Education

• Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, California, USA, 2002-2006

  • Thesis: Knee articular cartilage morphology variation according to biomechanics of gait for healthy, ACL deficient and osteoarthritis subjects

  • Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

• M.S. Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2000-2002

  • Advisor: Kunwoo Lee, PhD

• B.S. Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1993-2000 (including two-year military service)

Professional Experience

• 2013-2018, Associate Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

• 2009-2013, Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

• 2007-2009, Staff Research Scientist, Department of Radiology, Stanford University, California, USA

  • In Dr. Garry Gold's laboratory

• 2006-2007, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, California, USA

  • In Prof. Thomas P. Andriacchi's laboratory

Professional Services

• 2023-Present, Associate Editor, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, IF 6.064

• 2021-Present, Council member of Asian-Pacific Association for Biomechanics (APAB)

• 2017-Present, ISO/TC150 Member

• 2017-Present, Associate Editor, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, IF 2.041

• 2016-Present, Associate Editor, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, IF 1.810

• 2016-Present, Councilor, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (대한기계학회 평의원)

• 2016-Present, Councilor, Korean Orthopaedic Research Society (대학정형외과연구학회 평의원)

• 2016-2017, Council member (treasurer), Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (대한기계학회 재무이사)

• 2014-2020, Council member, Korean Society of Sport Biomechanics (한국운동역학회 이사)

• 2014-Present, Council member, Korean Society of Biomechanics (대한생체역학회 이사)

• 2013-2018, Associate Editor, Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, Official Korean journal of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers

• 2010-Present, Council member, Bioengineering Division, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (대한기계학회 바이오공학부문 이사)

Memberships of International Societies

• 2015-Present, International Society of Biomechanics

• 2005-Present, Orthopaedic Research Society (USA)

• 2003-2014, American Society of Biomechanics (USA)

Awards

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• 2017, Best poster presentation at 2017 Annual meeting of Korean Society of Biomechanics

• 2017, KSME Research Excellence Award in Bioengineering in recognition of an outstanding contribution on bioengineering research of the KSME

• 2017, Best paper at 2017 Spring meeting of Bioengineering Division, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers

• 2016, Best paper of the journal of Knee Surgery & Related Research in 2015, Official journal of Korean Knee Society

• 2016, Winner of the Sixth Grand Challenge Competition to Predict In-vivo Knee Loads hosted by ASME Bioengineering and sponsored by NIH, USA

• 2015, Best paper at 2015 Spring meeting of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering held in May 2015, which was awarded in 2015 Fall meeting

• 2015, Best paper at 2014 Fall meeting of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers held in October 2014, which was awarded in 2015 Spring meeting

• 2014, Second place in the Fifth Grand Challenge Competition to Predict In-vivo Knee Loads sponsored by NIH, USA

• 2014, Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing from Journal of Biomechanics in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the quality of the journal by Editor-in-Chief and Senior Publisher of the Journal of Biomechanics

• 2013, Best Paper at Spring meeting of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers