Background
Kong, Jai-Yul was born on December 27, 1941 in Kwangyang, Republic of Korea. Son of Suk-Keun and Kum-Nam (Kang) Kong.
Kong, Jai-Yul was born on December 27, 1941 in Kwangyang, Republic of Korea. Son of Suk-Keun and Kum-Nam (Kang) Kong.
Bachelor in Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 1972. Master in Agriculture, University Tokyo, 1976. Doctor in Agriculture, University Tokyo, 1979.
Postdoctoral fellow University Tokyo, 1979-1980. Assistant professor National Fisheries University Pusan, Korea, 1980-1983, associate professor, 1983-1987, chairman department biotechnology, bioengineering, 1989-1993, dean institute life science, biotechnology, 1992-1994, professor, 1988-1996, Pukyong National University, Pusan, since 1996, dean faculty food science & engineering, director Institute Sea Food Science, since 1999, manager practical plant of food processing, since 1999. Vice president Korean Institute Biotechnology Bioengring., Seoul, 1992-1993.
Member organizing committee Asia-Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference '97, Phuket, Thailand, since 1995, Committee Conservation Application Biological Resources, Seoul, since 1996.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Korea Society Marine Biotechnology (chairman since 1996), America Association for the advancement of Science, since 1998.
Married Kyung-Ja Kwon, May 8, 1976. Children: Nam-Yoon, Yoon-Ki.