Background
Kim, Jong Shik was born on March 30, 1954 in Busan, South Korea. Son of Yi Bae and Youngja Kim.
Kim, Jong Shik was born on March 30, 1954 in Busan, South Korea. Son of Yi Bae and Youngja Kim.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Design and Production Engineering (honorary), Seoul National University, 1977. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1987.
Full-time instructor Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea, 1980—1987, assistant professor, 1987—1991, associate professor, 1991—1996, head of the department of mechanical design engineering, 1995—1997, head of the department of mechanical and intelligent systems engineering, 1998—2000, associate dean of the college of engineering, 2000—2002, professor, since 1996. Member of the board of evaluation Korean Council of University Education, Seoul, 2004. Expert advisor Korea Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning, Seoul, since 2002.
Fellow: Institute of Control, Automation and Systems Engineers. Member: Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Married Byung Hee Park, June 2, 1979. Children: Soohyun, Bohyun John, Jihyun.