Dennis Hong
# Dennis Hong

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
* 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
