Professor Wook Hyun Kwon was designated as ‘A Man of National Merit for Science and Technology ‘
2025-12-31 07:23
Professor Kwon (photo 1) was designated as a man of national merit for science and technology, as in the badge (photo 2) and the membership card (photo 3), in 2019 by Ministry of Science and ICT of Korean Government. Those men of national merit will be introduced with their contributions at the National Hall of Fame for Science and Technology which is located at National Science Museum in Gwacheon (photo 4).
So far Korean Government has designated 48 scientists and engineers in areas of natural sciences, life sciences, and engineering in 2018 and 2019, among those who lived in Republic of Korea since her foundation in 1948 and has made significant contributions to Korean societies. 33 persons are deceased and 15 persons alive. Among them, 15 engineers were designated, 10 deceased and 5 alive including Professor Kwon. The average age of the 15 living persons at the time of designation was about 85 and Professor Kwon was one of the youngest designated persons. All designated persons are introduced in the webpage www.koreascientists.kr.
Professor kwon was cited in the memorial plaque (photo 5) as a man with outstanding achievements in both the academic area of automatic control and also industrial applications, in particular his academic achievements in receding horizon controls and his role model to promote entrepreneurship for graduate students.
The certificate of merit was awarded by President and presented by Prime Minster of Korean Government in April, 22, 2019 (photo 6) where his family and former graduate students attended the ceremony (photo 7).
