Nam-Soo Kim, Ph.D., joins the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso as associate professor.  Dr. Kim was formerly director of the KEN research center at Seokyeong University in Seoul, Korea, and assistant professor in the Department of Biochemical Engineering.  He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Korea University, Seoul and his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, S.D.  His research interests include direct writing and printing technology in nano-technology and recycling.