Dr. Yong Ak Song

Associate Professor

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Biography

Yong-Ak Song is an Associate Professor in the Biomedical Engineering Department at NYU Abu Dhabi. He received his BS, MS, and PhD degrees from RWTH Aachen University in Germany. His professional career includes work as a Senior Research Scientist at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and a Senior Engineer at Fraunhofer USA since 2001. He has also held a research position as a Research Scientist in the Micro/Nanofluidic BioMEMS Group within the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. Furthermore, he served as a Research Fellow at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. In September 2012, he joined NYU Abu Dhabi. His research interests encompass interdisciplinary mechanical engineering fields, focusing on design and manufacturing of MEMS devices, fluid mechanics, and micro/nanofabrication. He works extensively in biological engineering areas, including BioMEMS devices for biomolecule separation and detection, neuroprosthetic implants, and transport phenomena in biological systems.

Research Interests

Requirements for New York University Tandon School of Engineering

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering or preparatory discipline Sufficient mathematics preparation
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.