Yong Hoon Lee is a mathematician and former president of

Ajou University Ajou University () is a private research university located in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was founded in 1973 by an agreement between the governments of France and the Republic of Korea. Ajou University started as Ajou Engineeri ...

in South Korea.

Early life

Born in Buyeo, South Korea, Park studied physics at

Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a national public research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946, Seoul National University is largely considered the most prestigious university in South Korea; it is one of the three "S ...

and received his undergraduate degree in 1986. He then received a Ph.D. degree in mathematics at University of California, Berkeley, USA in 1995.

Career

From 1995–2004, Park was with the Department of Mathematics at

Oakland University Oakland University is a public research university in Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Michigan. Founded in 1957 through a donation of Matilda Dodge Wilson, it was initially known as Michigan State University-Oakland, operating under the Mi ...

, California, USA as a professor. From 2004–2009, he was professor at School of Computational Sciences, Korean Institute for Advanced Study. Park was a member of the executive committee of the

Korean Mathematical Society The Korean Mathematical Society (KMS; ) is an academic organization in South Korea. Originally founded as the Korean Society of Mathematics and Physics, their name changed during their relaunch in 1952. Their stated goal is to promote mathematic ...

from 2005–2006. From 2009–2015, he was professor at School of Mathematics,

POSTECH Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) is a private research university in Pohang, South Korea. History POSTECH was established in 1986 in Pohang, Korea by POSCO, a steel company. POSTECH hosted POSCO's Research Institute of Sc ...

. He was President of the

National Institute for Mathematical Sciences The National Institute for Mathematical Sciences (NIMS; ) is a Korean government-funded mathematics research institute. Their work focuses both basic research and applied mathematics with industrial and medical applications. NIMS became an affi ...

from 2015–2017. From 2015–2018, he was a chair professor at Ajou University. In 2018, he became the 16th president of Ajou University.

References

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