Professor Kahp-Yang Suh, 1972–2013

Former LOC Editorial Board Member, Husband, Father, Exceptional Scientist & Mentor Kahp-Yang Suh, passed away at the young age of 41, during a trip to the USA on June 29th 2013 after a cardiac arrest.

Kahp-Yang worked extremely hard in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Seoul National University where he had been a professor since 1996; his students and colleagues are still in shock at the news. He graduated from the MFA in Applied Chemistry and in 1998 completed his MS Degree and then PhD in 2002. He held a post-doctoral position at MIT after his PhD and in 2004 was named as scientist of the year and “one of the Top 100 scientists to watch (TR100)” in the world's premier technology magazine published by MIT Technology Review (Technology Review). Later the same year Kahp-Yang was appointed to the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University. Kahp-Yang published world-class research in the fields of nanotechnology and materials in journals such as Nature Materials and Advanced Materials amongst others. He published over 180 papers in SCI registered international journals. He also won the Xinyang Engineering Academy Award in 2009, the 2010 Young Scientist Award selection, Korea Academy of Science and Technology (Engineering Division), in October 2012 the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology awarded him the Technology Award of the Month for his outstanding research achievements. He had a sincere passion for his research and his dedication knew no bounds. Kahp-Yang was an exceptional scholar and researcher who made seminal contributions in multiscale fabrication, micro- and nano-fluidics, and biomimetic sensors and devices. To his friends and family, his research excellence was exceeded only by his warmth and generosity to both colleagues and strangers, his devotion to his students, and his love for his family. Kahp-Yang's passion for his work and life was unrivalled, and he was an inspiration to many. We have lost a Great Scientist, mentor, and friend, and he will be sorely missed.

He is survived by his wife and two children a daughter who is 13 and a son, 12.

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