Dennis Hong is an American mechanical engineer and roboticist.
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Fields | Robotics |
Career
editHong is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Hong is also founder of RoMeLa (Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory).
Awards and nominations
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Professors Dennis Hong, Naren Ramakrishnan honored by alma mater Purdue University". Virginia Tech. July 15, 2010. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ^ "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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