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Persons of distinguished service to science and technology

The late Nam Sok Choi (1935~2022) Former Director of LG Chemicals R&D Center
The "Legend of bioindustry," who changed the history of corporation R&D in Korea Contributed to the development of new drugs, including Factive, while leading the R&D Center of LG Chemicals Developed polyester film manufacturing technology that led Sunkyun...
Yung Bog Chae (1937~Present) Chairman of the Wonjung Research Center (Foundation) Former Minister of Science and Technology
Contributed to the leading development of fine chemistry and innovation in science and technology administration Localized pharmaceutical and pesticide ingredients, and established a foundation for the fine chemicals industry Established a research system for creation of new substances i...
Sue Goo Rhee (1943~ Present) Chair Professor, Ewha Womans University
A world-renowned pioneer in cell signaling research Established the foundation for cell signal transduction research through discoveries including phospholipase C (PLC) isozyme. Pioneered the field of redox biology with the dis...
The late Moon Taik Shim (1923~1998) Former Director of the Agency for Defense Development
A research administrator who laid the foundation for Korea’s defense research and development Achieved localization of basic weapons by the successful completion of the Lightning project Led the Baekgom development project for long-range surface-to-surface missile Co...
Sunghyun Park (1945~Present) Emeritus Professor, Department of Statistics, Seoul National University
Introduced and systematized modern statistics, and contributed to pioneering and proliferation of industrial statistics Introduced and academically systematized regression analysis, experimental design, and statistical quality control Supported industrial quality management practices through ta...
The Late Joseph Dal Park (1906~1988) Former President of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science
A World-Renowned Fluorochemist Who Envisioned A World-Class Industrial Korea Co-developed Freon and Teflon, praised as “miracle organic compounds Established “Park's carbanion theory” to explain reactions in organic chemistry Provided technical expert...
Sang Ki Hahn (1933~Present) Former Director of the International Institute of Tropical Agricultural Research of Nigeria
Agronomist who contributed to solving the food problems in Africa through the development of new cassava varieties Improved and disseminated disease-resistant and high-yielding cassava varieties Conservation and dissemination of genetic resources for bulbous crops and edible banana
The late Hee Sung Song (1937~2016) Professor Emeritus at the Department of Physics of the Seoul National University
A lifelong commitment to the elevation of Korea’s particle physics research and education to an international level Produced outstanding research achievements in the field of the polarization phenomenon of arbitrary spin particles Played pioneering role in the advancement of Korea’s particl...
The late Zae Quan Kim (1933~2017) Formerly the 1st and the 2nd President of the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS)
Established the framework for the steel and automotive industries, and the national standards, thereby laying the foundation for the economic development in South Korea A scientific practitioner who laid the foundation for the industrial development of South Korea by introducing frontline scientific and technological knowledge, including the d...