Simon Shim (Joon.Shim@childrens.harvard.edu)

Education
1994 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea
1996 M.E., Thermo-Fluid Mechanics, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea
2003 M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
2006 Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

Positions
2006–present: Research Fellow, Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Children’s
Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
1996–1999: Engineer, Supersonic Aircraft Development Unit, Samsung/Lockheed, Daejon, KOREA.
Research: full-scale design and wind tunnel testing of advanced trainer/supersonic aircraft.
1999–2000: Engineer, Supersonic Aircraft Development Unit, Korea Aerospace Ind., Sachon, KOREA.
Research: NASA Langley 20-FT spin tunnel investigation of T-50 (advanced trainer aircraft).
2000–2001: Patent Engineer, International Patent Unit, Park, Kim and Partner LLC, Seoul, KOREA.
Duty: incoming and outgoing patent and trademark filing and specification/claims writing.
2001–2003: Tutor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
Duty: tutoring undergraduate students on mathematics, aerodynamics and flight mechanics.
2003–2006: Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, Department
of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS.

Research
Culture of animal cells (tendon fibroblasts and chondrocytes) and gene expression studies via molecular
biology techniques (real time RT PCR, PCR array and ELISA) and tissue engineering approach.
2006–present: Research Fellow, Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Children’s
Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Fellowships and Awards
Tau Beta Pi Honorary Society, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS (2004)
Barrier Engineering Fellowship, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS (2004-2005)
Graduate Research Assistantship, Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, Department of
Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
(2003-2006)
IFMBE Young Investigator's Competition Award: Top 10 Finalist, World Congress on Medical
Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Seoul, Korea (2006)

Professional Societies
Society for Neuroscience, Regular/active member since May 14-2007
Name (Last, First, Middle): Shim, Joon Wan
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BrainChild Foundation
Biomedical Engineering Society
Orthopaedic Research Society


Selected peer-reviewed publications and proceedings
Suh S.H., Yoo S.S., Roh H.W., Shim J.W. 1995. A study on the shear stress distribution of the steady and
physiological blood flows. Proceedings of KOSOMBE, 17(1):113-116.

Yoo S.S., Suh S.H., Roh H.W., Shim J.W., Shin C.S. 1995. 3-D Flow Analysis of Blood and Blood Analogue
Fluids in the Double Branching Model, Annual Proceedings of KSME, I(2):270-275.

Shim J.W., Jo M.T., Suh S.H., Yoo S.S. 1996. Flow visualization in the branching duct by using particle imaging
velocimetry. Annual Proceedings of KSME, I(2):641-646.

Elder S.H., Shim J.W. 2005. Chondrogenic redifferentiation is stimulated by cyclic hydrostatic pressure. Trans
51st Annu Meeting Orthop Res Soc, 30:1634.

Shim J.W., Elder S.H. 2006. Influence of cyclic hydrostatic pressure on fibrocartilaginous metaplasia of achilles
tendon fibroblasts. Biomech Model Mechanobiol, 5(4):247-252.

Shim J.W., Burgess S.C., Elder S.H. 2006. Induction of fibrocartilaginous metaplasia in tenocytes by
hydrostatic compression. Trans 52nd Annu Meeting Orthop Res Soc, 31:1106.

Elder S.H., Sanders S.W., McCulley W.R., Marr M.L., Shim J.W., Hasty K.A. 2006. Chondrocyte response to
cyclic hydrostatic pressure in alginate versus pellet culture. J Orthop Res, 24(4):740-747.

Elder S.H., Robertson H.M., Smith K.E., Shim J.W. 2006. Effect of hydrostatic pressure and equibiaxial
contraction on chondroinduction of MSC’s. BMES Annual Meeting, (Invited to Oral Session).

Shim J.W., Burgess S.C., Elder S.H. 2006. Induction of transdifferentiation in pellet cultured tenocytes to
cartilaginous phenotype under cyclic hydrostatic pressure. Proceedings of World Congress in Medical Physics
and Biomedical Engineering 2006, (Awarded as Top 10 Finalist for IFMBE Young Investigator’s Competition).

Cho H.S., Park K.D., Shim J.W., Elder S.H., Huang J., Robertson J.T., Hasty K.A. Construction of a
tissue-engineered annulus fibrosus. Trans 53rd Annu Meeting Orthop Res Soc, (Poster Session).

Madsen J. R., Park E.-H., Zou R., Egnor M., Wagshul M., Kelly E., Dombrowski S., Luciano M., Eide P.,
Anor T., Shim J.W., Intracranial pulsations and their characteristics in hydrocephalus: inferences from the
frequency domain. Workshop on Brain Biomechanics: Mathematical Modelling of Hydrocephalus and
Syringomyelia 2007. Toronto Canada.

Shim J.W., Madsen J. R., Smith E., Connors S., Folkman J. CSF VEGF-A and vascular dynamics in
hydrocephalus. The Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, 2007-A-106421-SfN (Poster Session).
Name (Last, First, Middle): Shim, Joon Wan
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Past Records in Defense Industry
T-50/KTX-2: Samsung-Lockheed joint full-scale development of fighter-type supersonic aircraft
11/1998 to 12/1998: Air-load and Store Loads Wind Tunnel Testing of the Scaled Aircraft Model at
Calspan/Veridian Transonic Wind Tunnel Facility, Buffalo NY
6/1999–7/1999: Rotary Balance Testing of the Scaled Aircraft Model at Bihrle Applied Research Rotary
Balance Testing Facility, Neuburg Germany
3/2000-4/2000: NASA Langley 20-FT Spin Tunnel Investigation of the Dynamically Scaled Model,
Hampton US Air Force Base, VA
6/2000-7/2000: Low Speed Wind Tunnel Testing of the Scaled Aircraft Model at Microcraft/Formerly
General Dynamics Low Speed Wind Tunnel Facility, San Diego CA
This aircraft has been flight-tested successfully, manufactured since 2002 and awaiting the first delivery
to the Republic of Korea Air Force and other potential buyers including foreign countries.

Acknowledgement/citation by peers
Zhang P, Su M, Liu Y, Hsu A, Yokota H. 2007. Knee loading dynamically alters intramedullary
pressure in mouse femora. Bone. Feb;40(2): pp. 543. “...Acknowledgments-The authors thank George
Malacinski for his critical reading of the manuscript and Joon Wan Shim for technical support. This
study was supported in part by NIH AR52144...”

Olivotto E, Vitellozzi R, Fernandez P, Falcieri E, Battistelli M, Burattini S, Facchini A, Flamigni F,
Santi S, Facchini A, Borzi' RM. 2007. Chondrocyte hypertrophy and apoptosis induced by GROalpha
require three-dimensional interaction with the extracellular matrix and a co-receptor role of chondroitin
sulfate and are associated with the mitochondrial splicing variant of cathepsin B. J Cell Physiol. 2007
Feb;210(2): pp. 426. cited one of my co-authored papers published in 2006.

Maffulli N, Reaper J, Ewen SW, Waterston SW, Barrass V. 2006. Chondral metaplasia in calcific
insertional tendinopathy of the Achilles tendon. Clin J Sport Med. Jul;16(4):329-334. cited one of my
first-authored papers published in 2006.