Professor | Hanyang Osl

Prof. So Won Youn

Office Address : Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University

222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04763, Korea

Phone : +82-2-2220-2542 (Office)

Fax : +82-2-2298-0319

E-mail : sowony73@hanyang.ac.kr

Awards and Honors

- Excellent Dissertation Award, Department of Chemistry, KAIST (2001)

- Tetrahedron Most Cited Paper 2003-2006 Award

- Excellent Paper Awards in College of Natural Sciences,

Pukyong National University (2008)

- Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (2008)

- Thieme Journal Award (2009)

- Award for the Researcher of the Month, Hanyang University (2015)

- The 6th Korean Society of Organic Synthesis Young Scientist Award (2017)

- The 16th Shim Sang Chul Award, Organic Chemistry Division,

Korean Chemical Society (2019)

Education

1992.3 - 1996.2 Yonsei University

B.S., Chemistry

1996.3 - 1998.2 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

M.S., Organic Chemistry (Prof. Yong Hae Kim)

1998.3 - 2001.8 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Ph.D., Organic Chemistry (Prof. Yong Hae Kim)

Professional Affiliations

- Member of Korean Chemical Society (1996-present)

- Member of Korean Society of Organic Synthesis (2010-present)

- Member of Chem World Standing Committee of Korean Chemical Society (2009)

- Member of Publication Committee of Korean Chemical Society (2010-2011)

- Member of Preparatory Committee of International Year of Chemistry (IYC)

(2010-2011)

- Director of Academic Affairs, Korean Chemical Society (2014)

- Member of Women Affairs Committee of Korean Chemical Society (2019-2020)

Research interest

- Development of New Synthetic Methodology

- Metal Catalysis

- Organocatalysis

- Heterocyclic Synthesis

Professional Experience

1998.3 - 1998.8 Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, KAIST

1998.3 - 2001.8 Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, KAIST

2001.9 - 2001.10 Research Scientist, Department of Chemistry, KAIST

2001.10 - 2003.8 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Columbia University (Prof. Dalibor Sames)

2003.9 - 2005.8 Full time instructor, Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University

2005.9 - 2009.2 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University

2007.12 - 2009.11 Chairman, Department of Chemistry, Pukyong

National University

2009.3 - 2010.2 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University

2010.3 - 2015.2 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University

2010 - 2011 Member of Public Relations Committee,

College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University

2015.3 - present Professor, Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University

2018.9 - 2020.8 Committee Member of Human Rights Center, Hanyang University

2019.9 - 2021.8 Head of Experimentation, Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University

2020.3 - 2023.12 Vice Director, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation / Vice Director, Academic Research

Affairs / Director, Seoul Cooperative Center for

Research Facilities, Hanyang University