Background
Sung, Yong Kiel was born on January 19, 1941 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Sung Yin Kyung and Lee Gye Sook.
Sung, Yong Kiel was born on January 19, 1941 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Sung Yin Kyung and Lee Gye Sook.
Master of Science in Chemistry, Dongguk University, Republic of Korea, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry, Pusan National University, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science & Engineering, University Utah, 1978.
Chairman Division of Macromolecular Chemistry, Korean Chemical Society, 1996—1997. President Polymer Society Korea, 1998—1999, Korean Society Biomaterials, 2001—2003. Professor, chemistry department Pusan National University, 1971—1981, Dongguk University, 1981—2005, dean, since 1998, emeritus professor, since 2005.
EurAsia chemical conference programs committee, 1990—1993. Director, National Science Research Institute Dongguk University, 1991—1993, director, division science (hall), 1994—1996, dean, planning and controlling division, 1995—1997. Member American Association Advancement of Science, 1996—1999, New York Academy of Sciences, 1998—2000, Korean Association Advancement of Science, 1998—2005.
Visiting professor Polish Academy of Sciences, 1998, Tokyo Women Medical University, 2000—2002. Visiting research professor University Utah, 2003—2008. With Headquarters Korean Army, 1964-1967.
Member Dangjin-gun Scholarship Committee Board, Dangjin, Republic of Korea, 2005—2010, Dangjin-gun Advisory Professors Committee Board, Dangjin, since 2003, Shinsung College Board Director, Dangjin, 1998—2010, Korean Union of Chemical Science and Technology Societies, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1997—2010, Dangjin Society Culture in Korea, 1991—2010, Korean Society for Biomaterials, Seoul, 1990—2010. Member of Korean Society Biomaterials, Seoul, Polymer Society Korea, Korean Chemical Society, Korea Science Service Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information.
Married Hong Seong Sook. Children: Sung Jung-Suk, Sung Hye Sun.