Roe Jung-hye
Roe Jung-hye (Korean: 노정혜; Hanja: 盧貞惠; born 1 March 1957) is a South Korean professor of Molecular biology at Seoul National University[1] currently serving as the 6th President of National Research Foundation of Korea - the first woman to lead the Foundation or its preceding foundations.[2]
Roe Jung-hye | |
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노정혜 | |
President of National Research Foundation of Korea | |
Assumed office 9 July 2018 | |
Minister | Yoo Yeong-min Choi Ki-young |
Preceded by | Cho Moo-jae |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 March 1957 |
Alma mater | Seoul National University University of Wisconsin-Madison |
From 1986 Roe has been teaching at her alma mater with full tenure received in 1997. She undertook several roles in her university such as the Vice Dean of its College of Natural Sciences and Dean of Office of Research Affairs - the first woman to run the Office.[3] She is also leading its School of Biological Sciences and BK21 programme for Biological Sciences from 2009.[1] Roe has been active in academia as well serving as a member of editorial board of Microbiology from 2007 to 2011, Journal of Bacteriology from 2012 to 2015 and Annual Review of Microbiology from 2012 to 2017.[4]
In addition to academia, Roe has been active in policy making and advisory instruments of the government. Roe was a board member of now-National Research Council of Science & Technology from 2005 to 2008 and a member of Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology from 2008 to 2013 to which she has served as an advisor from 2013.[1]
Roe is a member of Korean Academy of Science and Technology and a fellow of American Academy of Microbiology.[1]
Roe holds two degrees - a bachelor in Microbiology from Seoul National University and a doctorate in Molecular biology from University of Wisconsin–Madison.[4]
Awards
- Women Scientist (then-Women Bio-scientist) of the Year (2002) from UNESCO Korea and L'Oréal Korea[5]
- Female Scientist and Technician of the Year (2006) from now-Ministry of Science and ICT[6]
- Korea Science Award (2011)[7]
References
- SNU, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. "노정혜 - Professor - 분자미생물학 연구실". BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, SNU (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- "한국연구재단 이사장에 노정혜 교수". www.hani.co.kr (in Korean). 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- "노정혜 연구재단 이사장 "여성공학자 비율 낮아…편견 탓"". hankyung.com (in Korean). 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- SNU, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. "Roe, Jung-Hye - Current Faculty - Faculty Members". BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, SNU. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- "로레알 여성 생명과학상 수상자 선정". news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- "여성과학기술자상 수상한 노정혜교수와 가족들". news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- "박종일ㆍ최기운ㆍ노정혜 교수, 한국과학상 수상".