Professor Min Huh
Professor Min Huh has been a hands-on, field-orientated palaeontologist for more than 30 years and as a leader is energetic and prominent in promoting the Korean geosciences internationally. He continues to publish significant, well-cited papers in his field and at the same time plays important roles in national geoscience outreach and policy, as Director of the Dinosaur Research Centre and as President of the Geological Society of Korea.
He led a major initiative to have the Korean Dinosaur Coast nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in 2009, and it remains on the list to be considered for this status at a later date. In 2016, he led the successful Korean application to host the 37th International Geological Congress in 2024 and is now co-chair of the implementation committee.