Lim Hyesook

Lim Hyesook (Korean: 임혜숙; Hanja: 林惠淑; born 1963) is a Korean electronics engineering professor at Ewha Womans University[1] currently serving as the Chairperson of the National Research Council of Science and Technology[2] which oversees 25 government-funded research institutes in the field including Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute and Korea Aerospace Research Institute.[3] Lim is the youngest and the first woman to lead the council.[4]

This article is about Korean scientist. For Korean volleyball player, see Im Hye-suk.
Lim Hyesook
Chairperson of National Research Council of Science and Technology
Assumed office
19 January 2021
Preceded byWohn Kwangyun
Personal details
Born1963
Alma materSeoul National University
University of Texas at Austin

In 2020 Lim was elected chair the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers - the first woman in its over-70-year history.[5]

Lim began her teaching career at Ewha Womans University in 2002 receiving full tenure in 2011. Lim took various roles at the University serving as the head of its Department of Electronics Engineering from 2005 to 2007, the associate dean of its School of Engineering from 2009 to 2011 and the dean of its College of Engineering from 2018 to 2020. Lim also sat as the Associate VP for academic affairs of the University from 2012 to 2014.

Lim previously worked at Samsung-HP joint venture after finishing her undergraduate studies and Bell Labs and Cisco Systems after her doctorate studies.

Lim holds a bachelor and a master's from Seoul National University and a doctorate from University of Texas at Austin.

Awards

References
  1. "Hyesook Lim's Home". home.ewha.ac.kr. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  2. 이치동 (2021-01-19). "Moon taps professors as top advisors on economy, science". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  3. "Full introduction | NST". www.nst.re.kr. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  4. "[프로필]임혜숙 국가과학기술연구회 이사장…역대 최연소·최초 여성". 뉴스1 (in Korean). 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  5. 동아사이언스 (2021-01-19). "국가과학기술연구회 이사장에 임혜숙 이화여대 교수 내정". dongascience.donga.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  6. "2019 – Stars in Computer Networking and Communications". Retrieved 2021-01-19.
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