- Sung Wan Kim
Sung Wan Kim (born
August 21 ,1940 in Pusan,South Korea ) is a Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering at theUniversity of Utah . He is the Founder and Co-Director of the University of Utah's Center for Controlled Chemical Delivery (founded in 1986 under the auspices of the State of Utah's Centers of Excellence Program).Biography
Dr. Kim received his B.S. and M.S. at
Seoul National University in 1963 and 1965, respectively. In 1969, he received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry at the University of Utah under ProfessorHenry Eyring . [ [http://www.pharmacy.utah.edu/pharmaceutics/groups/kim/swkim.html] , University of Utah]Dr. Kim has made considerable contributions to and is considered a pioneer in
drug delivery . He is the founder of the International Symposium on Recent Advances in Drug Delivery, which is held biennially inSalt Lake City , Utah.He is an elected member of the United States National Academies'
Institute of Medicine (1999) and theNational Academy of Engineering (2003). He is currently a Fellow in the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, Biomaterials Society and American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.Dr. Kim has trained more than 100 scientists from 13 countries, has 25 U.S. Patents and more than 550 publications. [ [http://www.pharmacy.utah.edu/pharmaceutics/groups/kim/swkim.html] , University of Utah] In addition to his contributions to academia, Dr. Kim is a successful entrepreneur. He is the founder of Expression Genetics, Inc., MacroMed, Inc. (Acquired by Protherics, Plc) and is a co-founder of Theratech, Inc. (Acquired by Watson Pharmaceuticals).
Dr. Kim is a naturalized U.S. citizen and resides in Salt Lake City with his wife Hee Kyung. He has two children.
Awards
*1987: Clemson Basic Biomaterials Award
**Distinguished Research Award, University of Utah
*1988: Utah Governor's Medal of Science
*1995: Research Achievement Award in Drug Delivery, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
**Founders Award, Controlled Release Society
*1996: Japanese Biomaterials Research Award
*1998: Volwiler Award,American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
*2002: Dale Wurster Award, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
*2003: Rosenblatt Prize
*2006: honorary doctorate,Twente University He has been awarded the Outstanding Paper in the Journal of Controlled Release three times, in 1989, 1991, and 1998.
References
External links
* [http://www.pharmacy.utah.edu/pharmaceutics/groups/kim/swkim.html Sung Wan Kim's page at the University of Utah]
* [http://www.pharmacy.utah.edu/pharmaceutics/aboutUs.html Pharmaceutics, University of Utah]
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