Kil-Choo Moon
Kil-Choo Moon is a leading Korean engineer and environmental scientist and President of the International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations (IUAPPA).[1] Until 2013 he was President of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology.[2]
Academic background and professional experience
Kil-Choo Moon studied Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa (B.S.,1978), Canada; Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota (M.S.,1980) and Mechanical Engineering (Particle Technology, Air Pollution Group) (Ph.D.,1984).
Kil-Choo Moon was Director, Directorate for National Science and Engineering Programs, National Research Foundation of Korea; Vice President KIST (2006-2009); Director, Global Environmental Research Center, KIST (1997-2001), Director, Environment Research Center, KIST (1992-1997).
Professional responsibilities
- Executive President, IUAPPA (2010-)[3]
- Executive Vice President, IUAPPA (2004-2010)
- President, Korea Society for Atmospheric Environment (KOSAE) (2008-2009)
- Chairman, A&WMA Korean Section (1997-2008)
- President, Korean Association for Aerosol and Particle Research (KAPAR) (1996-1997)
- Member, Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA)
- Member, Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE)
- Member, American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR)
Awards
- Member,National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK)
- Ungbi Medal, Order of Science and Technology Merit (2006)
- Scientific Award, KOSAE (2004)
- Certification of Honor, IUAPPA, England (2001)
- Ministry Citation, Ministry of Environment (1994)
Selected publications
- Kil-Choo Moon:Charging Mechanism of Submicron Diesel Particles, University of Minnesota, 1984 - 484 pages
- Kil-Choo Moon et al.:Fine particle measurements at two background sites in Korea between 1996 and 1997, Atmospheric Environment, Volume 35, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 635–643
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.jsme-fed.org/events/2011/AJK2011/documents/Biography_Dr.KC.Moon.pdf
- ↑ http://eng.kist.re.kr/kist_eng/?state=view&sub_num=417&searchKind=&searchWord=&v_pagesize=10&v_page=8&idx=-81268
- ↑ http://www.iuappa.org/Governance.html