Won-Hoon Park

Background

Park, Won-Hoon was born on February 10, 1940 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Hyo-Hum and Soon-Ok (Yoo) Park.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Seoul National University, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1971.

Career

Fellow University Houston, 1971-1972. Visiting fellow State University of New York, Buffalo, 1974-1975. Head laboratory Korea Institute of Science & Technology, Seoul, 1972-1981.

Professor Sung Kyun Kwan University, 1981-1983. Vice president Korea Institute Energy and Resource, Taejon, 1983-1986. Director Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 1986-1993.

President Science and Technology Policy Institute, 1993. Principal investigator Environmental Research Center Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 1994-1995, president, 1996-1999, research fellow, 1999—2002. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Korea Research Council for Industrial Science and Technology, 2002—2005.

Advisor Technovalue Limited company, 2005—2008. Honorary professor University of Science and Technology, since 2005. Chairman Hong-gok Science and Technology Culture Foundation, since 2006.

Vice president Korean Academy of Sciences and Technology, since 2007. Secretary general World Academy Conference of Seoul Olympiad '88, Seoul, 1987-1988. Chairman Korea Science and Engineering Foundation, 1984-1988.

Advisor Presidential Commission on Science and Technology, Seoul, 1989-1990. Member Presidential Council on Science and Technology, 1995-1998.

Achievements

• Won-Hoon Park has been listed as a noteworthy Chemical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With Korean Army, 1961-1963. Member International Union Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations (president 1998—2001), Korean Institute Chemical Engineers (vice president 1999, president 2000), Korean Society Energy Engineering (president 1998-1999), Korean Solar Energy Society (president 1990-1991), Korean Society Clean Technology (president 1998-1999), Korean Union Chemical Science and Technology Societies (president 2001).

Connections

Married Oksoo Han, September 25, 1971. Children: Suzanne, Thomas.

Father:

Hyo-Hum Park

Mother:

Soon-Ok (Yoo) Park

Spouse:

Oksoo Han

child:

Thomas Park

child:

Suzanne Park