Let me introduce POSTECH's brilliant leadership and past presidents.
8th PresidentMoo Hwan Kim
2019.09.01~2023.08.31Moo Hwan Kim
2019.09.01 ~ 2023.08.31
1976 ~ 1980 | B.S. in Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University |
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1980 ~ 1982 | M.S. in Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University |
1982 ~ 1986 | Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
1987 ~ 2023 | Present Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Dept. of Advanced Nuclear Engineering, POSTECH |
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2004 ~ 2006 | Program Director, Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) Program Director, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP) |
2008 ~ 2010 | Member, National Technology Experts Committee, National Science and Technology Commission |
2008 ~ 2012 | Member, Policy Advisory Committee, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology |
2010 ~ 2013 | Chair, Organizing and Operations Committees 8th International Conference on Multiphase Flow (ICMF 2013) |
2013 ~ 2016 | President, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS) |
2014 ~ 2017 | Subcommittee Chairperson and Member, Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology |
2007 ~ 2010 | Member, Atomic Energy Commission |
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2011 ~ 2013 | Member, Technical Committee on Nuclear Safety |
2011 ~ 2013 | Member, National Energy Committee, Ministry of Knowledge Economy |
2012 ~ 2013 | Chair, Nuclear Event Evaluation Committee |
2014 ~ 2018 | Member, International Nuclear Safety Group (INSAG) at International Atomic Energy |
2017 ~ 2018 | Non-standing Commissioner, Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) |
2007 | Namheon Research Excellence Award, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME) |
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2009 | Medal of Honor, Minister of Education Science and Technology |
2012 | Order of Service Merit, Korean government |
2021 | Distinguished Achievement Award, University of Wisconsin |
7th PresidentDoh-Yeon Kim
2015.09.01~2019.08.31Doh-Yeon Kim
2015.09.01 ~ 2019.08.31
1970 ~ 1974 | Seoul National University (Bachelor of Materials Science and Eng.) |
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1974 ~ 1976 | Korea Advance Inst. of Sci. & Tech. (Master) |
1976 ~ 1979 | Univ. de Blaise-Pascal, France (Dr. Ing.) |
1979 ~ 1982 | Assistant Prof. of Ajou University |
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1982 ~ 2008 | Assistant, Associate & Full Prof. of Seoul National University |
2005 ~ 2007 | Dean of College of Eng., SNU |
2008.02 ~ 2008.08 | Minister, Ministry of Education, Sci. & Tech. of Korean Government |
2008.09 ~ 2011.02 | President, University of Ulsan |
2011.03 ~ 2013.03 | Chairman, National Sci. & Tech. Commission of Korean Government |
2013.10 ~ 2014.06 | Invited Professor, The University of Tokyo |
2014.07 ~ 2015.07 | Invited Professor, Seoul National University |
2015.09 ~ | Present President, POSTECH (Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology) |
2001 | Medal of Honor for Science, Korean Government |
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2001 | Achievement Award for young engineer National Academy of Eng. of Korea, etc. |
2001 | 3 books concerning the importance of Sci. & Tech. |
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2001 | 3 books concerning the importance of Sci. & Tech. 1 book for the reform of university education |
6th PresidentYONG-MIN KIM
2011.09.01~2015.08.31YONG-MIN KIM
2011.09.01~2015.08.31
1971 ~ 1975 | Department of Electronics Engineering Seoul National University |
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1976 ~ 1979 | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison |
1979 ~ 1982 | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison |
1982 ~ 1986 | Assistant Professor Electrical Engineering. Adjunct Associate Professor of Bioengineering. University of Washington |
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1986 ~ 1990 | Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering. Adjunct Associate Professor of Bioengineering and Computer Science. University of Washington |
1990 ~ 1999 | Professor of Electrical Engineering. Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering, Computer Science and Engineering and Radiology. University of Washington |
1998 ~ 2001 | Symposium Chair of the SPIE |
1999 ~ 2007 | Professor and Chair of Bioengineering, Professor of Electrical Engineering. Adjunct Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Radiology. University of Washington |
2007 ~ 2011 | Professor of Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering. Adjunct Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and RadiologyM. University of Washington |
5th PresidentSUNG-GI BAIK
2007.09.01~2011.08.31SUNG-GI BAIK
2007.09.01~2011.08.31
1967 ~ 1971 | B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering, Seoul National University |
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1967 ~ 1971 | Ph.D. in Materials Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A |
1974 ~ 1976 | Research Associate, Metal Working Laboratory, Korea Institute of Science and Technology |
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1983 ~ 1986 | Research Staff Member, Metals and Ceramics Division, Structural Ceramics Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, U.S.A |
1986 | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, POSTECH |
1991 ~ 1992 | Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Material Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A |
2000 ~ 2004 | Director, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang |
2007 | President, POSTECH |
2009 | Chair, Award and Discipline Committee The National Academy of Engineering of Korea |
2009 ~ 2010 | President, The Korean Ceramic Society |
2009 | Chair, World Premier Materials Development Planning Committee, Ministry of Knowledge Economy |
2010 | Member, Atomic Energy Committee, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology |
2010 | Member, Office of Strategy R&D Planning, Ministry of Knowledge Economy |
2011 | Chair, Presidential Advisory Council on Education, Science & Technology |
4th PresidentCHAN-MO PARK
2003.09.01~2007.08.31CHAN-MO PARK
2003.09.01~2007.08.31
1958 | B.S. Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University |
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1964 | M.S. Univ. of Maryland, College Park |
1969 | Ph.D. Univ. of Maryland, College Park |
2001 | Honorary Doctor of Letters, Univ. of Maryland University College |
1964 ~ 1968 | Research Programmer, Computer Science Center, Univ. of Maryland, College Park |
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1968 ~ 1969 | Post Doctoral Fellow, Computer Science Center, Univ. of Maryland, College Park |
1969 ~ 1972 | Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, Univ. of Maryland, College Park |
1973 ~ 1976 | Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology |
1976 ~ 1979 | Senior Research Scientist, National Biomedical Research Foundation, Georgetown Univ. |
1976 ~ 1979 | Sr. Research Scientist, National Biomedical Research Foundation (USA) |
1979 ~ 1982 | Associate Professor of Computer Science, The Catholic Univ. of America |
1982 ~ 1989 | Professor and Chairman of Computer Science, The Catholic Univ. of America |
1985 ~ 1986 | Visiting Professor of Computer Information Systems, Boston Univ. Overseas Programs (W. Germany) |
1990 ~ | present Professor, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, POSTECH (Chairman, 1990 ~ 1994) |
1991 ~ 1994 | Dean, Graduate School for Information Technology, POSTECH |
1994 ~ 1997 | Director, Center for Advanced Software Technology, POSTECH |
1994 ~ | present Adjunct Professor, Northeastern University, Shenyang, P.R., China |
1996 ~ | present Adjunct Professor, Yanbian University of Science and Technology, Yanbian, P.R., China |
1997 ~ 1998 | Visiting Professor, University of Maryland Asian Division, Japan (Tokyo area) |
1999 ~ | present Adjunct Professor, Shenyang Bohai College, Shenyang, P.R., China |
2000 ~ 2002 | Dean, Graduate School, Pohang University of Science and Technology |
2002 ~ 2003 | Acting President, Pohang University of Science and Technology |
2003 ~ 2007 | President, Pohang University of Science and Technology |
3rd PresidentSUNG-KEE CHUNG
1998.08.19~2002.08.18SUNG-KEE CHUNG
1998.08.19~2002.08.18
1968 | B.S. : Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, in Chemistry (Honors) |
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1972 | Ph.D : University of Illinois at Urbana, ILL., USA, in Organic Chemistry |
1972 ~ 1975 | Postdoctoral : Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA, in Bioorganic Chemistry |
1975 ~ 1977 | Staff Scientist, Yale University, New Haven, CT. |
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1977 ~ 1983 | Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. |
1983 ~ 1987 | Senior Investigator & Group Leader in charge of Bioorganic Chemistry Lab., Smith Kline & French Laboratories, Philadelphia, PA. |
1983 ~ 1987 | Senior Investigator & Director of Bioorganic Chemistry Lab., French Laboratories, Philadelphia, PA. |
1987 ~ 1998 | Professor, Department Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea |
1987 ~ 1991 | Head, Department Chemistry and Life Science, POSTECH |
1992 | Associate Editor, Korean Journal of Medicinal Chemistry |
1994 ~ | Editor, Korean Journal of Medicinal Chemistry |
1990 ~ 1992 | Dean, Academic Affairs, POSTECH |
1990 ~ 1998 | Director, Biotechnology Research Center, Institute for Applied Bioorganic Research and Basic Science Research Institute, POSTECH |
1992 ~ 1998 | Associate Editor and Editor, Korean Journal of Medicinal Chemistry |
1998 ~ 2002 | President, Pohang University of Science and Technology |
1998 ~ 2000 | Chairperson, Association of East Asian Research Universities |
2nd PresidentSOO-YOUNG CHANG
1994.08.19~1998.08.18SOO-YOUNG CHANG
1994.08.19~1998.08.18
1961 | Seoul National University (M.S.) |
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1968 | University of Maryland (B.S.) |
1971 | University of Maryland (Ph.D) |
1971.06 ~ 1972.08 | University of Maryland |
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1972.09 ~ 1977.07 | State University of New York |
1977.07 ~ 1980.04 | IIT Research Institute / ECAC |
1977 ~ 1980 | Senior Researcher, IIT Research Institute / ECAC |
1980.04 ~ 1986.08 | The MITRE Corporation |
1983.01 ~ 1986.08 | George Mason University |
1985.07 ~ 1986.06 | Korean Scientists and Engineers in America, Inc. |
1986.09 ~ | POSTECH, Professor |
1986.12 ~ 1988.05 | POSTECH, Dean of Academic Affairs |
1988.05 ~ 1990.03 | POSTECH, Dean of Academic Affairs |
1990.03 ~ 1993.03 | POSTECH, Dean of Policy and Plan |
1991.03 ~ 1994.0 | POSTECH, Vice President |
1994.03 ~ 1994.08 | POSTECH, Vice President |
1994.08 ~ 1998.08 | POSTECH, President |
1st PresidentHO-GIL KIM
1986.11.25~1994.04.30HO-GIL KIM
1986.11.25~1994.04.30
1956 | B.S. from Seoul National University, in Physics |
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1964.04 | PhD Birmingham University |
1956.09 ~ 1959.08 | Instructor, Korea Air Force |
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1959.09 ~ 1961.07 | Researcher, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute |
1964.04 ~ 1966.06 | Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory |
1966.06 ~ 1978.08 | Professor, Dept. of Physics & Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland |
1978.09 ~ 1983.02 | Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory |
1983.10 ~ 1985.07 | President, Yeonam Junior College in Jinju |
1985.08 ~ 1994.04 | President, Pohang University of Science and Technology |
1971 ~ 1972 | The 6th President, Korean Scientist & Engineering Association in USA |
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1989 ~ 1993 | Vice President, Korean Physics Society |
1989 ~ 1993 | Member, Presidential Advisory Committee on Educational Policy |
1985.04 | Order of Civil Merit, Dongbaeg Medal |
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1994.03 | Sang-huh Award from Sang-huh Cultural Foundation |
1994.05 | Order of civil Merit, Mugunghwa Medal |