Jongwon Park

Background

Park, Jongwon was born on April 1, 1960 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of SoonJo Woo.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Seoul National University, 1982. Master of Science, Seoul National University, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy, Seoul National University, 1992.

Career

Science teacher Nam-Seoul Middle School, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1986—1988. Full-time lecturer Chonnm National University, Gwangju, 1992—1994. Assistant professor Chonnam National University, 1994—1998, associate professor, 1998—2003, professor, since 2003.

Member, selection committee Korea Science Academy, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2002—2002, member, evaluation committee, Republic of Korea, 2004. Chief secretary Korea Association for Research in Science Education, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2003—2005. Committee member for the gifted education in science Korea Science and Engineering Foundation, Dae-Jeon, Republic of Korea, since 2003.

Committee member, government sponsored scholastic aptitude test Korea Institute Curriculum and Evaluation, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2004.

Achievements

• Jongwon Park has been listed as a noteworthy science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Korean Association Science Education, American Association Physics Teacher.

Connections

Married Insook Shin; children: Hyeun-Ah, Jin-Hee.

Father:

SoonJo Woo Park

Spouse:

Insook Shin

child:

Hyeun-Ah Park

child:

Jin-Hee Park