1991 Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( Cambridge, MA, USA )

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering ( minor in Operating Systems )

1986 M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( Cambridge, MA, USA )

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering ( minor in Operating Systems )

1984 B.S. Tufts University ( Medford, MA, USA )

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

Summa cum laude

2001.09 - Current Full Professor

1996.09 - 2001.08 Associate Professor

1993.09 - 1996.08 Assistant Professor

School of Mechanical Engineering

    Yonsei University ( Seoul, South Korea )

2010.04 - 2020. 02 Director

Center for Nano-Wear

     Yonsei University

2007.03 - 2008.02 Visiting Scholar

Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

UCLA ( Los Angeles, CA, USA )

2000.08 - 2000.12 Visiting Associate Professor

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( Cambridge, MA, USA )

1993.08 - 1994.08 Adjunct Professor

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

The Ohio State University ( Columbus, OH, USA )

1991.09 - 1993.07 Assistant Professor

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

The Ohio State University ( Columbus, OH, USA )

2023.03 - Current Editorial board member, Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties

2022.01 - Current Fellow, Korean Academy of Science and Technology

2020.01 - 2020.12 President, Korean Society for Precision Engineering

2018.11 - 2021.10 Reviewer Board, Design and Manufacturing discipline

Korea National Research Foundation

2018.01 - 2019.12 Vice-President, International Tribology Council

2018.09 - Current Vice-President, Asia Tribology Council

2016.09 - Current Chair, IFToMM Member Organization (South Korea)

IFToMM (Int. Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science)

2013.01 - 2021.07 Associate Member, CIRP

2014.09 - 2019.12 Chair, IFToMM Technical Committee for Tribology

2018.01 - 2019.12 President, Korean Tribology Society

2017.01 - 2019.12 Vice-President, Korean Society for Precision Engineering

2014.01 - 2017.12 Director of International Cooperation, Korean Tribology Society

2016.01 - 2016.12 President, Reliability Division, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers

2012.01 - 2015.12 Vice-President, Reliability Division, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers

2014.01 - 2015.12 Vice-President, Design and Manufacturing Division, Kor. Soc. Mech. Eng.

2011.01 - 2012.12 President, Nano/Micro-Technology Division, Kor. Soc. for Precision Engineering

2002.01 - 2013.12 Board of Directors, Korean Tribology Society

2002.01 - 2016.12 Board of Directors, Korean Society for Precision Engineering

2023 - Current Editorial board, Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties (SCIE)

2022 - Current Guest Editor, Nanomanufacturing and Metrology, Springer

2022 - Current International Advisory Editorial Board, Jurnal Tribologi

2019 - Current Editorial Board, Lubricants(SCIE)

2019 - current Guest Editor, Coating (SCIE)

2018 - Current Associate Editor, Tribology Online

2018 - Current Editorial Board, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

2013 - Current Associate Editor, Friction (SCIE)

2011 - Current Editorial Board, Tribology Letters (SCIE)

2009 - Current Editorial Board, Advances in Tribology

2012 - 2017 Associate Editor, J. of Tribology (SCIE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers

2014 - 2017 Editor-in-Chief, Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manufacturing

2008 - 2013 Editor, Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manufacturing (SCIE)

2011 - 2012 Senior Editor, J. Mechanical Science and Technology (SCIE)

2006 - 2010 Editor, J. Mechanical Science and Technology (SCIE)

2023    Excellent Reviewer Award 2021, Friction

2023    Participation Award, Korean Tribology Society

2023    Best Poster Award, K-TRIB2023

2022    Science and Technology Merit Medal, Republic of Korea

2022    Contributing Professor Award, Yonsei University

2021    Grand Award, Korean Society for Precision Engineering

2021    Precision Engineering Award; KSPE

2021    Outstanding Lecturer Award; Yonsei University

2020  Excellent Reviewers Award; Tsinghua University/Springer

2020  Certificate; Sensor

2020  Achievement Award; Korean Tribology Society

2020  Outstanding Achievement Award; Yonsei University

2019  Outstanding Presenter Award; PRESM 2019

2019  Joobong Award; Design and Manufacturing Division, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers

2019  Outstanding Achievement Award; Yonsei University

2018  Most Downloaded Article Award; Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manufacturing – Green Technology

2018  Poster Award (3rd Place); ISAMR 2018

2018  Best Oral Presentation Award; MSAM 2018

2018  Outstanding Achievement Award; Yonsei University

2017  Ministerial Commendation; Korea Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

2017  Outstanding Contribution Award; Korean Tribology Society

2017  Best Professor Award; College of Engineering, Yonsei University

2017  Outstanding Achievement Award; Yonsei University

2016  Most Downloaded Article Award; Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manufacturing

2016  Konghun Award; Yonsei University

2016  Outstanding Achievement Award; Yonsei University

2015  Best Paper Award; ICRM 2015

2015  Outstanding Achievement Award; Yonsei University

2015  Top Reviewer; Tribology Letters

2014  Jangam Award; Korean Tribology Society

2014  Excellent Researcher Award; Yonsei University

2014  Highly Commended Paper Award; Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manufacturing

2014  Outstanding Achievement Award; Yonsei University

2013  Contribution Award for Most Citations in 2012, 2013; J. of Mech. Sci. Tech.

2013  Appreciation Certificate; Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation, Georgia

2012  Reliability Research Award; Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers

2012  Appreciation Certificate; Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation, Georgia

2011  Best Paper Award; ICMR 2011

2011  Most Cited Article Award; Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manufacturing

2009  Outstanding Research Award; Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers

2009  Certificate of Outstanding Service; Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers

2007  Excellent Teaching Award; Yonsei University

2004  Hyunsong Award; Korean Society of Precision Engineering

2004  Outstanding Paper Award; Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies

2002  Outstanding Research Award; Korean Tribology Society

1997  Best Poster Award; World Tribology Congress 1997

1997  Best Faculty Award; College of Engineering, Yonsei University

1996  Bakam Award; Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers

1994  Best Paper Award; J. of Tribology, American Society of Mechanical Engineers