Il-Tong Cheon

Background

Cheon, Il-Tong was born on February 9, 1936 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Kap Kum and Maen Soo (Park) Cheon.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Osaka University, Japan, 1961. Master of Science, Kyoto University, Japan, 1963. Doctor of Science, Kyoto University, Japan, 1966.

Career

Professor Kobe-Gakuin University, Kobe, Japan, 1967-1972. Visiting professor Liege (Belgium) University, 1972-1974, Munich Technology University, Garching, Germany, 1974, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1974-1976. Professor physics Yonsei University, Seoul, 1976—2001, head department physics, 1989-1991, director Natural Science Research Institute, 1991-1993.

Visiting professor Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1980-1981. Guest professor University Tokyo, 1994-1995.

Achievements

• Il-Tong Cheon has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Proceedings of the Korea-Japan Joint Symposium on Recent Development of Nuclear Study Using Electron and Photon Beams: Chang Ki Won Memorial Hall, Y

    (These proceedings cover intensive discussions on new phys...)

Membership

Member Science and Technology Consultant Corps., Seoul, 1996-1999. Fellow Korean Academy of Sciences and Technology (executive vice president). Member Korean Physical Society (chairman nuclear physics division 1984-1986, Physical Society award 1983), Physical Society Japan, International Union Pure and Applied Physics (C12 commissioner 1999-2002).

Interests

• Avocations: swimming, reading.

Connections

Married Yang Ja Lee, November 18, 1970. 2 children.

Father:

Kap Kum Cheon

Mother:

Maen Soo (Park) Cheon

Spouse:

Yang Ja Lee