Background
Choong was born on April 24, 1966 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia; the son of Yu Choy Choong and Liu Nai Wu.
Choong was born on April 24, 1966 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia; the son of Yu Choy Choong and Liu Nai Wu.
Choong received a Bachelor's degree from Taiwan University in 1991. A year later, he was given a Master's degree and a Doctorate's in 1996 from the same university.
Choong began his career as an associate professor at Tajen Institute of Technology in 1997. Three years later, he became a head of Department of Food Science and Technology at the same university.
In 2001, Youk was appointed a professor at Tajen Institute of Technology. The same year, Choong became a director of Bio-Resource Research Center at Tajen Institute of Technology. Nowadays he is an assistant professor at the same university.
Choong is a member of Taiwan Mass Spectrum Society, Chinese Agricultural Chemical Society, Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology, Association of Analytical Communities.
On December 22, 1993 Youk Choong married Mei Ling Wang. They have a child.