Hello, My name is Seokhwan Jeong
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Room 236, Building K
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sogang University, Seoul, Korea,
Office Tel: +82-2-705-7886
Email: seokhwan@sogang.ac.kr
Research Interest
• Design and Control of Actuation Mechanisms
Twisted-String Actuation mechanism
Miniature Continuously Variable Transmission
Robotic Hand/Prosthetic system
• Surgical Robotic devices
Robotically Steerable Guidewire
Neuro-endoscopic steerable device
• Rehabilitation Exoskeleton Glove
• Optic-based Miniature Force Sensor
Education
Ph.D
KAIST, 2018
Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Thesis: Design and Control of Twisted String-based Compact Actuation Mechanism for Robotic Systems
Research Advisor: Prof. Kyung-Soo Kim
M.S
KAIST, 2015
Mechanical Engineering Dept.
B.S
Yonsei University, 2013
Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Employment
Assistant Professor, Sogang University, 2021 - present
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-2020
Biomedical Engineering Dept.
PI: Prof. Jaydev P. Desai
Honors & Awards
Excellence Paper Award, ICROS, 2023
Excellence Paper Award, KSME-IT, 2022
Best Paper Award, KSPE, 2021
Best Paper Award, ICROS, 2018
2016 Best Mechatronics Student Paper Award, ASME/DSCD Mechatronics TC, 2017
Best Student Paper Award, IEEE/ASME AIM 2016, 2016
CV+Research Statement_Jeong, Seokhwan_(Most recent).pdf