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Distinguished Chair Professor
Professor of Physics, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University
Academician, Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)
Addresses
e-mail: son(at)knu.ac.kr
homepage: http://son.knu.ac.kr
mail: Kyungpook National University, Department of Physics, 80 Daehakro, Bukgu, Daegu, 41566, Korea
Education
'65.3-'71.2 Gyeongbuk Junior and Senior High Schools, Daegu, Korea
'71.3-'75.2 Seoul National University, College of Arts and Sciences, Physics Department, Seoul, Korea B.S.
'75.3-'77.8 Kyungpook National University, Graduate School, MS Course, Daegu, Korea Supervisor: Prof. Changkeun Jue (deceased)
'77.8-'82.5 University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA Ph. D. (Major: High Energy Physics, Minor: Mathematics, Supervisor: Prof. George A. Snow (deceased))
Thesis Title: Neutral Strange Particle Production in High Energy Charged Current Neutrino Deuterium Interactions
Major Positions Held
'82.5-'82.8 Univ. of Maryland (MD, USA) Faculty Research Assistant
'82.8-'85.1 Research Associate, Columbia University (NY, USA) and Visiting Scholars, Cornell University (NY, USA)
'85.3-present Kyungpook National University, Dept. of Physics (Now School of Physics and Energy Sciences), Assistant Professor('85-'89), Associate Professor('89-'94), Professor
Chair of Pre-med Department('92), Chair of Dept. of Physics('99-'10)
During '85-'92 Short-term Visiting Scholar, Laboratory of High Energy Physics (KEK) (Japan)
'88.12-'89.3 Visiting Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY,USA
'93.1-'93.12 Visiting Professor from Korean Ministry of Education, CERN (Geneva)
'94.9-'96.2 Vice Chancellor of Planning and Research and Director of International Affairs, Kyungpook National University
'96.2-'98.8 Director of Computing Center, Kyungpook National University
'98.12-'10.1 Director, Center for High Energy Physics, Kyungpook National University (Center of Excellence, SRC, designated by Minsitry of Science and Technology July, 2000)
'08.6-'10.2 Dean, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University
'15.3.1-'16.10.20 Acting President of the Kyungpook National University
Vice President and Dean of Graduate School, Kyungpook National University
'96.4-'99.12 Director and Board of Trustees, General Information Center for Daegu-Gyeongbuk Area
'97.8-'00.12 Board of Trustees, Korean Nation-wide Association of University Computing Institutes
'98.12-'00.7 Founding Member, Korea Cyber Campus (9 participating universities: Kyungpook NU, Chonnam NU, Kyunghee U, Korea National Open U., Hanyang U, Ewha Womens U., Kyungsung U, Daegu U, Kwangwun U)
'03.3 -'08.3 Board of Trustee, Advanced Network Forum
'00.6-'05.12 Korean Representative, OECD-Global Science Forum(GSF); Member of Consultative Group on High Energy Physics
'03.10-present Korean Representative, Funding Agency for Large Colliders (FALC)
'06.3 -'09.3 Chair, Committee of Large Facilities for Basic Research, Ministry of Science and Education
'09 Member, Frontier Medical Complex Hosting Efforts at Daegu


Associations and Academic Activities
'85-present Korean Physical Society Fellow, Past Division Chair of Particles and Fields, Past Member of International Cooperation, Board of Trustees
'78-'92 Member of American Physical Society
'04-present Korean Association of High Energy Physics President ('09-'13)
'08-present Korea e-Science Forum Vice Chair ('08-'13)
'96-present AMS Collaboration
(HEP Exp. at the International Space Station)
Korean Contact
'96-present CMS Collaboration
(HEP Exp. at the CERN-LHC)
Kyungpook NU's Contact
'90-'92 L*, GEM Collaborations
at the SSC
Korean Contact
'90-'00 L3 Collaboration
(HEP Exp. at the CERN-LEP)
Korean Contact
'96-'07 ZEUS Collaboration
(HEP Exp. at the DESY, Germany)
Kyungpook NU's Contact
'02-'07 Korea Grid Forum Executive Committee Member, Working Group Chair of High Energy Physics Data Grid
'03-'08 Korea Advance Network Forum Board of Trustees, Exec. Committee Member, Working Group Chair of Physical Sciences
'01.1 - ‘04.12 Association of Asia-Pacific Physical Societies (AAPPS) Secretary
'01.1-‘06,12 Asian Committee for Future Accelerators (ACFA) Member
'03.1-'05.12 International Committee for Future Accelerators Member
'03.1-'05.12 ICFA Subcommittees Search Committee for Director for ILC-Global Design Efforts (GDE),
Parameters and Scopes Subcommittee
'03.1-present ICFA Standing Committee for Inter-regional Connectivity (SCIC) Member
'04.1-'06.12 ICFA International High Energy Physics Computing Coordination Committee (IHEPCCC) Member
'02 International Conference on Linear Accelerators Local Organizing Committee
'04 International Conference on Flavor Physics & CP Violation Local Organizing Commitee, Editor
'05 9th International Confernece on Particles, Strings and Cosmology (PASCOS '05) Local Organizing Committee, Editor
'05 International ICFA Workship on HEP Networking, Grid
and Digtal Divide Issues for Global e-Science
Kyungpook National University, Co-Chair of IAC, Chair of LOC
'05 The 8th ICFA Seminar Kyungpook National University, Conference Chair
'06 International ICFA Workship on HEP Networking, Grid
and Digtal Divide Issues for Global e-Science
10.9-11, 2006, Cracow, Poland, Co-Chair of International Advisory Committee
'06-'07 International ICFA Workship on HEP Networking, Grid
and Digtal Divide Issues for Global e-Science
10.24-27, 2007, Mexico City, International Advisory Committee
'06-'07 The 23rd International Symposium on Lepton and Photons Interactions (Lepton-Photon)
(8.13-18, 2007)
Daegu, Conference Chair, Chair of IAPC, LOC
'08-'09 The 24th International Symposium on Lepton and Photons Interactions (Lepton-Photon)
(2009)
Hamburg, Germany, IAC
'09-present The 35th International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP)
(7.21-28, 2010, Paris, France)
International Advisory Committee
'05-present International Conference on Computing in High Energy Physics (CHEP) Mumbai(2006), Victoria, BC(2007), Prague(2009), Taipei(2010), IAC

Awards
  • Citation by Minister of Education (1971) for an Outstanding Achievement at the Preliminary Examination for College Entrance
  • Citation for Achievement of one of the 30 Outstanding Research Results by Korean Science and Engineering Foundation (May 27, 2004)
  • Innovations in Networking, 2008 Award for Experimental/Development Applcations, Cooperation for Education Network Initiatives in California (March 11, 2008)
  • Citation of Appreciation, Korean Physical Society (October 18, 2007)
  • Citation of Recognition of Meritorious Services as Director of the Center of Excellence (Center for High Energy Physics), Minister of Education, Science and Technology (February 6, 2009)