Kinam Park

Kinam Park

Showalter Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Pharmacy

Email: kpark@purdue.edu

Phone: +1 765 494-7759
Fax: +1 765 496-1459
Location: West Lafayette

Purdue University
Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
Martin C. Jischke Hall of Biomedical Engineering
206 S. Martin Jischke Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2032

Research web site: https://engineering.purdue.edu/KinamParkGroup

Education

  • BS, Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 1975
  • PhD, Pharmaceutics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1983
  • Post-Doc, Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1985

Research Interests

  • Nanofabrication of drug delivery particles
  • Hydrotropic polymer micelles
  • Superporous hydrogels
  • Fast-melting tablets
  • Drug-eluting stents

Publications

Awards

  • Clarivate Analytics’ List of “Highly Cited Researchers” 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
  • Plenary Lecturer Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting, 2022
  • One of the Most Impactful Faculty Inventors, College of Engineering, Purdue University, 2021
  • Session Dedicated to “Celebrating Kinam Park” Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting, 2020
  • One of the Most Impactful Faculty Inventors, Purdue University, 2019, 2020
  • Songeum Med & Pharmacy Award, Seoul , Korea, 2019
  • Chair Professor, Soochow University, 2019
  • Foundation Award (Student Travel Grant Program), Controlled Release Society 2018
  • Distinguished Visitor Award, The University of Aukland, 2017
  • Distinguished Scholar, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2016
  • Innovator Hall of Fame, Purdue University, 2015
  • Willis A. Tacker Prize for Outstanding Teaching, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, 2015
  • Distinguished Service Award, Controlled Release Society, 2015
  • Ashland Inc. Distinguished Lecturer, University of Kentucky, 2015
  • Featured in Indiana at 200. A Celebration of the Hoosier State, 2015
  • Daewoong Award, Korean-American Society in Biotech and Pharmaceuticals (KASBP), 2014
  • List of “The World’s Most influential Minds”, Thompson Reuters, 2014
  • Visiting Professor, Ajou University, 2013
  • Visiting Professor, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, 2012
  • International Scholar, Kyung Hee University, 2012
  • Purdue Cancer Research Award, Lafayette Lyons Club, 2011
  • The Nagai Foundation Tokyo Distinguished Lectureship, 2010
  • Advisory Professor for Medical Science Research, Kyungpook National University, 2009-2012)
  • Sigma Xi Research Award, Purdue University, 2008
  • Louis W. Busse Lectureship, University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, 2008
  • Founders Award, Controlled Release Society, 2004
  • NanoSystems Outstanding Pharmaceutical Paper Award, Controlled Release Society, 2004
  • Research Achievement Award (Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Section), 2001
  • Clemson Award (Basic Research Category), Society for Biomaterials, 2001
  • University Faculty Scholar, Purdue University, 1999
  • Merck Award for Outstanding Paper in the Ag/Vet Field, Controlled Release Society, 1997
  • Young Investigator Award, Controlled Release Society, 1992
  • Achievement Award in 1989 IBM Supercomputing Competition, 1990
  • New Investigator Research Award, NIH,1986