Jihong Min
Postdoctoral Researcher at Caltech
I am currently a NIH T32 postdoctoral research fellow at the California Institute of Technology. I received my B.S. in Electrical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and Ph.D. in Medical Engineering at California Institute of Technology. My current research interests include energy harvesting, wearable biosensors, and ingestible electronics.
Research
Interests
I am deeply passionate about developing non-invasive biomedical sensor devices that continuously monitor physiochemical markers in-situ to indicate health and fitness, with the goal of optimizing individuals' lifestyles to suit their specific goals. With a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and a graduate degree in Medical Engineering, I possess a unique capability to achieve development and system-level integration of all aspects of wearable and ingestible sensor devices, including energy harvester development, electronics design, sensor fabrication, system encapsulation, and system validation through human and animal studies.
Education
2024 - Present
Postdoc in Medical and Electrical Engineering, Caltech & UCLA
Advisors: Prof. Azita Emami, Prof. Wei Gao, Prof. Tzung Hsiai
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2018 - 2023
Ph.D. in Medical Engineering, Caltech
Advisor: Prof. Wei Gao
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2014 - 2017
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, UIUC
Advisor: Joseph Lyding
Honors
09/2024. Nature and Health Conference Best Poster Award
08/2024. NextProf Nexus Fellow
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03/2024. SPIE Soft Mechatronics and Wearable Systems Best Paper Award
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03/2024. iCMB NIH T32 Fellowship, Caltech
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11/2024. MRS Graduate Student Award
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09/2018. Andrew and Peggy Cherng Endowment Fellowship, Caltech
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Min, J., et al. (2024). Continuous biochemical profiling of the gastrointestinal tract using a multiparametric ingestible capsule. Nature Electronics, under 2nd revision.
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Min, J., et al. (2023). An autonomous wearable biosensor powered by a perovskite solar cell. Nature Electronics, 6, 630-641. Featured on Journal Cover.
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Song, Y.†, Min, J.†, et al. (2020). Wireless battery-free wearable sweat sensor powered by human motion. Science Advances, 6(40), eaay9842.
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Wang, M.†, Yang, Y.†, Min, J.†, et al. (2022). A wearable electrochemical biosensor for the monitoring of metabolites and nutrients. Nature Biomedical Engineering, 6, 1225–1235. Featured on Journal Cover.
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Tu, J., Min, J., et al. (2023). A wireless patch for the monitoring of C-reactive protein in sweat. Nature Biomedical Engineering, 7, 1293–1306.
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Heng, W., Yin, S., Min, J., et al. (2024). A smart mask for exhaled breath condensate harvesting and analysis. Science, 385, 954-961.
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Min, J., et al. (2023). Skin-interfaced wearable sweat sensors for precision medicine. Chemical Reviews, 123, 5049–5138. Featured on Journal Cover.