Sung Wan Kim (August 21, 1940 – February 24, 2020) was a South Korean-American academic who worked as a distinguished professor of pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical chemistry at the

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. He is the founder and co-director of the University of Utah's Center for Controlled Chemical Delivery.

Early life and education

Kim was born in Pusan,

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. He received his B.S. and M.S. at

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in 1963 and 1965, respectively. In 1969, he received his PhD in physical chemistry at the

under Professor Henry Eyring.
University of Utah

Career

Kim was considered a pioneer in the field of

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. He was the founder of the International Symposium on Recent Advances in Drug Delivery, which is held biennially in

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, Utah. He was an elected member of the United States National Academies'

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(1999) and the

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(2003). He was a Fellow in the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, Biomaterials Society and American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Kim trained more than 100 scientists from 13 countries, had 25 patents and more than 550 publications. In addition to his contributions to academia, Dr. Kim was a successful entrepreneur. He was the founder of Expression Genetics, Inc., MacroMed, Inc. (Acquired by Protherics, Plc) and a co-founder of TheraTech, Inc. (Acquired by Watson Pharmaceuticals).

Personal life

A naturalized U.S. citizen, Dr. Kim was married and had two children.

Awards

*1987: Clemson Basic Biomaterials Award *Distinguished Research Award, University of Utah *1988:

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*1995: Research Achievement Award in Drug Delivery, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists *Founders Award, Controlled Release Society *1996: Japanese Biomaterials Research Award *1998: Volwiler Award, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy *2002: Dale Wurster Award, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists *2003: Ho-am Prize in Medicine, Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence *2006: honorary doctorate,

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*2014: Terumo Global Science PrizeDr. Sung Wan Kim
/ref> He was awarded the Outstanding Paper in the Journal of Controlled Release three times, in 1989, 1991, and 1998.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Sung Wan 1940 births 2020 deaths American pharmacologists South Korean emigrants to the United States Pharmaceutical scientists Seoul National University alumni University of Utah alumni University of Utah faculty Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Members of the National Academy of Medicine Recipients of the Ho-Am Prize in Medicine