Soon Mi Lim
  • Instructional Associate Professor
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Biography

Dr. Soon Mi Lim received her Ph.D. in Chemistry at Texas A&M University and completed postdoctoral training at the Texas A&M Health Science Center. After her research and teaching trainings, Dr. Lim pursued an education career and joined Texas A&M University as a full-time faculty in 2013. Her excellence in teaching was recognized by the College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Excellence Award (2024), the Provost Academic Professional Track (APT) Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (2021), and the Association of Former Students (AFS) Distinguished Achievement Award - College Level (2017) in Teaching. Dr. Lim focuses on enhancing student learning by developing and implementing active learning tools for both lecture and laboratory classes. She has taught a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses: Quantitative Analysis Lecture (CHEM315&316) and Laboratory (CHEM318), Physical Chemistry Laboratory (CHEM325&326), Ethics in Chemical Research (CHEM686), and General Chemistry (CHEM101&102), Hullabaloo U: First Year Experience I (SCEN289), and Seminars (CHEM481&681).

Dr. Lim is passionate about supporting the community through science education and has been provided selfless service and mentorship at departmental, university, state, and international levels. As a former Associate Graduate Advisor, she guided graduate students in career preparation by developing professional development programs, including talent-focused career searches and networking events with career panelists. As a Co-Director of Outreach, Dr. Lim organizes science events for local schools and communities, promoting science education by introducing research highlights and developing hands-on activities and demonstrations. She also plays a leading role in organizing the annual Chemistry Open House, which is attended by more than 1,000 participants each year.

Dr. Lim's research spans from gas-phase molecular spectroscopy to mammalian cells' responses to mechanical and environmental influences. She remains dedicated to advancing research in chemical education, biomedical applications of macromolecules and inorganic compounds, and biological surfaces and interfaces. As of 2024, she has published 30 peer-reviewed journal articles with the total citation number over 2500 (H index 21).

Educational Background

  • Ph. D., Texas A&M University
  • Postdoc, Texas A&M Health Science Center
  • M.S., Inha University, South Korea
  • B. S., Inha University, South Korea

Awards & Honors

  • College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Excellence Award (2024)
  • College of Arts and Sciences Academic Professional Track (APT) Faculty Travel Assistance Grant (2023)
  • College of Arts and Sciences Inclusive Excellence Small Grant (Co-PI with Sandra Horton) (2023-2024)
  • College of Science Diversity and Equity Small Grant (Co-PI with Sandra Horton) (2022 - 2023)
  • Provost Academic Professional Track (APT) Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (2021)
  • Association of Former Students (AFS) Distinguished Achievement College-Level Award in Teaching (2017)

Selected Publications

  • Zefan Zhang, Anshul Gautam, Soon-Mi Lim, and Christian Hilty, “Analysis of Large Data Sets in a Physical Chemistry Laboratory NMR Experiment using Python”, J. Chem. Educ. 2023, 100 (10), 4109–4113, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00586.

    Rachel D. Davidson, Thomas E. O’Loughlin, Theodore E. G. Alivio, Soon-Mi Lim, and Sarbajit Banerjee, “Thermodynamics of Wettability: A Physical Chemistry Laboratory Experiment”, J. Chem. Educ. 2022, 99, 2689–2696, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00243.

    Tan P. Nguyen, Alexandra D. Easley, Nari Kang, Sarosh Khan, Soon-Mi Lim, Yohannes H. Rezenom, Shaoyang Wang, David K. Tran, Jingwei Fan, Rachel A. Letteri, Xun He, Lu Su, Cheng-Han Yu, Jodie L. Lutkenhaus and Karen L. Wooley, “Polypeptide Organic Radical Batteries”, Nature, 2021, 593, 61–66, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03399-1.

    D. Chase Pectol, Sarosh Khan, Mahmoud Elsabahy, Karen L. Wooley, Soon-Mi Lim, Marcetta Darensbourg, “Effects of Glutathione and Histidine on NO Release from a Dimeric Dinitrosyl Iron Complex (DNIC)”, Inorganic Chemistry, 2020, 59 (23), 16998–17008, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02196.

    Kevin T. Wacker, Samantha L. Kristufek, Soon-Mi Lim, Sarosh Kahn, and Karen L. Wooley, “Bio-based 1olycarbonates derived from the neolignan honokiol”, RSC Advances, 2016, 85, 81672-81679, https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA19568G.

    Mahmoud Elsabahy, Gyu Seong Heo, Soon-Mi Lim, Guorong Sun, Karen L. Wooley, “Polymeric Nanostructures for Imaging and Therapy”, Chem. Rev., 2015, 115, 10967-11011, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00135.

    Soon-Mi Lim, Bryan A. Kreipe, Jerome P Trezeciakowski, Larry Dangott, and Andreea Trache, “Extracellular Matrix Effect on RhoA Signaling Modulation in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells”, Experimental Cell Research, 2010, 316, 2833-2848, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.06.010.

    Marc C. Gurau, Soon-Mi Lim, Edward T. Castellana, Fernando Albertorio, Sho Kataoka and Paul S. Cremer, “On the Mechanism of the Hofmeister Effect”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 10522-10523, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja047715c.

    Soon-Mi Lim, Teak-Soo Kim, Goo-Il Lim, Sang-Kyu Kim, and Young S. Choi, “Fluorescence Excitation Spectrum of OClO(Ã2A2)”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 1999, 103, 2097-2099, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp9847888.

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