He received his M.S. (2009) and Ph.D. (2011) in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University and a B.S. (2006) with honors in Mechanical Engineering from Seoul National University (SNU). He then conducted postdoctoral studies (2011-2013) in Bioengineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Among other honors and recognitions, he was awarded the 2017 KSEA Young Investigator Grant (YIG) Award, the 2016 Class of 1951 Outstanding Teaching Development Award, the 2013 UCLA Chancellor's Award for Postdoctoral Research, the Grand and the 1st Poster Prizes at ASME-IMECE in 2010 and 2009, the Silver Prize from the 2008 Samsung Human-Tech Thesis Contest, and the Best Poster Award at the CNF 30th Anniversary Symposium. He is also a recipient of the McMullen fellowship from Cornell University.