About the Author
Prof. Se-Kwon Kim, Ph.D. is presently working as
Distinguished Professor in Korea Maritime and Ocean
University and Research advisor of Kolmar Korea
Company. He worked as Distinguished Professor at
Department of Marine Bio Convergence Science and
Technology and Director of Marine Bioprocess
Research Center (MBPRC) at Pukyong National
University, Busan, South Korea.
He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Pukyong
National University and conducted his postdoctoral
studies at the Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA.
Later, he became a visiting scientist at the Memorial
University of Newfoundland and University of British
Columbia in Canada.
He served as President of the ‘Korean Society of Chitin
and Chitosan’ in 1986–1990 and the ‘Korean Society of
Marine Biotechnology’ in 2006–2007. To the credit for
his research, he won the best paper award from the
American Oil Chemists’ Society in 2002. He was also
Chairman for ‘7th Asia-Pacific Chitin and Chitosan
Symposium,’ which was held in South Korea in 2006. He
was Chief Editor in the ‘Korean Society of Fisheries and
Aquatic Science’ during 2008–2009. In addition, he is
Board Member of the International Society of Marine
Biotechnology Associations (IMBA) and International
Society of Nutraceuticals and Functional Food (ISNFF).
His major research interests are investigation and
development of bioactive substances from marine
resources. His immense experience of marine bioprocessing and mass production technologies for marine
bio-industry is the key asset of holding majorly funded
marine bio projects in Korea. Furthermore, he expended
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Prof. Se-Kwon Kim, Ph.D. is presently working as
Distinguished Professor in Korea Maritime and Ocean
University and Research advisor of Kolmar Korea
Company. He worked as Distinguished Professor at
Department of Marine Bio Convergence Science and
Technology and Director of Marine Bioprocess
Research Center (MBPRC) at Pukyong National
University, Busan, South Korea.
He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Pukyong
National University and conducted his postdoctoral
studies at the Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA.
Later, he became a visiting scientist at the Memorial
University of Newfoundland and University of British
Columbia in Canada.
He served as President of the ‘Korean Society of Chitin
and Chitosan’ in 1986–1990 and the ‘Korean Society of
Marine Biotechnology’ in 2006–2007. To the credit for
his research, he won the best paper award from the
American Oil Chemists’ Society in 2002. He was also
Chairman for ‘7th Asia-Pacific Chitin and Chitosan
Symposium,’ which was held in South Korea in 2006. He
was Chief Editor in the ‘Korean Society of Fisheries and
Aquatic Science’ during 2008–2009. In addition, he is
Board Member of the International Society of Marine
Biotechnology Associations (IMBA) and International
Society of Nutraceuticals and Functional Food (ISNFF).
His major research interests are investigation and
development of bioactive substances from marine
resources. His immense experience of marine bioprocessing and mass production technologies for marine
bio-industry is the key asset of holding majorly funded
marine bio projects in Korea. Furthermore, he expended
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