Background
Kim, Cheol was born on June 3, 1959 in Jinju, Republic of Korea. Son of Bom-In Kim and Bok-Soon Jung.
Kim, Cheol was born on June 3, 1959 in Jinju, Republic of Korea. Son of Bom-In Kim and Bok-Soon Jung.
Bachelor of Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, 1984. Master of Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1994.
Design engineer Yukong Ltd. (presently, Saskatchewan Co), Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1985—1987. Graduate research assistant University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, 1990—1994, post-doctoral research associate, 1995—1996.
Senior researcher Samsung Aerospace Research Center, Daejon, Republic of Korea, 1996—1999. Professor Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea, since 1999. Director brain korea 21 Kyungpook National University, Daegu, since 2000.
Committee member KOITA, Seoul, since 2002. Jet fighter repairman Korean Air Force, 1980-1982.
Member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea, Korean Society of Automotive Engineers (finance director 2001-2002), Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Science, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, Korean Society for Composite Materials (associate. Board directors since 2002).
Married Misun Hwang, July 23, 1963. Children: Seihyun, Jeehyun.