Se Min Kim Email & Phone Number

La Habra, California, United States

• Teaching students ages 5-15 to develop coding foundations through game-building
• Led/co-led 11 week-long summer camps (e.g., for robotics, AI academy, 3D print & design)
• Taught 150+ ninjas across Ninja JR & White-Black belt curriculum; graded 50+ ninja games ranging from White to Orange belt difficulties
• Assembled 20+ camp activity bags & 100+ individual activity kits to be used @ summer camps
• Experienced in Robotics JR, Ninja Circuits JR, Scratch JR, MakeCode, IMPACT, & GDP

• Increased in-school outreach by over 200% w/ flyers, posts, etc.
• Consistently filled up volunteer spots at events & attracted parents/children
• Taught engaging and interactive activities at local after-school programs and youth centers
• Played a direct role in the growth of young minds and attracting the publicity our efforts deserve

• Mission statement: Bringing underserved children to greater heights in STEM
• A nonprofit youth organization currently serving >59,000 children around the world at Boys and Girls Clubs, public libraries, elementary schools, educational fairs, etc.
• Created 4+ activities to STEM curriculum; 20+ social media posts, event flyers, etc.
• Current service hours: 240+

• Selected from a competitive international pool w/ >10,000 applicants from nearly every US state & 6 continents; 9.5% acceptance rate for the 2023 program

• Co-led journal club presentation on "Socioeconomic Effects on Lumbar Fusion Outcomes" in front of paper author & Stanford neuro-spine surgeon Dr. Corinna Zygourakis & 75 students
• Engaging in direct communication w/ professionals (ie. from VA Palo Alto Health Care System) in neurology/neurosurgery fields to learn about their professional journeys; selected to be a student moderator for Q&A portion
• Participating in neurology/neurosurgery grand rounds w/ a wide variety of clinical & basic science topics; consists of lectures from faculty & guest speakers (ie. from Keck Medicine, CHLA Immunology, Neurologic.

Fullerton, California, United States

• School-affilated club (G-Tec) striving to create an engaging community for girls in technology
• Leading and coordinating events for Troy High's SWENext Chapter
• Awarded 2023 Certificate of Merit by SWE of Orange County

• An engaging virtual year-round program building self-confidence & resilience among high school students interested in engineering/technology
• Participation in live/on-demand sessions with like-minded peers and mentors throughout the fiscal year
• Networked w/ peers, mentors, role models, & industry professionals in the engineering/tech field

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Under mentorship of Dr. Hosung Kim (Assistant Professor of Neurology) and Dr. Yaqiong Chai (postdoc researcher) @ USC's NeuroImaging with Deep Learning Lab
• Assisted research in glymphatic systems through segmentation of perivascular spaces using ITK-SNAP software; manually segmented 5 full brain T1 & T2 MRIs
• Youngest (1st high schooler) to lead 1.5 hr journal club presentation
• Brain MRI database obtained through partnerships w/ USC Keck School of Medicine, UCSF, & Seoul Samsung Center

• Redesigned EveryoneCanSTEM subdivision logo; created 40+ promotional flyers, social media posts, club rush and food fest posters, & event sheets/cards
• Successfully & efficiently targeted different audiences (ie. schools, organizations, parents, kids); consistently worked to fill up volunteer spots at events & attract larger audience

• Created, built, & distributed 50+ STEM activity kits; taught children with special needs the basics of programming through virtual lessons on Code.org
• Created 10+ STEM activity sheets for future events; worked with curriculum head to produce engaging & interactive activities for younger generation
• Participated in weekly volunteer events @ local elementary schools, afterschool programs, & educational fairs

As-T In Biology

As-T In Computer Science

Education record

Troy Tech Magnet Program International Baccalaureate Diploma Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish