PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Hwang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Preventive & Restorative Sciences. He received both his B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Yonsei University. Before joining Penn Dental Medicine in 2013, Dr. Hwang served as a lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Seoul National University of Science and Technology.
Dr. Hwang’s research is centered on applying engineering principles and tools to understand the pathogenesis of various biofilm-associated oral diseases, and to develop therapeutic approaches. His research also includes the dynamic interplay between host and microbes in the context of infectious oral disease. He has published extensively in the area of biofilm research using engineering, biochemical/biophysical, confocal imaging methodologies and mathematical modeling.
HONORS / CREDENTIALS
Member, Hatton Awards Committee of the AADR, 2020-2022
Proposal Coordinator for Clinical and Translational Science Network, IADR, 2019-2020
Scientific Review Panel, Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group, NIDCR, NIH, 2018
The Joseph and Josephine Rabinowitz Award for Excellence in Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2018
AADR Travel Award, Penn Dental Research Day, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2016
AADR Travel Award, Penn Dental Research Retreat, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2014
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Orthodontics, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2013-2015
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Oral Biology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 2012-2013
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 2010-2012
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Nano Medical National Core Research Center, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, 2010-2010