Name: Jungwoo Brian Kim
Profile: Neural Engineering Researcher
Email: brianjwkim25@gmail.com
Phone: (82) 10-8110-4030
Career
KAIST NEP Lab
Research Intern, Neural Engineering & Prosthetics Lab
2026.6 - Present
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Neural Engineering / Pre-med student
2025.8 -
St. Mary's Hospital Seoul
Student Intern & Paid Researcher, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine
2019.12 - 2025.6
Geonmyungwon
Selected through a highly competitive process to participate in an intensive humanities program
2025.3 - 2025.8
Korean Minjok Leadership Academy
Student
2021.2 - 2024.12
Konkuk University
Student researcher at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
2023.1 - 2023.8About Me
Korean Minjok Leadership Academy alum, recovering overachiever, and a firm believer that a good idea doesn't count until someone actually builds it. I've bounced between product, leadership, and design long enough to realize they're the same job wearing different hats — figure out what people actually need, then go make it real.
Take a look around. If something here makes you think "I'd like to build something with this person" — let's talk.
Resume
Summary
Jungwoo Brian Kim
Driven and resilient student-researcher with hands-on experience across diverse fields, including sustainable agriculture, medical technology, and environmental engineering.
- LA, CA / Seoul, KR
- (82) 10-8110-4030
- brianjwkim25@gmail.com
Education
High School Diploma
2021 - 2024
Korean Minjok Leadership Academy, KR
Served as Vice President of Student Council. School Achievement Award recipient (among 450+ peers). Founder of fencing club. President of medical research club. Former lacrosse player.
Professional Experience
Research Intern
2026.6 - Present
KAIST NEP Lab (Neural Engineering & Prosthetics Lab), KR
- Conducting summer research in neural engineering and brain-computer interfaces.
Student Intern
2019 - Present
St. Mary's Hospital Seoul, KR
- Over 5 years, starting from December 2019, prepared image data from anonymous neurodegenerative patients and healthy controls for analysis, motivated by my grandfather’s Parkinson’s diagnosis.
- Analyzed anonymously recorded clinical reports of Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease patients.
Student Researcher
2017 - 2018
Konkuk University, KR
- Conducted research on sustainable agriculture, focusing on replacing chemical fertilizers with microorganisms as a more eco-friendly alternative.
- After receiving recognition with an award at the Korean Junior Water Prize, continued this research for several years at Konkuk University, supported by the former Minister of Environment. Work culminated in co-authoring a paper published in Environmental Engineering Research (SCI(E)).
Portfolio
Awards
Recognition received over the past two years.
Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair Finalist
World's biggest science fair, led by Society for Science and sponsored by Regeneron.
Talent Award of Korea
Awarded to the top 50 high school talents in Korea — Deputy Prime Minister / Minister of Education Award.
Ellison Scholar Semi-Finalist
Full scholarship offer from Oxford University, supported by Larry Ellison, Tony Blair, and others.
Genius Olympiad — Silver Medal
International high school project competition on environmental issues. 2nd place in the science division among 2,452 projects.
Stockholm Junior Water Prize — Prime Minister Award (KJWP)
International competition for young scientists solving global water challenges. Hosted by SIWI, sponsored by Xylem, patroned by HRH Crown Princess Victoria.
Conrad Challenge — Power Pitch Winner
Power Pitch winner in Aerospace & Aviation, selected among 900+ teams in this global innovation competition.
UN Youth Water Forum — National Representative & Moderator
Represented youth perspectives on water-related issues, facilitating discussions aligned with the UN's environmental goals.
Contact
Ask anything!
Address
800 Bonghwa-ro, Anheung-myeon, Hoengseong-gun, KR 25268
Call Me
+82 10 8110 4030
Email Me
brianjwkim25@gmail.com