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A research team led by Professor Sang Yup Lee from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at KAIST developed a new technology that enables production of phenol from glucose using an Escherichia coli (E. coli) strain. On October 11, the research was published online in Biotechnology Journal.
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Sang Eun Jee Staff Reporter
2013.11.19 20:38
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From November 7 to 8, KAIST hosted the 9th annual Wearable Computer Contest (WCC). Headed by Professor Hoi-Jun Yoo of the Department of Electrical Engineering, the WCC has been providing students with an opportunity to personally design and create wearable computers since 2005.
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Joon Pyo Hong Senior Staff Reporter
2013.11.19 20:38
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On November 6, the KAIST Keynote Seminar was held by the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) at the Creative Learning Building (E11). Jongwon Kim, the instructor of the seminar introduced the Apple application Keynote, outlined some of its features, and demonstrated how it can be used for creating presentations.
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Dong-Kyeong Lee
2013.11.19 20:36
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On November 2, the second Mentoring Concert was hosted in Terman Hall of the Creative Learning Building (E11). The Mentoring Concert is jointly offered by the Undergraduate Student Council and the Graduate Student Association, and is aimed to invite KAIST alumni from various fields to mentor current undergraduate and graduate students on career development. Over 60 KAIST graduates participated for the Mentoring Concert this year.
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Min Kyu Choi
2013.11.19 20:36
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On October 29, Doctor Lorna Stimson, Deputy Editor of the internationally renowned journal Advanced Materials, gave a talk on science journal publishing, and the discoverability and accessibility of research papers at Terman Hall of the Creative Learning Building (E11) from 2:20 p.m. to 3:10 p.m.
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Wan Ju Kang
2013.11.19 20:32
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On October 15, KAIST hosted the 2013 International Presidential Forum on Global Research Universities (IPFGRU) at The Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul. The IPFGRU has been held annually since 2008 to promote excellence and innovation in higher education. Inviting over 60 presidents from universities and other higher educational institutions, as well as policy makers worldwide, the forum aims to serve as a place where the participants share their expertise and insights on educational missions, values, and progressive change.
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Wan Ju Kang
2013.11.19 20:30
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Professor Sang Ouk Kim from the KAIST Department of Materials Science and Engineering has published a paper titled “Chemically Modified/Doped Carbon Nanotubes & Graphene for Optimized Nanostructures & Nanodevices” as an invited special review article for the 25th anniversary of the journal Advanced Materials. Throughout the paper, he reviews the current progress on chemical modification and doping methods, and the relevant applications of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and graphene. In commemoration of the journal’s 25th anniversary, the editors had selected leading researchers in the field through a rigorous review process to have their works introduced in the issue.
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Joon Pyo Hong Senior Staff Reporter
2013.11.19 20:30
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After the first confirmed case of TB) in KAIST in May, the KAIST Clinic has been working closely with Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) and Yuseong Public Health Center to provide epidemiological testing. These tests are comprised of a variety of methods to screen TB, such as X-ray, blood tests, and skin tests. A KAIST official attributed the outbreak of TB to the higher percentage of students’ residing in dormitories in comparison to other universities.
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Min Kyu Choi
2013.11.19 20:28
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On November 6, an open forum titled “Technology with Soul: Role of Engineers” was held at Lee Min Hwa Hall in Alumni Venture Hall (N22). This forum was hosted in conjunction with the Embassy of the United States, Seoul. The main speaker for the event, Bernard Amadei, was invited by the United States Department of State to speak in this forum. He is a professor of civil engineering at University of Colorado, Boulder, and the founder of Engineers Without Borders (EWB).
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Min Kyu Choi
2013.11.19 20:27
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One of the most common myths about TB is that it only occurs in the lower socioeconomic groups; it is only a problem in developing countries. Surprisingly, TB has been a serious problem in Korea, even though its nominal gross domestic product (GDP) is ranked at 15th in the year 2012 according to the World Bank.
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Seung Hyun Suh Staff Reporter
2013.11.19 20:27
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On November 28, four science and engineering universities - KAIST, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), and Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) - announced their agreement on the establishment of a joint technology holdings company. The technology holdings company, which is to be established in the first half of 2014, is expected to create and nurture many technology ventures into global enterprises.
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Seung Hyun Suh Staff Reporter
2013.11.19 20:23
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On October 15, The KAIST Herald met with two of IPFGRU participants President of Rice University, United States David W. Leebron, and Chief of Staff and Co-Chair of the Advanced Remanufacturing & Technology Center of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Lam Khin Yong.
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Seung Hyun Suh Staff Reporter
2013.11.19 20:23
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From October 27 to November 2, the 2013 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Nuclear Science Symposium & Medical Imaging Conference & Workshop on Room-Temperature Semiconductor X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Detectors (IEEE NSS/MIC/RTSD) conference took place at the COEX Convention Center in Seoul. Notably, Professor Gyu Seong Cho of KAIST Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering assumed the position of NSS Chair at the conference. The IEEE is the world’s largest professional association of academics and engineers that deals with a vast number of fields, including nuclear science and medical imaging, and according to 2010 figures, has over 395,000 members from around 160 different nations.
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Joon Pyo Hong Senior Staff Reporter
2013.11.19 20:21
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On November 7, Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines. The typhoon caused considerable damage, razing countless buildings and homes – the Philippines has suffered a blow that can never be truly recovered. There now lie enormous and countless obstacles in the way of a safe and happy future. The most tragic part of this disaster is the impact on the people: 10,000 are estimated to have perished, and 660,000 have lost their homes. Emergence of riots, looting of aid service centers, and ransacking of grocery warehouses were seen as a result of the refugees’ frustration over the slow recovery and ai delivery process. However, there is still a chance for them to salvage and create hope to recover and surmount these seemingly impossible roadblocks.
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Kibum Park
2013.11.19 20:20
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On November 28, the 28th KAIST undergraduate student council election will be held. In this election, the Undergraduate Student Council and the student council of each undergraduate department will be elected. All enrolled students of KAIST, including students on a leave of absence and those who paid the student union fee, are given full voting rights. This year, a total of 13 undergraduate departments will participate. The members of the four departments - Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Department of Industrial Design, and Department of Mathematical Sciences - that are not participating in the student council election and students with undeclared majors will not be allowed to vote for the departmental student council.
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Sang Eun Jee
2013.11.19 20:17
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From October 21 to 22, the Cho Chun Shik Graduate School for Green Transportation (GSGT) hosted the International Forum on Eco-Friendly Vehicle and System. This year’s forum, which took place at the KI Building (E4) on campus, marks its fourth anniversary. Around 50 researchers in future transportation technology from both academia and industry participated in this year’s forum, including President Soon-man Hong of the Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI), Mike Schagrin of the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), and Professor Kwang-Hee Nam of POSTECH.
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Joon Pyo Hong
2013.11.19 20:13
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On October 14, an agreement ceremony celebrating KAIST’s partnership with Coursera, an educational technology company that provides online courses, was held at the Business Center of The Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul. Through this partnership, KAIST’s lectures will be available all around the world on Coursera, and in turn, KAIST members will be given access to Coursera’s various courses and lectures.
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Sang Eun Jee
2013.11.19 20:09
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Professor Junyong Noh’s team from the KAIST Graduate School of Culture Technology, in conjunction with conglomerate holding company CJ Group’s nationwide cinema franchise CGV, developed CGV ScreenX, which is a multi-projection technology that allows the audience to further immerse themselves in films screened at theaters. This development will allow increased implementation of multi-projection technology in the movie industry.
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Dong-Kyeong Lee
2013.11.19 20:06
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Professor Jay H. Lee of KAIST Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) was elected Fellow for American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Professor Lee is one of the only two Koreans to receive fellowship in AIChE, after Professor Sang Yup Lee of KAIST Department of CBE. Professor Lee has been recognized for his pioneering research contributions in novel paradigms for improved and robust model predictive control in industrial processes.
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Shin Hum Cho
2013.11.19 19:48
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Recently, there have been a number of security breaches that occurred on campus, including an increase of reports of stolen bicycles. Upon analysis of these reports, it was concluded that the majority of thefts were conducted during the middle of the night. As such, the student council is in the process of acquiring close-circuit televisions (more commonly referred to as CCTVs) with night vision capabilities. However, these CCTVs are expensive to install because they require fiber-optic cables to transmit the video feed and is installed only on the East Gate. A new CCTV with similar capabilities is expected to be installed on the Main Gate. Furthermore, only three campus police officers are on duty every night. Recognizing that the lack of personnel would present difficulties in handling unexpected contingencies, the student council is reviewing the possibility of placing additional security guards at high-risk locations on campus.
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Min Kyu Choi
2013.11.07 00:58