Joo H. Kang, ​Ph.D.

Associate Professor 

Department of Biomedical Engineering, 

College of Information and Biotechnology,

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)

Education and Training

Professional Experiences

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• Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, UNIST,  March 2020 ~ 

• Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Feb. 2016 ~ Feb. 2020

• Wyss Technology Development Fellow, Wyss Institute, Harvard University, 2012-2016
  (Supervisor: Don Ingber, MD Ph.D., Founding Director of Wyss Institute, Harvard University)

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Wyss Institute, Harvard University, 2010-2012
  (Supervisor: Don Ingber, MD Ph.D., Founding Director of Wyss Institute, Harvard University)

• Research Fellow, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 2009-2016
  (Supervisor: Don Ingber, MD Ph.D., Judah Folkman Professor of Vascular Biology, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital)

• Postdoctoral Fellow, KAIST, 2008-2009 (Military service obligation) (Supervisor: Je-Kyun Park, Ph.D., Professor, Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST)

Education

• Ph.D. Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST, 2008 (received the Best Dissertation Award from KAIST)
  (Supervisor: Je-Kyun Park, Ph.D., KAIST)

• M.S. BioSystems (Currently, Bio and Brain Engineering), KAIST, 2004
  (Supervisor: Je-Kyun Park, Ph.D., KAIST)

• B.S. Chemical Engineering / B.S. Life Science, Sogang University, 2002 (cum laude, double Bachelor's degrees)

Awards/Honors

• Early Career Achievement Award (신인학술상), The Korean BioChip Society, Korea (November 14, 2019)

• Emerging Investigator, Lab Chip, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK (2019)

• SLAS Academic Poster Award, SLAS 2016, San Diego, CA (January 25, 2016)

• Tony B. Academic Travel Award, SLAS 2016, San Diego, CA (January 23, 2016)

• Baxter Young Investigator Award, Baxter Inc., IL (September 18, 2014)

• Young Frontiers in Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST (November 20, 2013)

• Postdoctoral Award for Professional Development, Harvard University (December 18, 2012)

• Wyss Technology Development Fellowship, Wyss Institute, Harvard University (October 21, 2012 ~ January 2016)

• Academic Travel Awards, LabAutomation2009, Palm Springs, CA, USA (Jan. 24-28, 2009)

• The Best Dissertation Award, Dept. of Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST (Feb. 29, 2008)

• 14th Samsung Human Tech Paper Competition, Bronze Prize, “Thesis title: Isomagnetophoresis for microfluidic sorting and analysis of magnetic susceptibility” (Feb. 20, 2008)

• The Best Teaching Assistant Award (BiS512 Biology for Engineer, 2003 Spring semester), Dept. of BioSystems, KAIST (Aug. 31, 2003)

• Graduating with honors; cum laude,  Sogang University (B.S. / B.S.) (Feb. 19, 2002)

• Scholarship 1999-2001 from Sogang University
   

Professional Activity

• 2020 Technical Program Committee (TPC), The 15th International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered/Molecular Systems (IEEE-NEMS 2020)

• 2018-2021 Technical Program Committee (TPC), International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2018) (Sponsored by The Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society)

• 2018 Organizing Committee Member, ISMM2018 (The 10th International Symposium on Microchemistry and Microsystems)
   

 Lecture

• 2016~present Spring - BME31102 Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems

• 2016~2021 Spring - BME42101 NanoBioEngineering

• 2016~present Fall - BME501 Biology and Micro/nanotechnology