He also conducted many national projects for the Korean Mint as one of 200 security designers around the world. The new currency — The Korean Banknote Design — was unveiled in 2007. His teaching enhances students’ learning with critical thinking process, design research and methods in problem-solving. From his successful teaching outcomes, he was awarded the “Lincy Professorship” (2012), “UNLV Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award” (2014), and “Alex G. and Faye Spanos Distinguished Teaching Award” (2017) for his academic accomplishments.