Chan-Mo Park (박찬모)

Dr. Chan-Mo Park has played a leading role in the academic development of Science and Technology Research on the Korean Peninsula and has helped forge collaborative scientific ties with North Korea.

He was the 4th President of Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH). Park served as a Special Advisor on S & T to the President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) before he assumed a Chancellor position with Pyongyang University of Science & Technology (PUST), a unique private and international university in DPRK since October 2010. This is the first foreign-run institution in North Korea and it marks the beginning of the innovative cross-border collaboration.

Dr. Park received his B.S. degree from Seoul National University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Park’s experience includes professorships in Computer Science both in the U.S.A. and Korea. His research interests are Computer Graphics, Virtual Reality, and Systems Simulation. He has been involved with research activities concerning IT development in DPRK including joint research with Pyongyang Informatics Centre for 7 years.

Dr. Park was decorated by the ROK with the National Order of Camellia in 1986 and received the Teacher of the Year Award from The Catholic University of America in 1987. In June 2005 he was decorated by ROK with the Blue Stripes Order of Service Merit for his contributions to IT development in Korea and academic collaboration with DPRK. Dr. Park also received the International Alumnus Award from the University of Maryland, College Park in April 2009 for providing significant leadership to another country’s educational, cultural, social, and economic development. parkcm@postech.ac.kr.