Dennis Hong

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
 * 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