Dennis Hong
Hong in February 2017
Born
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsRobotics

Dennis Hong is a Korean American mechanical engineer and roboticist.

Career

Hong is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Hong is also founder of RoMeLa (Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory).

Awards and nominations

  • 2007 NSF (National Science Foundation) CAREER Award
  • 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge, 3rd Place
  • 2009 Popular Science Brilliant 10[1]
  • 2009 Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award
  • 2009 Forward Under 40 honoree by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Alumni Association
  • 2011 “Louis Vuitton Cup” Best Humanoid Award
  • 2015 Gilbreth Lectureship, NAE (National Academy of Engineering)
  • 2015 Hyupsung Social Contribution Award[2]

References

  1. "Professors Dennis Hong, Naren Ramakrishnan honored by alma mater Purdue University". Virginia Tech. July 15, 2010. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  2. "Dennis Hong one of five recipients of the 5th 2015 Hyupsung Social Contribution Award". UCLA School of Engineering and Applied Science. December 8, 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-08.


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