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KAIST's Board of Trustees Reappoints Dr. Jang-Moo Lee as Chairman Dr. Jang-Moo Lee, the incumbent Chairman of the KAIST Board of Trustees, has been re-elected to head the office. His term will begin from the date of approval by the Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning of Korea and will last for three years. Dr. Lee received his undergraduate and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from Seoul National University. He later earned his doctoral degree in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University in the United States. Joined the faculty of his alma mater in 1976, Dr. Lee held various posts within the university including the dean of the engineering college. He served as the president of the Association of Korean Engineering Colleges, the founding chairman of the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology, the president of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, the 24th president of Seoul National University, and the 13th president of the Korean Council for University Education. He now serves as the president of the National Science and Technology Council of Korea and the chairman of Climate Change Center’s Board of Directors. Dr. Lee has received numerous honors and awards, among others, the Academic Award of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (1985), the Order of Science and Technology Merit from the Korean government (2005), the National Academy of Sciences Award (2005), and the Order of Service Merit in Blue Stripes (2010) from the Korean government. He was also selected as the Alma Mater Proud from Kyunggi High School in 2011.
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