Research Interest:

Dynamic Modeling and Control System Design for Intelligent Systems and Robotics
Biomimetic Systems; Active and Semi-active Control of Smart Material Systems

Education:

1987 Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1984 M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1981 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

Honors and Awards:

ASME Fellow
Tau Beta Pi
Teacher of the Year award in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (2000)
Outstanding Faculty Award in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (2005)
Board of Regent's Outstanding Faculty (1997)
Excellence in Teaching Award by Tau Beta Pi (1997)

Employment:

Professor and Department Chairman of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, July, 2008-present.

Professor and Graduate Coordinator of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, July, 2002-June, 2008.

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, July, 2001-present

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, July 1994-June 2001

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Aug. 1987-June, 1994