Chang-Jin "CJ" Kim is a Distinguished Professor and holds the Volgenau Endowed Chair in Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), with a main appointment in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. He received B.S. from Seoul National University, M.S. from Iowa State University, and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Directing the Micro and Nano Manufacturing Lab, Prof. Kim performs research in MEMS with a focus on utilizing surface tension as a mechanical force. The recipient of Research Excellence Award (Iowa State Univ.), TRW Outstanding Young Teacher Award (UCLA), NSF CAREER Award, ALA Achievement Award (Association for Lab Automation), Samueli Outstanding Teacher Award (UCLA), Ho-Am Prize in Engineering (Ho-Am Foundation), and Robert Bosch Micro and Nano Electro Mechanical Systems Award (IEEE), he has been involved with numerous professional activities, including General Chair of the 2014 IEEE International Conference on MEMS. An ASME Fellow, IEEE Life Fellow, AIMBE Fellow, he is currently serving on the boards for several journals and conferences. Recently, he took the role of Co-Editor-in-Chief to launch a new journal Droplet. Prof. CJ Kim has also been active in the commercial sector as a consultant, advisor, and startup founder.