About GNU
Gyeongnam’s national flagship university representing Korea
Curriculum Vitae
President’s Profile 12th President of Gyeongsang National University Jin-Hwe Kweon
- E-mailpresident@gnu.ac.kr
- Education
- 1983.03 - 1987.02Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University
- 1987.03 - 1989.02 Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, KAIST(Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
- 1989.03 - 1993.08Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, KAIST(Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
- Career2024.06 - Present 12th President of Gyeongsang National University
- 1997.03 - 2024.06 Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University
- 2025.03 - Present Chairperson, Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- 2024.12 - PresentCo-Chair, Gyeongnam Regional Innovation System & EducationCommittee, Gyeongsangnamdo
- 2023.03 - Present Co-Chair, Aerospace Policy Forum
- 2022.04 - PresentFellow, Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences (KSAS)
- 2021.04 - 2024.03Member, Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- 2023.01 – 2023.12President, Korean Society for Composite Materials (KSCM)
- 2018.01 – 2021.12Technical Editor, International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
- 2018.03 – 2020.04Member, Personnel Committee for Educational Civil Servants, Ministry of Education
- 2017.08 – 2020.10Expert Member, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
- 2016.09 – 2020.09Member, Special Zone Committee for Educational Internationalization, Ministry of Education
- 2014.10 – 2019.05Policy Advisor, National Association of Provincial Council Chairmen
- 2013.12 – 2016.06 Dean of Planning, Gyeongsang National University
- 2013.01 – 2014.08 Director, Research Center for Aircraft Components Technology, Gyeongsang National University
- 2011.03 – 2013.02Vice Dean, College of Engineering and Graduate School of Convergence Technology, Gyeongsang National University
- 2011.01 – 2017.12Associate Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
- 2008.01 – 2009.08Director, NURI Advanced Machinery Program, Gyeongsang National University
- 2003.03 – 2005.02Vice Dean, College of Engineering and Graduate School of Industrial Technology, Gyeongsang National University
- 2001.07 – 2003.01Visiting Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, USA
- 1993.03 – 1997.02Senior Researcher, Samsung Aerospace Industries Co., Ltd.
- Awards
- 2023.11 Chunsan International Academic Award, KSASS
- 2023.08 The first Grand Prize for Best Teaching at GNU
- 2020.11 Aerospace Education Award, KSASS
- 2016.11 Composite Materials Paper Award of the Year, KSCM
- 2013.11 Academic Contribution Award, KSCM
- 2009.07 Excellent Science and Technology Paper Award, KOFST