Past Presidents
Let me introduce POSTECH's brilliant leadership and past presidents.
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8th President
2019.09.01~2023.08.31
Moo Hwan Kim8th PresidentMoo Hwan Kim
2019.09.01 ~ 2023.08.31
Educations학력 테이블 1976 ~ 1980 B.S. in Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University 1980 ~ 1982 M.S. in Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University 1982 ~ 1986 Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison Professional Appointments경력 테이블 1987 ~ 2023 Present Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Dept. of Advanced Nuclear Engineering, POSTECH 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 Professional Experiences상훈 및 활동 테이블 2007 ~ 2010 Member, Atomic Energy Commission 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) Awards상훈 2007 Namheon Research Excellence Award, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME) 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 President
2015.09.01~2019.08.31
Doh-Yeon Kim2007.09.01~2011.08.31Doh-Yeon Kim
2015.09.01 ~ 2019.08.31
Educations학력 테이블 1970 ~ 1974 Seoul National University (Bachelor of Materials Science and Eng.) 1974 ~ 1976 Korea Advance Inst. of Sci. & Tech. (Master) 1976 ~ 1979 Univ. de Blaise-Pascal, France (Dr. Ing.) Professional Appointments경력 테이블 1979 ~ 1982 Assistant Prof. of Ajou University 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) Awards상훈 및 활동 테이블 2001 Medal of Honor for Science, Korean Government 2001 Achievement Award for young engineer National Academy of Eng. of Korea, etc. Books기타 테이블 2001 3 books concerning the importance of Sci. & Tech. 2001 3 books concerning the importance of Sci. & Tech. 1 book for the reform of university education -
6th President
2011.09.01~2015.08.31
YONG-MIN KIM6th PresidentYONG-MIN KIM
2011.09.01~2015.08.31
Educations학력 테이블 1971 ~ 1975 Department of Electronics Engineering Seoul National University 1976 ~ 1979 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison 1979 ~ 1982 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison Professional Appointments경력 테이블 1982 ~ 1986 Assistant Professor Electrical Engineering. Adjunct Associate Professor of Bioengineering. University of Washington 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 President
2007.09.01~2011.08.31
SUNG-GI BAIK5th PresidentSUNG-GI BAIK
2007.09.01~2011.08.31
Educations학력 테이블 1967 ~ 1971 B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering, Seoul National University 1967 ~ 1971 Ph.D. in Materials Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A Professional Appointments경력 테이블 1974 ~ 1976 Research Associate, Metal Working Laboratory, Korea Institute of Science and Technology 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 President
2003.09.01~2007.08.31
CHAN-MO PARK4th PresidentCHAN-MO PARK
2003.09.01~2007.08.31
Educations학력 테이블 1958 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University 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 Professional Appointments경력 테이블 1964 ~ 1968 Research Programmer, Computer Science Center, Univ. of Maryland, College Park 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 President
1998.08.19~2002.08.18
SUNG-KEE CHUNG3rd PresidentSUNG-KEE CHUNG
1998.08.19~2002.08.18
Educations학력 테이블 1968 B.S. : Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, in Chemistry (Honors) 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 Professional Appointments경력 테이블 1975 ~ 1977 Staff Scientist, Yale University, New Haven, CT. 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 President
1994.08.19~1998.08.18
SOO-YOUNG CHANG2nd PresidentSOO-YOUNG CHANG
1994.08.19~1998.08.18
Educations학력 테이블 1961 Seoul National University (M.S.) 1968 University of Maryland (B.S.) 1971 University of Maryland (Ph.D) Professional Appointments경력 테이블 1971.06 ~ 1972.08 University of Maryland 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 President
1986.11.25~1994.04.30
HO-GIL KIM1st PresidentHO-GIL KIM
1986.11.25~1994.04.30
Educations학력 테이블 1956 B.S. from Seoul National University, in Physics 1964.04 PhD Birmingham University Professional Appointments경력 테이블 1956.09 ~ 1959.08 Instructor, Korea Air Force 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 Membership in Professional/Honorary Societies전문/명예 협회 회원 자격 테이블 1971 ~ 1972 The 6th President, Korean Scientist & Engineering Association in USA 1989 ~ 1993 Vice President, Korean Physics Society 1989 ~ 1993 Member, Presidential Advisory Committee on Educational Policy Awards상훈 1985.04 Order of Civil Merit, Dongbaeg Medal 1994.03 Sang-huh Award from Sang-huh Cultural Foundation 1994.05 Order of civil Merit, Mugunghwa Medal
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