Background
Yoon, Ki Hyun was born on May 29, 1939 in Bullkyo, Chonam, Republic of Korea. Son of Duksoo and Sonam (Lim) Yoon.
Yoon, Ki Hyun was born on May 29, 1939 in Bullkyo, Chonam, Republic of Korea. Son of Duksoo and Sonam (Lim) Yoon.
Bachelor of Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, 1962. Master of Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, University Missouri, Rolla, 1975.
Postgraduate, University Missouri, Rolla, 1975.
Senior scientist Agency for Defense Development, Seoul, 1976—1978. Professor Yonsei University, since 1978. Visiting professor University California, Berkeley, 1981-1982, Sophia University, Tokyo, 1988.
Chairman, department ceramic engring Yonsei University, 1982-1988, 1990-1992. Advisory member Ministry of Education, Seoul, 1987-1992. Guest professor Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, 1991, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 2005-2006, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, 2007.
Coordinator Korea Science and Engineering Foundation, Taejon, Korea, 1991-1993. Director Research Institute Advanced Materials, Seoul, since 1997. Honorary professor University Auckland, New Zealand, 1996-2000.
1st lieutenant Korean Air Force, 1963-1967.
Fellow: Korean Union Chemical Science and Technology Society (president 2004), American Ceramic Society, Korean Academy of Sciences and Technology, Korean Ceramic Society (basic science division head 1993-1997, electronic division head 1998—2002, senior vice president 2002, president 2003, Academic award 2002). Member: J. Mater Chemical Physics (member editorial board 2002), World Academy Ceramics, Asia and Pacific Academy Materials, Ceramics International 1999.
Married Josephine Kyoungjin Shim, June 7, 1971. Children: Kathleen Lira, Kevin Eylhan.