Dennis Hong
Hong in February 2017
Born	Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison Purdue University
Scientific career
Fields	Robotics

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^[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]