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Visit by Kyushu University

Kyushu University) visited the College of Engineering at KAIST on January 30th.

2nd Readers’ Choice Award Cere..

< (From left) Professor Changho Suh of the School of Electrical Engineering, Dean Choongsik Bae of the College of Engineering, Professor Hyunjoo Lee of the School of Electrical Engineering, Chair of Public Relations Professor Jinah Park > The Readers’ Choice Award Ceremony was held by the College of Engineering, with the honors going to Associate Professor Changho Suh of the School of Electrical Engineering for the 2019 Spring issue and Associate Professor Hyunjoo Lee of the School of Electrical Engineering for the 2019 Fall issue. The ceremony was held in the main conference room at the College of Engineering on January 15th. It was attended by Dean Choongsik Bae, Vice Dean Sungyool Choi, as well as the department heads and operations directors of the respective departments of the College of Engineering. The recipients were awarded with plaques. < Professor Changho Suh > < Professor Hyunjoo Lee > The Readers’ Choice Award is given to researchers who have made the college proud with outstanding research published in the College of Engineering’s research webzine KAIST Breakthroughs (est. 2014). This year’s award ceremony was the second, following the inaugural ceremony in 2019. The awards were given to the authors of the articles that generated the most interest among readers in the Spring and Fall issues.

College of Engineering Partici..

Dean Choong-sik Bae and Vice Dean Sungyool Choi of the KAIST College of Engineering participated in CES 2020, held in Las Vegas, U.S. from January 7th to 10th (local time). The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) organized by the U.S. Consumer Technology Association is the world’s largest showcase of consumer electronics and information technology, bringing the latest technologies and products under one roof. CES 2020 provided a peek into the near future with phone screens that fold and commuter planes dotting the skies with the development of personal air vehicles (PAVs). Professor Sang-min Bae from the KAIST Department of Industrial Design was given the CES Innovation Award in home electronics for his smart home IoT water sensor allowing anyone to check the water quality in their home. The product was developed through cooperation between The Wave Talk, a KAIST startup, and original KAIST research.

KAIST Advisors on Materials an..

Vice Dean Sungyool Choi of KAIST College of Engineering presented a briefing on the activities of the KAIST Advisors on Materials and Parts (Chairperson, Professor Sungyool Choi of the College of Engineering). The briefing for KAMP activities, which began in August 2019, was held on December 30th, 2PM at the Matrix Hall, KI Building, Daejeon Campus. Chairperson Choi explained the purpose of the briefing, by saying it was “to review KAMP activities over the past five months and seek ways to provide technological support and cooperation more actively.” The briefing began with an opening speech by KAIST President, Professor Sung-chul Shin, followed by an overview of the current status of KAMP, its achievements, as well as mid to long term strategy and plans. Three professors participating as advisors (Professor Youngmin Lee, Department of Chemistry, Honorary Professor Heungjin Kong, Department of Physics, Professor Youngjin Kim (Department of Mechanical Engineering) shared their technologies and outcomes of their consultations.

Visit by Professor Michael J. ..

Harvard Univ. Professor Michael J. AZIZ of Harvard University visited the KAIST College of Engineering on December 10th. A leading scholar in his field, Professor Michael Aziz received his appointment at Harvard University in 1986 and has 16,000 citations according to Google Scholar. Professor Aziz was at KAIST to give a lecture as part of the K-Materials Lectureship event organized by the Department of Material Science Engineering. After his lecture, Professor Aziz had a conversation with the Dean of the College of Engineering, Prof. Choongsik Bae.

Visit by Professor Kim Woo Soo..

Professor Kim Woo Soo of SFU (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia) visited the KAIST College of Engineering on December 9th.

4th Alumnus of the Year Award ..

Lim Byung-yun, CEO of Lotte Chemical has been selected as alumnus of the year at the KAIST College of Engineering. This honor was in recognition of his success in leading his company’s overseas ventures, making it the first Korean petrochemical company to expand its operations to the U.S. The award ceremony was held on December 2nd at the Applied Engineering Building, KAIST Main Campus, and attended by Dean Bae Choongsik and Vice Dean Choi Sungyool of the College of Engineering, Professor Lee Jae Woo, Head of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Mr. Kang Kyungbo, Director of the Lotte Chemical R&D Center, and Lotte Chemical Directors Mr. Kim Kyujong and Kim Hwichan. Mr. Lim has donated his cash prize of KRW 3 mil. to the department’s development fund. Mr. Lim obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; he was appointed CEO of Lotte Chemical in January this year. In the Lotte Group, he is known as a key figure who shaped the vision and strategic direction of new projects at not just Lotte Chemical, but the Lotte Group in general. Under his leadership, Lotte Chemical established an ethane cracker plant to produce ethylene from shale gas ethane in Louisiana, U.S., creating a model of successful overseas expansion for the Korean petrochemical industry. After the award ceremony, Mr. Lim gave a commemoratory lecture titled “Trends in the Petrochemical Industry and Lotte Chemical’s Business Strategy”, followed by a question and answer session, engaging students at his alma mater in insightful conversation. The College of Engineering’s Alumnus of the Year award was established in 2014 to recognize alumni who bring honor to the school with significant contributions to industrial and technological development or academic achievements. The 1st Alumnus of the Year award in 2014 went to Mr. Yoo Taekyung, CEO of Lumens, the 2nd to Mr. Kim Jungju, founder of Nexon and CEO of NXC Corporation in 2015, and the 3rd to Mr. Lee Woojong, former President of Vehicle Components at LG Electronics in 2017.

AOTULE 2019 Conference

Prof. Choongsik Bae, the Head of the College of Engineering, participated in the AOTULE (Asia-Oceania Top University League on Engineering) 2019 Conference, a three-day event held on November 25-27. Marking its 14th anniversary, the AOTULE conference was attended by approximately 100 participants consisting of the heads of leading engineering colleges, staff and students from twelve countries. The participants from KAIST included Prof. Choongsik Bae, Prof. Seongyul Choi (vice-head), Prof. Sang Ouk Kim (chairperson of the international cooperation committee), and Prof. Youn Kyung Lim (member of the international cooperation committee), as well as four students. A welcome reception was held on November 25, and a presentation at the Dean’s Meeting and other discussions followed on November 26. To improve the quality of engineering education and research and enhance international cooperation, AOTULE was organized in 2007 for thirteen leading engineering colleges in Asia and Oceania. It offers an annual deans’ meeting, student conference, and summer student exchange program. The 14th conference in 2019 was hosted by the Tokyo Institute of Technology, which held the first conference in 2007. At the Dean’s Meeting on November 26, Prof. Bae gave a full description of the status, achievement and vision of KAIST and the College of Engineering. The KAIST College of Engineering said that it would like to hold AOTULE in 2020 and gave a presentation entitled “Proposal for 2020 AOTULE Conference” on November 27.

Participation in GEDC 2019

Dean Bae Choongsik of the College of Engineering took part in GEDC(Global Engineering Deans Council) 2019 held in Santiago, Chile from October 20th to 22nd. GEDC 2019 marked the second time that this prestigious conference was held in Latin America. The GEDC brings together the deans of major engineering colleges, heads of engineering education institutions and CEOs of global corporations from around the world to discuss the future of global engineering education. Dean Bae Choongsik participated in various sessions such as the plenary and panel discussion, as well as workshops through the duration of the event, exchanging opinions with deans of leading colleges and corporate leaders from around the world. - Plenary and Panel: Engineering & Sustainable Development - Workshop: Engineering & Sustainable Development Goals - Plenary and Panel: Courageous Entrepreneurial Engineer - Workshop: Courageous Entrepreneurial Engineers (Implementation and Experiences) - Plenary and Panel: The Engineering needs of industry in 2030

AI World Cup 2019 Held

Dean Bae Choongsik of the College of Engineering is giving a congratulatory speech at the AI World Cup 2019, held from November 1st to 3rd.

Stepping Into the World of Res..

Open KAIST 2019, an event that allows students and members of the public to tour KAIST research facilities and try out products of cutting-edge research, was held at the Daejeon campus on October 31st and November 1st. Sixteen departments including the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering, School of Computing, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Department of Nuclear & Quantum Engineering, as well as three research institutes—the Satellite Technology Research Lab, KI for Health Science and Technology and KAIST Institute for IT Convergence—participated in this year’s Open KAIST The participating departments and research institutes conducted a total of 56 programs in the six areas of lab tours, experience and demonstrations, exhibition of research outcomes, department introduction, special lectures and student societies. At the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the lab run by professors Kim Jung, Park Hyungsoon, Park Sukyung and Koo Seungbum presented its research, titled Human Motion Measurement Using Motion Capture Camera System. The system takes 3D measurements of the locations of joints in the human body, which are used in rehabilitation engineering and rehabilitation robots. Visitors were able to try out the system by having markers attached to their bodies, which allowed their movements to be captured and measured by twenty motion capture cameras. To dispel unfounded fears about nuclear energy and radiation, The Department of Nuclear & Quantum Engineering presented a lecture titled Misunderstandings and Facts about Nuclear Energy and Radiation, using scientific evidence to explain the role and necessity of nuclear energy. Organized biennially by the College of Engineering, Open KAIST is a key KAIST event to promote science culture to the public. It began in 2001. This year’s Open KAIST was the 10th. “We prepared this event to open the doors of our labs, where actual research is conducted, to create an opportunity for others to see and experience research”, says Dean Bae Choongsik of the College of Engineering. “KAIST will continue to make efforts to approach the public as a university that improves human lives through creative and daring research”.

SUTD Associate Provost for Res..

< SUTD Prof. Yeo Kiat Seong > On October 15, Mr. Yeo Kiat Seong, Associate Provost for Research and International Relations of the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) visited the College of Engineering of KAIST. Established in 2009 as one of the four national universities in Singapore, SUTD is one of the world’s most prestigious institutions in technology and design and has established networks with a number of global leading universities for mechanical engineering and other engineering programs. As of 2019, SUTD is operating a joint master’s program and post-doc program with MIT. Provost Yeo Kiat Seong requested a meeting with the Department of Mechanical Engineering to identify detailed agenda items for cooperation with the department to be discussed at his visit scheduled for October 28. Provost Yeo Kiat Seong visited KAIST in October 2018 and held an information session for KAIST students. During an overseas conference held in May 2019, he also requested a meeting with the manager of the International Relations Team to publicize the mechanical engineering program of SUTD to KAIST students and pursue strengthened cooperation between the relevant departments of the two institutions.