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TEDxKAIST will hold its upcoming 5th annual event under the theme, "Disk Defragmentation", a retrospective approach in deeming what is important in everyday life for individuals. The event will be held on September 27, from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the newly built Jang Young Shin Student Center (N13).The diverse pool of invited speakers in this consecutive annual event covers a wide spe
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Shin Hum Cho Senior Staff Reporter
2015.01.17 17:23
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On September 12, for the very first time, the KAIST Alumni Association held the "KAIST Technology Fair" in the school's KAIST Institute (KI) building (E4). This technology fair was attended by a total of 17 organizations 14 alumni companies, the KAIST Technology Commercialization Center and 2 investment firms; they were welcomed to the workshop for active investment opportunities for st
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Chonghyuk Song Assistant Editor
2015.01.17 17:20
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On August 28, The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (Ministry) announced the first recruiting scheme for Science and Technology Specialists (Specialists). Its purpose is to train and secure officers interested in defense-related research. The Ministry is recruiting around twenty Specialists, regardless of gender. The applicant must be enrolled in one of the five designated universities
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DongJae Lee Senior Staff Reporter
2015.01.17 17:13
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The Brain Engineering Society of Korea (BESK) hosted the first BESK summer school from August 28 to 29. It was held at LG-POSCO Hall, Korea University. For early-bird registrations, applicants were given booklets for the summer school. The registration fee for graduate students and general public were 120,000 Korean Won, whereas undergraduates only had to pay 50,000.The event was hosted by the BES
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DongJae Lee Senior Staff Reporter
2015.01.17 17:08
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IAAP was founded in 1997 by the Singapore government to develop and enhance education and universities in Singapore. The panel is comprised of 12 world-class members in the field of education, science, politics, economics, and culture. The committee meets once every two years for 2 to 3 days in Singapore, and this year marks its 10th meeting. During the meeting, the members discuss and hold lectur
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DongJae Lee Senior Staff Reporter
2015.01.17 16:58
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On August 12, a research team led by Professor Bongsoo Kim of the KAIST Department of Chemistry successfully developed the world’s thinnest neural probe by using a gold nanowire, greatly enhancing the neural signal detection in brains. Using a nanowire, ten millionth of a meter wide, they were able to increase the detection sensitivity to 1000 times more than conventional neural devices, whi
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Shin Hum Cho
2014.11.11 21:57
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A collaborative research team in KAIST developed the first graphene quantum dot display on August 28. Through cooperation among Professor Seokwoo Jeon of the Department of Materials Science, Professor Yong-Hoon Cho of the Department of Physics, and Professor Seunghyup Yoo of the Department of Electrical Engineering, a fully functional graphene quantum dot device was produced, opening the path for
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Shin Hum Cho
2014.11.11 21:55
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ICISTS-KAIST (International Conference for Integration of Science, Technology and Society) celebrated their ten-year anniversary at the KAIST Daejeon Campus in a five-day conference held from August 4 to 8. The independently organized student conference provided a rich field for discussion on this year’s opening question, “Does Science Lead Progress?”ICISTS-KAIST is the largest i
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Shin Hum Cho
2014.11.11 21:08
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KAIST President Sung Mo Kang attended the Summer Davos Forum held in Tianjin, China, from September 10 to 12, as the sole participant to represent a university from his country. On September 10, he went on to participate in a specialized and private conference within Davos called the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF), with the presidents of eight other prestigious universities such as those f
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Chonghyuk Song
2014.11.11 21:03
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UNIPEACE is a peace group that has over 170 chapters in universities nationwide. Members of UNIPEACE hold exhibitions, seminars, and panel discussions on various topics concerning peace. KAIST UNIPEACE has been organizing such events for the past 10 years, promoting diverse themes of peace to more than 500 students and faculty members annually. On May 28 and 29, this year’s exhibition was held at the first floor lobby of the Creative Learning Building (E11) from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. This year’s topic was “A World Without Nuclear Weapons,” and the goal set by UNIPEACE for this exhibition was to “alarm individuals about the tolerance of humanity on nuclear weapons, and bolster the thought that each and every one of our perceptions and actions can pave the way to a world without a single nuclear warhead.”
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Dongwon Cha
2014.06.15 16:01
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On May 13, KAIST’s Safety and Security Team held the first commemoration of “Safety Day” at the KAIST Institute (KI) Building (E4) from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Safety Day was created as a reminder to KAIST of the explosion at a lab on May 13, 2003. Safety Day commemoration will be held every year to encourage safety among researchers and form a safe environment for research. Including K
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Hyunseung Hwang
2014.06.15 16:00
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On June 2, Graphene Research Center (GRC) invited Professor Philip Kim from the Department of Physics at Columbia University and hosted a seminar titled “Toward Quantum Electronics Based on 2-Dimensional (2D) Materials and Beyond,” which took place at the Fusion Hall of the KAIST Institute Building (E4). Professor Kim lectured on the exotic quantum transport behavior and a new type of
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Seung Hyun Suh
2014.06.15 15:59
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On May 30, a lecture on patents was held at Fusion Hall, located in the KAIST Institute Building (E4). The event was hosted by Patent Court of Korea (commonly referred to as just Patent Court) and supported by KAIST Office of University-Industry Cooperation (OUIC). The lecture was in accordance with an agreement signed earlier that day between KAIST and Patent Court, encouraging cooperation betwee
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DongJae Lee Senior Staff Reporter
2014.06.15 15:58
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Professor Keon Jae Lee’s team from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering has developed a highly efficient nanogenerator. The research findings were published on the April 23 issue of Advanced Materials. The research project was sponsored by the KOLON-KAIST LifeStyle Innovation Center and the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. Nanogenerators, as its name suggests, is
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Min Kyu Choi
2014.06.15 15:57
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Doctor Tae-Woo Park, a recent graduate of KAIST Department of Computer Science, was appointed as a professor at the Michigan State University in East Lansing. During his studies at KAIST, he was advised by Professors Junehwa Song and Uichin Lee. While there have been cases where KAIST graduates were granted professorships abroad, Park is the first graduate to directly join a university faculty wit
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Min Kyu Choi
2014.06.15 15:56
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On May 30, a seminar entitled “Visiting Mentors - Women Engineers: Career Mentoring with Engineers in Society” was held. The mentoring event was sponsored by the Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers’s (KIChE’s) Women’s Committee with the purpose of encouraging talented female engineers to remain in the engineering field. Professor Hyunjoo Lee from the KAIST Departme
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Jiwon Lee
2014.06.15 15:55
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On May 7, the Undergraduate Student Council and the Graduate Student Association jointly hosted the third Mentoring Concert in Terman Hall of the Creative Learning Building (E11). The concert was organized with the aim to invite KAIST alumni from various fields to give advice to current KAIST students on their career development.The event consisted of three main parts: keynote speeches, mentoring
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Seung Hyun Suh
2014.06.15 15:54
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On May 27, KAIST held a third public hearing for the new school logo candidates. Design Park, the company selected to design the new logo, provides a wide range of services, including naming new companies and creating new logos for companies and schools. It has been working on creating KAIST’s school logo for the past 10 months, after a campus-wide survey revealed that more than half of the
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Hyunseung Hwang
2014.06.15 15:52
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On May 23, Angela Lin, the Asia Recruitment Manager from Imperial College London, visited KAIST to hold an information session about pursuing a master’s or doctorate degree at Imperial. During the session, she spoke about Imperial’s unique history and traits that make it such an exceptional university, different programs that are offered, and tips on how to submit a successful applicat
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Jiwon Lee
2014.06.15 15:51
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On April 2, Professor Sang Yup Lee from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering was selected as the laureate of the 2014 Ho-Am Prize in Engineering. He was selected for his work on developing the world’s first biotechnologies for the production of gasoline from renewable resources using genetically engineered bacteria. On June 3, a lecture to commemorate his award was given a
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DongJae Lee Senior Staff Reporter
2014.06.15 15:49