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President Nam-Pyo Suh won 'International award' President Nam-Pyo Suh won ‘International award’ In recognition of distinguished scientific and industrial contributions to the field of production engineering, KAIST president Nam-Pyo Suh won ‘General Pierre Nicolau Award’ conferred by College International pour la Recherche en Productique (CIRP). President Suh is a world-renowned scholar who has made excellent achievements at plastic manufacturing process, metal manufacturing process, wear and tear theory, design theory, etc. in the field of production and manufacturing technologies and also the founder of production/ design theory using axiom. General Pierre Nicolau Award’ has been established to honor General Pierre Nicolau, a world-renowned French authority in the field of production engineering, and commemorate his contributions to the founding of CIRP.
2006.09.18 View 11417
KAIST stadium remodeled KAIST stadium remodeled KAIST stadium was reopened on last Thursday, September 14 after its 1.2 billion won-paid remodeling, which equipped the stadium with international standard soccer field, urethane running track, and inline skating track. ■ Main facilities - Urethane running track (straight track: 6 lanes, 100 meter-long/ corner track: 4 lanes, 400 meter-long) - Inline skating track (Width: 4.9m) - International standard artificial turf soccer field (drainage plate method employed) - Four night light towers - Total 1,530 seats installed in the stand - Shower booths and modern-style toilets ■ Total construction cost: 1.2 billion won - 0.3 billion won from Seoul Olympic Sports Promotion Foundation (assistance fund), - 0.9 billion won from KAIST budget ■ Features - Day/night, all weather, and full-season available - Artificial turf soccer field employing drainage plate method will reduce about 290 million won from the budget.
2006.09.18 View 11319
KAIST Cultural Event - Eugene Park & La Speranza Performance KAIST Cultural Event & Eugene Park & La Speranza Performance ■ Performer: Eugene Park & La Speranza ■ Title: Eugene Park & La Speranza ‘Nostalgia Fall Story" ■ Genre: Electric Music & Popera ■ Date: 19:30 p.m. Thursday, September 14, 2006 ■ Venue: KAIST Auditorium ■ Contents A stage that offers a beautiful musical emotion by the encounter of electronic violin playing spreading modern and polished feeling and beautiful melody of popera. Korea’s renowned electronic violinist Eugene Park, a graduate of Juilliard school of music, will heat his stage with his gifted musicality, and Korea’s first male popera quartet ‘La Speranza’ will present refined intimate music by exquisite combining of pop and opera. La Speranza, Italian having a meaning of ‘hope’, is composed of four vocal singers and will present music of high musicality. ■ Profile <Eugene Park> - Entrance to Juilliard’s Pre-College Division (Age of 8) - Joint performance with Wayne Symphony Orchestra (Age of 10) - Joint performance at Lincoln center (Age of 13) - Graduation from Juilliard School of Music in 1996 - Music performance for New York Radio City - Congratulatory performance at the eve of the Superball, First place in Juilliard contest - First place in ISO competition - First place in six contests including Aspen music school competition, etc. - Participation in Summer Jazz Festival (Sejong Center/ July 1997) - Performance (Hoam Art Hall/ November 1997, Sejong Center/ January 24, 1998) - Performance (Dongsoong Art Center/ March 8, 1998) - Performance (Seoul Arts Center/ February 20, 1999), etc. <La Speranza> Korea’s first popera male quartet composed of vocal singers Present popera music comprising popularity and musicality ■ Program - La Speranza: Confession, Right this moment, On a beautiful October day, Phantom of the Opera, All I ask of you, Impossible Dream - Eugene Park: One step, Winter, Great ball, Elvis, One step beyond, Winter, Shake and rattle in rose KAIST Cultural Event ? Eugene Park & La Speranza Performance ■ Performer: Eugene Park & La Speranza ■ Title: Eugene Park & La Speranza ‘Nostalgia Fall Story" ■ Genre: Electric Music & Popera ■ Date: 19:30 p.m. Thursday, September 14, 2006 ■ Venue: KAIST Auditorium ■ Contents A stage that offers a beautiful musical emotion by the encounter of electronic violin playing spreading modern and polished feeling and beautiful melody of popera. Korea’s renowned electronic violinist Eugene Park, a graduate of Juilliard school of music, will heat his stage with his gifted musicality, and Korea’s first male popera quartet ‘La Speranza’ will present refined intimate music by exquisite combining of pop and opera. La Speranza, Italian having a meaning of ‘hope’, is composed of four vocal singers and will present music of high musicality. ■ Profile <Eugene Park> - Entrance to Juilliard’s Pre-College Division (Age of 8) - Joint performance with Wayne Symphony Orchestra (Age of 10) - Joint performance at Lincoln center (Age of 13) - Graduation from Juilliard School of Music in 1996 - Music performance for New York Radio City - Congratulatory performance at the eve of the Superball, First place in Juilliard contest - First place in ISO competition - First place in six contests including Aspen music school competition, etc. - Participation in Summer Jazz Festival (Sejong Center/ July 1997) - Performance (Hoam Art Hall/ November 1997, Sejong Center/ January 24, 1998) - Performance (Dongsoong Art Center/ March 8, 1998) - Performance (Seoul Arts Center/ February 20, 1999), etc. <La Speranza> Korea’s first popera male quartet composed of vocal singers Present popera music comprising popularity and musicality ■ Program - La Speranza: Confession, Right this moment, On a beautiful October day, Phantom of the Opera, All I ask of you, Impossible Dream - Eugene Park: One step, Winter, Great ball, Elvis, One step beyond, Winter, Shake and rattle in rose
2006.09.13 View 13087
KAIST Cultural Festival - the 2nd rocklassic KAIST Cultural Festival - the 2nd rocklassic - Unique music festival by KAIST students mixed with creation, performance, and science - Result of creative classes - All activities from performance planning to strings manufacturing will be carried out by students themselves - At the outdoor theater in KAIST, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, September 10 Crossover music festival pursuing balanced mixture of Rock and Classic will be held by KAIST students. KAIST (President Nam-Pyo Suh) will open ‘KAIST Cultural Festival - the 2nd rocKlassic’ at the outdoor theater, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, September 10. This performance can be considered as a new attempt that provides opportunities of experiencing the vital topic of industry in the 21st century - fusion of culture and technology. Performance planning, arrangement, and playing are all carried out by students themselves, and musical instruments manufactured by students during classes will be used for the performance. This performance is the result of creative classes such as chamber music, strings manufacturing, performance planning, and business management, which have been newly attempted in KAIST since 2002. In the performance subtitled as ‘Einstein’s Violin’, KAIST-graduated bandoneonist Sangji Ko will play the bandoneon (musical instrument which is composed of rectangular side faces and wrinkled box, and played by pushing buttons) as a special guest, and total 40 players including members of KAIST student music club ‘Adlib’, ‘KAIST orchestra’, and ‘MUSIKA’, which is making active performances outside KAIST, will attend to make the concert the biggest music project of KAIST. General director Jeongjin Kim (Professor of KAIST Graduate School of Culture and Technology) said, “In order to enjoy the concert with neighborhood, the outdoor theater capable of 3,000 people will be fully opened, and there is no charge for it. I am sure the passion and talent toward music emitting from KAIST students will startle the audience.” ■ Program <1st stage> - The song of life - Adlib, KAIST orchestra - Flying - Adlib, KAIST orchestra - From between calm and passion - Chulho Kim, KAIST orchestra - Propose - Yeoseotjul - As my wish - Yeoseotjul, Adlib - I lay my love on you - Yeoseotjul - Rachmaninov/ Rhapsody on Theme of Paganini Op. 43: Var. 18 Piano - Chulho Kim, KAIST orchestra - Chaser - Adlib - Walk this way - Adlib - Girl’s period - Adlib - Sweep away - Adlib, KAIST orchestra <2nd stage> - Beethoven Virus - Adlib, KAIST orchestra - Simple symphony - KAIST orchestra - Cinema paradiso - KAIST orchestra - Piano trio by Mendelssohn - Daehyun Wie (Piano), Wontae Song (Violin), Hongje Chang (Cello) - Tango Pugata - Sangji Ko (Bandoneonist), etc. - Vuelvo al sur - Youngsan Lee, etc. - La Cumparsita - Sangji Ko, etc. - Libertango - Sangji Ko, etc. - Dramatic Funk - Wontae Song, Adlib - Cavalleria rusticana intermezzo - Sangji Ko, KAIST orchestra - Hurricane 2000 - Adlib, KAIST orchestra, Yeoseotjul
2006.09.11 View 14815
First collection of students for undergraduate courses 2007 If you want to be a global leader, come to KAIST! 640 students to be selected in the first collection KAIST is an institute of science and technology belonging to the Ministry of Science and Technology, not to the Ministry of Education. KAIST, having executed student selection without examination since 1992, selects students with great talent in science and mathematics by early admission, not by the scores of the nationwide college entrance examination, which is the prototype of on-demand collection executed by ordinary universities. As such, though similar to on-demand collection in fall semester by the other universities in its characteristics, KAIST’s first collection of students for undergraduate courses 2007 is considerably different in that the number of students to be selected is 640, 90% of its entrance quota (700 students). High school graduates and high school students to graduate in February 2007 are eligible for admission, and second year high school students also can apply for admission under the condition of specific examination. The process of the first collection is composed of two steps. The first step is the examination of submitted documents. A certified score of English by one of TEPS, TOEFL, and TOEIC must be submitted, and those students having no certified score must express their intention to take a special TEPS test through internet application. In the examination of submitted documents, in-depth examination on high school record, certified score of English, cover letter, teacher’s letter of recommendation, evidence on student’s excellence, etc. is carried out. The second step is an interview. Around 900 candidates, 1.4 times larger than the number of final selectors (640 students), are selected as candidates for interview through the first step (examination of submitted documents), and among them, top 70% of the candidates (around 450 candidates) will take an interview for personality examination and the other 30% will take an interview for specialty examination. The interview for specialty examination will test on two subjects - Mathematics and Science. Mathematics is a compulsory subject and Science is tested by one subject among Physics, Biology, and Chemistry. The preparation time for each subject is 30 minutes and the interview time is 20 minutes. The coverage of the interview for specialty examination is Math I, II, and infinitesimal calculus for Mathematics, and Science I and II for Science with priority given to the 7th step of education. <Interview with Dongsu Kwon, Manager of KAIST Admission Team> Q> What do you think of the features of KAIST entrance exam? A> A fact that students do not have to make a separate preparation for the admission to KAIST. Just studying what they are interested in and exhibiting the consequence itself will do. It is possible to tell those students who’ve studied with interests with mere documents and interview. KAIST entrance exam is a designed system to carry out regular education faithfully, not a system to select a small number of well-prepared students. Q> What type of students does KAIST want? A> Students having evident fields of interest, students having authentic passion, and students studying voluntarily. I think KAIST is the best place for students who have passion in Math and Science and eager to be a great scholar to pave their way for the further during the college period of four years. Q> The degree of importance of the certified score of English (one of TEPS, TOEFL, and TOEIC) for the admission to KAIST A> In KAIST, many classes use English textbooks, therefore, students are required to possess specific level of English abilities. However, since English can be improved in the campus, English score is not an absolute criterion and can be supplemented by other merits of candidates. However, it’s evident that candidates having high English score take priority in the exam. Q> Is it true that the number of graduates of non-science high school is increasing? A> Their rate hits about 30%. This results from considerably improved level of graduates from non-science high school, compared to their previous. Particularly, as KAIST has been widely known through TV drama and so on, a great number of top-class students from non-science high school apply for KAIST. These factors are considered to raise the current rate of graduates from non-science high school in KAIST, and there is no disparity in examination between graduates from science high school and non-science high school. Click here to apply for KAIST first collection of students for undergraduate courses 2007 (September 8 (Fri.) - 11 (Mon.) 17:00, 2006)
2006.09.11 View 12051
Professor Tae-Gwan Park awarded Minister Prize Professor Tae-Gwan Park awarded Minister Prize Professor Tae-Gwan Park (Department of Biological Sciences) was awarded the Minister Prize in the science innovation sector at the NANO KOREA 2006, which was opened on August 30. This prize is given to researchers who have shown excellent research results in the field of Nanotechnology, and Professor Park was awarded the Minister Prize in recognition of his innovative achievements in the fields of Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, Gene Therapy, which are fusion technologies of NT and BT that utilize nanobiomaterials.
2006.09.06 View 14074
CJIS donates development fund of two hundreds million won to KAIST CJIS donates development fund of two hundreds million won to KAIST CJ Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (CJIS/ CEO Hong-Chang Kim) donated a development fund of two hundreds million won to KAIST (President Nam-Pyo Suh) on Monday, August 30 to contribute to the development of KAIST and its fostering of science genius. At the donation ceremony held at the main conference room in KAIST main administration building, CJIS CEO Hong-Chang Kim said, “I am very pleased to contribute to the development of KAIST, which is developing into a world-class research university.” In response to this, KAIST president Nam-Pyo Suh said, “I am very grateful for CJIS’s support. I will do my best to make KAIST one of the world-class research universities to be the hub of the world as well as Korea in the field of the cutting-edge science and technology.”
2006.09.06 View 13138
Professor Ryong Ryoo, selected as a scientist wished to resemble and to be 2006 Professor Ryong Ryoo, selected as a scientist wished to resemble and to be 2006 Professor Ryong Ryoo (Department of Chemistry) was selected as a scientist wished to resemble and to be 2006. Professor Ryoo developed in 2000 world’s first nanoporous carbon material in which numberless several nanometer-sized holes were drilled. The development of this nanoporous material was introduced by international scientific journal NATURE in 2000 and 2001 and expected to contribute to the progress of mankind through the development of high efficiency fuel cell or ultra-light computer. Professor Ryoo also developed a new technology that can considerably improve the catalyst activation and stability of ‘Zeolite’, a main catalyst in the petrochemical industry, which was introduced by NATURE materials. The above achievements qualified Professor Ryoo for the selection. ‘Scientists wished to resemble and to be 2006’ were selected among scientists showing vigorous activities in the science and technology circle on the basis of their recent achievements, etc. by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Korea Science Foundation, and total 10 scientists qualified to be the model of children and the youth were announced on August 24.
2006.09.06 View 14314
KAIST tech-clinic center opens - Consists of total 124 staffs including KAIST professors, experts from state-run institutes in Daedeok Innopolis, etc. - Introduce the patient treatment system of general hospitals and provide the services of diagnosis, treatment, and later management of small and medium-sized venture enterprises A tech-clinic center is opened in KAIST to solve technical problems of enterprises in Daedeok Innopolis. KAIST (President Nam Pyo Suh) and Daedeok Innopolis (President&CEO In Chul Park) held the opening ceremony of ‘Daedeok Innopolis-designated KAIST tech-clinic center’ at the High-tech Venture Hall in KAIST, 5:00 p.m. Monday, August 28. KAIST tech-clinic center consists of total 124 staffs including KAIST professors and researchers, experts from state-run institutes in Daedeok Innopolis, etc. The staffs will take charge of general diagnosis and treatment in the fields of Information Communication, BioTechnologies, Nano-Technologies, Environmental Engineering, Management, Design, and so on. The tech-clinic center, upon the request by small and medium-sized enterprises, will dispatch the staffs in the corresponding field to check the state of the enterprises and provide assistance to solve problems in technology development and researches. The center plans to transfer technologies that enterprises need and solve long-term tasks through joint/ entrusted researches. The center will also perform treatments in the fields of management, law, and accounting of enterprises in association with company founding and management consultation project, which is being promoted by Daedeok Innopolis. Unlike the existing consulting institutes that put a high value on consultation, the center is featured with its distinguished way of running that it will analyze the causes of problems, find fundamental solutions, and perform even later management. An official from KAIST said, “Considering various circumstances, it’s not easy for individual enterprises to find suitable experts in the corresponding fields and request proper solutions to settle their problems. That’s the reason why KAIST has promoted this project. KAIST hopes many enterprises in Daedeok Innopolis based on the cutting-edge technologies will gain substantial assistance from this center.” An official from Daedeok Innopolis said, “In order to provide practical supports, the treatment will be carried out in preliminary/ routine/ expert phases. Also, it is planned to strengthen regular omnidirectional support services for enterprises in association with the internet web call center, etc.”
2006.09.05 View 14239
Professor Sejin Kwon develops thruster for small satellite - World’s first application of high-performance liquid propellant to small satellite thruster - Show about four times higher thrust performance than the cold gas thruster of University of Surrey, the state-of-the-art technology in the field of small satellite - Expect a considerable contribution to the extension of the lifespan and mission range of small satellites The team of Professor Sejin Kwon (Department of Aerospace Engineering in KAIST/ President Nam Pyo Suh) and Space Solution Inc. (President Jaehun Lee) have jointly developed a micro thruster for small satellite motion-control. Kwon"s team has succeeded in developing an integrated thruster which can be mounted on a satellite by integrating catalyst reactor and propellant-supplying system, which are the core technologies of small satellite thruster system. For the first time in the world, Kwon’s team employs a high-performance liquid propellant to the thruster. In the thruster, liquid-state hydrogen peroxide is dissolved into vapor and oxygen at the catalytic layer to emit a huge amount of heat. And, the emitted heat is converted into the kinetic energy of the gas to produce a propulsive force. This thruster can perform the motion-control of a several tens-kilogram satellite with a propulsive force of less than one Newton and shows about four times higher thrust performance than the cold gas thruster of University of Surrey, who possesses the state-of-the-art technologies in the field of small satellites. Professor Kwon said, “Although University of Surrey has also tried to develop a similar system, it’s not yet solved the problem on catalytic reactor bed. I expect this thruster will considerably contribute to the extension of the lifespan and mission range of scientific small satellites. Also, this thruster can be employed for the attitude control of the upper end of the launch vehicle, which is now being developed by the Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).” <Thruster module for small satellite application>
2006.09.05 View 14021
Professor Chan Beum Park, requested for joint international research by a German biotechnology enterprise. - Bitop AG (Germany) requested a joint development of medicines for Alzheimer’s disease - The meaning of the financial support by European enterprise to the research result of domestic university. Professor Chan Beum Park (Department of Materials Science and Engineering in KAIST/ President Nam Pyo Suh) has been entrusted with a joint international research for the development of medicines for Alzheimer’s disease from Bitop AG, German biotechnology enterprise. KAIST recently agreed with Bitop AG to cooperate for a research program pursuing the development of inhibitors that inhibit the formation of plaque relevant to amyloid diseases like Alzheimer’s disease. Based on this agreement, KAIST will be provided with a financial support of sixty thousands Euro (about 74 million won) from Bitop AG. Professor Park will perform the screening of inhibitors, which are the core of the research, and KAIST will share patent rights from the research with Bitop AG. It is known that various degenerative nerve diseases like Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, mad cow disease, and so on arise mainly from the accumulation of pathological protein plaque termed amyloid, and environmental stress accelerates the diseases. So far, no effective remedy has been developed for amyloid diseases. Recently, the use of chemicals inhibiting the formation of amyloid has been raised as a potential remedy. Natural small stress molecules extracted from microbes growing in extreme environments like volcanic region on the bottom of the deep sea, etc. are gaining attention as an amyloid inhibitor. Professor Park found out for the first time in the world that Anti-stress materials are effective in inhibiting the formation of amyloid plaque and published that fact in several renowned European scientific journals. After that, Professor Park was requested by Bitop AG for a joint research and has studied for the development of medicines for Alzheimer’s disease using various kinds of Anti-stress materials. Professor Park said, “I’d like to grant a highly valuable meaning to this entrustment since it implies that European enterprises perceive the value of the research result by domestic universities and hope to promote research and development by providing practical financial support, etc. I wish this time’s entrustment will be a momentum to advance Korea’s research level one step higher through active joint researches with enterprises or institutes in U.S. and Europe as well as Bitop AG.” Bitop AG is a German enterprise that produces various Anti-stress materials coming from extreme-loving microbes. Currently, Anti-stress materials are being sold mainly as protein and cell protectants, cosmetic additives, health supplement, etc. Anti-stress materials extracted from microbes well growing in extreme environment of one hundred centigrade or more are expected to perform a role of inhibitors that inhibit the formation of amyloid plaque, the main factor of stress-related degenerative nerve diseases like Alzheimer’s disease, etc. Such Anti-stress materials are gaining attention as a future medicine for Alzheimer’s disease, etc.
2006.09.05 View 13921
Former Information and Communication Minister Soonhoon Bae appointed to Vice president of KAIST “KAIST graduate school of management will be a world-class graduate school of management” Professor Soonhoon Bae was appointed to the vice president of KAIST in Seoul campus on August 16. Vice president Bae started his carrier with Daewoo Inc. as the head of the technical H.Q. in Daewoo Heavy Industry in 1976, and took office as the CEO of Daewoo Electronics (1991-95) and Daewoo Inc. (1995-97). He was also the Minister of Information and Communication in 1998 and the chairman of the Presidential Committee on Northeast Asian Business Hub during 2004-05. He became an issue by ‘TANKism’, a motto of making strong and core function-convergent electronic goods, when he was the CEO of Daewoo Electronics in 1992. From 1999, he’s made lectures for KAIST graduate school of techno management and Classroom No. 101 in Supex Management Hall where he has made lectures is called ‘tank classroom’. Vice president Bae expressed his intention of the globalization and level-up of the school by saying, “I will focus on basic researches of management and thus raise the level of KAIST graduate school up to be qualified for Nobel Prize. I’ve taken many high-rank positions such as the CEO of major companies and the minister, however, position doesn’t matter at all. I am fully satisfied with the fact that the organizations that I belonged to have been reborn as world-class communities, and I am planning to lead KAIST graduate school of management in such a direction.”
2006.09.05 View 13519

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