He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, in 2005 and 2007, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Michigan, in 2012, all in mechanical engineering. His research interests lie at the intersection of control, dynamics, and mechanical design of robotic systems, with special emphasis on bio-inspired locomotion robots. His postdoctoral work on the MIT Cheetah 2 robot has received a considerable amount of publicity worldwide with articles appearing in TIME, Washington Post, AP News, IEEE Spectrum, and MIT News. His doctoral work on the bipedal robot MABEL is also featured in the museum exhibition, “The Machine Inside: Biomechanics”, at the Chicago Field Museum. link for robots only Campus Resources