Background
Kim, Yoon Soo was born on August 11, 1949 in Kwangju, Republic of Korea. Son of Suck Hyun Kim and Soon Ihm Chung.
Kim, Yoon Soo was born on August 11, 1949 in Kwangju, Republic of Korea. Son of Suck Hyun Kim and Soon Ihm Chung.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, Chonnam National University, Kwangju, 1971. Master of Science, Chonnam National University, Kwangju, 1976. Dr.rer.nat.tech., Bodenkultur University, Vienna, Austria, 1983.
Associate dean academy affairs Chonnam National University, Kwangju, 1989-1991, chairman department forest products, 1991-1993, vice president planning and research, 1994-1996. Guest scientist Institute for Holzforschung, Munich University, 1987-1988, Department Forest Products, Swedish University Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, 1991, Center Research Macromolecules Vegetables, Center National Research Sciences, Grenoble, France, 1993. Visiting research professor College Forest Resources, University Maine, Orono, 1988-1989.
Visiting science, New Zealand Forest Research Institute, Roturua, 1997-1998. Organizer 4th Pacific Regional Wood Anatomy Conference, 1994-1998. Research and Development program director Korea Science and Engineering, 2001-2003.
Director Graduate School of Chonnam National University, since 2005.
Sergeant Korean Army, 1971-1974. Fellow International Academy Wood Science. Member IUFRO (co-chair 1991-1995), International Wood Anatomist Association (member council member and editorial board 1997-1999, 2004-2006), Korean Wood Science and Technology Society (vice president 2000-2002).
Married Eun-Sook Lee, August 1983. Children: Nah-Ihm, Dah-Ihm.