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faculty
Kihan Park, PhD he/his/him
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Contact
508-999-8549
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Education
| 2019 | Georgia Institute of Technology | PhD |
| 2011 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) | MS |
| 2009 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) | BS |
Teaching
- MNE 482 - Robotics (Fall)
- MNE 466 - Control Systems Design (Spring)
Teaching
Programs
Programs
Teaching
Courses
Thesis research on an experimental or theoretical project in mechanical engineering under a faculty advisor. A formal thesis must be submitted to fulfill the course requirements.
Research
Research awards
- $ 50,000 awarded by Luna Womens Clinic for Biocompatible Microbots for in vitro Fertilization (IVF)
- $ 478,972 awarded by Office of Naval Research for UMassD MUST IV: Cost-effective Elastic Filament Velocimetry (EFV) Sensor Network for Small Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs)
- $ 175,000 awarded by The National Science Foundation for CRII: SCH: Multi-modal Soft Tissue Characterization for Non-invasive Breast Imaging
- $ 400,230 awarded by Office of Naval Research for UMassD MUST I: A Multi-Modal Sensing Enabled Soft Robotic End-Effector for Highly Dexterous Object Manipulation in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Missions
Research
Research interests
- Medical Robotics
- Micro-scale Sensing/Actuation
- Machine Learning
- Biosignal Processing
Kihan Park is an assistant professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at 91色情片. He received his PhD degree in Robotics (Home Department: Biomedical Engineering) from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA in 2019, BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea in 2009 and 2011, respectively. His primary research interests are design/control of robotic systems, micro-scale sensing/actuation, microfabrication, and machine learning for both medical and industrial applications.