Paik Un-gyu (Korean: 백운규; Hanja: 白雲揆; born 2 March 1964) is a South Korean professor of energy engineering at Hanyang University previously served as President Moon Jae-in's first Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy.
Paik Un-gyu | |
|---|---|
| 백운규 | |
| Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy | |
| In office 22 July 2017 – 21 September 2018 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yeon |
| Succeeded by | Sung Yun-mo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1964 Masan, South Korea |
| Political party | independent |
| Alma mater | Hanyang University Virginia Tech Clemson University |
Before entering public service in 2017, he worked as a technology advisor to two major semiconductor companies in South Korea, Samsung SDI and SK Hynix.[1][2]
After joining Hanyang University's faculty in 1999, he has taken multiple leadership roles in his alma mater such as dean of energy engineering department and 3rd engineering college[2] and advisory roles in government institutions such as then-Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology and now-Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning.[3]
He is also a member of editorial board of Scientific Reports's chemistry section[4] and ISRN Ceramics.[2]
He holds three degrees - a bachelor's in inorganic materials engineering from Hanyang University, a master in material science and engineering from Virginia Tech and a doctorate in ceramic engineering from Clemson University.[2]
References
edit- ^ "백운규 산업부 장관 "반도체도 예외 아냐…소위원회 만들수도"". www.asiae.co.kr (in Korean). 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ a b c d "한양대 나노소자공정연구실". ndpl.hanyang.ac.kr. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "[프로필] 백운규 산업통상자원부 장관 내정자..."文 캠프서 에너지 공약 수립 기여"". ChosunBiz (in Korean). 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Editors | Scientific Reports". www.nature.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.