Professor Hong Seong-geum of Chosun University Elected as the 17th President of the Korean Society of Women in Mathematical Sciences

Professor Hong Seong-geum, Chosun University. Photo by Chosun University

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Professor Hong Seong-geum of Chosun University (Department of Mathematics, College of Natural Sciences and Public Health Safety) has been elected as the 17th president of the Korean Women in Mathematical Sciences Society and will serve as president for one year starting January 2022.

According to Chosun University on the 6th, Professor Hong has been highly regarded in academia for her many years of dedication to mathematical research and outstanding research achievements.

In 2009 and 2021, at the regular general meetings and academic conferences of the Honam Mathematical Society, Professor Hong Seong-geum was selected as a major contributor to the development of the society and received academic awards. Furthermore, from 2017 to 2019, she was consecutively listed in the 2018 to 2020 editions of Marquis Who’s Who in the World, a globally prestigious biographical directory selected by Marquis Who’s Who.

Additionally, she served as the organizing chairperson for the harmonic analysis sessions at the 2009 joint conference of the American Mathematical Society and the Korean Mathematical Society, as well as at the 2014 International Congress of Mathematicians in Seoul. This year, she is actively engaged as the organizing chairperson of the international academic conference of the Korean Women in Mathematical Sciences Society.

Professor Hong Seong-geum stated, “I will focus on publishing research on mathematics, one of the most important tools for the development of the Fourth Industrial Revolution era, and on popularizing mathematical sciences using specialized knowledge. At the same time, I will do my best to support the equitable utilization of women mathematicians, assist research activities and exchanges, and promote their rights protection and welfare enhancement.”

Meanwhile, the Korean Women in Mathematical Sciences Society was founded in 2005 to contribute to the academic development and active exchange of Korean mathematicians, the expansion of the base of women mathematicians, and the advancement and dissemination of mathematical science and technology.

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