Soojung Ham

on sabbatical academic year 2024–25

Prior to becoming a full-time faculty member at RISD in 2004, Soojung Ham worked as an in-house industrial designer for multiple consumer-product manufacturers including Samsonite, A.T. Cross and Gillette. As a professor and an industrial designer, she has collaborated with many industry partners and researchers to develop innovative product designs and compelling UX strategies. She held the role of creative director at Samsung Electronics Company in Korea during her sabbatical in 2011. Since then she has continued working with Samsung as a design consultant and has collaborated on various other social initiatives and entrepreneurial projects.