EDUCATION
2021 - 2023 Harvard University, Graduate School of Design + John A. Paulson School Of Engineering And
Applied Sciences, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Design Engineering (MDE)
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Harvard iLab - President's Innovation Challenge
2015 - 2017 University of Pennsylvania, School of Design, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Emerging Design (MFA) - Concentration: Bio Art and Design
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Teaching Assistant*
2006 - 2009 Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, USA
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Computer Sciences and Media Arts (BA)
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Exchange student to Seoul National University - Seoul, Korea
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Summer Language Program at Waseda University - Tokyo, Japan
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Accelerated graduation*
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Fall 2023 ~ New York University, Visiting Assistant Professor
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NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
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Media, Culture, and Communication department
Summer 2022 Ginkgo Bioworks, Design and Marketing Specialist
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Designed creative workshops for new clients including P&G and researched for future ESG report
2019 - 2021 University of Pennsylvania, Lecturer
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Taught undergraduate and graduate students on ‘Design with Creative Technology’, and ‘Creative Design Research'
2019 - 2021 NOA Brands, Upenn Stuart Weizman School of Design, Consulting Team member
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Researched and created a special report on how to implement synthetic biology within the existing infrastructure to increase sustainability as a member of consulting team formed by the University of Pennsylvania
Supervisor - Professor Orkan Telhan
2019 - 2020 Biorealize, Research Designer
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Designed UX of main product B.Design and researched biofabrication applications for future industry
2018 MIT Design Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biodesigner, and Project Coordinator
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Led and coordinated a team for a collaborative biodesign project with PUMA which was exhibited at Milan Design Week 2018
2015 - 2017 University of Pennsylvania, Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Created and delivered teaching materials for ‘Creative Research’ (Orkan Telhan), ‘Biological Design’ (Orkan Telhan), and ‘Art, Design and Digital Culture’ (David Hartt)
Summer 2016 Singapore University of Technology and Design, Summer Intern
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Led design projects at the International Design Center in collaboration with MIT
Supervisor - Dr. Ate Poorthuis
AWARDS AND HONORS
Sep 2022 *Finalist | National Inventors Hall of Fame CIC 2022 - Team A-SEP: Virginia, USA
May 2022 *Finalist | Harvard Innovation Lab PIC 2022 - Team A-SEP: Cambridge, USA
Oct 2021 *Finalist | BDC x Google Sprint 2021 - Harvard University Team Rhomb: USA
Sep 2019 *Winner of Prix Ars | Ars Electronica Festival 2019 - Honorary Mention: Linz, Austria
Sep 2018 *London Design Festival 2018 - "Biodesign Here Now" by Open Cell, London, United Kingdom
April 2018 *Milan Design Week 2018 PUMA + MIT Design Lab, Milan, Italy
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Biodesign: Living and Breathing the Future of Performance
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Project + Exhibition Coordinator
May 2017 Winner of the 2017 *Bio Art and Design Award (BAD Award), Netherlands
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The award money of €25,000 will be used to implement the project "Mother's Hands Taste (Son-mat)"
Oct 2016 Are We Human?, *3rd Istanbul Design Biennale, Istanbul
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Selected as Eligible Entries for Open Call*
June 2016 *Biodesign Challenge, MoMA, New York, NY
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Selected as the representative of the University of Pennsylvania*
EXHIBITIONS AND CONFERENCES
Sep 2021 - Jan 2022 *Medical Museion - "The World is in You," University of Copenhagen, Denmark
June 2021 *Bio Design Challenge 2021 - Judge, MoMA New York, USA
June 2020 *Bio Design Challenge 2020 - Judge, MoMA New York, USA
Feb 2020 'Self-salvation 21' - *(Solo-exhibition), POSTSCRIPT, Philadelphia, USA
Oct 2019 *MIT DesForM 2019 - Panelist and speaker, Cambridge, USA
May - Oct 2019 *V&A Victoria and Albert Museum - "FOOD: Bigger than the Plate," London, United Kingdom
June 2019 *Bio Design Challenge 2019 - Panelist and Judge, MoMA New York, USA
Nov 2018 Food Friction at Artez Univerisity - Speaker, Zwolle, Netherlands
Nov 2018 Micro World - Closed conference participation, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sep 2018 *Ars Electronica Festival 2018 - "Error - the Art of Imperfection," Linz, Austria
May 2018 Santo Palato - Holy Palate Korean Cultural Center, Budapest, Hungary
May 2017 Time in Dream is Frozen, Icebox Project Space, Philadelphia, PA
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University of Pennsylvania MFA thesis show
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Curated by Nato Thompson
Feb 2017 Passage, FJORD gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Feb 2017 Emerge, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
June 2016 Our Biotech Future(s), School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Apr 2016 BioDesign Studio Exhibition, TECH Museum, San Jose, CA
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Permanent Collection*
Apr 2016 Lightening Lecture, ICA, Philadelphia, PA
Mar 2016 Infortainment, Addams Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Dec 2015 BYO: 4 Inquiries into Biological Design, Morgan Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
TEACHING AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES
2019 - 2021 University of Pennsylvania - Lecturer
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Taught design courses for undergraduate and graduate students: ‘Design with Creative Technology’, and ‘Creative Research’
2018 Ars Electronica, Austria - Workshop Lead (2018)
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Coordinated and led the workshop ‘Process of Art and Science - from Strangers to Friends’
2018 MIT Design Lab x Puma - Workshop Lead (2018)
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Led biodesign workshop at MIT Design Lab with Puma’s creative research team as one of the coordinator
2017 MU Hybrid Art House, Eindhoven - Workshop Lead
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Coordinated and led a workshop on the relationship among the hand microbiome, fermented foods, and design
2015 - 2017 University of Pennsylvania - Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Created and delivered teaching materials for ‘Creative Research’ (Orkan Telhan), ‘Biological Design’ (Orkan Telhan), and ‘Art, Design and Digital Culture’ (David Hartt)
2015 ~ PennAlumni Interview Program
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Interviewing local applicants
2010 ~ Wellesley College Alumnae Admission Representatives
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Interviewing local applicants
2013 - 2015 Red Cross Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Assisted fundraising events and created visual resources
MEDIA
The Common Table, 'My Home, My Biome,' July, 2021
Monthly Design (vol.501) March, 2020
V&A Victoria and Albert Museum
Ars Electronica
Women's Wear Daily
HYPEBEAST
Dezeen
MOLD
Bijutsutecho 美術手帖 Magazine, December 2017 Issue, Japan
NPO Radio 1
Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research
MU
Stroom Den Hagg
Waag Soceity
NOG Nationale
ZonMw
Popular Science
Science Friday
Ecouterre
Co.Design
Curate This Philly
Wonderful Engineering