Education

• BSE, Mechanical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2007
• MS, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2008
• PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2013

Research Interests

• Wearable biomedical devices
• "Crack"-driven transfer printing technology
• Scalable manufacturing technology
• Mechanics and materials for flexible/stretchable electronics

Publications

Awards

• Named One of the Most Impactful Faculty Inventors, Purdue University, 2025
• Seed for Success Acorn Award, Purdue University, 2025
• Selected for a University Faculty Scholar, Purdue University, 2025
• College of Engineering Faculty Excellence Award for Research, Purdue University, 2025
• Inducted as a Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2025
• Seed for Success Acorn Award, Purdue University, 2024
• Best Reviewer Award, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, IOP Science, 2023
• Named Most Impactful Faculty Inventors in 2023,(New License Signed) Purdue University, 2023
• Named Most Impactful Faculty Inventors in 2023, (New Faculty Startups)Purdue University, 2023
• Named Most Impactful Faculty Inventors in 2023 (Issued, Non-US Patents), Purdue University, 2023
• Selected for the Editor’s Highlights in Nature Communications-50 Best Recent Papers in Area, 2022
• Top 1% of Scholars and Experts in Printing Area, Expertscape PubMed, 2021
• Ross-Lynn Summer Grant Award, Purdue University, 2021
• Editor’s Award, Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, ASHA Journal Academy, 2021
• Sensors Young Investigator Award, Sensors, 2021
• Outstanding Engineer Teacher, Purdue University, Fall 2021
• Vebleo Scientist Award, Materials Science, Engineering and Technology, 2020
• Won SUD Startup Challenge, NIH National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), 2020
• Ajou Leaders Honor Club Award, Ajou University, 2020
• Named One of the Most Impactful Faculty Inventors, Purdue University, and OTC, 2020
• Focus Award (for Dedication to Disability Accessibility and Diversity), Purdue University, 2020
• Eureka Park Climate Changeover Award, Consumer Electronic Show (CES), 2020
• University Named Professor Scholarship, Leslie A. Geddes Endowment, Purdue University, 2020
• Faculty Award of Excellence for Early Career Research, Purdue University, 2020
• Trask Innovation Fund Award, Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) Purdue University, 2019
• Ajouin Outstanding Professional Award, Ajou University, 2019
• Young Investigator Award, Korean-American Scientists and Engineers (KSEA), 2019
• Trailblazer Award for New and Early Stage Investigators, National Institute of Health (NIH), 2019
• Selected for the Top 100 Science Spinoffs, 2018
• Highlighted Research Group for the Year, Purdue University, 2018
• Purdue Engineering Faculty Conversation Research Award in Healthcare/Medicine, 2018
• Outstanding Engineering Teacher, Purdue University, Fall 2018
• Seed for Success Acorn Award, Purdue University, 2018
• Hanwha Advanced Materials Non-Tenure Faculty Award, Hanwa Corp, 2018
• Ralph W. and Grace W. Showalter Research Trust Award, 2018
• Faculty Summer Grant Award, Purdue University, 2017
• Faculty Award of Excellence, Preeminent Team Award, Purdue University 2017
• Best Talk Award, Postdoctoral Research Summit, Stanford University, 2014
• Top Innovation Award, Technology Connect World National Innovation Summit, 2013
• Graduate Silver Award, Materials Research Society, 2013
• Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society, 2006