Joon-Mo Yang_2

Joon-Mo Yang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

UNIST-gil 50, Ulsan 44919, South Korea

Lab: 110 dong, 707 ho

Office: 110 dong, 701-3 ho

Phone: 82-52-217-2529

Email: jmyang@unist.ac.kr

Research interests: Biomedical engineering, biomedical instrumentation, biomedical optics (spectroscopy, imaging, and sensing), photoacoustic imaging, ultrasound imaging, multimodality imaging, novel tomographic endoscopic techniques and devices

Dr. Joon-Mo Yang is an assistant professor and Director of the Center for Photoacoustic Medical Instruments in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNIST. He received his B.S. and Ph.D degrees in Physics in 2002 and 2007, respectively, from Seoul National University and underwent his postdoctoral training in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University, St. Louis. Prior to joining the BME department, he was a research assistant professor in the Department of Physics at UNIST. His research involves the development of advanced photoacoustic imaging systems for various biomedical applications, such as endoscopy or minimally invasive imaging, brain imaging, and cancer imaging.

Academic Positions

  • Present2018

    Assistant Professor

    Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Biomedical Engineering

  • 20182015

    Research Assistant Professor

    Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Physics

Education & Training

  • Postdoc 2007-2015

    Department of Biomedical Engineering

    Washington University in St. Louis (Missouri, USA)

  • Ph.D. 2007

    Physics

    Seoul National University, Seoul

  • B.S. 2002

    Physics

    Seoul National University, Seoul

Honors, Awards and Grants

  • 2020
    National research grant from MOTIE
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    This is on the Development of integrated 3D scannable photoacoustic and ultrasonic
    endoscopic miniprobe and system for cholangiocarcinoma. *MOTIE: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
  • 2018
    U-K brand project
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    This project is on the Development of clinically applicable photoacoustic imaging techniques.
  • 2015
    National research grant from NRF
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    This is on the Development of miniaturized photoacoustic microscopy system with high accessibility to living biological systems. *NRF: National Research Foundation.
  • 2015
    Best poster award
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    in the conference of Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing (SPIE Photonics West 2015). First place among >80 posters.
  • 2014
    Technology licensing with Samsung
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    I was a co-inventor of the patent on the embodiment methods of miniaturized photoacoustic imaging devices. In relation to this patent, a royalty of ~1.6 million USD was awarded to the previous institution and inventors.
  • 2007
    National postdoctoral fellowship
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    from the Korea Research Foundation (KRF) for overseas postdoctoral training.