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Dean’s List and CoE Leadership..

The College of Engineering’s Dean’s List and CoE Leadership Award Ceremony for the Spring Semester of 2022 was held on April 7th (Fri). The award ceremony was held at KAIST Main Campus Building N1(1F, Multifunctional Hall), with over 80 attendees including Professor Jaehyun Moon, Dean of the College of Engineering, Professor Jae Woo Lee, Vice Dean of the College of Engineering, the heads of the respective departments and schools, and the leader of the Academic & Student Affairs Team. Events were resumed last semester after a 2-year-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Dean’s List and CoE Leadership Awards were presented this semester. The Dean’s List was selected based on a range of criteria including the completion of at least 12 credits of coursework, of which at least 9 were to be from major courses. The event hosted by the College of Engineering began with an introduction to the ceremony followed by the presentation of individual awards.

Meeting Held to Discuss Detail..

KAIST College of Engineering held a meeting on March 29th to discuss cooperation for the cultivation of strategic industries in Gyeongsangnam-do Province. The meeting, attended by key personnel including Dr. Dongman Lee, KAIST Provost and Executive Vice President, Dr. Jaehyun Moon, Dean of College of Engineering, Mr. Kim In-su Director for Industrial Policy, Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Government, and Mr. Roh Chung-Seak, President of Gyeongnam Technopark, was held as a follow up to the signing of an MOU on November 30th for R&D to build strategic industries in Gyeongsangnam-do province and discussed key cooperative projects between the two organizations.

Presentation of Appreciation P..

KAIST College of Engineering has held a ceremony to present plaques of appreciation to the former Dean and Vice Dean of the College of Engineering. The ceremony was held on March 15th at the Faculty Meeting Room of the School of Electrical Engineering, before the 3rd Meeting of College of Engineering Department Heads of 2023. The heads of all departments and schools in the College of Engineering attended the ceremony held to recognize and appreciate the hard work and contributions of Professor Dongman Lee, former Dean of the College of Engineering and Professor Sang Ouk Kim, Vice Dean of the College of Engineering.

College of Engineering’s Appre..

< (From left) Professor Sang Ouk Kim, Vice Dean of the College of Engineering, Professor Ki-hun Jeong, Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Professor Dongman Lee, Dean of the College of Engineering > KAIST College of Engineering held an appreciation plaque presentation, the 5th Readers’ Choice Award Ceremony, and a best doctoral dissertation award ceremony. The presentation and award ceremonies were held on February 15th at the School of Electrical Engineering Faculty Meeting Room, before the 2nd Meeting of College of Engineering Department Heads of 2023. Firstly, an appreciation plaque was presented to Professor Ki-hun Jeong, former head of the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering for his hard work and contributions. < (From left) Professor Sang Ouk Kim, Vice Dean of the College of Engineering, Professor Chang-Hun Lee of the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Professor Hongki Yoo of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Professor Dongman Lee, Dean of the College of Engineering > Following the appreciation plaque presentation, the 5th Readers' Choice Award ceremony was held. The Readers’ Choice award went to Professor Hongki Yoo of the Department of Mechanical Engineering for the Spring 2022 issue, and Associate Professor Chang-Hun Lee of the Department of Aerospace Engineering for the Fall 2022 issue. The Readers’ Choice Award goes to the most discussed research articles in the College of Engineering Research Webzine ‘KAIST Breakthroughs’, a publication founded in 2014 to promote research findings. The research findings from issues of the webzine published in 2022 that drew the greatest interest among readers were awarded at this 5th Readers’ Choice Award ceremony. The awardees were each presented with a plaque. < Group photo of the awardees and their academic advisors > Finally, the 2022 best doctoral dissertation award ceremony for the College of Engineering was conducted. There were a total of 21 awardees, (9 awardees for Best Dissertation, and 12 awardees for Outstanding Dissertation), with 5 Best Dissertation Award recipients participating in the group photo after the presentation of the individual awards. The College of Engineering’s best doctoral dissertation award went to outstanding dissertations recommended by the head of their department/school from students obtaining their doctoral degrees in February 2023. All recommended nominees were awarded while Best Dissertation recipients were selected based on a range of criteria including originality, creativity, appropriateness, excellence of research content, social contribution and impact.

KAIST and Gyeongnam Technopark..

KAIST College of Engineering signed an MOU with Gyeongnam Technopark on November 30th. The MOU ceremony held at the Gyeongnam Technopark headquarters in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do Province was attended by Professor Seung-Seob Lee, KAIST Provost and Executive Vice President, Professor Dongman Lee, Dean of the College of Engineering, and Mr. Roh Chung-Seak, President of Gyeongnam Technopark. Under this MOU, KAIST College of Engineering and Gyeongnam Technopark plan to conduct R&D projects to cultivate strategic industries in the Gyeongsangnam-do region. They agreed to provide technological support to small and medium startups in the region to boost competitiveness and expand upon exchanges in the field.

2022 Spring Semester Dean’s Li..

The College of Engineering held its Dean’s List and Engineering Innovator Award Ceremony for the spring semester of 2022 on the 11th. The award ceremony was held at the KAIST Main Campus, Yang Seung-Taek Auditorium (2F, Academic Cultural Complex), with over 60 attendees including Professor Dongman Lee, Dean of the College of Engineering, Professor Sang Ouk Kim, Vice Dean of the College of Engineering, the heads of the respective departments and schools, and the leader of the Academic & Student Affairs Team. After a 2-year-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, campus events resumed this Fall semester, with the Dean’s List and Engineering Innovator Award Ceremony. Students on the Dean’s List were selected based on a range of criteria including the completion of 12 coursework credits during the applicable semester, 9 credits being from major courses. 5 students were selected for the Engineering Innovator Award by the committee, among students recommended for relevant extracurricular achievements such as publication, entrepreneurship, exhibition or invention during their academic career.. The event hosted by the College of Engineering began with an introduction to the ceremony followed by the presentation of individual awards. This was followed by a speech from a student representative among the awardees, and a dialogue session with 5-time Dean’s List recipient Jaemin Hong, a PhD student at the School of Computing. The ceremony was wrapped up with a congratulatory speech from the Dean of the College of Engineering (Professor Dongman Lee). Professor Dongman Lee, Dean of the College of Engineering, said, “I congratulate all students receiving the awards today, and hope that they will make significant contributions to raising the global profile of KAIST in the future.”

4th Readers’ Choice Award Cere..

The College of Engineering held its 4th Readers’ Choice Award Ceremony, with the award going to Assistant Professor Hae-Won Park of the Department of Mechanical Engineering for the Spring 2021 issue, and Professor Andrea Bianchi of the Department of Industrial Design for the Fall 2021 issue. Am additional special issue was published for the 50th anniversary of KAIST in 2021 featuring the research accomplishments of female faculty. The award for the special issue went to Professor Seung Min Han of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. < Professor Hae Won Park > < Professor Andrea Bianchi > < Professor Seung Min Jane Han > The award ceremony was held at the Faculty Meeting Room of the School of Electrical Engineering on February 16th. It was held before the 2021 Meeting of College of Engineering Department Heads, allowing members of key committees of the College of Engineering to learn about the importance of the Readers’ Choice Award. The award ceremony was attended by Professor Dongman Lee, Dean of the College of Engineering, Professor Sang Ouk Kim, Vice Dean of the College of Engineering, the heads of the respective departments and schools, and committee chairs of the College of Engineering. The Readers’ Choice Award goes to the most discussed research articles in the College of Engineering Research Webzine ‘KAIST Breakthroughs’, a publication founded in 2014 to promote research findings. The research findings from issues of the webzine published in 2021 that drew the greatest interest among readers were awarded at this 4th Readers’ Choice Award ceremony. The awardees were each presented with a plaque.

College of Engineering Present..

< Professor Jae-Hung Han > On January 19th (Wed), Professor Dongman Lee, Dean of the College of Engineering presented a plaque of appreciation to a former department head, as well as Technology Innovation Awards at the Main Conference Room of the School of Electrical Engineering. Dean Dongman lee expressed gratitude to Professor Jae-Hung Han, the former Head of the Department of. Aerospace Engineering for his service to the department over a period of 5 years, from 2016. < Professor Tek-Jin Nam > The appreciation plaque presentation was followed by the Technology Innovation Award Ceremony. There were a total of 28 awardees, with Professor Tek-Jin Nam of the Department of Industrial Design, attending the ceremony on behalf of the recipients as the winner of the Grand Prize. Professor Tek-Jin Nam said, “I am honored and grateful to be receiving such a great award when all I did was work hard under the Dean of the College of Engineering,” adding, “Just keep working hard as researchers under the guidance of the Dean and you will be well rewarded with results.”

KAIST Signs MOU With EMG for S..

KAIST College of Engineering (Dean Dongman Lee) has signed an MOU with Nature Mobility (CEO Joosang Lee) for joint development in education and research for the STAR(Symbiotic Transtormation for AI-infused Reality) project. The MOU ceremony was held in the afternoon of December 14th at KAIST Munji Campus with only necessary personnel attending, in strict compliance with social distancing rules. Under the MOU, the two parties agreed to train professionals equipped with core capacities for the future in consilience and contribute to the discovery of novel technology through open test beds, maintaining a mutually beneficial partnership.

Samsung SDI and KAIST Sign KAI..

KAIST has signed a contract with Samsung SDI for the establishment and operation of the KAIST-Samsung SDI Battery Track (KSBT). The signing ceremony held at KAIST College of Engineering was attended by key figures from both organizations, including Dean Dongman Lee and Vice Dean Sang Ouk Kim of the College of Engineering as well as Samsung SDI Director (Vice President) Hyuk Jang and Head of Human Resources Euigyeong Shim. Students accepted to the KSBT program will complete battery-related courses while conducting industry-oriented research with field trips to industrial sites, and participation in Samsung SDI projects and research. They will be provided with full tuition coverage for the degree program as well as individual scholarships, and guaranteed employment at Samsung SDI upon completion of the degree program. Over 40 professors from KAIST Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Computing, Department of Chemistry, and Cho Chun Shik Graduate School of Green Transportation will participate in the KSBT program.

KAIST College of Engineering a..

The KAIST College of Engineering and K-water held a collaboration workshop on November 25th. This workshop was held as a follow up measure to the MOU for cooperation on the College of Engineering’s STAR project, which wa signed in August this year. The two institutions shared information on current issues in AI technology for the water industry to be explored and discovered, and methods for conducting joint R&D on AI technology. The event was attended by 8 representative professors from the respective schools as well as Dean Dongman Lee and Vice Dean Sang Ouk Kim of the College of Engineering and 11 attendees from K-water which included Director of the Digital Water Platform, Eunchae Cho, Head of Platform Planning, and staff in charge of AI project operations.

2021 AOTULE Conference Held

KAIST College of Engineering hosted the 2021 AOTULE(Asia-Oceania Top University League on Engineering) Conference (AOTULE) as a two-day online event from November 9th (Tue). AOTULE is a consultative body comprising 13 leading engineering colleges in Asia and Oceania formed in 2007 to improve the quality of engineering education and research through international cooperation. It holds an annual conference which includes the Dean’s Meeting and Student Conference as main events. This year’s AOTULE was the 16th, with the 15th being replaced by an online Dean’s Meeting last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the in-person conference was postponed to 2021, the continued spread of COVID-19 this year has led to the event being held online for the second year in a row. On November 9th, the first day of the event, the Dean’s Meeting, Steering Committee Meeting and Staff Meeting were held, while the Student Conference was held on the 10th. 2021 Dean’s meeting was attended by around 60 participants made up of the deans and faculty members of the 13 colleges, including Professor Dongman Lee, Dean of KAIST College of Engineering, and Professor Takaaki Manaka, Chair of the Steering Committee. This year’s topic was 'AOTULE Collaboration for Untact Society'. At the Dean’s Meeting, Dean Dongman Lee made a presentation on the current situation and achievements of KAIST and the College of Engineering, with a detailed introduction to the STAR Platform currently being developed at the College of Engineering. 28 students from the 13 colleges participated in the Student Conference with presentations. It was chaired by Professor Yoon-Jin Yoon, Chair of the College of Engineering External Cooperation Committee, while Professors Hyun-jung Kim (Industrial & Systems Engineering), Choongki Sung (Nuclear and Quantum Engineering), and Dong-hyuk Shin (Aerospace Engineering) of the External Cooperation Committee participated in the panel as judges. Together, they selected 5 presenters to receive the Best Presentation Award for the day.