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), 1999
B.S. with Honors, Mech. Eng., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 1997
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)
Best Conference Paper Award finalist, 2016 IEEE Int. Conf. on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA)
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)
ASME-DSCD Student Travel Awards, 2006, 2007, 2008
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
IEEE Transactions on Robotics
The International Journal of Robotics Research
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
ASME Transactions, Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control
International Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering / Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering / Advances in Robotics Research / The IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine / Frontiers in Robotics and AI / Robotics and Autonomous Systems / ASME Journal of Mechanical Design / IEEE Access / IEEE Systems Journal / Mechanism and Machine Theory / International Journal of Systems Science / Advances in Human-Computer Interaction / Measurement / International Journal of Dynamics and Control / Transport
& Numerous conferences including ICRA, IROS, IMECE etc.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), affiliated with Robotics and Automation Society (RAS), 2005 - present
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), affiliated with Dynamic Systems & Control Division (DSCD), 2006 - present
Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA), 2020 - present