Joshua Yoon

Education / Background

Master of Science Biomedical Textiles

May 2008 – North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Bachelor of Science Polymer & Fiber Engineering

February 2003 – Han-yan University, Seoul, Korea

Contact Information

Phone: 718-344-0234 Email: joshua.hiyoon@gmail.com

Research Area and Interests

Music

Playing Violin

Sports

Swimming

Others

Cooking

Publications and Presentations

Conference / In-class/Presentations

Joshua Yoon, Martin W. King and Eric Johnson. “Designing Vena Cava Filters with Textile Structures”. 4th International Conference on Healthcare and Medical Textiles ,Bolton, UK. MedTex2007 July 16 – 18, 2007

Joshua Yoon. “Needlepunching – A web bonding process”. Advanced Nonwovens Processing – TT 505 May 3, 2007

Silvia Kang, Hosun Lim, Emily Moore, Arash Sahbaee, Joshua Yoon. “Airplane Nonwoven Blanket”. Nonwoven Product Development – TT508 May 2007

Joshua Yoon. “Embolic Protection Device:Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter”. Biotextile Product Development – MT 366 April 2007

In-class Projects

Joshua Yoon. Dental Textile Implant. Evaluation of Biotextiles – TT 532 December 2007

Joshua Yoon. New design of vena cava filter. Biotextile Product Development – MT 366 May 2007

Joshua Yoon. Needlepunching – A web bonding process. Advanced Nonwovens Processing – TT 505 May 2007

Joshua Yoon. Garment Production: Chi Pao –Chinese Traditional Clothes. Apparel Production – TTM 515 December 2006

Achievements

Presentation at MedText2007

“Desigining vena cava filters with textile strtuctures” at MedText2007, Bolton University, Bolton, UK during 17 -18 July 2007. On be-half of Martin W. King (Wilson College of Textiles, NCSU) and Dr. Eric Johnson (Crux Biomedical Inc. Portola Valley, CA, USA).

Courses

Fall 2007

TT 532 Evaluation of Biotextiles
TT 601 Seminar
ZO 503 Physiology – I

Spring 2007

MT 366 Biotextile Product Development
NR 610T Poster Presentation
TT 505 Advanced Nonwoven Processing
TT 508 Nonwoven Product Development
TTM 535 Research Methods & Management

Fall 2006

ST 515 Experimental Statistics in Engineering -I
TT 504 Introduction to Nonwoven
TTM 515 Apparel Production
TTM 601 Seminar

Lab Skills

Mechanical Testing of Materials

* Tensile testing on MTS ReNew

Experience

Research Assistant, Dr. Martin W. King, Wilson College of Textiles, NCSU
November 2006 – present

* Improve the manufacturability of next generation of vena cava filter

* Propose new design for manufacturing process and make prototypes

* Submit monthly reports and prototype samples for evaluation and feedback

Extra Curricular

Volunteering
Go’in Home Cafe’, New Orleans
June 23 – 30 2007
Included daily meal servings to the residents living in the hurricane Katrina damaged region

Graduation

MS 2008

Current Position

PhD student at NC State