6. Applications in clinical applications (breast cancer, alzheimer’s disease, anesthesia depth monitoring, sexual dysfunction, skin rejuvenation)
EDUCATION
Feb 2006 April 2010 Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California (Postdoctoral Scholar)
Jan 2000 Dec 2005 Joint Biomedical Engineering Program between the University of Texas at Arlington and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (Ph.D.-Biomedical Engineering)
March 1996 Feb 1998 Hanyang University (M.S.-Metallurgical Engineering)
March 1989 Feb 1996 Hanyang University (B.S.-Metallurgical Engineering)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Feb 2018Present Associate Professor, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, South Korea
Dec 2012Present Visiting Professor, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea
Mar 2011Feb 2018 Assistant Professor, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, South Korea
May 2010 Feb 2011 Assistant Project Scientist, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California
Sep 2009 Feb 2011 Co-Principal Investigator, NIH U54 supplemental grant
July 2008 Feb 2011 Principal Investigator, US Army DOD BCRP W81XWH-08-1-0447 (Era of Hope Postdoctoral Award)
Feb 2006 April 2010 Postdoctoral Scholar, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California
May 2003 April 2006 Principal Investigator, US Army DOD BC021128 (PreDoctoral Traineeship Grant)
Jan. 2001 Jan 2006 Graduate Research Associate, Biomedical Optics Laboratory, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Jun. 2000 Dec. 2000 Graduate Research Assistant, Biomedical Optics Laboratory, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Jan. 1998 Feb. 1999 Maintenance Engineer, Inspection and Maintenance Team, LG-Caltex Oil Corp.,Yosu, Korea
Mar. 1995 Dec. 1997 Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, Thin Film Laboratory, Div. of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
Feb. 1991 July. 1993 Private Soldier, Artillery, Gyeonggi Province, Korea
HONORS & AWARDS
Nov 2018 Outstanding Regional Cooperation with Gwangju City and Chonnam Province Award, GIST, South Korea
July 2017 Outstanding Research Paper Award, Optics and Photonics Congress 2018, Optical Society of Korea, Busan BEXCO, South Korea
Feb 2017 Outstanding Research Paper Award, Optical Society of Korea Winter Meeting, Hi-One Resort, South Korea
Nov 2016 Outstanding Research Paper Award, The 2nd Annual Biophotonics Conference, Daejeon KAIST, South Korea
July 2016 Outstanding Research Paper Award, Optical Society of Korea Summer Meeting, Busan BEXCO, South Korea
May 2015 Outstanding Research Paper Award, Conference on Optoelectronics and Optical Communications, Busan Hanhwa Resort, South Korea
July 2013 Outstanding Research Paper Award, Optical Society of Korea Summer Meeting, Yeosu The Ocean Resort, South Korea
January 2011 AFMR Scholar Award from Annual Meeting of Western Society for Clinical Investigation, Carmel, CA (Jan 26-29)
June 2010 NIH CounterACT (Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats) Travel Award, San Francisco, CA (June 22-24)
January 2010 Travel Award from Annual Meeting of Western Society for Clinical Investigation, Carmel, CA (Jan 27-30)
April 2009 NIH CounterACT (Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats) Travel Award, Washington, DC (April 14-16)
December 2007 US Army Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Era of Hope Postdoctoral Award $90,000/year (July, 2008~June, 2011)
April 2007 US Air Force Travel Grant, American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery, Grapevine, TX
April 2006 Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
April 2004 Dean of Engineering Award, ACES (Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students), University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
April 2003 Sigma Xi award for best poster, first place at ACES (Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students), University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
February 2003 Alfred & Janet Potvin Outstanding Biomedical Engineering Student Award from College of Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
December 2002 US Army Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Predoctoral Traineeship $30,000/year (May, 2003~April, 2006)
April 2002 Student grant from OSA (Optical Society of America) for Biomedical Topical Meeting at Miami Beach, FL
September 2001 $2,000 Scholarship from KSAAP (Korean Student Assistance Awards Program) at NAFSA (National Association of Foreign Student Advisers): Association of International Educators
April 2001 Outstanding Oral Presentation Award from College of Engineering, The 5th GSO (Graduate School Organization) Research Symposium, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
Jan. 1997~Dec.1997 Industrial Scholarship, LG-Caltex Oil Corp., Seoul, Korea
September 1994 Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering Scholarship, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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