Rate My Professor Hyejin Moon

Hyejin Moon is Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington, where she has served since 2007, advancing from Assistant Professor in August 2013 to her current position. She directs the Integrated Micro/NanoFluidics Laboratory (IMNfL), focusing on the development of advanced microfluidic systems. Moon earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Sogang University in 1995, her M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the same institution in 1997, and her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2005.

Her research specializes in micro/nanofluidics, including electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) digital microfluidics for precise droplet control, lab-on-a-chip devices, interfacial transport phenomena, multiphysics modeling, and applications in chemical and biological sensing, diagnostic technologies, and energy harvesting. Funded by the National Science Foundation, DARPA, and NIH, her work has produced over 30 journal publications and more than 50 conference papers, amassing over 3000 citations. Notable publications include "Creating, transporting, cutting, and merging liquid droplets by electrowetting-based actuation for digital microfluidic circuits" (Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 2003), "Low voltage electrowetting-on-dielectric" (Journal of Applied Physics, 2002), and "An integrated digital microfluidic chip for multiplexed proteomic sample preparation and analysis by MALDI-MS" (Lab on a Chip, 2006). Moon has received the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award in 2013, the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2011, and appointment as IEEE Sensors Council Distinguished Lecturer for 2025-2027. Her contributions have significantly influenced advancements in microfluidic technologies for precision analysis and biomedical applications.