◾ The Ohio State University - Columbus, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, OH, USA, B.S. 2012

◾ 서울대학교, 화학생물공학부, M.S. 2014

◾ 서울대학교, 화학생물공학부, Ph.D. 2018

◾ REU Fellow, Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, OH, USA, 2009-2012

◾ Predoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Biomedical Engineering, UCSD, San Diego, CA, USA, 2016-2017

◾ Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School / Boston Children’s Hospital, MA, USA, 2018-2021

◾ 조교수, 국립한국교통대학교, 나노화학소재공학과, 2021-2025

◾ 부교수, 국립한국교통대학교, 나노화학소재공학과, 2025

◾ 부교수, 국립서울과학기술대학교, 바이오메디컬학과, 2025-현재

◾ Research I Bone tissue engineering

- Polymeric biomaterial-guided commitment and endochondral ossification
- Synthesis of calcium phosphates like whitlockite/hydroxyapatite nanoparticles
- Ion release from inorganic nanoparticles and formation of calcium phosphate derivatives
- Synthesis of bone organoids that biomimics natural bone environment
- MXene/Graphene Oxide based bone stimulating environment

◾ Research II Vascular engineering in various tissue and organs

- Vasculogenesis and angiogenesis on the endochondral ossification process
- Synthesis of 2D/3D polymeric scaffolds for the issue-specific purpose
- Vasculogenesis and angiogenesis on the endochondral ossification process
- Vasculogenesis on the various organs like the pancreas and kidney

◾ Research III Cell engineering / Organoids

- Gene delivery by surface-modified isolated mitochondria by gene engineering
- Synthesis of bone morphogenetic protein, VEGF, and other proteins through CRISPR-dCas9 system under visible light
- SCF (KITLG) releasing endothelial cell production to maintain hematopoietic niches
- Organoids Projects

◾ Human bone-derived endothelial cells mediate bone regeneration via distinct expression of KIT ligand, Lee and Kim et al., Advanced Science, 2025

◾ Engineering O steogenic Spheroids: The Impact of Endothelial Cell Localization on Vascularization and Differentiation, Kang et al., Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2025

◾ Optimizing surface functionalization of peptide-MXene nanoplatforms to amplify tumor-targeting efficiency and photothermal therapy, Kim et al., Biomaterials Research, 2025

◾ Fabrication of innovative multifunctional dye using MXene nanosheets, Park et al., Nanoscale Horizon, 2024

◾ Sprayable Ti3C2 MXene hydrogel for wound healing and drug release system, Park et al., Materials Today Bio, 2023

◾ https://scholar.google.co.kr/citations?user=9T41TGEAAAAJ&hl=ko

◾ Editorial Board (Feb. 2025 - Present), Scientific Report

◾ Planning Director (Jan. 2025 - Present), The Polymer Society of Korea,

◾ Editorial Board (Jan. 2022 - Present), Journal: Polymer (Korea), Seoul, Korea

◾ Vice-chair (Jan. 2022 - 2023), Korea Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society, Seoul, Korea

◾ SYIS Chair-Elect (Jan. 2016 - Jan. 2020), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative International Society, San Ramon, CA, USA

◾ Asian Pacific Region Student and Young Investigator Session Chair-Elect

◾ Hwan D. Kim, Ruei-Zeng Lin and Juan Melero-Martin, In vivo vascular network forming assay, Methods in Molecular Biology. Domenico Ribatti(ed.), Vascular Morphogenesis, 2206

◾ Yoonjoo Kang, Gangmoo Huh, and Hwan D. Kim, 2024. application/KR, 산화철이 함유된 히알루론산 기반의 세포 스페로이드 및 이의 제조방법

◾ Yoonjoo Kang and Hwan D. Kim, 2024, application/KR, 맥신을 포함하는 향상된 분화능을 가지는 3차원 스페로이드

◾ Sujin Kim and Hwan D. Kim, 2024. application/KR, 중이염 치료용 약물의 전달 및 자가 치유가 가능한 인공 고막용 하이드로 겔 조성물 및 이의 제조 방법

◾ Hyungtaek Park, and Hwan D. Kim, 2023. Registered/KR (Korean publication number: KR20240125812A), Hair Dyeing with Multifunctional MXene Dye

◾ Hwan D. Kim, Hae Lin Jang, Ki Tae Nam and Nathaniel S. Hwang, 2016. Registered/KR (Korean registration number: KR201665826B1), Bone Regeneration Complex and Method for Forming the Same | PATENT

◾ 글로벌박사펠로우십, 한국연구재단 (PI) 2014-2017

◾ 세종과학펠로우십, 한국연구재단 (PI) 2021-2026

◾ RIS 바이오헬스 핵심기술개발사업, 충북바이오헬스산업혁시센터 (PI) 2021-2022

◾ RIS 바이오헬스 핵심기술개발사업, 충북바이오헬스산업혁시센터 (PI) 2023-2024

◾ 기초연구실(개척형), 한국연구재단 (Co-PI) 2023-2025

◾ 범부처재생의료기술개발사업, 범부처재생의료기술개발사업단 (Co-PI) 2022-2027

◾ JIEC® Best Paper Award (대주학술상), The Korean Society for Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (2025)

◾ CGBIO® Corporate's Emerging Scientist Award (시지바이오신진과학자상), Korean Society for Biomaterials (2024)

◾ Miwon® Corporate's Emerging Scientist Award (미원상사신진과학자상), The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (2022)

◾ Best Presentation Award of 43rd Annual Meeting of the JSB, Japanese and Korean Society for Biomaterials® (2021)

◾ Young Scientist Exchange Program Award Winner, Japanese and Korean Society for Biomaterials® (2021)

◾ Encouragement Award of IBS Art in Science, Institute of Basic Science® (2021)

◾ NIBEC Young Scientist Award(나이벡신진과학자상), Korean and Japanese Society for Biomaterials® (2021)

◾ Best Poster Presentation Award, Dr. M. Juda Folkman Research Day @ Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School (2019)

◾ Sinyang Young Researcher Award for Best Graduating PhD of the Year(신양최우수논문상, 최우수 졸업논문), Sinyang Cultural Foundation (2018)

◾ Global Empowerment Program Winner (Selected as Top 5% Global PhD recipient), National Research Foundation of Korea (2017)

◾ Dongjin Award for Outstanding Article for Best Graduate Students of the Year(동진최우수논문상), Dongjin Semichem Co., Ltd (2017)

◾ Best Poster Presentation Award, Korean Society for Biomaterials® (2017)

◾ Global Empowerment Program Winner (Selected as Top 5% Global PhD recipient), National Research Foundation of Korea (2016)

◾ Student Oral Award 1st Place, Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society® (2016)

◾ BK 21+ Travel Abroad Grants, National Research Foundation of Korea (2016)

◾ Best Poster Presentation Award, Korean Society for Biomaterials (2015)

◾ Young Investigator Award, 7th World Congress on Preventive & Regenerative Medicine (2014)

◾ Best Poster Presentation Award, 8th Asian Congress of Biotechnology Biannual Meeting (2013)

◾ International Undergraduate Scholarship, The Ohio State University (2009 – 2012)