A South Korean professor has had his name listed in a world-renowned biographical dictionary.

Choo Ho-ryol, the President of the College of Agriculture and Lifescience at Gyeongsang National University, had his name added on Friday to the “Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering.”

The Korean professor had discovered an environmentally friendly way to repel and exterminate pests on golf courses without using insecticides.

The "Who’s Who in Science and Engineering" provides key biographical facts on the more than 24,000 men and women leading today’s scientific and technological revolution.