Chan-Jin Chung

Achievements in STEaM, Robotics, and Computer Science Education Chung is the founder of Robofest

, an international autonomous robotics competition established in 1999. As of 2025, more than 38,000 students from 18 U.S. states and 25 countries have participated.

He has also launched several educational programs integrating computer science, robotics, and STEaM fields, including RoboParade (2006),

RoboFashion and Dance Show (2007),

Vision Centric Robot Challenge (VCC) (2007),

Robot Music Camp (2013),

Global Robotics Art Festival (GRAF) (2013),

and Robofest eAcademy (2019).

Since 2003, Chung has served as faculty advisor for Lawrence Technological University’s Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) teams. His H2Bot team received the first-place design award in 2007

His another team represented the United States in the RoboCup Four-Legged Robot Soccer Division the same year. The BigFoot II IGVC team won the Grand Award LESCOE Cup in 2016.

As of 2025, he leads the ACTor (Autonomous Campus TranspORt) project using a fullscale drive-by-wire electric vehicle. The ACTor vehicle team won the Self-Drive Challenge at the IGVC in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

In 2011, IEEE USA awarded Chung the Citation of Honor for his contributions to STEM education.

Honours, Awards and Distinctions 2023 Hsu Family Distinguished Award in Creativity, which includes a $1,000 honorarium and commemorative award, Lawrence Technological University, November 2, 2023 The Robert Neff Memorial Award, for outstanding contributions to the IEEE Southeast Michigan Section, by the Engineering Society of Detroit Affiliate Council, March 15, 2023 Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) GOLD Awards – Outstanding IEEE Member Award, March 11, 2015, at ESD Gold Award Banquet Citation of Honor Award, IEEE-USA, "for the leadership in founding the Robofest competition to inspire interest in engineering among pre-college students", March 2011 MGA Achievement Award, IEEE Member Geographic Activities (MGA) Board, "for inspiring thousands of young students into the science and engineering career path through his Robofest and hands-on robotics workshops", December, 2010 The Mary E. and Richard E. Marburger Distinguished Achievement Award – 2007 Champion for Institutional Excellence and Preeminence, which includes a $1,000 honorarium and commemorative award, Lawrence Technological University Excellent Research Award, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), December 31, 1986, Certificate No. 151

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