Background
Chun, Chung-Hwan was born on November 3, 1938 in Kyung-ju, Republic of Korea. Son of Dong-Hyuck and Soo-Yun (Suh) Chun.
educator aeronautical engineer
Chun, Chung-Hwan was born on November 3, 1938 in Kyung-ju, Republic of Korea. Son of Dong-Hyuck and Soo-Yun (Suh) Chun.
Student, Seoul (Korea) National University, Korea, 1959. Diplom-Ingenieur, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany, 1964. Doktor-Ingenieur summa cum laude, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany, 1975.
Research scientist Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, 1965-1975, University Hannover and Goettingen, Germany, 1976-1978. Scientist German Aerospace Research Establishment, Goettingen, 1979-1991. Chief engineer University Essen, Germany, 1984-1986.
University professor Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Republic of Korea, since 1991. Head department mechanical engineering Pohang University Science.and Technology, Republic of Korea, since 1994. Scientific consultant European Space Agency, Paris, 1990.
Principal investigator D2 German Spacelab Mission, Paris and Bonn, 1980-1992.
President Korean Scientist and Engineers Association in Germany, 1976. Fellow Korean Academy of Sciences and Technology. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, German Association Aeronautics and Astronautics, Association Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Association German Engineers.
Married Chung-Hoon Lee, November 1967. Children: Yong-Hee Patricia, Kyoung-Ryul Julian, Kyoung-Hwan Felix.