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Chung Soon-yeong (Korean: 정순영; born February 21, 1959) is a mathematics professor in the Department of Mathematics and Convergence Biomedical Engineering at Sogang University. He was the fifth president of the National Institute for Mathematical Sciences and a vice president of the Korean Mathematical Society.

Education

Chung went to Yushin High School, a private high school in Suwon, entering in 1974. He focused on natural science. Entering Seoul National University in 1978, he majored in mathematics with an emphasis on partial differential equations for his PhD.

Career

After graduation, he was an assistant professor at Duksung Women's University followed by an associate professor and then full professor at Sogang University. From 2000, he held other positions at Sogang, including head of the Department of Mathematics, director of the Research Institute for Basic Science, dean of academic affairs, director of the Teaching and Learning Center, dean of the College of Natural Science.

His service to the Korean Mathematical Society included director of the 42nd Math Olympiad, organizer, editing executive director, and vice president. For a two-year term starting in 2007, he headed the Mathematical Sciences Division at the National Research Foundation of Korea.

He became the fifth president of the National Institute for Mathematical Sciences from January 30, 2018, to January 29, 2021.

Honors and awards

• 2019: Outstanding Researcher in Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education
• 2013: Best Lecturer of the School of Natural Sciences, Sogang University
• 2010: Fellow, Korean Academy of Science and Technology
• 2010: Achievement Award, Korean Mathematical Society
• 2009: Alumni Award, Yushin High School
• 2008: Public Relations Achievement Award, National Research Foundation of Korea
• 2005: Outstanding Instructor Award, Graduate School of Education, Sogang University
• 2002: LG Yonam Overseas Professor
• 2001–2017: Professor with Outstanding Research Achievement, Sogang University

Selected publications

• Chung, Jaeyoung; Chung, Soon-Yeong; Kim, Dohan (July 1996). "Characterizations of the Gelfand-Shilov spaces via Fourier transforms". Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 124 (7): 2101–2108. doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-96-03291-1.
• Chung, Soon-Yeong; Berenstein, Carlos A. (2005). "ω -harmonic functions and inverse conductivity problems on networks". SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. 65 (4): 1200–1226. doi:10.1137/S0036139903432743.
• Chung, Jaeyoung; Chung, Soon-Yeong; Kim, Dohan (1994). "A Characterization for Fourier Hyperfunctions". Publications of the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences. 30 (2): 203–208. doi:10.2977/PRIMS/1195166129.
• Kim, Kwang Whoi; Chung, Soon-Yeong; Kim, Dohan (1993). "Fourier Hyperfunctions as the Boundary Values of Smooth Solutions of Heat Equations". Publications of the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences. 29 (2): 289–300. doi:10.2977/PRIMS/1195167274.

References

1. "연혁". National Institute for Mathematical Sciences (in Korean). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
2. 조혜인 (21 May 2018). ""4차 산업혁명 위해 산업수학에 정부 지원 필요해", 산업수학 심포지움". Donga Science (in Korean). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
3. "2011~2012년도 대한수학회이사". Korean Mathematical Society (in Korean). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
4. 정순영 수리과학연구소장 취임식 개최. 전파신문 (in Korean). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
5. "The Newsletter of the KMS". Korean Mathematical Society (in Korean). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
6. 9월 1일 인사. The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 31 August 2005. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
7. 보직교수에 동문출신 11명, 특별서강 가동. Sogang University Alumni Association (in Korean). 6 July 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
8. 서강을 달군 격정토론 4시간, 총장과의 대화. Sogang University Alumni Association (in Korean). 28 October 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
9. 정순영 국가수리과학연구소장 취임. 전파신문 (in Korean). 30 January 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
10. 제 42회 IMO 한국대표 선발. Korean Mathematical Society (in Korean). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
11. "2005–2006년도 대한수학회이사". Korean Mathematical Society (in Korean). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
12. "2007–2008년도 대한수학회이사". Korean Mathematical Society (in Korean). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
13. 조용석 (30 January 2018). 정순영 수리과학연구소장 취임…3년 임기. Edaily [ko] (in Korean). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
14. 이해성 (17 December 2019). 정순영 국가수리과학연구소장, 2019년 교육부 선정 이공계 우수 연구자. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
15. 김우현 (25 February 2021). 후보 재공모, 후보사퇴, 노조성명까지...국가수리연 진통 끝 새 소장에 김현민 교수. Donga Science (in Korean). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
16. 정순영 교수, 제 5대 국가수리과학연구소장 취임. Mathematics Department (in Korean). Sogang University. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
17. 이해성 (17 December 2019). 정순영 국가수리과학연구소장, 2019년 교육부 선정 이공계 우수 연구자. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
18. [안내] 정순영 회원(서강대) 한국과학기술한림원 정회원 선출. Korean Mathematical Society (in Korean). 23 November 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
19. "『대한수학회소식』 제134호 (2010년 11월호)". Korean Mathematical Society (in Korean). 30 November 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

External links

• Author page, American Mathematical Society
• Research Institure for Basic Science, Sogang University (Korean)

• Living people
• South Korean scientists
• Seoul National University alumni
• National Institute for Mathematical Sciences
• Institute for Basic Science
• Academic staff of Sogang University
• 1959 births
• South Korean mathematicians