Welcome to Dr. Won Min Park's Laboratory in the Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering at Kansas State University. Our interdisciplinary team of engineers and scientists is focused on advancing the fields of protein nanomaterials and synthetic nanobiology. Our mission is to tackle engineering challenges in biological systems by developing next-generation nanoscale protein materials and tools with unique structural, physical, and biological properties, along with genetically programmable functions. We accomplish this by combining experimental and computational methods to engineer cutting-edge, protein-based technologies.

2026

March

• Aishwarya receives the Graduate Cancer Research Award from Johnson Cancer Research Center.

January

• Aishwarya is recognized as the Graduate Student of the Month in January 2026.

2025

November

• Dr. Park receives KIChE President Young Investigator Award. 

• Dr. Park gives two invited talks at the AIChE Annual Meeting. 

• Kevin successfully defended his MS report. Congratulations!

October

• Eiliya receives the Undergraduate Cancer Research Award from Johnson Cancer Research Center.

August

• BioSenseInnovations NSF Global Center website is now available. 

• Kevin joins the lab. Welcome!

• Ridwan and Eli join the lab. Welcome!

July

• Dr. Park has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure.