Sangheon Yi

Background

Yi, Sangheon was born on April 15, 1963 in Nonsan, Chungnam, Republic of Korea. Son of Guyong Yi and Boksun Kim.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, 1986. Master of Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy, University Sheffield, England, 1996.

Postgraduate, Seoul National University, 2002—2004.

Career

Lecturer Chungnam National University, 1997—2000. Contract researcher Korea Institute Geosci. and Mineral Resources, 1998—2000, fellow, 2000—2002, senior researcher, 2004—2008, principal researcher, since 2009. Engineer special grade Korean Society Construction Engineers, since 2007.

Sergeant Republic of Korea Army, 1988-1990.

Achievements

• Sangheon Yi has been listed as a notable research scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Geological Society Korea (licentiate Excellent article award 2006).

Interests

• Swimming.

Connections

Married Sunhee Hwang, December 12, 1966. Children: Hanter, Gaseul.

Father:

Guyong Yi

Mother:

Boksun Kim

Spouse:

Sunhee Hwang

child:

Hanter Yi

child:

Gaseul Yi