Kilnam Chon

Background

Chon, Kilnam was born on January 3, 1943 in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan. Son of Chung-Jin Chon and Suwon Choi.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Osaka University, 1965. Master of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1974.

Career

Engineer Rockwell, International, Newport Beach, 1968-1970. Research engineer University of California at Los Angeles, 1970-1974. Member technical staff Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1977-1979.

Director KIET, Kumi, Korea, 1979-1982. Professor Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon, Korea, since 1982. Co-chair Coordinator Committee on Intercontinental Research Networking, since 1993.

Chair Asia-Pacific Advanced Network Consortium, since 1997, Asia-Pacific Networking Group, 1993-1995. Consultant United States Agency for International Development, National Science Foundation, District of Columbia, 1993-1995. Program director INET, 1995.

Achievements

• Kilnam Chon has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Sierra Club, Cousteau Society, High School Student Association (president Toyonaka 1957), Civil Net, Seoul, 1997. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

Interests

• Avocations: mountain climbing, wind surfing, swimming.

Connections

Married Haejoang Cho. Two children.

Father:

Chung-Jin Chon

Mother:

Suwon Choi

Spouse:

Haejoang Cho