Prof. Hongsoo Choi

Education

Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, Washington State University (2007)
M.S in Mechanical Engineering, Washington State University (2003)
B.S in Mechanical Engineering, Yeungman University (2002)

Experience

Chair, Department of Robotics Engineering, DGIST, Daegu, Korea, July 2019 – present
Professor (Tenured): DGIST, Daegu, Korea, March 2018-present.
Co-Director: DGIST-ETH Microrobot Research Center (DE-MRC), DGIST, Daegu, Korea, November 2013-present.
Associate Professor (Tenured): DGIST, Daegu, Korea, March 2014-Feburary 2018.
Assistant Professor: Department of Robotics Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Engineering (DGIST), October 2010-Feburary 2014.
Senior Researcher: Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM), February 2009-September 2010.
Postdoctoral Scholar: University of California, Davis, November 2007-February 2009.
Postdoctoral Research Associate: Bioengineering Research Center, MME, WSU, September 2007-October 2007.

Awards

Best Paper Award, Korean Society of Medical Robotics, Dec. 2020.
Industry-Academic Cooperation Award, The Society of Micro and Nano Systems, Aug. 2020.
Prime Minister’s Commendation for Science, Information and Communication Day of Korea, Apr. 2020.
National Intellectual Property Award (Co-chairman’s award), Presidental Council on Intellectual Property, Korea, Sep. 2019 (two such honors are awarded per year in Korea).
Best Preclinical Manuscript Award, International Society for Cardiac Robotic Navigation, Nice, France, Sep. 2019 (one non-clinical paper per year receives this award at the annual meeting).
Distinguished Research Award, DGIST, Korea, Sep. 2019 (five awards per year).
The Young Investigator Award, the Korean Society of Medical Robotics, Korea, Aug. 2019.
Prize of The State of Geneva (Surgical bed with the integration of magnetic control and X-ray systems), 47th International Exhibition of Invention of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, April 2019.
Special Award by Taiwan Invention Association (Ultrasonic cell stimulation system), 47th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, April 2019.
3 Gold Medals and 1 Silver medal (4 Inventions), 47th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, April 2019.