Professor – Optofluidic Bio & Energy Systems Laboratory

Biodata

Dr. Park is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at San Diego State University (SDSU). He directs the Optofluidic Bio & Energy Systems (OBES) Laboratory. He received his doctoral degree from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), 2010 (adviser: Professor Eric P.Y. Chiou) and was further trained as a post-doctoral research fellow at the UCLA Optofluidic Systems Laboratory, 2011. He has been awarded an NSF CAREER grant in 2021. He also received the 2010 Harry M. Showman Prize given to the very only outstanding graduate student from Class of 2010 graduates in UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. He was a recipient of the Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) Scholarship from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UCLA in 2006.

Research areas

Dr. Park’s research interests lie in the general area of micro/nano systems for bio and energy applications, including biosensors, lab-on-a-chip (LOC), water/air quality detection, solar energy, advanced optics, MEMS, and micro/nano manufacturing.

Education

Ph.D. – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), CA, USA, 2010
M.S. – University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 2004
B.S. – Yeungnam University, Korea, 2001

Professional experiences

Associate Professor (2022 ~ present), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Smart Health Institute, San Diego State University (SDSU), San Diego, CA, USA
Assistant Professor (2019 ~ 2022), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Smart Health Institute, San Diego State University (SDSU), San Diego, CA, USA
Assistant Professor (2013 ~ 2019), Energy and Bio-Thermal Systems (EBTS) Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthTech), National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore
Research Scientist (2011 ~ 2013), Thermal and Flow Physics Division, Teledyne Scientific Company (formerly known as Rockwell Science Center), Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Post-doctoral Research Fellow (2010 ~ 2011), UCLA Optofluidic Systems Laboratory, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA (adviser: Eric P.Y. Chiou)
Graduate Student Researcher (2005 ~ 2010), Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA (adviser: Eric P.Y. Chiou)
Research Assistant (2001 ~ 2004), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, UT, USA (adviser: Mark A. Minor)