Background
Rha, Chokyun was born on October 5, 1933 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Came to the United States, 1956. Daughter of Sea Zin and Young Soon (Choi) Rha.
educator engineer inventor researcher scientist
Rha, Chokyun was born on October 5, 1933 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Came to the United States, 1956. Daughter of Sea Zin and Young Soon (Choi) Rha.
Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962. Master of Science in Food Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966.
Doctor of Science in Food Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967.
Senior research engineer, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, 1967-1969;
assistant professor food and biological process engineering, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1969-1973;
associate professor food process engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1974-1982;
associate professor biomaterials science and engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1982-1990;
professor biomaterials science and engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1990. Principal BioInfo. Associations, Boston, since 1980. Member science advisory board Genzyme, Cambridge, since 1985.
President Rha-Sinskey Associations, Boston, since 1972, XGen, Inc., Boston, since 1992. Board directors American Flavor Inc., Boston.
Member American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Institute Food Technologists, Society of Rheology, Sigma Xi.
Married Anthony John Sinskey, August 22, 1969. Children: Tae Minn Song, Tong Ik Lee Sinskey.