Young-Teck Kim
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Location:
230 Cheatham Hall310 West Campus Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
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Biography
Dr. Kim is a packaging expert with over 20 years of experience in sustainable packaging, including bioplastics, smart packaging, biosensors, and nano-composite structures for food and healthcare products. He graduated from Clemson University with a degree in Packaging Science and joined the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials in 2010 as a co-founder of the Packaging Systems & Design B.S. degree program.
In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Kim serves as a career advisor for packaging students and as a faculty advisor for the alumni group. In recent years, he has also served as the leading faculty in hosting the Packaging Career Fair. He teaches courses on packaging materials - including paper, corrugated fiberboard, and packaging polymers - with a focus on their interactions with food and healthcare products.
Education
- B.S. - Korea University, 1997
- M.S. - Korea University, 1999
- Ph.D. - Clemson University, 2005
Areas of Expertise and Research Interest
- Food packaging
- Use of biomaterials to create plastic alternatives
- Development of sustainable (rigid and flexible) packaging
- Analytical packaging chemistry
- Smart packaging
Research Program Description
Dr. Kim and his team focus on creating biomaterials to replace petroleum-based materials for packaging. For more information about Dr. Kim’s expertise, please visit his lab's website:
Research Team
Kihyeon Ahn
Ph.D. Student
“Water-Based Processing of Multilayer Bioplastics for Sustainable Packaging.”
Chenxi Cao
M.S. Student
Young-Ju Eun
M.S. Student
Zunhuang He
Ph.D. Student
"Multilayer paper coatings with biodegradable bioplastics via spray coating for packaging applications"
