EDUCATION

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea (2018.09 - 2022.08)

NRF Global Ph.D. Fellow (2019.03 - 2022.02)

Advisor: Prof. Yong-Lae Park 

M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea (2016.09 - 2018.08)

Advisor: Prof. Yong-Lae Park

B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea (2009.03 - 2016.02) 

EMPLOYMENT

Northwestern University, United States (2023.04 - present, Postdoctoral Researcher)

Seoul National University, Korea (2022.09 - 2023.02, Postdoctoral Research Fellow)

Kukil Mechatronics Co., LTD., Korea (2011.01 - 2013.03, Military Service)

AWARD AND SCHOLARSHIP

Rising Stars from the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (2025.04) 

Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University (2022.08) 

Global Ph.D. Fellowship from the National Research Foundation of Korea (2019.03 - 2022.02)

Best Design for Manufacturing Award from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University  (2019.12)

Best Conference Paper Award (1st Author) from the 2019 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (2019.04) 

2nd Place Award for manipulation challenge from the RoboSoft 2019 Competition (2019.04)  

Student Travel Award from the 2018 International Conference on Intelligent Robots (IROS 2018) (2018.10) 

Outstanding M.S. Thesis Presentation Award from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University (2018.06) 

Scholarship and Award for outstanding undergraduate academic paper from the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University & CU medical systems Co., LTD (2015.06)  

Award for outstanding academic achievement with top honor from the Yonsei University (2010 Fall, 2015 Spring) 

Award for outstanding academic achievement from the Yonsei University (2009 Fall, 2011 Spring, 2014 Fall, 2015 Fall)

National Science & Technology Scholarship  from the Korea Student Aid Foundation (2009 Spring - 2010 Fall, 2014 Spring - 2015 Fall)

Jinri Scholarship for outstanding academic achievement from the Yonsei University (2009 Fall - 2010 Fall, 2014 Spring - 2015 Fall)