrest High School
  2. Devika Rajeev – Hillcrest High School
  3. Lucas Tille – Academy for Math Engineering & Science
  4. Samar Kanish – Academy for Math Engineering & Science