Seongwoo Jeong, a professor at Sejong University, has been appointed as the new head of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute.
The National Science and Technology Research Council (NST) announced on the 28th that Professor Jeong was selected during its 249th extraordinary board meeting.
Professor Jeong earned his bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering from Seoul National University in 1987, followed by a master's degree in nuclear engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in 1989, and a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering in 1993.
He previously worked as a senior researcher at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute. Since joining Sejong University as a professor in the Department of Quantum Nuclear Engineering in 2014, he has also served as a non-executive director at Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and as a council member of the Korean Nuclear Society.
Professor Jeong's term will begin on the 29th and last for three years, concluding on September 28, 2029.
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