Kim, Youngmi

Youngmi Kim

Associate Professor

Start Year: 2015

Agricultural Engineering Technology
Office: 162 Agriculture Engineering Annex
Phone: 715-425-4331

Email: youngmi.kim@uwrf.edu

Education:

Ph.D. Purdue University, Agricultural and Biological Engineering 2005;
M.E. Inha University, Biological Engineering 2001;
B.E. Inha University, Biological Engineering 1999.

Research Interests:

• Food process engineering
• Renewable energy (lignocellulosic biofuels and chemicals)
• Bioprocess engineering

Publications:

Deng, Y., Kolodjski, S., Lewis, G., Onan, G., Kim, Y. Physical and functional characterization of whey protein-lignin biocomposite films for food packaging applications, Future Foods, Volume 11, 2025

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fufo.2025.100554.

Kim, D.H., Anqi, J., Jackson, A.L., Brown, B., Kim, Y., Kim, S.M., Laufer, C., Ferrier, D., Yoo, C.G. Inhibition of cellulase activity by liquid hydrolysates from hydrothermally pretreated soybean straw, Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, 21 November, 2022

Kim, DH., Kim, Y., Kim SM. Chapter 3: Biochemical Conversion of Cellulose, Nghiem et al. (eds), In: Biomass Utilization: Conversion Strategies, Springer. 2022

Kim, Y. Work in Progress: Design and Implementation of Collaborative Problem-Based Learning Laboratory Modules for Engineering and Non-Engineering Students, ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, Canada, June 22-26, 2020

Kim, Y. Final USAFRI (Alfalfa Checkoff) Report: Enzyme-assisted Protein Isolation from Alfalfa Leaves, National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance, July, 2020

Santos, A.C., Ximenes, E., Kim, Y., Ladisch, M.R. 2019. Lignin-Enzyme Interactions in the Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass, Trends in Biotechnology, 37: 518-531

Ximenes, E.; Farinasm, C.S.; Kim, Y.; Ladisch, M.R. 2017. Hydrothermal Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Bioethanol Production, Ruiz, H.A., Thomsen, M. H. and Trajano, H.L. (ed.), In: Hydrothermal Processing in Biorefineries, Springer, Cham, 181-205.

Kim, Y.; Kreke, T.; Ko, J.K., Ladisch, M.R. 2015. Hydrolysis-Determining Substrate Characteristics in Liquid Hot Water Pretreated Hardwood, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 112: 677-687

Ko, J.K.; Ximenes, E., Kim, Y.; Ladisch, M.R. 2015. Adsorption of Enzyme onto Lignins of Liquid Hot Water Pretreated Hardwoods, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 112: 447-456

Youngmi joined the department early in 2015. She holds a B.E. and M.E. both in Biological Engineering from Inha University in South Korea. Her Ph.D. is in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Purdue University. After earning her doctorate Youngmi continued her affiliation with Purdue for 8 more years as Bioprocess Research Engineer. Her expertise area is food and bioprocess engineering and renewable fuels.