Soyoung Stephen Cha

Background

Cha, Soyoung Stephen was born on June 25, 1944 in Inchon, Republic of Korea. Son of Sang O. and Sook S. (Lee) Cha. came to the United States, 1974.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Seoul (Korea) National U., 1969; Master of Science, Michigan State University, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1980.

Career

Project research engineer, Northrop corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1979-1984; professor, director opto-mechanic laboratory, University of Illinois, Chicago, since 1984. Speaker in field.

Achievements

• Soyoung Stephen Cha has been listed as a noteworthy Mechanical engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (technical committee 1983-1987), International Society Optical Engineering (conference chair, cochair since 1991), American Society Aeronautics Astronautics (technical committee 1994-1997), Visualization Society Japan (conference co-chair 1998).

Connections

Married Young W. Park, September 4, 1974.

Father:

Sang O. Cha

Mother:

Sook S. (Lee) Cha

Spouse:

Young W. Park