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[title type=”h1″]Sungho Park, PhD[/title][spacer height=”10″][title type=”h5″](2023 – present) Colorado University Anschutz Medical Campus
Postdoctoral Fellow
Advisor: Prof. Alex J Barker[/title][spacer height=”10″][title type=”h2″ animation_delay=”0.1″]Education[/title][spacer height=”10″][title type=”h5″ animation_delay=”0.1″](2015 – 2021) Integrated M.S./Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering[/title][title type=”h5″ animation_delay=”0.1″]Pohang University of Science and Technology[/title][title type=”h5″ animation_delay=”0.1″]Advisor: Prof. Sang Joon Lee[/title][spacer height=”10″][title type=”h5″ animation_delay=”0.1″](2011 – 2015) B.S. in (double) Mechanical Engineering & Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering[/title][title type=”h5″ animation_delay=”0.1″]Pusan National University[/title][spacer height=”10″]

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(Selected) S. Park, et al. “Exploratory study of abnormal vortex formation by 4D flow MRI as a marker for aortic valve replacement in moderate aortic stenosis.” Open Heart 12 (2025): e003787 doi:10.1136/openhrt-2025-003787
(Selected) S. Park, et al. “Comprehensive CMR evaluation including 4D flow-derived E/A vorticity ratio in overweight adults with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus.” Cardiovascular Diabetology 25(7) (2025): doi:10.1186/s12933-025-02999-9
(Selected) S. Park, et al. “Interpolation time-optimized aortic pulse wave velocity estimation by 4D flow MRI.” Scientific Reports 13.1 (2023): 16484. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-43799-z

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(Selected) S. Park, and S.J. Lee. “Versatile amorphous structures of phosphonate metal− organic framework/alginate composite for tunable sieving of ions.” Advanced Functional Materials 29.42 (2019): 1904016. doi:10.1002/adfm.201904016

(Selected) S. Park, and S.J. Lee. “Thermoresponsive Al³⁺-crosslinked poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)/alginate composite for green recovery of lithium from Li-spiked seawater.” Green Energy & Environment 7.2 (2022): 334-344. doi:10.1016/j.gee.2020.10.006

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(Selected) S. Park, et al. “Simultaneous solar-driven seawater desalination and spontaneous power generation using polyvalent crosslinked polypyrrole/alginate hydrogels.” Desalination 500 (2021): 114900. doi:10.1016/j.desal.2020.114900

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American Diabetes Association (Postdoctoral fellowship)

(24/04 – 27/03) Identification of subclinical cardiac remodeling in type 2 diabetes using CMR and 4D flow MRI techniques, Role: PI

Korea Health Industry Development Institute (Postdoctoral fellowship, ~75,000$/year)

(22/09 – 24/02) A development of an ex vivo-based valve flow analysis simulator on artificial prosthetic heart valve for transcatheter aortic valve implantation, Role: PI

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CARDIOVASCULAR MRI & FLOW IMAGING

Sungho Park, PhD

Exploring the heart through
imaging and flow.

Postdoctoral Fellow · University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Explore my research across cardiovascular imaging, functional materials, and resource recovery, alongside reference values and practical research tools.

2023–present / Advisor: Prof. Alex J. Barker

4D Flow MRICardiac FunctionPulse Wave Velocity

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Sungho Park Researcher in cardiovascular imaging

AREAS OF INQUIRY

Research focus

From flow dynamics to functional materials.

4D flow MRI

Investigating cardiovascular flow dynamics, vortex formation and aortic pulse wave velocity using MRI.

Explore 4D flow MRI

Biomimetic lithium recovery

Exploring selective ion separation and functional composite materials for lithium recovery.

Explore lithium recovery

Sustainable energy

Studying solar-driven seawater desalination and power generation with functional hydrogels.

Explore desalination

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Education

2015–2021

Integrated M.S./Ph.D.

Mechanical Engineering
Pohang University of Science and Technology

Advisor: Prof. Sang Joon Lee

2011–2015

B.S. · Double major

Mechanical Engineering & Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Pusan National University

RESEARCH SUPPORT

Fellowships & funding

APR 2024 – MAR 2027 · PI

American Diabetes Association

Postdoctoral fellowship

Identification of subclinical cardiac remodeling in type 2 diabetes using CMR and 4D flow MRI techniques.

SEP 2022 – FEB 2024 · PI

Korea Health Industry Development Institute

Postdoctoral fellowship · approximately $75,000/year

Development of an ex vivo-based valve flow analysis simulator for transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

SELECTED WORK

Publications

Full publication list

4D FLOW MRI · 2026

Comparison of compressed sensing and conventional 4D flow MRI for turbulent kinetic energy assessment in healthy participants and patients with aortic stenosis

S. Park, et al. · Scientific Reports 16:26434

4D FLOW MRI · 2025

Abnormal vortex formation by 4D flow MRI as a marker for aortic valve replacement in moderate aortic stenosis: an exploratory study

S. Park, et al. · Open Heart 12(2):e003787

CARDIOVASCULAR MRI · 2026

Comprehensive CMR evaluation including 4D flow-derived E/A vorticity ratio in overweight adults with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus

S. Park, et al. · Cardiovascular Diabetology 25:7

4D FLOW MRI · 2026

Exploratory 4D Flow MRI Study of Portal Venous Rotational Flow for High-Risk Esophageal Varices in Cirrhosis

S. Park, et al. · Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 64:283–293

Materials & sustainable energy publications

Versatile amorphous structures of phosphonate metal–organic framework/alginate composite for tunable sieving of ions.

S. Park and S.J. Lee · Advanced Functional Materials 29.42 (2019):1904016

Thermoresponsive Al³⁺-crosslinked poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)/alginate composite for green recovery of lithium from Li-spiked seawater.

S. Park and S.J. Lee · Green Energy & Environment 7.2 (2022):334–344

Simultaneous solar-driven seawater desalination and spontaneous power generation using polyvalent crosslinked polypyrrole/alginate hydrogels.

S. Park, et al. · Desalination 500 (2021):114900

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