Kouh Appointed to Tenure-Track Position in Biophysics

The Drew Physics Department is pleased to announce the tenure-track appointment of Dr. Minjoon Kouh as assistant professor of physics beginning Fall 2009. Dr. Kouh has his Ph.D. in Physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He comes to Drew following a postdoctoral research experience at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies. His research focuses on understanding the information-processing mechanism of a neural system, using ideas and techniques from neuroscience, physics, and mathematics. He has developed a computational model for analyzing and understanding the visual object recognition process.

Dr. Kouh's hiring is part of an effort to bridge the worlds of physics, neuroscience, and computational science at Drew, and is initially funded by a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) grant. Dr. Kouh will develop new courses in biophysics and computational science, as well as teach in the current physics curriculum.