4D flow MRI
Investigating cardiovascular flow dynamics, vortex formation and aortic pulse wave velocity using MRI.
Explore 4D flow MRICARDIOVASCULAR MRI & FLOW IMAGING
Sungho Park, PhD
Exploring the heart through
imaging and flow.
Postdoctoral Fellow · University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
My research focuses on cardiovascular MRI and 4D flow imaging to better understand cardiac function and vascular health.
2023–present / Advisor: Prof. Alex J. Barker
AREAS OF INQUIRY
Research focus
Biomimetic lithium recovery
Exploring selective ion separation and functional composite materials for lithium recovery.
Read selected researchSustainable energy
Studying solar-driven seawater desalination and power generation with functional hydrogels.
Explore desalinationACADEMIC 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
Exploratory study of abnormal vortex formation by 4D flow MRI as a marker for aortic valve replacement in moderate aortic stenosis.
S. Park, et al. · Open Heart · Accepted (2025)
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 · Accepted (2025)
Interpolation time-optimized aortic pulse wave velocity estimation by 4D flow MRI.
S. Park, et al. · Scientific Reports 13:16484
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
FROM THE BLOG
Latest writing
Temperature-Responsive Materials for Lithium Recovery from Saline Water
A temperature-responsive alginate composite explores how material design can combine lithium adsorption with thermal release in Li-spiked seawater.
Testing Pulmonary Flow Restrictors In Vitro: What a Bench-Top Model Reveals
Our bench-top study explores how microvascular plug modifications alter pulmonary-to-systemic flow, showing why controlled in vitro testing matters when systematic comparisons are…
4D Flow MRI in Type 2 Diabetes: Exploring the E/A Vorticity Ratio
Our study explores how 4D flow MRI-derived E/A vorticity may identify subtle differences in left ventricular filling in adults with overweight and…