Jeong Chil-hee, Samsung Electronics Advisor, Appointed as KAIST Alumni Association President

Chilhee Jeong, 25th President of the KAIST Alumni Association

[Asia Economy Reporter Junho Hwang] KAIST announced on the 3rd that Jeong Chil-hee, an advisor at Samsung Electronics, has been appointed as the 25th president of the KAIST Alumni Association.

Jeong, the newly appointed president, joined Samsung Electronics in 1979 and has devoted over 40 years to semiconductor technology development. While serving as the head of Samsung Electronics' Advanced Institute of Technology, he was responsible for developing future technologies such as quantum dots and neural processing. KAIST described Jeong as a key figure in Samsung Electronics' semiconductor success, having led world-class system semiconductor and memory device technology development and served as the head of the semiconductor research institute.

Jeong will serve as the president of the Alumni Association from this month until January 2022. He earned a master's degree in physics from KAIST (class of '79) and a doctorate in physics from Michigan State University in the United States. Currently, he holds positions as an advisor at Samsung Electronics' Advanced Institute of Technology, chairman of the Nano Convergence Industry Research Association, member of the National Science and Technology Advisory Council, and general chairman of the National Future Strategy 2045 Committee.

Jeong stated, "KAIST is challenging itself to become the best in the world beyond being the best in Korea over its half-century history," adding, "The Alumni Association will also lead participation and harmony among alumni to become an organization worthy of our alma mater's status and actively contribute to its development."

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