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16th President Dr. Sung-Chul Shin Term in Office February 23, 2017~February 22, 2021
Educational Background
  • 1984PhD in material physics from Northwestern University
  • 1977MS in condensed physics from KAIST
  • 1975BS in applied physics from Seoul National University
Work Experience
  • 1984 ~1989 Senior researcher at the Eastman Kodak Research Labs
  • 1989 ~ 2017 Professor and Distinguished Professor at KAIST
  • 2000 ~ Fellow at the Korean Academy of Science and Technology
  • 2004 ~ 2005 Vice President at KAIST
  • 2008 ~ Fellow in the American Physical Society
  • 2011 ~ 2012 President of the Korean Physical Society
  • 2011 ~ 2017 Inaugural and 2nd President of the Daegue Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
  • 2015 ~ 2016 Vice Chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology of Korea
  • 2018 Board member of the Center for the 4IR Global Network Advisory at the WEF
  • 2017 ~ 2021 The 16th President of KAIST
15th President Dr. Sung-Mo Kang Term in Office February 23, 2013~February 22, 2017
Educational Background
  • 1970B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Fairleigh Dickson University
  • 1975Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Work Experience
  • 1975-1977 Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering Dept., Rutgers University
  • 1977-1985 AT&T Bell Labs, Researcher and Senior Researcher
  • 1985-2000 Professor and Department Head, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • 2001-2007 Dean, Engineering College, University of California, Santa Cruz
  • 2007-2011 President, University of California, Merced
  • 2011 Distinguished Chair Professor, Engineering College, University of California, Santa Cruz
  • 2013-2017 President, KAIST
13th and 14th President Dr. Nam-Pyo Suh Term in Office July 14, 2006~February 22, 2013
Educational Background
  • 1959Graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in mechanical engineering
  • 1964Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Work Experience
  • 1965~1969Professor at the University of South Carolina
  • 1970~1975Associate professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 1975~1988Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 1976~1984Founding Director of the MIT Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity
  • 1984~1988Presidential appointment, in charge of engineering, at the National Science Foundation, USA
  • 1989~Chair professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 1991~2001Dean of mechanical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 2006~201313th and 14th President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
12th President Dr. Robert B. Laughlin Term in Office July 14, 2004~July 13, 2006
Educational Background
  • 1972Undergraduate degree in mathematics from the California Institute of Technology
  • 1979Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Work Experience
  • 1979~1981Researcher at Bell Lab, USA
  • 1981~1982Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA
  • 1985~1989Associate professor at Stanford University
  • 1989~Professor at Stanford University
  • 1998 Nobel Prize in Physics
  • 2004~200612th President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
11th President Dr. Chan-Sun Hong Term in Office June 9, 2001~May 30, 2004
Educational Background
  • 1967Undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Yonsei University
  • 1971Master’s degree from Yonsei University
  • 1977Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University, USA
Work Experience
  • 1979~1981Assistant professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1981~1987Associate professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1987~2009Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1990~1992Board member of the Materials Research Society
  • 1994~1996Dean of Academic Affairs at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1996~1997President of the Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences
  • 1997~1998Head of the Engineering Department and Chief of the Mechanical Technology Research Center at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1998~2002President of the Korean Society for Composite Materials
  • 2001~200411th President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 2004~2008Member of the 17th National Assembly
  • 2009~Honorary professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
10th President Dr. Duk-In Choi Term in Office June 9, 1998~June 8, 2001
Educational Background
  • 1959Undergraduate degree in physics from Seoul National University
  • 1968Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, USA
Work Experience
  • 1968~1970Researcher at Université libre de Bruxelles
  • 1970~1981Research professor at the University of Texas, USA
  • 1981~2001Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1985~1986Visiting professor at the University of Texas, USA
  • 1991~1992Head of the Department of Natural Sciences at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1993~1993Vice-president at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1995~1998Head of the Basic Science Research Center at the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science
  • 1997~1999President of the Korea Physical Society
  • 1998~200110th President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 2001~Honorary professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
9th President Dr. Duk-Yong Yoon Term in Office June 9, 1995~June 8, 1998
Educational Background
  • 1962Undergraduate degree in physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 1964Master’s degree from Harvard University
  • 1967Ph.D. from Harvard University
Work Experience
  • 1964~1967Assistant instructor at Harvard University, USA
  • 1967~1970Researcher at the University of Illinois
  • 1970~1972Assistant professor at Wayne State University
  • 1972~1978Associate professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1978~2005Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1981~1982Secretary general of the Korea Science Foundation
  • 1982~1991Chairman of the Ministry of Science and Technology subcommittee on materials
  • 1991~1995Director of the Research Center for Interfacial Engineering Materials(foundation designation)
  • 1995~19989th President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 2005~Honorary professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
8th President Dr. Sang-Chul Shim Term in Office April 4, 1994~May 29, 1995
Educational Background
  • 1962Undergraduate degree in chemistry from Seoul National University
  • 1967Ph.D. from California Institute of Technology
Work Experience
  • 1962~1967Assistant instructor at California Institute of Technology
  • 1967~1969Researcher at Iowa State University
  • 1969~1971Assistant professor at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
  • 1971~1976Associate professor at Korea Institute of Science
  • 1976~2002Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1990~1991Dean of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1992~1993Head of Research planning and management at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1994~1995President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 2002~2002Honorary professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
7th President Dr. Soung-Soon Chun Term in Office March 4, 1991~March 29, 1994
Educational Background
  • 1958Undergraduate degree in mine engineering from Hanyang University
  • 1964Master’s degree from Marquette University, USA
  • 1968Ph.D. from Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
Work Experience
  • 1968~1972Assistant and associate professor at the University of Utah
  • 1972~1973Assistant professor at Korea Institute of Science
  • 1973~1977Associate professor at Korea Institute of Science
  • 1977~2000Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1983~1984Vice-president of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1988~1989Visiting professor at UCLA
  • 1991~19947th President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
6th President Dr. Sang-Soo Lee Term in Office February 23, 1989~February 28, 1991
Educational Background
  • 1949Undergraduate degree in Physics from Seoul National University
  • 1956Master’s degree from the University of London
  • 1959Ph.D. from the University of London
Work Experience
  • 1953~1961Full-time lecturer, assistant professor, associate professor, and professor at Ewha Womans University
  • 1961~1967President of physics research at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
  • 1967~1970President of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
  • 1970~19713rd President of Nuclear Energy
  • 1971~19721st President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science
  • 1971~1991Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science
  • 1989~19916th President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1989~1993President of the Optical Society of Korea, President of the Korean Society of Remote Sensing
  • 1991~2010Honorary professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
5th President Dr. Hak-Ze Chon Term in Office May 11, 1988~February 22, 1989
Educational Background
  • 1951Undergraduate degree in chemistry from Seoul National University
  • 1956Master’s degree from the University of Munich
Work Experience
  • 1961~1970Senior Researcher at Mobil R&D, USA
  • 1970~1971President of Korea Institute of Science
  • 1971~1994Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1984~19863rd President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1986~1986Minister of Science and Technology
  • 1988~19895th President of Korea Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1988~19893rd Dean of Korea Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1994~Honorary Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
4th President Dr. Chung-Oh Lee Term in Office February 19, 1986~May 2, 1988
Educational Background
  • 1961Undergraduate degree in hydraulic engineering from Seoul National University
  • 1964Master’s degree from Seoul National University
  • 1967Ph.D. from Tufts University
Work Experience
  • 1967~1971Associate professor at Korea Military Academy
  • 1971~1972Associate professor at Chung-Ang University
  • 1973~1975Associate professor at Korea Institute of Science
  • 1975~1996Professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science
  • 1980~19816th President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science
  • 1980~19855th Minister of Science and Technology
  • 1986~19884th President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science
  • 1987~19882nd Dean of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1997~2007Honorary Professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
3rd President Dr. Hak-Ze Chon Term in Office February 23, 1984~January 8, 1986
Educational Background
  • 1951Undergraduate degree in chemistry from Seoul National University
  • 1956Master’s degree from the University of Munich
Work Experience
  • 1961~1970Senior Researcher at Mobil R&D, USA
  • 1970~1971President of Korea Institute of Science
  • 1971~1994Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1984~19863rd President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1986~1986Minister of Science and Technology
  • 1988~19895th President of Korea Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1988~19893rd Dean of Korea Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1994~Honorary Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
2nd President Dr. Kwan Lim Term in Office January 9, 1982~February 22, 1984
Educational Background
  • 1955Graduated from Tri-State University, USA
  • 1958Master’s degree from Northwestern University, USA
  • 1960Ph.D. from Northwestern University, USA
Work Experience
  • 1960~1964Assistant Professor at the engineering department of Iowa State University
  • 1964~1968Associate Professor at the engineering department of Iowa State University
  • 1968~1982Professor at the engineering department of Iowa State University
  • 1982~19842nd President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
1st President Dr. Choo-Chon Lee Term in Office January 5, 1981~January 8, 1982
Educational Background
  • 1953Undergraduate degree in physics from Seoul National University
  • 1957Master’s degree from Seoul National University
  • 1968Ph.D. from the University of Illinois
Work Experience
  • 1957~1962Lecturer and assistant professor at Seoul National University
  • 1969~1975Researcher and researching professor at Université de Montréal, Canada
  • 1975~1978Associate professor at Korea Institute of Science
  • 1978~1995Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1981~19821st President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1995~Honorary Professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
6th President of the KAIST Dr. Chung-Oh Lee Term in Office August 26, 1980~January 4, 1981
Educational Background
  • 1961Undergraduate degree in hydraulic engineering from Seoul National University
  • 1964Master’s degree from Seoul National University
  • 1967Ph.D. from Tufts University
Work Experience
  • 1967~1971Associate professor at Korea Military Academy
  • 1971~1972Associate professor at Chung-Ang University
  • 1973~1975Associate professor at Korea Institute of Science
  • 1975~1996Professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science
  • 1980~19816th President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science
  • 1980~19855th Minister of Science and Technology
  • 1986~19884th President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science
  • 1987~19882nd Dean of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1997~2007Honorary Professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
5th President of the KAIST Dr. Hyung-Seop Choi Term in Office May 26, 1980~August 25, 1980
Educational Background
  • 1944Graduated from Waseda University
  • 1955Master’s degree from Notre Dame University
  • 1958Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota
Work Experience
  • 1958~1959Appointed researcher for the US Ministry of Home Affairs
  • 1959~1961Vice-president of Automobile Company
  • 1962~1966President of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
  • 1966~19711st Director of Korea Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1971~19782nd Minister of Science and Technology
  • 1977~1980Chairman of the National Science Foundation
  • 1980~19805th President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science
3rd and 4th President of the KAIST Dr. Soon-Tak Cho Term in Office May 20, 1974~May 25, 1980
Educational Background
  • 1947Undergraduate degree in Physics from Seoul National University
  • 1949Master’s degree from Seoul National University
  • 1958Ph.D. from the University of Michigan
Work Experience
  • 1954~1964Professor at Seoul National University
  • 1964~1974Professor at Sogang University
  • 1974~19803rd and 4th President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science
2nd President of the KAIST Dr. Joseph D. Park(Dal-Jo Park) Term in Office March 11, 1972~May 19, 1974
Educational Background
  • 1929Graduated from the University of Dayton
  • 1937Ph.D. from The Ohio State University
Work Experience
  • 1947~1972Professor at the University of Colorado, USA
  • 1972~19742nd President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science
1st President of the KAIST Term in Office January 27, 1971~March 10, 1072
Educational Background
  • 1949Undergraduate degree in Physics from Seoul National University
  • 1956Master’s degree from the University of London
  • 1959Ph.D. from the University of London
Work Experience
  • 1953~1961Full-time lecturer, assistant professor, associate professor, and professor at Ewha Womans University
  • 1961~1967President of physics research at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
  • 1967~1970President of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
  • 1970~19713rd Director of Nuclear Energy
  • 1971~19721st President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science
  • 1971~19916th President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1989~1993President of the Optical Society of Korea, President of the Korean Society of Remote Sensing
  • 1991~2010Honorary professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
4th Dean Dr. Byung-Ha Cho Term in Office August 1, 1989~April 24, 1990
Educational Background
  • 1952Graduate from Seoul National University with a degree in Physics
  • 1958Graduate degree from Imperial College, England
  • 1968Ph.D. degree from Seoul National University
Work Experience
  • 1953~1971Associate professor, assistant professor, and professor at Kyungbook University
  • 1971~1990Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1981~1983President of the Korean Association of Physics
  • 1984~1986Dean of academic affairs at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1988~1989Assistant Head and Dean of academic affairs at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1989~19904th Dean of Korea Advanced College of Science and Technology
3rd Dean Dr. Hak-Ze Chon Term in Office May 11, 1988~August 31, 1989
Educational Background
  • 1951Undergraduate degree in chemistry from Seoul National University
  • 1956Master’s degree from the University of Munich
Work Experience
  • 1961~1970Senior Researcher at Mobil R&D, USA
  • 1970~1971President of Korea Institute of Science
  • 1971~1994Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1984~19863rd President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1986~1986Minister of Science and Technology
  • 1988~19895th President of Korea Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1988~19893rd Dean of Korea Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1994~Honorary Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
2nd Dean Dr. Chung-Oh Lee Term in Office February 2, 1987~May 2, 1988
Educational Background
  • 1961Undergraduate degree in hydraulic engineering from Seoul National University
  • 1964Master’s degree from Seoul National University
  • 1967Ph.D. from Tufts University
Work Experience
  • 1967~1971Associate professor at Korea Military Academy
  • 1971~1972Associate professor at Chung-Ang University
  • 1973~1975Associate professor at Korea Institute of Science
  • 1975~1996Professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science
  • 1980~19816th President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science
  • 1980~19855th Minister of Science and Technology
  • 1986~19884th President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science
  • 1987~19882nd Dean of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1997~2007Honorary Professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
1st Dean Dr. Soon-Dal Choi Term in Office August 1, 1985~February 1, 1987
Educational Background
  • 1954Graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Electrical Engineering
  • 1964Graduate Degree from UC Berkeley, USA
  • 1969Ph.D. from Stanford University, USA
Work Experience
  • 1982~198332nd Minister of the Ministry of Communications
  • 1985~19871st Dean of Korea Advanced Institute of Science
  • 1985~1996Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  • 1996~Honorary Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
3rd President Dr. Un-Na Huh Term in Office July 7, 2004~January 27, 2008
Educational Background
  • 1971Graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in English literature
  • 1973Graduate degree from Florida State University
  • 1976Ph.D. from Florida State University
Work Experience
  • 1983~2000Professor at Hanyang University
  • 1995~1997President of the Korean Society for Educational Technology
  • 1998~2000President of Korean Society for Industrial Education
  • 2000~2004Member of the 16th National Assembly
  • 2004~20083rd President of the Korea Information and Communications University
2nd President Byung-Yup Ahn Term in Office April 23, 2001~February 25, 2004
Educational Background
  • 1972Graduated from Korea University with a degree in Political Science and Diplomacy
  • 1988Graduate degree from Hitotsubashi University, Japan
Work Experience
  • 1991~1993Inspector general of the Economic Planning Board
  • 1996~1998Head of the Informatization Planning Department at the Ministry of Information and Communication
  • 1998~20004th Vice-minister of the Ministry of Information and Communication
  • 2000~20016th Ministry of the Ministry of Information and Communication
  • 2001~20042nd President of Korea Information and Communications University
1st President Dr. Seun-Taek Yang Term in Office July 16, 1997~March 25, 2001
Educational Background
  • 1961Graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Electrical Engineering
  • 1968Graduate degree from the University of Virginia, USA
  • 1976Ph.D. from Brooklyn College, USA
Work Experience
  • 1981~1986Head of the research department at Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
  • 1986~1989President of Korea Association for ICT Promotion
  • 1989~1992President of Korea Telecommunication Technology Association
  • 1992~1998Head of Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
  • 1997~20011st President of Korea Information and Communications University
  • March 2001~
    July 2002

    Minister of the Ministry of Information and Communication

  • December 2003~
    December 2012

    President of Dongmyung University

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