Ph.D., Mech. Eng., University of Delaware (advisor: Dr. Sunil K. Agrawal), 2009
M.S., Mech. Eng., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
B.S. with Honors, Mech. Eng., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northern Illinois University (2019-Present)
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northern Illinois University (2013-2019)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Neuroscience and Robotics Lab, Northwestern University (supervisor: Dr. Kevin M. Lynch), (2010-2013)
Research Engineer at companies including Samsung and Daewoo Heavy Industries (1999-2004)
Honors Faculty of Distinction, NIU University Honors Program, 2025
Certificate of Excellence in Online Teaching, NIU CITL, 2021
Best Conference Paper Award finalist, 2016 IEEE Int. Conf. on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA), 2016
Young Faculty of the Year Award, NIU College of Engineering & Engineering Technology, 2016
Innovation Certificate of Recognition, NIU Research & Innovation Partnerships, 2015
MSC Simulation Software Award , 2007 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference (IDETC)
Editorial Board, The international Journal of "Advances in Robotics Research (ARR)"
Associate Editor, The international Journal of "Frontiers in Robotics and AI", 2019-2021
Associate Editor at IEEE/RSJ international Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2015-17
Technical Reviewer for leading robotics and control journals, including IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO), The International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), and IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. Reviewer for major international conferences, including ICRA, IROS, CDC, ACC, IMECE, and BioRob.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), affiliated with Dynamic Systems & Control Division (DSCD), 2006 - Present
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), affiliated with Robotics and Automation Society (RAS), 2005 - Present
Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA), 2020 - Present