Background
Ahn, Youngok was born on December 29, 1932 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Kukhyung Ahn and Chunghyun Kim.
Ahn, Youngok was born on December 29, 1932 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Kukhyung Ahn and Chunghyun Kim.
Student, Seoul National University, 1952—1955. Student, University California, Berkeley, 1958. Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1960.
Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1966.
Development engineer Union Carbide Corporation, Tonawanda, New York, 1960—1963. Research engineer E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, 1965—1969. Founding member Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 1969, head polymer laboratory, 1969—1970, director chemistry and chemical engineering, 1971—1978.
Executive consultant market development Korea Pacific Chemicals Company, 1977. Executive director Cheil Synthetic Textiles Company Samsung Group, 1978—1982. Senior advisor to chairman Samsung Group.
President Korea Technology Advancement Corporation, Seoul, 1982—1987, Olin Far East Ltd. division Olin Corporation, Seoul, since 1988.
Member of Chemical Society, Chemical Engineering Institute, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi.
Married Chunghee Ahn, August 16, 1958. Children: Hyunsuk, Hyunjin, Hyunduk.