Choong Eui Song

Choong Eui Song (Korean: 송충의; born January 15, 1955) is a South Korean organic chemist.

Choong Eui Song
BornJanuary 15, 1955
Seoul, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Alma materBS. 1980 Chemistry, Chung-Ang University
Diplom. 1985 Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University
Ph.D. 1988 Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University
Known forenantioselective synthesis
Awards1998, the Korean 52 Research Scientists
2001, Scientist of the Month Award of Korea
2004, the distinguished contribution award for new drug development
2013, KCS Academic Excellence Grand Prize
2017, Academic Excellence Grand Prize
2018, Korean Academy of Science and Technology member
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry
Institutions1989-2004 Korea Institute of Science and Technology
2004- Sungkyunkwan University
Doctoral advisorWolfgang Kläui
Choong Eui Song
Hangul
송충의
Hanja
宋忠儀[1]
Revised RomanizationSong Chung-ui
McCune–ReischauerSong Ch'ung'ŭi

Biography

Song was born and raised in Seoul. He received his B.S. degree from Chung-Ang University in 1980, and received a diploma (1985) and a Ph.D. (1988) at RWTH Aachen University in Germany.

After completing his Ph.D., he worked as Principal Research Scientist at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST). In 2001, he was appointed as a head of the National Research Laboratory for Green Chirotechnology in Korea. In 2004, he moved to Sungkyunkwan University (Department of Chemistry) as a full professor. In 2005, he was elected as the vice-president of Korean Chemical Society. From 2006 to 2014 he worked as a director at the Research Institute of Advanced Nanomaterials (University-centered Lab, Korea Research Foundation). In 2016 he was appointed as a director of National Research Laboratory for Chiral Organic Molecular Materials in Korea.

He has been visiting professors for several universities/institutes in the worlds, including:

He served as a technical advisor to the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Dongwoo Fine-Chem and Hansol Chemical. He has been a board member of Kyongbo Pharmaceuticals s since 2015.

His research has been focused on asymmetric organocatalysis, biomimetic catalysis, artificial enzyme, on-water catalysis and on-droplet catalysis. His current research also focuses on prebiotic chemistry, specifically, the origin of homochirality (chirality amplification process).[2][3]

Honors and awards

He has received several scientific awards including:

In 2018, he was elected to the Korean Academy of Science and Technology.[7]

References
  1. "이달의 과학기술자상에 송충의 박사 선정" [Dr. Song Choong-eui chosen for Scientist of the Month Award]. JoongAng Ilbo. 2002-01-21. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  2. "Choong Eui Song's Lab homepage".
  3. "Choong Eui Song at ResearchGate".
  4. KIST. "The Scientist of the Month Award of KIST". www.kist.re.kr (in Korean).
  5. Seoul Economic Daily. "The Scientist of the Month Award of Korea" (in Korean).
  6. Korean Chemical Society (9 May 2013). "Academic Excellence Grand Prize".
  7. "Korean Academy of Science and Technology".
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