Name |
Soo Woo Nam |
| Position,
Affiliation
|
Executive Vice-President, Korean Academy of Science and Technology |
| Treasurer, The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia |
| |
| Address |
Korean Academy of Science and Technology
7-1, Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si
Gyeonggi-do, 463-808, Republic of Korea
|
| Education |
1974 Ph. D. in Materials Science, Colorado School of Mines |
| Major Activities |
| 1974-2005 |
Professor, KAIST
|
| 1987-1992 |
Dean of Student Affairs, Dean of Academic Affairs, KAIST |
| 1987- |
IntĄŻl Advisory Board, IntĄŻl Conf. on LCF, DVM, FRG.
|
| 1991-1995 |
Director, Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) |
| 1991-1995 |
Dean, School of Applied Engineering, KAIST |
| 1992-1994 |
IntĄŻl Advisory Board, IntĄŻl J. of Damage Mechanics |
| 1992- |
IntĄŻl Advisory Board, Journal of Mater. Sci. Research International |
| 1994- |
Vice President, Korean Institute of Metals & Materials (KIM) |
| 2000-2001 |
Vice President, KAIST |
| 2001- |
Director, KOSEF |
| 2002-2002 |
President, KIM |
| 2004- |
Director General (~2006), Executive Vice-President (2006~), KAST |
|
| Honors and Awards |
1992 National Medal of Decoration, President of Republic of Korea
1995 Fellow, KAST
1996 Founding Member, National Academy of Engineering of Korea
1998 Honorary Member, Hungarian Academy of Engineering
|
| Research Interests |
The mechanical metallurgy including creep, fatigue and their interaction, High strength aluminum alloy design |