EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Imaging Physics at University of Strasbourg, France 2019

M.Sc in Biomedical Engineering at Kyung Hee University, South Korea 2016

BS in Biomedical Engineering at Kyung Hee University, South Korea 2014
* Compulsory military service 2010-2012 

EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, South Korea 2024 - CURRENT

Postdoctoral Scholar
Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, USA 2019 - 2024

Ph.D Candidate at ICube UMR 7357, CNRS*, France 2016 - 2019
*CNRS: The French National Centre for Scientific Research

Research Assistant in Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, South Korea 2016 - 2016

HONORS AND AWARDS

2023 : Bruce Hasegawa Award from 20th Annual Imaging Research Symposium, UCSF, USA

2023: NIDCR K99 Pathway to Independence Award, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, USA

2020 : Young Investigator Award from 7th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound Foundation

2019 : Magna Cum Laude Merit Award from ISMRM 27th Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada

2019 : Best Abstract Award 2nd place from Interventional MR study group, ISMRM 27th Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada

2019 : Best Abstract Award 3rd place from MR Elastography study group, ISMRM 27th Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Committee & Member

• 2025: Program Committee/Scientific Secretary, International Congress for Hyperthermic Oncology (ICHO)

• 2024-Current: Committee Member, Division of Applied Mechanics, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• 2024-Current: Member, Society of Thermal Medicine, USA

• 2024-Current: Member, Interventional MRI Study Group, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

• 2024-2025: Trainee Representative, Interventional MR Study Group, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Reviewer

• 2024- Current: Active Reviewer, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

• 2022- Current: Active Reviewer, International Journal of Hyperthermia

• 2023- Current: Active Reviewer, Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery, Print ISSN 2223-4292; Online ISSN 2223-4306;

Invited Speaker & Editorial Board

• 2024-Current: Editorial Board member, PLOS ONE Journal (Q1)

• 2023: Guest Editor, Methods Collection ”Magnetic Resonance Imaging Monitoring of Focused Ultrasound Treatments: Advancements and Techniques”, Journal of Visualized Experiments, ISSN: 1940-087X

• 2023: Invited Speaker, MR Engineering study section, 11th International Congress on MRI, Seoul

• 2022: Invited Speaker, Korean Society of Medical Sonographers, Virtual

• 2022: Invited Speaker, MR Engineering study section, 10th International Congress on MRI, Seoul

I am interested in:

• Academic Collaboration 

• Companies and Entrepreneurs 

• Press

• Consultation