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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
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On September 6 and 7, the KAIST Undergraduate Student Council organized KAIST Career Fair 2013 at the Lyu Keun-Chul Sports Complex (N3), with the aim to provide students some helpful information about their future career paths and the recruitment processes of major companies operating in Korea.
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Seung Hyun Suh
2013.11.07 00:53
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Last year’s KAIST Art and Music Festival (KAMF) was a huge success that brought some of the most well-known Korean independent bands and many music lovers to the KAIST campus. Organized by the Undergraduate and Graduate Student Council to enhance the cultural life at KAIST, KAMF provided opportunities to enjoy cultural events up close without having to travel to Seoul.
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Sang Eun Jee
2013.11.07 00:42
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Two major changes in student policy made by the 27th Student Undergraduate Council, One Step, are the course retake policies and student union fees. Significant steps have been achieved through the student council’s activities and were finalized such that the policy changes were put into effect this very semester.
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Shin Hum Cho
2013.11.07 00:40
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Since the closure of the spring semester, it has been a busy period for One Step, the Undergraduate Student Council. If we take a look at its achievements and future plans for this semester, it is possible to see that a diverse field of concerns is being tackled. Some of the changes that have occurred or are to be expected include organization of various events, implementation or revision of numerous policies, improvements in student welfare, confrontation of controversial issues, and an encouragement in the communications between One Step and the KAIST community.
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Dong-Kyeong Lee
2013.11.06 22:49
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On September 5, KAIST’s Student Health and Life Center and Lyu Keun-Chul Sports Complex Fitness Center held the 2013 Core Exercises Workshop from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the main court of the Lyu Keun-chul Sports Complex. The workshop was to promote a healthier lifestyle to KAIST students by helping them strengthen their core muscles.
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Seung Hyun Suh
2013.11.05 01:59
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The importance of university identity (UI) lies in its illustration of an institute's value and status. Although the current KAIST UI has been successful in fulfilling its role in representing KAIST for nearly two decades, there has recently been a calling for its modification. As a result, KAIST has started a six-month project to develop a new UI.
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Dong-Kyeong Lee
2013.11.05 01:58
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On September 5, the Korea Research Center of History of Science, Technology, and Civilization (HISTAC) hosted a seminar on seeking creative ways of educating engineers based on their knowledge of science history. Sponsored by KAIST and the Academy of Korean Studies, the seminar welcome more than 100 participants at Terman Hall of the Creative Learning Building (E11) from 1:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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Wan Ju Kang
2013.11.05 01:54
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From August 19 to 20, KAIST held its first Asian Innovation and Entrepreneurship Association – National Bureau of Economic Research (AIEA-NBER) Conference. The underlying theme of this year’s conference was to explore the development and commercialization of innovation and entrepreneurship for economic prosperity between North America and Asia. The conference consisted of five sessions covering topics of entrepreneurship, innovation, regulation, and intellectual property, followed by two panel discussions involving innovation and entrepreneurship in North America and Asia.
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Min Kyu Choi
2013.11.05 01:46
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A collaborative research team from KAIST’s and Kyonggi University’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering developed a high performance lithium-air battery with significantly improved performance and lighter weight. The research team successfully used nanofibers and graphene composite materials to raise the energy performance of lithium batteries to five times that of conventional lithium-ion batteries. The research team was led by Professor Seokwoo Jeon and Professor Il-Doo Kim of KAIST and Professor Yong-Joon Park of Kyonggi University. Their findings were published in the August online issue of Nano Letters.
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Shin Hum Cho
2013.11.05 01:44
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KAIST has installed Idea Factory, a fabrication laboratory (fab lab) on campus to promote active idea development and prototype building.
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Seung Hyun Suh
2013.11.05 01:37
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With the start of the fall semester, many new changes have been implemented to the KAIST Learning Management System (KLMS). The changes include a new interface, an addition of features, and an improvement in compatibility of the system with various devices.
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Dong-Kyeong Lee
2013.11.05 01:35