Minjoong Yoon

Background

Yoon, Minjoong was born on Oct. 10, 1948 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Chulbyung and Kilja Yoon.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Seoul National University, 1971. Master of Science, Sogang University, Seoul, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, Texas Tech University, 1981.

Career

Research associate Harvard University, Boston, 1981-1982. Assistant professor chemistry Chungnam National University, Daejon, Republic of Korea, 1982-1987, associate professor chemistry Republic of Korea, 1987-1991, chairman chemistry department Republic of Korea, 1989-1991, professor Republic of Korea, since 1991. Invited professor chemistry University Quebec, Trois-Rivieres, Canada, 1987-1988.

Principal investigator Center for Molecular Catalysis, Seoul National University, 1994—2004. Director Chungnam National University, Research Institute Materials Chemistry, 2004—2006. Director Research Institute Basic Sciences, Chungnam National University, 1997-1999.

Works

• Other Work

  • Editor: Recent Advances in Photosciences, 1993. Associate editor: Photochemical and Photobiological Science, since 2006, member editorial board: Journal Chemistry and Photobiology A, others. Contributor 120 articles to professional journals.

Membership

With Korean Army, 1971-1972. Member of Asia and Oceanian Photochem. Association (councilor since 2002, vice president since 2003), Asia Conference on Photochemistry (organizing committee 1995-1999), Korean Society Photosci.

(president 2005, executive director 1993-1998, vice president 2003-2004), Korean Chemical Society (executive secretary of planning 1988-1989, executive science committee since 1994, chairman Daejeon Branch 1998—2000).

Connections

Married Jung Sook Moon, August 28, 1976. Children: Sockyoung, Sockmin.

Father:

Chulbyung Yoon

Mother:

Kilja Yoon

Spouse:

Jung Sook Moon

child:

Sockyoung Yoon

child:

Sockmin Yoon

References

• Minjoong Yoon