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] He has served as President of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology[2] and of the Korea University of Science and Technology.[3]

Kil-Choo Moon
CitizenshipKorean
Scientific career
InstitutionsKorea University of Science and Technology
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationMun Gilju
McCune–ReischauerMun Kilchu
Websitewww.ust.ac.kr

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-)[4]
  • 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 and Waste Management Association|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

References
  1. http://www.jsme-fed.org/events/2011/AJK2011/documents/Biography_Dr.KC.Moon.pdf
  2. http://eng.kist.re.kr/kist_eng/?state=view&sub_num=417&searchKind=&searchWord=&v_pagesize=10&v_page=8&idx=-81268
  3. "President Biography - The 4th President of UST Dr. Kil-Choo Moon". Korea University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. http://www.iuappa.org/Governance.html
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