Jiwon Woo

EDUCATION

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2021 - 2023     Harvard University, Graduate School of Design + John A. Paulson School Of Engineering And

                        Applied Sciences, Cambridge, MA, USA     

• Design Engineering

• Harvard iLab - President's Innovation Challenge   

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2015 - 2017     University of Pennsylvania, School of Design, Philadelphia, PA, USA     

• Master of Fine Arts (Concentration: Bio Art and Design)   

• Graduated with the Laurence Shprintz MFA Award*

• Teaching Assistant*                                    ​

 

2006 - 2009     Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, USA                                                                                                   

• Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts and Computer Sciences

• Exchange student to Seoul National University - Seoul, Korea                      

• Summer Language Program at Waseda University - Tokyo, Japan                           

• Accelerated graduation*

 

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES​

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Fall 2023 ~    New York University, Visiting Assistant Professor

• NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

• Media, Culture, and Communication department

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Summer 2022    Ginkgo Bioworks, Design and Marketing Specialist

• Designed creative workshops for new clients including P&G and researched for future ESG report

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2019 - 2021    University of Pennsylvania, Lecturer

• Taught undergraduate and graduate students on ‘Design with Creative Technology’, and ‘Creative Design Research'

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2019 - 2021    NOA Brands, Upenn Stuart Weizman School of Design, Consulting Team member

• 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

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2019 - 2020    Biorealize, Research Designer 

• Designed UX of main product B.Design and researched biofabrication applications for future industry​​

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2018               MIT Design Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biodesigner, and Project Coordinator

• Led and coordinated a team for a collaborative biodesign project with PUMA which was exhibited at Milan Design Week 2018

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2015 - 2017    University of Pennsylvania, Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Created and delivered teaching materials for ‘Creative Research’ (Orkan Telhan), ‘Biological Design’ (Orkan Telhan), and ‘Art, Design and Digital Culture’ (David Hartt)

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Summer 2016    Singapore University of Technology and Design, Summer Intern  

• Led design projects at the International Design Center in collaboration with MIT
  Supervisor - Dr. Ate Poorthuis

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AWARDS AND HONORS

 

Sep 2022       *Finalist | National Inventors Hall of Fame CIC 2022 - Team A-SEP: Virginia, USA

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May 2022       *Finalist | Harvard Innovation Lab PIC 2022 - Team A-SEP: Cambridge, USA

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Oct 2021        *Finalist | BDC x Google Sprint 2021 - Harvard University Team Rhomb: USA

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Sep 2019        *Winner of Prix Ars | Ars Electronica Festival 2019 - Honorary Mention: Linz, Austria

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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                                          

• Biodesign: Living and Breathing the Future of Performance 

• Project + Exhibition Coordinator 

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May 2017        Winner of the 2017 *Bio Art and Design Award  (BAD Award), Netherlands                                          

• The award money of ‎€25,000 will be used to implement the project "Mother's Hands Taste (Son-mat)"

• http://www.badaward.nl/

• https://www.nwo.nl/en/news-and-events/news/2017/three-bio-artists-win-the-2017-bio-art-and-design-award.html

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Oct 2016         Are We Human?, *3rd Istanbul Design Biennale, Istanbul

• Selected as Eligible Entries for Open Call*

• http://arewehuman.iksv.org/open-call/​

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June 2016      *Biodesign Challenge, MoMA, New York, NY                                                                          

• Selected as the representative of the University of Pennsylvania*

• http://biodesignchallenge.org/

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EXHIBITIONS AND CONFERENCES

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Sep 2021 - Jan 2022       *Medical Museion - "The World is in You," University of Copenhagen, Denmark

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June 2021       *Bio Design Challenge 2021 - Judge, MoMA New York, USA

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June 2020       *Bio Design Challenge 2020 - Judge, MoMA New York, USA

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Feb 2020        'Self-salvation 21' - *(Solo-exhibition), POSTSCRIPT, Philadelphia, USA

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Oct 2019         *MIT DesForM 2019 - Panelist and speaker, Cambridge, USA

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May - Oct  2019       *V&A Victoria and Albert Museum - "FOOD: Bigger than the Plate," London, United Kingdom

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June 2019       *Bio Design Challenge 2019 - Panelist and Judge, MoMA New York, USA

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Nov 2018        Food Friction at Artez Univerisity - Speaker, Zwolle, Netherlands

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Nov 2018        Micro World - Closed conference participation, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Sep 2018        *Ars Electronica Festival 2018 - "Error - the Art of Imperfection," Linz, Austria

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May 2018        Santo Palato - Holy Palate  Korean Cultural Center, Budapest, Hungary 

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May 2017        Time in Dream is Frozen, Icebox Project Space, Philadelphia, PA                                                             

• University of Pennsylvania MFA thesis show

• Curated by Nato Thompson

• http://www.cranearts.com/2017/05/time-in-dreams-is-frozen/

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Feb 2017        Passage, FJORD gallery, Philadelphia, PA                                                                                  

• http://www.fjordspace.com/

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Feb 2017        Emerge, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ                                                                                  

• http://emerge.asu.edu/

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June 2016      Our Biotech Future(s), School of Visual Arts, New York, NY                                                    

• http://bfafinearts.sva.edu/event/biotech-futures-student-projects-biodesign-challenge/

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Apr 2016        BioDesign Studio Exhibition, TECH Museum, San Jose, CA                                             

• Permanent Collection*

• http://www.thetech.org/biodesignstudio

 

Apr 2016         Lightening Lecture, ICA, Philadelphia, PA                                                                    

• http://icaphila.org/images/4455/penndesign-lightning

 

Mar 2016        Infortainment, Addams Gallery, Philadelphia, PA                                                       

 

Dec 2015        BYO: 4 Inquiries into Biological Design, Morgan Gallery, Philadelphia, PA                             

• https://www.flickr.com/photos/arts_at_penn/sets/72157660356260353

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TEACHING AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES

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2019 - 2021    University of Pennsylvania - Lecturer 

• Taught design courses for undergraduate and graduate students: ‘Design with Creative Technology’, and ‘Creative Research’

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2018               Ars Electronica, Austria - Workshop Lead (2018)

• Coordinated and led the workshop ‘Process of Art and Science - from Strangers to Friends’

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2018               MIT Design Lab x Puma - Workshop Lead (2018)

• Led biodesign workshop at MIT Design Lab with Puma’s creative research team as one of the coordinator

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2017                MU Hybrid Art House, Eindhoven - Workshop Lead 

• Coordinated and led a workshop on the relationship among the hand microbiome, fermented foods, and design 

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2015 - 2017    University of Pennsylvania - Graduate Teaching Assistant 

• Created and delivered teaching materials for ‘Creative Research’ (Orkan Telhan), ‘Biological Design’ (Orkan Telhan), and ‘Art, Design and Digital Culture’ (David Hartt)​

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2015 ~            PennAlumni Interview Program 

• Interviewing local applicants 

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2010 ~            Wellesley College Alumnae Admission Representatives

• Interviewing local applicants

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2013 - 2015    Red Cross Korea, Seoul, Korea

• Assisted fundraising events and created visual resources

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MEDIA

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The Common Table, 'My Home, My Biome,' July, 2021

• The Common Table, Germany

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Monthly Design (vol.501) March, 2020

• Food Experience

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V&A Victoria and Albert Museum 

• FOOD: Bigger than the Plate

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Ars Electronica 

• Mother's Hand Taste (Son-mat)

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Women's Wear Daily

• Puma’s Director of Innovation On the New Frontiers of Biodesign

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HYPEBEAST

• Puma and MIT Design Lab Create Self-Adapting Microbe Sneakers

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Dezeen

• Puma and MIT Design Lab envision a future of self-adapting, performance-enhancing sportswear

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MOLD

• Hungry for Hungary? Santopalato Shows Food Beyond the Plate in Two Concurrent Exhibitions

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Bijutsutecho 美術手帖 Magazine, December 2017 Issue, Japan

• https://bijutsutecho.com/special/​

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NPO Radio 1 

• https://www.nporadio1.nl/wetenschap-techniek/7085-schimmels-op-je-handen-die-smaak-geven-aan-eten

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Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research

• https://www.nwo.nl/en/news-and-events/news/2017/three-bio-artists-win-the-2017-bio-art-and-design-award.html

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MU

• http://www.mu.nl/en/about/news/winners-bio-art-design-award-2017

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Stroom Den Hagg

• http://www.stroom.nl/activiteiten/lezing_symposium.php?l_id=5968793

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Waag Soceity

• https://waag.org/en/article/winners-bio-art-design-award-2017

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NOG Nationale

• https://www.nationaleonderwijsgids.nl/universiteit/nieuws/39994-bio-art-design-award-bad-open-voor-aanmeldingen.html

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ZonMw

• https://www.zonmw.nl/nl/onderzoek-resultaten/life-sciences-health/programmas/programma-detail/bio-art-design-award/

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Popular Science

• http://www.popsci.com/spiders-on-your-face-and-other-student-biodesigns

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Science Friday

• http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/a-peek-at-the-possibilities-of-biodesign/

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Ecouterre

• http://www.ecouterre.com/stabilimentum-a-couture-face-mask-that-uses-spiderwebs-to-filter-air/stabilimentum-upenn-face-mask-1/

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Co.Design 

• http://www.fastcodesign.com/3061601/the-future-of-biotech-in-design-spiders-slime-and-fungus

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Curate This Philly

• http://curatethisphilly.com/2016/02/22/living-inquiries-into-art-and-design/

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Wonderful Engineering

• http://wonderfulengineering.com/want-to-breathe-clean-air-strap-on-this-couture-mask-housing-a-spider-on-your-face/