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Hongkun Park | |
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| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Seoul, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University (B.S. 1990) Stanford University (PhD 1996) Postdoctoral fellow Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| Known for | Nanoscience, quantum optoplasmonics, nano-bio interfacing |
| Awards | Ho-am Prize in Science (2003) Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (2003–2008) NIH Director's Pioneer Award (2008–2013) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Physics |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard N. Zare |
| Other academic advisors | A. Paul Alivisatos, Paul L. McEuen |
| Notable students | Amy Prieto Nathalie de Leon |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박홍근 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Honggun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Hongkŭn |
Hongkun Park (Korean: 박홍근; born 1967 in Seoul) is Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University. He received his BS in chemistry at Seoul National University in 1990, and his PhD 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.
His current research focuses on optoelectronics and plasmonics using nanostructures, nano-bio interfacing, and neuro-electronic devices.