Woo Hyung Park
Education and Research
2014 – Assistant Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering at King Saud University, KSA
2011 – 2014 Research Professor
Institute of Health Science at Korea University, Korea
Study topic: human gait and posture control, finger force control
2009 – 2010 Postdoctoral Research Associate
Motor Control Lab in Systems Neuroscience Institute/Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
in the School of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, USA
Study topic: arm movement and skill learning
2006 – 2008 Postdoctoral Research Associate
Motor Control Lab in the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Montana, USA
Study topic: finger force control and perception, motor imagery
2005 – 2006 Postdoctoral Research Associate
Locomotion Research Lab in the department of Industrial System Engineering at Virginia Tech, USA
Study topic: human gait and posture control
2004 Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering at Texas Tech University, USA
Major: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Industrial Engineering department
Minor: System Control Theory in Mathematics department
Study topic: Biomechanics of human gait and balance control
1997 M.A. in Psychology at Seoul National University, Korea
Study topic: visual attention and perception
1988 B.A. in Psychology at Seoul National University, Korea
1983 B.S. in Industrial Engineering at Korean Air Force Academy, Korea
Work
1983 – 1997 Officer in the Education and Training Branch of Korean Air Force
- Commander of the Recruit Training Squadron (1995 – 1997)
- Staff in the Department of Counseling at Korean Air Force Academy (1990 – 1995)
- Member of the Flight Safety Committee at the Headquarters of Korean Air Force (1994)
- Instructor and Counselor at the Technical High School of Korean Air Force (1984 – 1990)
- Officer in the weather station of Korean Air Force (1983 – 1984)