Hong Yong Sohn

Background

Sohn, Hong Yong was born on August 21, 1941 in Kaesung, Kyunggi-Do, Republic of Korea. Arrived in the United States, 1966. Son of Chong Ku and Soon Deuk (Woo) Sohn.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea), 1962. Mark Scheme, university New Brunswick, Canada, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1970.

Career

Engineer Cheil Sugar Company, Busan, Republic of Korea, 1962-1964. Research associate State University of New York, Buffalo, 1971-1973. Research engineer DuPont Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1973-1974.

Professor metallurgical engineering, adjunct professor chemical engineering University Utah, Salt Lake City, since 1974. Consultant Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, since 1976, Cabot Corporation, since 1984, DuPont Company, since 1987, Utah Power and Light Company, since 1987, H. C. Starck, since 1997.

Achievements

• Hong Yong Sohn has been listed as a noteworthy chemical and metallurgical engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (past director, Extractive Metallurgy Lecturer award 1990, Extraction and Processing Science award 1990, champion H. Mathewson Gold medal award 1993, Extraction and Processing Science award 1994, 1999, 2007, symposium named in his honor, fellow award 2009). Member: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Institute of Mining (James Douglas Gold medal 2001), Korean Institute Chemical Engineers, Korean Academy of Sciences and Technology (Fellow award 1998).

Connections

Married Victoria Bee Tuan Ngo, January 8, 1971. Children: Berkeley Jihoon, Edward Jihyun.

Father:

Chong Ku Sohn

Mother:

Soon Deuk (Woo) Sohn

Spouse:

Victoria Bee Tuan Ngo

child:

Berkeley Jihoon Sohn

child:

Edward Jihyun Sohn