Hyongsok Tom Soh
W. M. Keck Foundation Professor of Electrical Engineering, Professor of Radiology (Diagnostic Sciences Laboratory) and of Bioengineering
Bio
Dr. Soh received his B.S. with a double major in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science with Distinction from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. From 1999 to 2003, Dr. Soh served as the technical manager of MEMS Device Research Group at Bell Laboratories and Agere Systems. He was a faculty member at UCSB before joining Stanford in 2015. His current research interests are in analytical biotechnology, especially in high-throughput screening, directed evolution, and integrated biosensors.
Academic Appointments
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Professor, Radiology
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Professor, Electrical Engineering
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Professor, Bioengineering
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Member, Bio-X
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Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
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Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Honors & Awards
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Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (NAI) (2017)
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Investigator, Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub (2017)
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Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) (2014)
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Humboldt Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2012)
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Edward Nagy Award, NIH (2011)
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Guggenheim Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Foundation (2010)
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Directors Transformative Research Award (TR01), NIH (2009)
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The Innovator Award, Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (2009)
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Beckman Young Investigator Award, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation (2005)
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ONR Young Investigator Award, Office of Naval Research (2004)
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World’s Top 100 Young Innovator Award (TR100), MIT Review (2002)
Professional Education
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Ph.D., Stanford University, Electrical Engineering (1999)
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M.S., Stanford University, Electrical Engineering (1995)
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B.S., Cornell University, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering (Double Major) (1992)
2025-26 Courses
- Molecular and Cellular Engineering Lab
BIOE 301A, EE 235 (Win) - Science of Sensing: Exploring Biosensors and Devices
BIOS 434 (Spr) -
Independent Studies (18)
- Bioengineering Problems and Experimental Investigation
BIOE 191 (Win) - Directed Investigation
BIOE 392 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Directed Reading in Radiology
RAD 299 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Directed Study
BIOE 391 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Early Clinical Experience in Radiology
RAD 280 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Graduate Research
BMP 399 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Graduate Research
RAD 399 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Master's Thesis and Thesis Research
EE 300 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Medical Scholars Research
RAD 370 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Out-of-Department Undergraduate Research
BIO 199X (Aut, Win, Spr) - Ph.D. Research
MATSCI 300 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Readings in Radiology Research
RAD 101 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Special Studies and Reports in Electrical Engineering
EE 191 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Special Studies and Reports in Electrical Engineering
EE 391 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Special Studies and Reports in Electrical Engineering (WIM)
EE 191W (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Special Studies or Projects in Electrical Engineering
EE 190 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Special Studies or Projects in Electrical Engineering
EE 390 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Undergraduate Research
RAD 199 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Bioengineering Problems and Experimental Investigation
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Prior Year Courses
2024-25 Courses
- Molecular and Cellular Engineering Lab
BIOE 301A, EE 235 (Win)
2023-24 Courses
- Analytical Methods in Biotechnology I
EE 235A (Win)
2022-23 Courses
- Analytical Methods in Biotechnology I
EE 235A (Win)
- Molecular and Cellular Engineering Lab
Stanford Advisees
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Doctoral Dissertation Reader (AC)
Kai Chang, Madeline Hays, AJ Phillips, Mahmut Yurt, Louise Zhuang, Samantha van Rijs -
Postdoctoral Faculty Sponsor
Yahao Dai, Qitao Hu, Edward Pimentel, Yujia Sun, Helen Wu, Zijian Yang -
Doctoral Dissertation Advisor (AC)
Lexie Adams, Hajime Fujita, Deepak Gopalan, Linus Hein, Jenny Ji, Caoimhe Lyons, Grace Maddocks, Jason Saunders, Benj Wollant, Steven Yee -
Master's Program Advisor
Edison Altamirano, Yousef Helal, Joshua Kim, Coco Layton, Tony Liu, Edric Khai Jieh Ong, Riya Varma, Yuxuan Wu -
Doctoral (Program)
Leen Abdul Razzak, Nahal Bagheri, Oguz Tolga Celik, Kai Chang, Karl Chen, Sergio Cordero, Roman Dimov, Sayra Gorgani, Lorenzo Magni, Jocasta Manasseh-Lewis, Kyle McLelland, Anna Miller, Kamila Thompson, Max Yates, Tomasz Zaluska -
Postdoctoral Research Mentor
Jean Kwak