Biography

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  • president Chong Rae Park
    unist
    2030 worl top 10
  • president Chong Rae Park
  • unist president
  • Education

    • 1977 ~ 1981
      • Textile Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea (B.Sc.)
      1981 ~ 1983
      • Fiber Chemistry, Seoul National University, Korea (M.Sc.)
      1987 ~ 1990
      • Fiber Physics, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (Ph.D.)
  • CAREER DEVELOPMENT

    • 2024.07.08 ~ Present
      • President, UNIST
      2014 ~ 2017
      • CEO, Seoul Techno Holdings Inc., Korea
      2014 ~ 2017
      • Assistant Head of Dept. of IP Management, SNU R&DB Foundation, Korea
      2014 ~ 2017
      • Assistant Head of Business, SNU R&DB Foundation, Korea
      2012 ~ 2024
      • Director, LGD-SNU Cooperation Center
      2011 ~ 2013
      • Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea
      1997 ~ 2024
      • Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea
      1992 ~ 1997
      • Professor, Department of Textile Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
  • SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP

    • 2023 ~ Present
      • MSIT Expert Committees on Regulatory Exemptions for Testing and Technical Verification in Special R&D Zones, Chairman
      2022 ~ 2023
      • PACST (Presidential Advisory Council on S&T) S&T Infrastructure Subcommittee, Chairman
      2020 ~ 2023
      • KOFST (Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies), Vice President
      2021 ~ 2023
      • KCarbon (Korea Carbon Industry Promotion Agency), Director of the Board
      2014 ~ Present
      • NAEK(The National Academy of Engineering of Korea), Associate Member
      2013 ~ 2014
      • World Carbon Conference CARBON 2014, Chairman
      2013 ~ 2014
      • Korean Carbon Society, President
      2013 ~ 2014
      • PSK (The Polymer Society of Korea), Trustee
      1992 ~ Present
      • KFS (The Korean Fiber Society), Trustee