People

Principal Investigator

Prof. Hyung Ham (David) Kim

Hyung Ham Kim received his Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA in 2010. He worked as a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California and Manager of the NIH Resource Center for Medical Ultrasonic Transducer Technology until he joined Analogic Inc., Peabody, MA in 2014. At Analogic, he led the research solutions business as a Director of Business Development by 2016. He is currently an Associate Professor of the Department of ElectricalEngineering, Department of Convergence IT Engineering, and School of Convergence Science and Technology at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea. His current research includes high-frequency array transducers for high-resolution ultrasound imaging, cell mechanics studies using acoustic tweezers, and industrial applications of high-frequency ultrasound.

 

Research Assistant Professor

Dae-Hyuk Kwon

Dae-Hyuk Kwon received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in physics from Yonsei University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in medical science from Gachon University. He worked as a Post-doctoral Research Associate at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) and Research Professor at the Korea University and Gachon University until he worked as a Principal Researcher in the Medical Research Center at the Seoul National University. He is currently a Research Assistant Professor of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea. His research interests include computational biophysics, medical imaging and devices, and neuromodulation with focused ultrasound.

 

Post-doctoral Research Associate

 

 

Research Associate

 

Jun Hwan Park

Jun Hwan Park completed his B.S degree in Department of Industrial Management Engineering at Sungkyul University, South Korea in 2025. He is currently a research associate at Kim Lab – Ultrasound Research Group at the Department of Electrical Engineering at POSTECH. He has interest in fabrication of ultrasonic transducers using single crystal copper.

 

Lab Administrator

 

Bum Soo Kim

Bum Soo Kim is a Lab Supervisor at Kim Lab – Ultrasound Research Group at the Department of Convergence IT Engineering, POSTECH.

Na Hyun Kim

Na Hyun Kim is a Lab Communicator at Kim Lab – Ultrasound Research Group at the Department of Convergence IT Engineering, POSTECH

 

 

Graduate Students

Heesoo Kim

Heesoo Kim completed his B.S. in Creative IT Engineering at POSTECH. He is an MS-PhD candidate in Creative IT Engineering at POSTECH.

 

Yuri Kang  

Yuri Kang completed her B.S degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Handong Global University. She is an MS-Ph.D candidate in Creative IT Engineering at POSTECH.

 

 

John Claud Jonas

John Claud Jonas received his B.S. in Computer Engineering and IT from The United African University of Tanzania (UAUT), Dar es salaam, Tanzania in 2019. He further received his MS in Human-Computer Interaction at Handong Global University, Pohang, South Korea by 2023. He is currently a MS-Ph.D. candidate in Creative IT Engineering at POSTECH.

 

Moon Sun Min

Moon Sun Min, is currently  MS candidate in Creative IT Engineering at POSTECH and completed his B.S. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering at National Korea Maritime & Ocean  University, South Korea in 2025. He has interest in development of piezoelectric composites using lead-free piezoelectric elements.

 

 

Alumni

Hae Gyun Lim

Hae Gyun Lim received his B.S. degree in biochemistry from University of California, Los Angeles, CA in 2010. He obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in biomedical engineering from University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA in 2014 and 2017, respectively. From 2013 through 2017, he was a Research Assistant for the NIH Resource Center for Medical Ultrasonic Transducer Technology. Dr. Lim worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate for the Future IT Innovation Laboratory and a Research Assistant Professor of Creative IT Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea until 2021. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea. His research interests include ultrasonic transducers, cell mechanics, HIFU treatment, ultrasound imaging, and high-frequency ultrasound microbeams.

 

Hyunhee Kim

Hyunhee Kim completed her B.S. degree in Electronic Communication Engineering at Hanyang University and M.S. degree in School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering at POSTECH in 2021. She is now pursuing her Ph.D. degree at the Department of Convergence IT Engineering at POSTECH.

 

Kyungmin Kim

Kyungmin Kim completed his MS-Ph.D. degrees in the Creative IT Engineering Department at POSTECH, South Korea. He received his B.S. degree in Electronic Engineering at Kyungpook National University, South Korea, in 2016.  He has interested in piezoelectric material, biochip, signal processing, and biomedical ultrasound application.

 

Jeongwoo Park

Jeongwoo Park completed his MS-Ph.D. degree in School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering at POSTECH and completed his double-B.S. in Electronic Engineering at Kyungpook National University and Warsaw University of Technology.

 

Jinhee Yoo

Jinhee Yoo completed his  MS-PhD in School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering at POSTECH and completed his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ajou University. Jinhee Yoo worked as a Post-doctoral research associate at the Electrical Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea until 2024.

 

Jinhyuk Kim

Jinhyuk Kim obtained his Ph.D.  degree in Electronic Engineering from Kwangwoon University, Seoul, in 2023.  Dr. Kim worked as a Post-doctoral research associate at the Electrical Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea until 2024.  His research interests include ultrasound transducer, therapeutic ultrasound, high-power ultrasound, acoustic cavitation.

 

Honghyeon Ha

Honghyeon Ha received a B.S. degree in Industrial Convergence at Korea Polytechnic University, Siheung, Republic of Korea in 2021. He obtained his M.S. in the Department of Convergence IT Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology, in 2024. He is involved in stem cell evaluation based on mechanical properties using single-beam acoustic tweezers and the development of acoustic-optical dual-mode tweezers based on transparent ultrasonic transducers.

 

Yeonggeun Kim

Younggun Kim completed MS-PhD candidate in Creative IT Engineering at POSTECH and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at POSTECH, South Korea in 2018.

 

Dasom Heo

Dasom Heo completed MS/Ph.D. integrated program in Mechanical Engineering at POSTECH, South Korea. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at POSTECH, South Korea in 2017. She is interested in the fluidics, biomedical high-frequency ultrasound application, and stimulated application of the ultrasound. She develops miniaturized ultrasound transducers which size is under 1 mm.

 

Hyeonsoo Jeong

Hyunsoo Jeong completed  MS  in Department of Electrical Engineering at POSTECH, South Korea in 2025 . his B.S. in Electronics Engineering and Mathematics and Statistics in Handong Global University, Pohang in 2023.