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Message from the President
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Founded in 1956 by the dedicated love and passion of missionaries from the Southern Presbyterian Church of America (currently PCUSA), Hannam University strives to fulfill the hopes and dreams of the youth of this country. For over 60 years, our university has adhered to the principles of “Truth, Freedom, and Service,” nurturing talented people with Christian values and creative leadership skills through exemplary academic training. During this time, we have graduated almost 100,000 alumni who continue to improve the image of our university by contributing to society in all walks of life.
Hannam University has strengthened its competitiveness by proactively responding to our rapidly changing society and has firmly maintained its position as the top private university in the Daejeon and Chungcheong regions. However, the current situation at universities requires as much change and innovation as any organization. In the midst of the rapidly changing Fourth Industrial Revolution, our university must actively respond to social changes and build a new paradigm to cultivate innovative reforms in education, research, and university administration.
Hannam University is an academic community that seeks to cultivate a foundation in the humanities, develop creative and convergence thinking skills, increase diversity and promote globalization through various curricula. We will do all we can to help our students develop self-driven abilities to face the challenges of the future with high-quality education.
As the 17th president of Hannam University, I will strive to deal with this changing environment and develop our university to become more globally competitive by exerting leadership that hopes to unite the university community with one mind and spirit. We endeavor to be recognized for student-centered education, advanced academic pirsuits, and as a regional opinion leader, in order to be a university loved by God and the world through the practice of our founding principles. We will do our best to create a university where the joy of learning results in a renewed hope for the future, a university where students are proud to attend, and a university prepared to face the world and the future. Thank you very much for your support and interest in Hannam University.
2020. 03. 01
Kwang-Sup LEE, Ph.D
President, Hannam University
Profile
● Education
| 03/1972 – 02/1976 | Hannam University, Korea (BSc in Chemistry) |
| 09/1978 – 09/1980 | Korea University, Korea (MSc in Polymer Chemistry) |
| 10/1981 – 11/1984 | Freiburg University, Germany (Ph.D in Polymer Chemistry) |
● Work Experience
| 03/1976 – 06/1978 | Interpretation Officer (ROTC), Army Engineer School, Korea |
| 01/1985 – 06/1986 | Post-Doc, Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, Germany |
| 03/1987 – 02/1992 | Senior Research Scientist, High Performance Lab., Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, Korea |
| 05/1990 – 05/1991 | Visiting Scientist, Photonics Research Lab., Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA |
| 02/1998 – 02/1999 | Invited Professor, Materials Chemistry Branch, Naval Research Lab., Washington DC, USA |
| 02/2004 – 12/2004 | Director, Institute of Academia-Industry Cooperation, Hannam University, Korea |
| 02/2005 – 02/2006 | Visiting Professor, Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA |
| 05/2005 – present | Research Professor, Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA |
| 03/2006 – 02/2013 | Director, Brain Korea 21 Center for BT-IT Hybrid Nanomaterials, Hannam University, Korea |
| 01/2006 – 12/2014 | Director, Institute of Hybrid Materials for Information and Biotechnology, Hannam University, Korea |
| 09/2006 – 02/2016 | Vice Spokesman, International Research Training Group on “Self-organized Materials for Optoelectronics”, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) & German Research Foundation (DFG) |
| 07/2008 | Distinguished Invited Professor, Paris VI University (Sorbonne-UPMC), Paris, France |
| 06/2008 – 07/2008 | Distinguished Invited Professor, Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon (ENS-Lyon), Lyon, France |
| 03/2008 – 02/2010 | Dean, College of Life Science and Nanotechnology, Hannam University, Korea |
| 01/2009 – 12/2010 | Ambassador, Daejeon Convention Center, Daejeon Metropolitan City, Korea |
| 03/2012 – 02/2014 | Dean, Graduate School, Hannam University, Korea |
| 07/2013 – 08/2014 | Chairman, Committee of Mid-to Long-Term Development Plan, Hannam University, Korea |
| 03/2014 – 02/2015 | Head, National Project Planning Group, Hannam University, Korea |
| 12/2014 – 11/2015 | Chairman, Hannam 60th Anniversary Event Planning Committee, Hannam University, Korea |
| 01/2015 – present | Research Professor, Jilin University, Changchun, China |
| 03/1992 – 03/1996 | Assistant Professor, Department of Polymer Science, Hannam University, Korea |
| 04/1996 – 03/2001 | Associate Professor, Department of Polymer Science, Hannam University, Korea |
| 04/2001 – 02/2020 | Professor, Department of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hannam University, Korea |
| 03/2020 – present | President, Hannam University, Korea |
● Society Services
| 01/2009 – 12/2009 | Vice President, Polymer Society of Korea, Korea |
| 01/2003 – 12/2004 | Chairman, Macromolecular Chemistry Division, Korean Chemical Society, Korea |
| 01/2004 – 12/2015 | Executive Director, Korean Society of Photoscience, Korea |
| 01/2003 – 12/2005 | Steering Committee Member, Committee of International Cooperation, Korean Chemical Society |
| 01/2003 – 12/2004 | Chairman, Molecular Electronics Division, Polymer Society of Korea, Korea |
| 01/2000 – 12/2001 | Steering Committee Member, Polymer Education Committee, Polymer Society of Korea, Korea |
| 01/1989 – 12/1990 | Steering Committee, Polymer Society of Korea, Korea (1989-1990) |
| 01/2011 – present | Fellow, SPIE (International Society of Optical Engineering), USA |
| 08/2014 – present | Fellow, Electromagnetic Academy, USA |
| 10/2019 – present | Fellow, Polymer Society of Korea, Korea |
● Awards & Honors
| 03/1981 – 11/1984 | Full scholarship awarded by the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation, Germany (1981-1984) |
| 01/1985 – 06/1986 | Fellowship awarded by the Max- Planck Society, Germany |
| 02/1998 – 07/1999 | Fellowship awarded by the LG Yonam Foundation, Korea |
| 11/1989 | Outstanding Researcher Award, Korea Ministry of Science & Engineering, Korea |
| 04/1997 | Outstanding Professor Award (Research), Hannam Univ., Korea |
| 08/2009 | Innovative Nono Research Award, NanoKorea 2009 |
| 11/2011 | Hannam Academy Award, Alumni of Hannam University |
| 11/2013 | Technology Transfer Award, Hannam University |
| 04/2017 | LG Polymer Academic Award, Polymer Society of Korea |
● Editorial Board
| - Editorial Board, Advances in Polymer Science, Springer Verlag, Germany (1997-present) |
| - Regional Editor, Nonlinear Optics, Quantum Optics, OCP Science, USA (1999.5-present) |
| - Advisory Editorial Board, Nature-Asia Materials, NPG, UK/Japan (2008.5-present) |
| - Associate Editor, OSA Continuum, Optical Society of America, USA (2018.6-present) |
| - Associate Editor, Optical Materials Express, Optical Society of America, USA (2010.5- 2016.12) |
| - Editor-in-Chief, Display and Imaging, OCP Science, USA (2014.1-2017.12) |
| - Editorial Board, Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics and Materials, World Scientific, Singapore (2004.01-2004.12) |
| - Editorial Board, Macromolecular Research, PSK, Korea (2002.01-2004. 12) |
● Publications, Patents, Invited Lectures, etc.
| Publications (incl. Proceedings, Book Chapters, etc): 270 [SCI(E) Papers: 207] |
| Guest Editor (Journals & Books): 13 |
| Patents (Filed and Application): 40 |
| Contributed Presentations: 550 |
| Invited Lectures (incl. Plenary & Keynote Lectures): 275 |
| Conference Chair and Co-Chair: 24 |
| Conference Organizing Committee Members: 120 |