Hwan-Kyu Kim

Background

Kim, Hwan-Kyu was born on March 1, 1958 in Ulsan, Republic of Korea. Son of Sung-Kug Kim and Gil-Soon Lee.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Ulsan, Korea, 1980. Master of Science, Korea Advanced Institute Science Technology, Seoul, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University, 1990.

Career

Researcher Korea Research Institute Chemical Technology, Taejon, Korea, 1982-1986. Post doctoral associate Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1991-1993. Senior researcher Electronics Telecomm.

Research Institute, Taejon, Korea, 1993-1994. Professor Hannam University, Republic of Korea, since 1994. Director Center for Smart Light Harvesting Materials.

Achievements

• Hwan-Kyu Kim has been listed as a noteworthy chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Korean Chemical Society (young scientist award 1998, secretary 1998-1999), Korean Polymer Society (member editorial board 1996-1997, associate editor 1999-2000), American Chemical Society, The Optical Society Korea.

Interests

• Tennis, soccer, bowling, oriental chess, golf.

Connections

Married Jum-Ae Kwak, July 27, 1986. Children: Jin-Yong, Eun-Jung.

Father:

Sung-Kug Kim

Mother:

Gil-Soon Lee

Spouse:

Jum-Ae Kwak

child:

Eun-Jung Kim

child:

Jin-Yong Kim