Background
Choi, Woo-Young was born on December 10, 1942 in Youngdong, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea. Son of Myoung-Hoon Choi and In-Jung Lee.
Choi, Woo-Young was born on December 10, 1942 in Youngdong, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea. Son of Myoung-Hoon Choi and In-Jung Lee.
Master of Science in Agricultural Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, 1968. Attended, University New South Wales School Biological Technology, Kensington, Australia, 1973—1976. Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 1999.
Lecturer Chungnam National University, 1970—1972, assistant professor, 1973—1976, associate professor, 1977—1983, professor, 1984—2008, dean, faculty agriculture and life science, 2000—2002, professor emeritus, since 2008. Member Korean Society Applied Biological Chemistry (formerly Society Agricultural Chemistry and Biotechnology), trustee, since 1968, president, 2004. Trustee Korean Society Microbiology and Biotechnology, Seoul, since 1976.
Member American Society Microbiology, Washington, 1976—2007, Japanese Association Bioindustry, 1989—2002. Visiting professor Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 1982—1983. Advisory board member Office Rural Development, Suwon, 1986—1988, Research Institute Agricultural Science and Technology, Yuseong, Republic of Korea, 1994—2007.
Visiting scholar Kyushu University, 1989—1990. Trustee, vice president Korean Association Societies for Agricultural Sciences, Suwon, 2003—2006. Lieutenant Korean Army Arsenal, 1965-1966, Busan, Korea.
President Society for 3.8 Movement for Democracy, Daejeon, 2003—2008.
Married Jung-Hee Song, April 16, 1970. Children: In-Ho, In-Seong.