Won Sik Yang

Background

Yang, Won Sik was born on March 9, 1959 in Jeoneui, Chungnam, Republic of Korea. Son of Cheol Woon Yang and Yeong Soon Kang.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Seoul (Korea) National U., 1984; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1989.

Career

Researcher, Korea Power Engineering Company, Seoul, 1984-1985; research assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1985-1988; nuclear engineer, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1989-1995; assistant professor, Chosun U., Kwangju, Korea, 1995-1999; associate professor, Chosun U., Kwangju, Korea, since 1999. Visiting professor Korea Advanced Institute Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea, 1995;consultant Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, since 1995.

Achievements

• Won Sik Yang has been listed as a noteworthy Nuclear engineering educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Staff sergeant Republic of Korea Army, 1979-1982. Member American Nuclear Society, Korea Nuclear Society.

Connections

Married In Sook Yoo, March 25, 1984. Children: Ahram, Heebuhm.

Father:

Cheol Woon Yang

Mother:

Yeong Soon Kang

Spouse:

In Sook Yoo

child:

Heebuhm Yang

child:

Ahram Yang