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Kim, Sung-Hou was born on December 12, 1937 in Taegu, Republic of Korea. Son of Yong-Tai and Ok-Kum (Choi) Kim.
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Sung-Hou Kim, American Chemistry educator, biophysical and biological chemist. Fellow American Academy Arts and Science, 1994; member NAS, 1994, American Society Biological Chemists, American Chemical Society, American Crystallographic Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Korean Scientists and Engineers in American.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Seoul National U., 1960; Master of Science, Seoul National U., 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, University Pittsburgh, 1966.
Career
Teaching assistant in chemistry, Seoul National U., 1960-1962;
lecturer chemistry, Kun-Kook U., Seoul, 1960-1962;
research assistant department crystallography, U. Pittsburgh, 1963-1966;
research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1966-1970;
senior research scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1970-1972;
assistant professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1972-1973;
associate professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1974-1978;
professor of chemistry, University of California-Berkeley, since 1978;
Miller research professor, University of California-Berkeley, 1983-1984;
faculty senior scientist, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, since 1979;
director division structural biology, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, since 1989. Exchange professor Peking U., 1982. Visiting professor U. Paris, 1986.
Member of advisory group biophysics and biophysics chemistry A Study section National Institutes of Health, 1976-1980. Co-chairman nucleic acids Gordon Research Conference, 1983. Chairman curriculum planning committee United States National Committee for Crystallography, 1983-1984.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Academy Arts and Science, 1994. Member NAS, 1994, American Society Biological Chemists, American Chemical Society, American Crystallographic Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Korean Scientists and Engineers in American.
Connections
Married Rosalind Yuan, July 27, 1968. Children: Christopher Sang Jai, Jonathan Sang-Joon.
