Dr. Sang-il Park is the Chairman and CEO of Park Systems Corporation, a leading manufacturer of Atomic Force Microscope since 1997. Earlier, Dr. Park founded Park Scientific Instruments, the first commercial manufacturer of Atomic Force Microscope, where he served as the Chairman and CEO for 9 years from 1988 to 1997. Prior to founding Park Scientific, he worked with Prof. Cal Quate at Stanford University as a graduate student and research associate. Dr. Park authored and co-authored numerous research papers, text books, and eighteen U.S. patents in the field of Atomic Force Microscope. He received his Ph.D. in applied physics from Stanford University and his B.S. in physics from Seoul National University.