About
From a young age, my passion for science and sports evolved into a fascination with the potential of technology to revolutionize human performance and, more importantly, human health. Currently, I am a NIH T32 Postdoctoral research fellow at Caltech. I work on developing wearable and ingestible sensor devices for precision medicine.
I was born in South Korea and raised internationally in South Korea (1996~2002, 2007~2009), South Africa (2002~2007), Russia (2009~2012), Sudan (2012~2014). Afterwards, I moved to the U.S. (2014~) to pursue my B.S. in Electrical Engineering at UIUC. I recently attained my Ph.D. in Medial Engineering at Caltech.
During my free time, I enjoy playing a wide range of sports such as soccer, basketball, tennis and golf. I am always excited to learn new things, whether it is a sport, a theory, or a skill.
Honors
09/2024. Nature and Health Conference Best Poster Award
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08/2024. NextProf Nexus Fellow
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03/2024. SPIE Soft Mechatronics and Wearable Systems Best Paper Award
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03/2024. iCMB NIH T32 Fellowship, Caltech
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11/2024. MRS Graduate Student Award
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09/2018. Andrew and Peggy Cherng Endowment Fellowship, Caltech
Education
09/2018 - Present
Postdoc in Medical and Electrical Engineering
Caltech & UCLA
Advisors: Prof. Azita Emami, Prof. Wei Gao, Prof. Tzung Hsiai
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09/2018 - 12/2023
Ph.D. in Medical Engineering
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Advisor: Prof. Wei Gao
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09/2018 - 06/2019
M.S. in Medical Engineering
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Advisor: Prof. Wei Gao
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08/2014 - 12/2017
B.S. in Electrical Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
Advisor: Prof. Joseph Lyding
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