Biography:Hongkun Park

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Hongkun Park
박홍근
Born1967
Seoul, South Korea
NationalityUnited States
Alma materSeoul National University (B.S., 1990)
Stanford University (Ph.D., 1996)
University of California, Berkeley (Postdoc, 1996–1999)
Known forNanoscience, quantum information science, quantum materials, bio–nano interfaces
AwardsHo-Am Prize in Science (2003)
Packard Fellowship (2001)
NIH Director's Pioneer Award (2008)
Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (2016)
Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2025)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry, Physics
InstitutionsHarvard University
Broad Institute
Samsung Electronics
Doctoral advisorRichard N. Zare
Other academic advisorsPaul Alivisatos
Paul McEuen
Doctoral students
  • Alex K. Shalek
  • Nathalie de Leon
Other notable students
Websitehongkunparklab.com

Hongkun Park (born 1967, Korean: 박홍근) is a South Korean-born American chemist and physicist. He is Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University. Park is renowned for his contributions to nanoscience, quantum information science, quantum materials, and bio–nano interfaces.[1][2]

Early life and education

Park received a B.S. in chemistry from Seoul National University in 1990, graduating summa cum laude and as valedictorian. After completing his mandatory military service in the South Korean Army, he earned a Ph.D. in chemistry at Stanford University in 1996 under Richard N. Zare, then conducted postdoctoral research at the University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with A. Paul Alivisatos and Paul L. McEuen.[2]

Career

Park joined the Harvard faculty in 1999 as an assistant professor. He became John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Natural Sciences in 2003 and was promoted to Full Professor in 2004. He holds joint appointments in Chemistry and Physics and is affiliated with the Harvard Quantum Science and Engineering Program, the Center for Brain Science,[2][3] and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.[4]

Research

Park’s early work pioneered single-molecule transistors and electron transport phenomena in nanoscale systems. In 2000, his team reported nanomechanical oscillations in a C60 single-molecule transistor,[5] and in 2002, they observed a gate-tunable Kondo resonance in a single-molecule transistor.[6]

He has also contributed to quantum sensing and nanoscale NMR. A 2016 Science paper co-authored by Park demonstrated room-temperature nuclear magnetic resonance detection and spectroscopy of single proteins using a diamond-based quantum sensor.[7]

In two-dimensional semiconductor heterostructures, Park’s group has studied correlated electron phases, including the formation of bilayer Wigner crystals in transition-metal dichalcogenide heterostructures.[8]

Park has also developed novel nano–bio interfaces. His laboratory demonstrated vertical silicon nanoneedles capable of delivering biomolecules into living cells,[9] and later developed CMOS nanoelectrode arrays that enable molecular delivery and intracellular recording of neurons and cardiomyocytes.[10] He also contributed to the development of early pipelines for single-cell RNA sequencing.[11]

Honors and awards

Park’s recognitions include:

  • Ho-Am Prize in Science (2003).[12]
  • Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering (2001).[13]
  • NIH Director's Pioneer Award (2008).[14]
  • Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (2016).[15]
  • Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2011).[16]
  • Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2025).[17]

Editorial and professional service

Park has served as an associate editor of Nano Letters and on advisory boards for journals such as Chemical Society Reviews and Chemical Science.[18] He has been a member of the jury for the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards in Basic Sciences.[19]

Entrepreneurship

Park is a scientific co-founder of Quantum Diamond Technologies, Inc. (QDTI), which develops diamond-based quantum sensors,[20] and of CytoTronics, a Harvard spin-out developing semiconductor platforms for cell-based assays.[21][22] Since 2021, he has served as a senior advisor for Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology.

Selected publications

  • H. Park et al., "Nanomechanical oscillations in a single-C60 transistor," Nature **407** (2000): 57–60.[23]
  • W. Liang, M. P. Shores, M. Bockrath, J. R. Long, H. Park, "Kondo resonance in a single-molecule transistor," Nature **417** (2002): 725–729.[24]
  • I. Lovchinsky et al., "Nuclear magnetic resonance detection and spectroscopy of single proteins using quantum logic," Science **351** (2016): 836–841.[25]
  • Y. Zhou, J. Sung, E. Brutschea, I. Esterlis, Y. Wang, G. Scuri, R. J. Gelly, H. Heo, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, G. Zaránd, M. D. Lukin, P. Kim, E. Demler, H. Park, "Bilayer Wigner crystals in a transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructure," Nature **595** (2021): 48–52.[26]
  • A. K. Shalek, J. T. Robinson, E. S. Karp, J. S. Lee, D.-R. Ahn, M.-H. Yoon, A. Sutton, M. Jorgolli, R. S. Gertner, T. S. Gujral, G. MacBeath, E. G. Yang, H. Park, "Vertical silicon nanowires as a universal platform for delivering biomolecules into living cells," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA **107** (2010): 1870–1875.[27]
  • J. Abbott, T. Ye, L. Qin, M. Jorgolli, R. S. Gertner, D. Ham, H. Park, "CMOS nanoelectrode array for all-electrical intracellular electrophysiological imaging," Nature Nanotechnology **12** (2017): 460–466.[28]
  • A. K. Shalek, R. Satija, X. Adiconis, R. S. Gertner, J. T. Gaublomme, R. Raychowdhury, S. Schwartz, N. Yosef, C. Malboeuf, A. Gnirke, A. Goren, N. Hacohen, J. Z. Levin, H. Park, A. Regev, "Single-cell transcriptomics reveals bimodality in expression and splicing in immune cells," Nature **498** (2013): 236–240.[29]

For a full list of publications, see https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=f8t5S4UAAAAJ&hl=en

References

  1. ↑ "Hongkun Park". 2025. https://www.amacad.org/person/hongkun-park. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Hongkun Park". https://www.chemistry.harvard.edu/people/hongkun-park. 
  3. ↑ "Hongkun Park – Center for Brain Science". https://cbs.fas.harvard.edu/directory/hongkun-park/. 
  4. ↑ "Hongkun Park". 3 April 2013. https://www.broadinstitute.org/bios/hongkun-park. 
  5. ↑ Park, H.; Park, J.; Lim, A. K. L.; Anderson, E. H.; Alivisatos, A. P.; McEuen, P. L. (2000). "Nanomechanical oscillations in a single-C60 transistor". Nature 407 (6800): 57–60. doi:10.1038/35024031. PMID 10993069. 
  6. ↑ Liang, W.; Shores, M. P.; Bockrath, M.; Long, J. R.; Park, H. (2002). "Kondo resonance in a single-molecule transistor". Nature 417 (6890): 725–729. doi:10.1038/nature00790. PMID 12066180. Bibcode: 2002Natur.417..725L. 
  7. ↑ Lovchinsky, I.; Sushkov, A. O.; Urbach, E.; de Leon, N. P.; Choi, S.; de Greve, K.; Evans, R.; Gertner, R. et al. (2016). "Nuclear magnetic resonance detection and spectroscopy of single proteins using quantum logic". Science 351 (6275): 836–841. doi:10.1126/science.aad8022. PMID 26847544. Bibcode: 2016Sci...351..836L. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:34744143. 
  8. ↑ Zhou, Y.; Sung, J.; Brutschea, E.; Esterlis, I.; Wang, Y.; Scuri, G.; Gelly, R. J.; Heo, H. et al. (2021). "Bilayer Wigner crystals in a transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructure". Nature 595 (7865): 48–52. doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03560-w. PMID 34194017. Bibcode: 2021Natur.595...48Z. 
  9. ↑ Shalek, A. K.; Robinson, J. T.; Karp, E. S.; Lee, J. S.; Ahn, D.-R.; Yoon, M.-H.; Sutton, A.; Jorgolli, M. et al. (2010). "Vertical silicon nanowires as a universal platform for delivering biomolecules into living cells". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 107 (5): 1870–1875. doi:10.1073/pnas.0909350107. 
  10. ↑ Abbott, J.; Ye, T.; Qin, L.; Jorgolli, M.; Gertner, R. S.; Ham, D.; Park, H. (2017). "CMOS nanoelectrode array for all-electrical intracellular electrophysiological imaging". Nature Nanotechnology 12 (5): 460–466. doi:10.1038/nnano.2017.15. PMID 28288116. 
  11. ↑ Shalek, A. K.; Satija, R.; Adiconis, X.; Gertner, R. S.; Gaublomme, J. T.; Raychowdhury, R.; Schwartz, S.; Yosef, N. et al. (2013). "Single-cell transcriptomics reveals bimodality in expression and splicing in immune cells". Nature 498 (7453): 236–240. doi:10.1038/nature12172. PMID 23685454. Bibcode: 2013Natur.498..236S. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11879192. 
  12. ↑ "Previous Laureates – Science (2003)". https://www.hoamfoundation.org/eng/award/part_view.asp?idx=61. 
  13. ↑ "Park, Hongkun — Packard Fellows". https://www.packard.org/fellow/park-hongkun/. 
  14. ↑ Powell, Alvin (25 September 2008). "NIH selects nine Pioneers, Innovators from Harvard". Harvard Gazette. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2008/09/nih-selects-nine-pioneers-innovators-from-harvard/. 
  15. ↑ "2016 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellows". https://basicresearch.defense.gov/Programs/Vannevar-Bush-Faculty-Fellowship/2016-Vannevar-Bush-Fellows/. 
  16. ↑ "2011 AAAS Fellows announced". 2011. https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-names-2011-fellows. 
  17. ↑ "Hongkun Park". 2025. https://www.amacad.org/person/hongkun-park. 
  18. ↑ "Hongkun Park". 3 April 2013. https://www.broadinstitute.org/bios/hongkun-park. 
  19. ↑ "Hongkun Park — Jury Member". https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/jurado/hongkun-park-2/. 
  20. ↑ "Hongkun Park — QDTI". https://qdti.com/team/hongkun-park. 
  21. ↑ "CytoTronics Launches with $9.25 Million in Seed Funding to Revolutionize Drug Discovery and Phenotypic Screening". Business Wire (Press release). 28 April 2022. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  22. ↑ "CytoTronics launches to tackle drug discovery and phenotypic screening". 2022. https://otd.harvard.edu/news/cytotronics-launches-to-tackle-drug-discovery-and-phenotypic-screening/. 
  23. ↑ Park, H.; Park, J.; Lim, A. K. L.; Anderson, E. H.; Alivisatos, A. P.; McEuen, P. L. (2000). "Nanomechanical oscillations in a single-C60 transistor". Nature 407 (6800): 57–60. doi:10.1038/35024031. PMID 10993069. 
  24. ↑ Liang, W.; Shores, M. P.; Bockrath, M.; Long, J. R.; Park, H. (2002). "Kondo resonance in a single-molecule transistor". Nature 417 (6890): 725–729. doi:10.1038/nature00790. PMID 12066180. Bibcode: 2002Natur.417..725L. 
  25. ↑ Lovchinsky, I.; Sushkov, A. O.; Urbach, E.; de Leon, N. P.; Choi, S.; de Greve, K.; Evans, R.; Gertner, R. et al. (2016). "Nuclear magnetic resonance detection and spectroscopy of single proteins using quantum logic". Science 351 (6275): 836–841. doi:10.1126/science.aad8022. PMID 26847544. Bibcode: 2016Sci...351..836L. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:34744143. 
  26. ↑ Zhou, Y.; Sung, J.; Brutschea, E.; Esterlis, I.; Wang, Y.; Scuri, G.; Gelly, R. J.; Heo, H. et al. (2021). "Bilayer Wigner crystals in a transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructure". Nature 595 (7865): 48–52. doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03560-w. PMID 34194017. Bibcode: 2021Natur.595...48Z. 
  27. ↑ Shalek, A. K.; Robinson, J. T.; Karp, E. S.; Lee, J. S.; Ahn, D.-R.; Yoon, M.-H.; Sutton, A.; Jorgolli, M. et al. (2010). "Vertical silicon nanowires as a universal platform for delivering biomolecules into living cells". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 107 (5): 1870–1875. doi:10.1073/pnas.0909350107. 
  28. ↑ Abbott, J.; Ye, T.; Qin, L.; Jorgolli, M.; Gertner, R. S.; Ham, D.; Park, H. (2017). "CMOS nanoelectrode array for all-electrical intracellular electrophysiological imaging". Nature Nanotechnology 12 (5): 460–466. doi:10.1038/nnano.2017.15. PMID 28288116. 
  29. ↑ Shalek, A. K.; Satija, R.; Adiconis, X.; Gertner, R. S.; Gaublomme, J. T.; Raychowdhury, R.; Schwartz, S.; Yosef, N. et al. (2013). "Single-cell transcriptomics reveals bimodality in expression and splicing in immune cells". Nature 498 (7453): 236–240. doi:10.1038/nature12172. PMID 23685454. Bibcode: 2013Natur.498..236S. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11879192. 



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