Hongkun Park
Encyclopedia
Hongkun Park is a professor of chemistry and of physics at Harvard University
. He received his B.S. in chemistry at Seoul National University
in 1990, and his Ph.D. in physical chemistry at Stanford University
in 1996 under Richard Zare
. From 1996 to 1999 he was a postdoctoral fellow at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
under A. Paul Alivisatos and Paul McEuen
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His current research focuses on optoelectronics and plasmonics using nanostructures, nano-bio interfacing, and neuro-electronic devices.
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. He received his B.S. in chemistry at Seoul National University
Seoul National University
Seoul National University , colloquially known in Korean as Seoul-dae , is a national research university in Seoul, Korea, ranked 24th in the world in publications in an analysis of data from the Science Citation Index, 7th in Asia and 42nd in the world by the 2011 QS World University Rankings...
in 1990, and his Ph.D. in physical chemistry at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1996 under Richard Zare
Richard Zare
Richard Neil Zare is an American physical chemist. He is Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University.-Education:Zare earned his B.A. in 1961 and his Ph.D...
. From 1996 to 1999 he was a postdoctoral fellow at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory conducting unclassified scientific research. It is located on the grounds of the University of California, Berkeley, in the Berkeley Hills above the central campus...
under A. Paul Alivisatos and Paul McEuen
Paul McEuen
Paul McEuen is an American physicist. He received his B.S. in engineering physics at the University of Oklahoma , and his Ph.D. in applied physics at Yale University . After postdoctoral work at MIT , he became a professor at the University of California, Berkeley...
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His current research focuses on optoelectronics and plasmonics using nanostructures, nano-bio interfacing, and neuro-electronic devices.
Academic and Professional Awards
- 2008 National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer AwardNational Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer AwardNational Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award is a research initiative first announced in 2004 designed to support individual scientists' biomedical research...
- 2004 Fellow, The World Technology Network
- 2003 Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
- 2003 Ho-Am Prize in ScienceHo-Am Prize in ScienceWinners of the Ho-Am Prize in Science :* 1991: Sang-Kyu Kyong* 1992: Jihn E. Kim* 1993: Choong-Ki Kim* 1994: Sung-Hou Kim* 1995: Sue-Goo Rhee* 1996: Won-Yong Lee* 1997: Hyuk Yu* 1998: Peter S. Kim...
- 2003 Visiting Miller Research Professorship, The Adolph C. and Mary Sprague Miller InstituteMiller InstituteThe Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science was established on the University of California, Berkeley campus in 1955 after Adolph C. Miller and his wife, Mary Sprague Miller made a donation to the University...
for Basic Research in Science, University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, BerkeleyThe University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA... - 2002 Alfred P. Sloan FoundationAlfred P. Sloan FoundationThe Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a philanthropic non-profit organization in the United States. It was established in 1934 by Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., then-President and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors.-Overview:...
Research Fellowship - 2001 David and Lucile Packard FoundationDavid and Lucile Packard FoundationThe David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a private foundation that provides grants to not-for-profit organizations. It was created in 1964 by David Packard and his wife Lucile Salter Packard. Following David Packard's death in 1996, the Foundation became the beneficiary of part of his estate...
Fellowship for Science and Engineering - 2001 National Science FoundationNational Science FoundationThe National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
CAREER Award - 1999 Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award
- 1999 Research Innovation Award from the Research Corporation