Principle Investigator

Heemin KANG (강희민), Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor

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Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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(Department of Biomicrosystem Technology)

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Korea University

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Phone: +82-2-3290-3270

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E-mail:

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Office: Innovation Hall, Room 705B

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145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, South Korea

Education

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• Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering (Bioengineering Department),

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      University of California, San Diego, USA (2016)

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• M.S.   Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, USA (2008)

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• B.S.   Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, South Korea (2005)

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Research Experiences 

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• Assistant Professor (2019.03 - Present)

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      Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, South Korea

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• Postdoctoral Fellow (2016 - 2019)

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      Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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• Researcher (2011 - 2016)

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      University of California, San Diego, CA, USA

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• R&D Process Engineer (2008 - 2010)

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      Applied Materials, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA

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• Researcher (2005 - 2008)

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      Stanford University, CA, USA

Awards

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• The Seoktap Outstanding Lecture Award (2019; Top 5% Student Evaluation)

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      Korea University, Seoul, South Korea

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• The University’s Postdoctoral Fellowship (2016 - 2019)

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      The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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• The Acta Student Award (2015)

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      The Editor-in-Chief in Acta Biomaterialia, USA

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Teaching 

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• Graduate course:

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      Organic Nanomaterials Chemistry I (AMS679) and II (AMS680)

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• Undergraduate course:

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      Organic Nanomaterials, Phase Equilibria (AMSE318), and

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      Research Trends in Materials Science and Engineering (AMSE371)