Prof. Huh Min, 44, from the Dept. of Earth Systems and Environmental sciences was named as one of the two thousand outstanding scientists of the 21st century by the International Biographic Centre in Cambridge, England. He was honored before as the International Scientist of the Year 2002 by the same organization in this spring. The International Biographical Center (IBC) in Cambridge, England, is a world leader in biographical publishing. Founded over thirty years ago, its range of reference titles has earned an international reputation for unrivalled scope and integrity. The IBC has published more than 20 reference titles including Who
s Who Series in 132 editions. The IBC
s Advisory Board, comprised of experts in every research field, named the awardees of the honor of the year. Among the scientists recommended by the International Science Association, the Board selected two thousand scientists of the Year 2002 and Prof. Huh was included in the list in recognition of his outstanding accomplishment in the research field of dinosaurs. American Biographical Institute, North Carolina, USA, selected Prof. Huh as the Great Minds of the 21st Century. Huh
s biography and academic achievements will be introduced in the 2000 Outstanding Scientists of the 21st Century, which will be published at the beginning of the year 2004. Prof. Huh Min has conducted many research projects uncovering the secrets of dinosaur fossils, found in Jeonnam area (Haenam, Boseong, Hwasoon, and Yosu). Through his dozens of research papers, he figured out the history of dinosaurs. The fossils of dinosaur footprints, found in Uhangri, Haenam, was recently given its scientific name
Haenamiknus Uhangriens
and enlisted in the Geological Journal with 138 years of tradition. He submitted eleven research papers to the research journals, listed in SCI and held the three international symposiums on dinosaurs at CNU to inform the archaeological findings of Korea. He graduated from the Dept. of Geology, CNU, and received his master
s degree from the Dept. of Earth System Science. He was awarded the doctor
s degree from Korea University and studied at the University of Wales, U.K. as a post-doc researcher. He leads the Dinosaur Research Center of CNU as director and is contributing to strengthen the partnerships with Tyrrel Museum in Canada, Fukui Museum in Japan, the Research Institute for Palaeoanthropology in China, and Denver Museum of Natural History in the US.