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Seo-Eun Lee, a student from the Department of Biological Sciences who graduated in February, has won the Best Paper Award in the Bio-Photonics Division at the 2014 Optical Society of Korea (OSK) Winter Conference, held from February 19 through 21 at the Daejeon Convention Center. A total of 270 papers in nine divisions were presented during the conference, and one paper from each division is given the Best Paper Award. It is very rare for an undergraduate student whose major is not in physics to receive the award.
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DongJae Lee
2014.03.28 15:54
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World leaders have reacted to the crisis in Crimea by calling for restraint and urging a peaceful resolution. The United States (US) responded vehemently to the Russian intervention in the Crimean peninsula by imposing sanctions against those who have contributed to the violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty. In a 90-minute telephone conversation, US President Barack Obama told Russian President Vladimir Putin that sending troops to Ukraine is a breach of international law, including the obligations under the United Nations Charter, and urged Putin to withdraw his troops from Ukraine. The steps taken by the US after the referendum in Crimea include asset freezes and travel bans on the 11 individuals responsible for the operation in Crimea. Obama also announced his plan to travel to Europe next week while US Vice President Joe Biden plans to visit Poland and Lithuania.
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Sang Eun Jee
2014.03.28 15:49
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One of the most welcoming policy changes for KAIST students will be about the changes regarding scholarship standards. Though formulated by Onestep, the previous undergraduate student council, two major changes in student policy, grade point average (GPA) standard and excess semester grants, were put into effect this semester.
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Seung Hyun Suh
2014.03.28 15:47
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KAIST Center for Science-based Entrepreneurship (CSE) is looking for students who are interested in participating in a task force team (TFT) of a startup company in the United States (US). The position is open to all KAIST students (undergraduate/graduate, alumni, and students on leave of absence) who possess passion for challenge and talent, as well as good communication skills in English. The company is planning on recruiting about 100 students, and application fields that are open include computer vision, human behavior modeling, web-based social networking, interactive video streaming, and development of mobile applications in iOS and Android.
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DongJae Lee
2014.03.28 15:38
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On March 6, KAIST and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the “Cooperation for Innovation and Entrepreneurship” at the 2014 Danish-Korean Green Alliance Meeting at the Shilla Seoul Hotel. Around 200 people, including the signatories KAIST president Sung Mo Kang and DTU president Anders Bjarklev were in attendance.
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Jiwon Kim
2014.03.28 15:28
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From February 19 to 21, KAIST hosted a free meeting of students from the Asian Science and Technology Pioneering Institutes of Research of Education (ASPIRE) League, composed of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, KAIST, Nanyang Technological University, Tsinghua University, and Tokyo Institute of Technology. The meeting discussed the possibility of an intercollegiate event, yet only referred to as the “e-Olympics,” consisting of both competitive and non-competitive content. The event is prospected by the league members to become a renowned competition within the Asian college circles.
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Dongsung Park
2014.03.28 15:26
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“Entrepreneurship” and “innovation” are perhaps the two most popular words of the decade. At this juncture, society is trying to move on to competitive yet sustainable models. Ideas have changed the world in a way like never before. BizWorld at KAIST is bound to provide an opportunity to tweak one’s thinking when faced with real life challenges in the field of global business.
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Manisha
2014.03.28 15:23
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The research team led by Professor Kyung Wook Paik from the Department of Material Science and Engineering developed a new low-cost flexible packaging technology by using anisotropic conductive film (ACF). This new material allows both better electrical conductivity and enhanced flexibility. Electronic packaging technology is used for producing the hardware structure of all electronic products, ranging from smartphones to household electric appliances. This technology decides the size, performance, and price of an electronic product. It will take on a significant role in the realization of future wearable electronic products.
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Seung Hyun Suh
2014.03.28 15:02
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On February 25, Professor Yong-Taek Im from the KAIST Department of Mechanical Engineering wasnominated as the 16th president of Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM). With the inaugural ceremony marking the beginning, Professor Im will serve as the president for three years until February 24, 2017.
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Seung Hyun Suh
2014.03.28 15:00
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On March 12, Professor Wang-Yuhl Oh from the Department of Mechanical Engineering announced that his research team has developed an improved method for optical imaging of the three-dimensional (3D) microstructure of the vessel wall of living animals. Using this new method, the research team successfully acquired high-resolution (with a longitudinal pitch of 34 micrometers (μm) and an axial pitch of 9.2 μm) 3D images of the vessel for the first time in the world.
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DongJae Lee
2014.03.28 15:00
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On March 11, Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse gave a special lecture on “The Great Ideas of Biology.” The lecture was held from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Fusion Hall of KAIST Institute (KI) Building (E4), and was attended by President Sung Mo Kang and many KAIST students and faculty.
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Sang Eun Jee
2014.03.28 14:57
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On February 28, the renewed KAIST Portal System began its service. The new portal system was developed to improve its predecessor by reflecting more the needs of KAIST members. Last year, several surveys were conducted for feedback on how the university’s portal system could be ameliorated. Opinions collected included the addition of KAIST shuttle bus timetables, campus map, and menus of the university’s cafeterias, as well as the change in the organization of the webpage to allow easier access to information about KAIST.
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Sang Eun Jee
2014.03.28 14:56
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On March 10, a new shuttle bus route was introduced, supplanting the hourly shuttle bus route to Wolpyeong (KAIST) Station and back. A 24-passenger minibus was commissioned for this task and is under direct management from KAIST’s administrative departments. The shuttle bus is currently available eight times a day on weekdays. The new shuttle is expected to address the increasing student demand for a consolidated intracity transportation system.
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Min Kyu Choi
2014.03.28 14:56
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On March 3, KAIST held the 2014 Undergraduate Matriculation Ceremony at 10 a.m. in the Auditorium (E15) of the main campus. This year, over 800 students joined the ranks; they and 700 parents and relatives sat in the audience watching the ceremony commencethe freshman oath, sworn by the two class of 2013 representatives Kwangjun Ahn and Harim Jin.
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Chonghyuk Song
2014.03.28 14:53
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On March 6, Professor Paul P. Maglio from University of California Merced was invited to hold a seminar, titled “A Service Science Perspective on Big Data and Business Model Evolution,” hosted by the KAIST Department of Knowledge Service Engineering. Professor Maglio focused on the implications of big data from a service science perspective. He is considered to be one of the founders of the service science field.
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Min Kyu Choi
2014.03.28 14:51
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KAIST doctoral candidate Tae Wan Kim (under the supervision of Professor Kyung Wook Paik) from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering is to be awarded the Intel Best Student Paper Award at the Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) in Florida, United States this May. At the last ECTC event in Las Vegas, United States, Kim presented his research, “Low Temperature Flex-on-Flex Assembly Using Polyvinylidene Flouride Nanofiber Incorporated Sn58Bi Solder Anisotropic Conductive Films and Vertical Ultrasonic Bonding,” that was carried out in collaboration with Nokia and received recognition for his work. Professor Paik’s team and Kim’s nanofiber grafted version of the anisotropic conductive film solves the issue of short-circuiting between micro-gap junction electrodes.
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Chonghyuk Song
2014.03.28 14:51
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On March 5, students lined up outside the dining hall in Tae Wul Gwan (N13) to be the first ones to try out foodservice company IB Food’s new restaurant Grillcook. Grillcook offers a more western set of menus than its predecessor, foodservice company CJ Freshway’s The Place, with food options ranging from steaks to various kinds of pilafs and spaghetti. In mid-February, the KAIST General Affairs Team announced that Grillcook would be the successor to The Place, which had served the school for three years before theyrequested a withdrawal of their operation from KAIST last November.
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Chonghyuk Song
2014.03.28 14:45
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The Bureau of International Relations (BIR) branch of the KAIST Student Council, also known as Blossom, has started working towards their goals this winter. Over the past winter break, the BIR created a list of and made progress on projects that they will work on throughout the year.
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Seungho Lee
2014.03.28 14:44
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Seung-Han Lee, a doctoral candidate from the Department of Electrical Engineering at KAIST, received the Best Paper Award at the International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED). Titled “Security in a Connected World,” this year’s ISQED was held from March 3 to 5 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California, United States.
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Sang Eun Jee
2014.03.28 14:42
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Active KAIST 60303, a campaign designed to promote a healthy and active lifestyle in KAIST, has been launched at the Lyu Keun-Chul Sports Complex (N3) under the leadership of Professor Seokhee Kim of KAIST Department of Humanities and Social Sciences and an exercise specialist. The number 60303 stands for a strenuous training regime consisting of 60 minutes of physical activity and 30 minutes of moderate exercise every day for 3 months. A total of 100 applicants, selected under a first-come-first-served basis, are currently enrolled in the program. Due to extreme popularity among students, the application was closed in merely two days.
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Min Kyu Choi
2014.03.28 14:36