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Prof. Kim's doctoral dissertation in 1990 integrated microphone LSI CMOS single chip. He joined the University of Southern California in Fall 1999 as a Professor in the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering-Electrophysics. From July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2018, he chaired the Electrophysics division, leading significant growth in tenure-track faculty and lab space, while also improving the rankings of USC EE's Graduate Program. Before that, he worked in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and held various positions at IBM, NCR Corp., and Xicor Inc. His research focuses on acoustics, piezoelectric vibration-energy-harvesting MEMS, and biomedical technologies, publishing over 280 refereed papers and authoring a textbook on MEMS. He has received numerous accolades, including fellowships from the National Academy Inventors, IEEE, and IOP, and has secured substantial research funding.
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA
Teaching and conducting research in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with a focus on MEMS and acoustic technologies.
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa • Hawaii
Worked as a faculty member before joining USC.
IBM Research Laboratory, NCR Corp., Xicor Inc. • California
Held various roles in engineering and research, developing key technologies.
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