My name is Ki-Seog Chang. Currently, I am teaching as a professor of chemistry in the Hong-Ik University after the early retirement from the Korea Air Force in 2013. I was serving as a professor of chemistry in the Korea Air Force Academy and as a Colonel in the Republic of Korea Air Force in 1984-2013. I married EUN-JA LEE(majored in the Fine Art; was teaching the Fine Art at the high school between 1981 and 1992.) in 1985 and have two daughters and a son in law, JYC1R(Lawyer; grad. from the Harvard Law School) and Matt.(Ph.D. at the MIT; professor at Northwestern University) in USA, and JYC2(Artist; grad. from the University of IOWA) in Japan.
- Education:
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Republic of Korea Air Force Academy, Seoul, Korea, (Mentor: Dr. Jun-Hong Bu)
B.S. Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, (Mentor: Dr. Hasuck Kim)
M.S. Organic Chemistry, Pohang Institute of Science and Technology, Pohang, Korea, (Mentor: Dr. Sung-Kee Chung)
Ph.D. Solid-State Materials/Inorganic Chemistry, Oregon State University, Oregon, USA, (Mentor: Dr. Douglas A. Keszler)
Postdoctoral Fellow/Visiting Professor, Colorado State University, Colorado, USA, (Mentor: Dr. Peter K. Dorhout)
- Work Experience:
Instructor, Republic of Korea Air Force Training Command, Dejeon, Korea, 1982-1984
Command & Staff Course, Republic of Korea Air University, Seoul, Korea, 1991-1992
Visiting Professor, Colorado State University, Colorado, USA, (Mentor: Dr. Peter K. Dorhout), 2001-2002
Professor, Department of Chemistry, Republic of Korea Air Force Academy, Cheongwon, Korea, 1984-2013
Professor, Dept. of Bio & Chemical Engineering, Hongik University, Sejong-city, Korea, 2014-

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Consequently, we, my wife and I would very much like to join your organization as a family-oriented tourist (traveler) and hope to play a leading role in introducing the politics, economy, history, law, society, culture, and family of the world to the Korea peninsula, actually to us.

Interests

the nature, politics, economy, history, law, society, culture, and family of the world as far as we know and are aware.

• dogs
• arts
• culture
• education
• instructor
• politics
• technology
• chemistry
• teaching
• engineering
• history
• law
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Korean pop songs; romantic comedies; happy ending essays

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I married EUN-JA LEE in 1985 and have two daughters and a son in law, JYC1R(Lawyer; grad. from the Harvard Law School) and Matt.(Ph.D. candidate at the MIT) in USA, and JYC2(Artist; grad. from the University of IOWA) in Japan. Therefore, I think that the time is now, because I married my wife and have two daughters and a son in law.

Teach, Learn, Share

the nature, politics, economy, history, law, society, culture, language, and family of the world as far as we know and are aware.

What I Can Share with Hosts

- time and place (space; house and area that you’re most interested in) with my wife, who is a stay-at-home[full-time] mom with three male dogs(Korean traditional yellow dogs).
house: There are usually two bedrooms and two bathrooms, a kitchen, a room used as study and parlor, and a main living room situated near the center of the residence. However, traditional Korean housing, han-ok differed quite considerably from the type of housing that we’re familiar with now.
A traditional Korean residence consisted of a rather large courtyard with living quarters built around two, three, or all four sides of this courtyard.
Also, we have two private car, a warehouse, and a Korean small pavilion.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, South Korea, United States