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Vol. 4
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Summer 2014
Theme: 3C1P
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Contents
03 Cover Story
GIST College and "3C1P" Educational Philosophy
GIST College's Academic Programs for 3C1P
GIST Sophomore Talks about 3C1P Experience
A Glance at Liberal Arts Colleges Abroad
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GIST Culture 1
GIST Happy Farm and Harmonious Life
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GIST Culture 2
Living as "CC" on GIST Campus
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Special Interview 1
President Young Joon Kim on Second Anniversary
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GIST Creative Economy
G-Tech Fair 2014 Makes Successful Debut
GIST Business Incubator Launches Vawwgrams
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GIST Culture 3
Bicycle: GISTians' Favorite Horse
20 GIST Login
Convergence Course Taught by 10 Professors
22 Research Achievements
Abundant Research Results Again in First Half 2014
24 Global GIST
Caltech Student Talks about SURF Exchange Experience
Filipino Student Talks about Life on GIST Campus
26 GIST Column
Nobel Lectures for Undergraduate Students?
Era of Personalized Medicine Nears with Bioinformatics
30 Lab Visit
ATML Helps Keep Nation Healthy with Dust Research
32 Special Interview 2
Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Gruenberg
34 GIST Admissions
2015 Entrance Info for GIST College & Graduate School
38 GIST People
Student, Alumnus, Parent & GTMBA Member Speak
42 GIST Clubs
News on Student Clubs in GIST
44 Institute News
News on Research Institutes under GIST
46 GIST News
News Highlights for First Half 2014
48 Development Fund
News on Donations to GIST Made in First Half 2014
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
GIST Magazine, Summer 2014 (Vol. 4, No. 1)
Publisher : Young Joon Kim, President of GIST
Editor : Byeong Ha Lee, Dean of International and Public Affairs
GIST College and “3C1P” Educational Philosophy
Assistant Professor Roh, Kyung Deok
Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences, GIST College
GIST College pursues an educational ideal of liberal arts education. Although this concept is not
widely known in Korea, ever since the establishment of first universities in the medieval times,
a number of prestigious western institutions of higher learning have pursued the ideal as the
essence of their undergraduate education. GIST College is currently the only Korean institution
implementing this philosophy. On the other hand, because of its origin as an offspring of GIST,
which is a research-oriented graduate school of science and technology, GIST College also has
learning strategies and conditions that go beyond what conventional liberal arts education provides.
In other words, GIST College is a unique undergraduate institution that combines a general liberal
arts education with its special conditions as an affiliate of a research-oriented graduate school.
Under these circumstances, GIST College aims at cultivating elite science talents prepared for a
knowledge-based society.
creativity
cooperation
communication
3C1P
problem-solving
Summer 2014 GIST Magazine
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The word “arts” can be translated into Korean as letters
in a narrow sense or learning in a broad sense. However,
the word “liberal” here requires a bit more explanation.
The origin of liberal arts can be traced back to ancient
Greece, but it was those who founded the first universities
in Europe in the 12th century that clarified the notion. The
founders gave this name, liberal arts, to what was being
taught and learned at the new educational institution,
university, especially in the undergraduate studies. The
reason for the emphasis on the word, liberal, was their
belief that the academic pursuit of truth brings “freedom”
to humans. According to this belief, liberal arts free
human beings from unwise or foolish thinking and from
the worries of mundane livelihood. It was a belief that
grew out of both ancient Greek academic heritages and
the reigning religious traditions of Christianity (“the truth
shall set you free”).
What were the specific areas of study of liberal arts,
which were believed to free individuals? The medieval
universities newly added arithmetic, geometry,
astronomy, and music to the more ancient studies of Latin
grammar, rhetoric, and logic. They loosely corresponded
to what we call today writing, literature, philosophy,
and natural science, and as such, liberal arts is a term
that can be used interchangeably with general studies.
The scope of general studies belonging to liberal arts
broadened as the West went through modernization and
scientific revolutions. Liberal arts came to include newly
created divisions of science such as physics, chemistry,
and biology as well as more modern disciplines of history,
economics, and anthropology.
Liberal arts education has always played a central
role in undergraduate studies in western universities.
Pre-undergraduate or post-graduate institutions were
not suitable for liberal arts education. The reason was
that the founders of western universities believed
that students would develop their general ability for
understanding, critical-thinking, communication, and
problem-solving through it. More specifically, they
believed that it would have two broad effects. First,
liberal arts education prepares students with personal
refinements and intellectual assets required in their
life after university. Second, liberal arts education
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provides students with fundamental basics for further
professional studies and creative developments after
university. According to them, liberal arts education is
a 3C1P education that cultivates abilities to understand
text and phenomena, to promote Creative and critical
thinking, to Communicate the results and Cooperate
with others, ultimately to solve the Problems facing
humanity. At the same time, liberal arts education
provides students with the basic linguistic, logical, and
systematic skills for specialized fields of study and
a power to analyze, imagine, and think to creatively
reinterpret and expand upon. Right from the beginning
of universities in the 12th century, liberal arts education
was separate from more specialized studies, which were
the responsibility of the professional schools. This dual
framework, in which the undergraduate school provides
a general education and the graduate school offers a
specialized education, was an essential structure of
the western university system, and it has never faced a
fundamental challenge in Europe and North America.
It was in Asia and Africa, regions that imported the
university system from Europe and North America, that
the dual framework was challenged. In many Asian
and African countries, their colonial experiences and
their belated modernization efforts have seriously
distorted the purpose of undergraduate education. Often
started as technical or vocational schools, most colonial
universities offered undergraduate education that was
essentially a prep course for employment. As a result,
the importance of liberal arts education was naturally
downplayed, and a more technical and specialized
education needed for employment came to dominate the
undergraduate study. What kind of colonial rulers would
want local intellectuals who can think creatively and
critically and communicate and cooperate with others
to solve problems (3C1P) facing their society? All they
wanted were passive and isolated men conforming to the
realities of the colonial times. The belated modernization
efforts made by developing nations in Asia and Africa
also played a role in reducing the meaning of liberal
arts education. To the policymakers of the developing
countries, this liberal arts education that requires a wellrounded learning was a luxury; instead, an education
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research-oriented school later attempted to operate their
undergraduate programs as liberal arts colleges closely
working with their graduate research programs. During
America’s rapid growth in the late 19th and early 20th
centuries, newly established universities that started
off as research-oriented schools also poured great
interest into liberal arts education in their undergraduate
programs. Notable cases in point include Johns Hopkins,
Chicago, and Caltech. They all commenced as researchoriented institutes with relatively small undergraduate
programs, so their undergraduate education was distinct
from that of traditional private universities with larger
undergraduate programs (Harvard, Yale etc.) or big state
universities with huge undergraduate programs (Illinois,
Michigan, Berkeley etc.).
GIST College also started on a similar foundation, and
therefore its liberal arts educational philosophy will be
accomplished with the attention and support from the
GIST graduate school. In fact, a general education may
double its effectiveness when utilizing the resources of a
research-oriented graduate school. Through liberal arts
fronts was the pressing need. Accordingly, liberal arts
education in these developing countries was weakened
at the expense of an undergraduate education dominated
by employment-ready majors such as business,
administration, and other practical studies. Sadly, South
Korea in the late 20th century was one of the places
where this phenomenon was most conspicuous.
However, we stand now not as a colony, nor as a developing
country. Liberal arts education has great significance for
Korean universities today as we have to overcome the
legacies and limitations of a colony and a developing nation,
restore the essence of healthy undergraduate education,
and prepare for the future. Some Korean universities,
including Seoul National University, have made their own
efforts to reform their undergraduate curricula since the
early 2000s, but they were unable to overcome the existing
educational bias and inertia. Therefore, GIST College’s
experiment to implement a full-fledged liberal arts
education carries a great meaning.
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While upholding liberal arts as the core of its undergraduate
education, GIST College also pursues a unique science and
technology education by closely working with the researchoriented graduate school for deeper-level education and research.
education, students will develop their creative thinking
abilities, communicative and cooperative capacities, and
problem-solving skills, and have a chance to directly
put them in use in a research-oriented graduate school
environment. Students will also have an opportunity to
graft the general intellectual assets acquired through
general studies onto specific knowledge of major fields.
Currently, the world’s science and technology research
is in a transition period with the decline of Big Science
that has supported it since the mid-20th century. In this
time of transition, the limitations are clear for the kind of
research that plays only small component roles of large
research projects belonging to large organizations.
Now we are in need of elite science talents armed with
strong professionalism, a well-rounded character, and
the knowledge and insight to creatively see the whole.
Liberal arts education within a research-oriented
graduate school environment can nurture the kind of
science talents we need today, those who build their
innovate professionalism on a solid foundation of
general studies. GIST College is in a position to lead
that.
GIST College is the only university that pursues and
practices the philosophy of liberal arts education in
Korea. In America, colleges that have no graduate
schools and focus only on liberal arts education have
enjoyed consistently high reputation. Williams, Amherst,
Swarthmore, and other prestigious liberal arts colleges
have become a model in producing creative, critical,
communicative, and cooperative individuals through
their effective well-rounded education.
However, GIST College has unique traits that separate
it from conventional liberal arts colleges. It is because
GIST first started out as a research-oriented graduate
school, and as such its undergraduate education can
utilize and benefit from the knowledge, infrastructure,
and expertise that the research institution already
possesses. In other words, GIST College, while
upholding liberal arts as the core of its undergraduate
education, can also work closely with the graduate
school for deeper-level education and research. This is
a feature that makes GIST College all the more special.
We can find several precedents in America, where
institutions of higher learning that originally started as a
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Introduction to
GIST College’s Academic Programs for
Developing 3C1P
Associate Professor Chi-Ok Hwang
Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences, GIST College
Problem-Solving
Communication
Cooperation
Creativity
Education
In-depth Education in Specific Majors
Solid Education in Fundamental Sciences
Broad Education in Humanities,
Social Sciences, and Arts
GIST College’s Foundational Background
The two main roles of a university are research and education. Of these
two, the research function has been transferred to graduate programs, and
the role of undergraduate programs naturally has come to lie in education.
However, Korean universities are employing a system of faculty
evaluation based on research achievements, which has led to a devastation
of education. To solve this problem in higher education, GIST College
was established by GIST in 2010 as an independent undergraduate school
separate from the graduate school. By doing so, GIST designed a dual
system of graduate research and undergraduate education. Currently GIST
is evaluating its undergraduate faculty members based on teaching, which
is a system different from that of the graduate school.
GIST College’s Academic Programs
The research environment is rapidly changing in science and technology.
The changes are from individual research to joint and group research,
from local collaborations to international collaborations, and from
narrow specialized studies to interdisciplinary and convergent studies.
Due to these changes, there is a demand for researcher characteristics
that are different from those of the past. For joint research, it is important
for a researcher to have the ability to communicate and cooperate with
colleagues. For international cooperation, English proficiency and an
understanding of other cultures are required. During the transition period
of emerging fields, multidisciplinary knowledge is a must and convergent
thinking is also needed.
GIST College’s educational goal, “3C1P”, summarizes the new researcher
characteristics required for the new research environment: Communication,
Cooperation, and Creativity, ultimately for Problem-solving.
In order to concretely implement this 3C1P educational goal, GIST
College has been making consistent efforts. Even before its opening,
during the preparatory period, Professor Kwan Heng Lee, then Dean
of GIST College, visited Swarthmore and other prestigious liberal arts
colleges in America to learn their know-how. GIST College is continuing
to develop and enrich its academic system with various measures.
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Education for Developing Creativity
· Solid, in-depth education in basic sciences and mathematics
· G eneral studies for freshmen & sophomores focusing on
humanities, social sciences, and basic sciences
· Mandatory music, art, or other arts course for 4 semesters (no credit)
· All classes in small sizes and interactive styles
· Convergent courses offered
· “Rule of 12” limiting maximum 12 credits for a major field
·Undergraduate major programs for juniors and seniors utilizing
outstanding research environment of graduate school
Freshmen & Sophomores (w/o a Major)
Broad Education in General Studies
Basic Sciences
(Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
Humanities, Social Sciences
Arts, Physical Education
Major Declaration
(Rule of 12)
Juniors & Seniors (w/a Major)
In-depth Education in Major Knowledge
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Engr. & Appl. Sci.
EE & Comp. Sci.
Materials Engr.
Mechanical Engr.
Earth & Envir. Engr.
Humanities, Social Sciences, Arts, PE
Education for Developing Communication Skills
· Broad education in humanities and social sciences
· Study Abroad Program (SAP) offered
· Language courses focusing on reading, writing and speaking
· English Clinic offered
· Individual research course offered, based on a recommended
reading list of 100 books
· Small group discussion classes led by full-time faculty
· Sophomores sent to summer sessions at U.C. Berkeley etc.
Education for Developing Cooperation Skills
· Courses based on team projects
· Experiment courses taught by full-time Ph.D. instructors
· G-SURF (GIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship)
program for freshmen and sophomores for guided lab research
experience
· E-SURF (Exchange SURF With Caltech) program for freshmen
and sophomores for student exchanges between GIST and
Caltech
· Housing system emulating a residential college
· Student club activities encouraged and supported
· Mandatory physical education course for 6 semesters
· Summer field trip programs at overseas locations
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#08
At GIST College, we attend classes in lecture
rooms that are wide side to side but only a few rows
deep front to back, with fellow students numbering
typically between 10 and 20. Because of that, our
classes naturally proceed in an atmosphere conducive
to questioning and debating. In one of my humanities
courses, there were only five students; in such a case,
instead of just listening to lectures, we were almost
building the course together with the professor through
active communication. For another example, the course
titled Understanding Contemporary Literature goes
on from beginning to end based on student discussion.
Freshmen students are shy at first, but as they watch
upper classmates accustomed to this type of learning,
they participate more actively in class communication.
The assignments at GIST College are challenging
and often difficult to complete by oneself. A student
may have learned a lot of physics in high school, but
he now has to take a variety of other subjects including
chemistry, biology, computer programming etc. Also,
even those who are not very familiar with English have
to write and present papers in it. As such, cooperation
is not a choice but a must. GIST College students
come from differing backgrounds, including regular
public, independent private, foreign language, and
science high schools, armed with differing strengths.
Therefore, when we cooperate to blend our talents
and produce synergistic effects, we can reap the best
Before You Know It,
You Become
a Capable Problem Solver
Cheol-min Choi, sophomore at GIST College,
talks about 3C1P education
GIST College’s educational philosophy is summarized by 3C1P, which
stands for Communication, Cooperation, Creativity (3C) and Problemsolving (1P). This philosophy has deeply penetrated into our student’s
learning life and our school’s educational programs, helping us to build
our abilities for broad thinking, active cooperation, and problem solving.
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results. In addition, we are faced each semester with
courses where group projects are necessary. While
doing assignments that cannot possibly be done by
themselves, students come to realize by heart the need
and value of cooperation.
GIST College’s Honors classes go well beyond the
scope of regular general science classes; they touch
upon areas most students have never thought of or
wondered about, thereby stimulating their creative
thinking capacity. In a Physics Honors class, the
professor may throw questions like, “What would a
cube look like when thrown at a speed nearing that of
light?” Then, the students are given time to think and
share ideas. Also, essays are important evaluation items
in many courses. In experiment classes, the final report
is a significant portion, and this type of assignment
requires students to bring forth their own creative
answers, instead of finding them in books or Internet
sources. The point is having students brainstorm their
own ideas and sort through them, and students get to
develop their creativity through such experiences.
Along with communication, cooperation, and
creativity, students at GIST College ultimately cultivate
their abilities for problem solving. The problems facing
our society are becoming increasingly more complex
and difficult. I think the 3C1P educational philosophy
of GIST College is an effective tool to cultivate our
talents and abilities for solving such problems.
Obama, Clinton, and Steve Jobs
among Their Alumni: A Glance
at Liberal Arts Colleges Abroad
GIST College is introducing a Liberal Arts College education system for the
first time in the history of science and technology education in Korea. The
system is widely-known in America and Europe, but is rather unfamiliar in
Korea. A liberal arts college has a diversified curriculum with an emphasis
on undergraduate study in general studies. While other universities put
more focus on research work of faculty members and graduate students,
liberal arts colleges aim at a well-rounded education. Liberal arts colleges
are highly regarded worldwide but are different from leading universities
in Korea. Which schools belong to liberal arts colleges? What are some
traits of them? Who are some of their famous graduates?
Liberal arts colleges originated in Europe but are more
common in America at present. Some well-known
names include Amherst College in the East; Claremont
Colleges, consisting of 5 schools in the West; the
Seven Sisters, often called women’s Ivy League; Reed
College, Steve Jobs’ alma mater and infamous for its
heavy workload; Williams College, the top school in
many liberal arts college rankings; and Swarthmore
College, which GIST has benchmarked and is known
for its high educational spending per student. In other
countries, there are Bishop University and Thomas
University in Canada, Lingnan University in Hong
Kong, Maastricht University in the Netherlands, and
Shalem College in Israel.
Famous graduates of liberal arts colleges include US
President Barrack Obama and former US Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton. There are also scientists like
Christian B. Anfinsen, a Nobel laureate whose name
is easily found in general biology textbooks, and
Harold Varmus, who majored in English in Amherst
before winning a Nobel Prize in physiology and
medicine. In addition, we can find entrepreneurs such
as American Express CEO Ken Chenault and former
Disney CEO Michael Eisner. All of the figures above
are playing vital leadership roles in society with
their knowledge, writing skills, and thinking power
nurtured at liberal arts colleges.
What do leading liberal arts colleges have in
common? First, every student takes general courses
such as writing, arts, humanities and fundamental
sciences before choosing his or her major. This is
based on a belief that studies of liberal arts enable
students to strengthen their capability to think and
communicate and thereby add more creative and
critical values to their research work when they
embark on their concentrations.
Second, liberal arts colleges operate residential
colleges providing all students with on-campus
housing. The schools often accommodate even faculty
members on campus, which helps not only reduce
the physical distance but also break the psychological
barriers between faculty and students. As a result, this
system can maximize positive effects on individual
academic achievements of students while supporting a
community-oriented campus with a diversified culture.
The last feature of liberal arts colleges is offering
small-sized classes that come with many benefits.
Most schools have a small student body ranging
between 2,000 and 3,000 students and a low student
to faculty ratio under 10:1. This allows students to get
a better care from faculty members in small groups.
Lectures are minimized and intensive discussionoriented classes are more common where students
are better trained in analysis and presentation.
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GIST
Culture
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Summer 2014 GIST Magazine
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GIST Happy Farm Helps Me
Live a Harmonious Life
Boram Jang, admin staff at Section of Forward Strategy
I am an acknowledged green pepper lover. My mother’s
dining table always included home-made soy bean paste
and green peppers picked fresh from our vegetable garden,
which has fixed my eating habits – a spoonful of steamed
rice with a bite of a home-grown fresh green pepper.
However, I used to have no idea how green peppers were
planted and grown. I was totally uninitiated when it came to
vegetable gardening. I could enjoy a healthy table everyday
thanks to my diligent mom, but I was never really interested
in gardening myself.
Until this year, that is. After failing in last year’s lottery, I
had the luck of winning a portion of GIST Happy Farm this
year, lot number #100 to be exact. I had just finished reading
a book titled The Kinfolk Table that amplified my interest
in a slow, simple but healthy living. My expectations and
adrenalin levels escalated. “What else can be a better bridal
education than this?” I joked
around. I was going totally
overboard even before digging
my first spade into ground.
However, it did not take many
days until I found out garden work was no picnic. I was totally
in the dark about so many things – how to plow the garden,
what to plant in March, how much compost to buy, and so
on. Time was just passing and I realized no vegetables would
grow on their own, so I sent an SOS to my mom and aunts.
With their advice, I was finally able to plant some seedlings
of lettuce, crown daisy, eggplant and radish bought from
the Bia Market nearby. Well begun is half done, I thought to
myself.
Three days later, I visited my garden again. I thought I had
watered all the seedlings more than enough, but alas, the
lettuce seedlings were on the verge of withering. My next lot
gardener told me I should pull out the radish seedlings and
throw them away because they were already dead. “Your
garden is like your child. You should watch it and take care of
Who would have known vegetable
gardening would teach me lessons
in the ways of nature, virtues of hard
work, and joys of healthy living?
it every day,” she said. I was so embarrassed and ashamed.
Vegetables are living creatures, too, and I had been so cruel
and irresponsible.
Since then, I have visited my garden almost every day. I even
talk to my vegetables while watering them. “My darlings,
you should drink plenty of water to keep healthy and pretty.”
Passers-by say often tell me I am still too young to dig into
garden work, but I can’t be happier because I am living a
sort of balanced life. Taking home fresh lettuce every day is a
bonus.
Who would have known vegetable gardening would teach
me lessons in the ways of nature, virtues of hard work,
and joys of healthy living? I simply wanted to grow healthy
foodstuffs for myself, but working in GIST Happy Farm
changed my life in more ways than I ever expected. I used
to be an avid reader of Shin Joo Kang’s books criticizing
capitalism and Helen Nearing’s autobiography lauding
simple life, but I had never really understood them by heart
until I worked my garden.
Later this summer, I will be able to harvest my dear green
peppers. Picturing those crispy, delicious green peppers
on my table, I am going to drop by my garden today. A
painstaking journey of a novice gardener in search of
happiness goes on.
Living as “CC”
on GIST Campus
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Ri-hyun Kang, sophomore at GIST College
“CC” (campus couple) is a word that makes many hearts beat. According to a
poll of Korean high school students, it is their No.1 wish for college life. Not
only is it a dream of high school and college kids, CC also touches soft spots
in the hearts of their parents who still keep fond memories of their youthful
days. Imagine a girl in a lovely dress and high heels and a guy in a dandy
shirt strolling around campus through a shower of cherry blossoms, holding
hands sheepishly – a perfect portrait of a CC! However, CCs on GIST campus
are not quite like that picture; their love has some unique advantages and
disadvantages, mainly because they all live on campus in residential colleges.
Though you have to meet him wearing no makeup,
he gives you encouragements warmer than your mom’s
Dating with full make-up on? Forget it!
GIST College boasts of 100% on-campus housing with
a class size between 100 and 200. It is surely an ideal
environment for studying but a nightmare for us female
CC members. Guys have no idea how much we girls want
to show our boyfriends only perfect skin and rosy cheeks
and lips. Even in the middle of working on assignments at
night after washing off all makeup, we will go out to see
our boyfriends upon their calling. There is just no way to
hide our tired, freckled faces. Still, it make us happy to have
someone who sees all this with loving eyes; in fact, it is quite
convenient that we can skip makeup next time now that our
bare faces have already been revealed.
Wish for being just the two of us …
At GIST College, it is next to impossible for CCs to have
time for just the two of them. Wherever they go, they will
run into familiar faces – they all have met one another
before and their paths always cross because there are only
several hundred students. After a long day in class, CCs
look hard for places available for just the two of them, but
students are everywhere for team assignments, study
groups, and late-night snacks. Reluctantly, the CCs have
no choice but to walk around the campus, which is likely
to result in embarrassing encounters with other CCs.
Students without boyfriends or girlfriends say they are also
depressed by bumping into promenading CCs. “We need
a place exclusively for dating couples!” complain the CCs,
but to no avail.
But he is always there for you …
Sometimes when you feel down, are unsure about your
future, or come down with a cold or something, you need
some shoulders to cry on. Your mom, your dad, and your
family are miles away. In those times, your boyfriend or
girlfriend is the closest person there for you. If you feel sad
in the middle of night, he or she will listen to you and make
you feel better. GIST CCs living in the same environment
have all the more things in common. They share their
happy moments as well as difficult times.
Special
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Special
Interview 01
President Young Joon Kim on 2nd
Anniversary of His Inauguration
GIST Has Proved Top-class Research Competence
To Spur on Specialized Research, Internationalization
June 4th, 2014 marked the second anniversary of the inauguration of Dr. Young Joon Kim as the 6th President of GIST. It also means his
4-year term is half-way through. In this interview, Dr. Kim looks back on the two years behind and shares his vision for the next two.
No. 6 in QS World University Rankings in Citations per Faculty
No. 1 in Korea in Proportion of Top 1% Highly Cited Papers
Q What is our vision and where are we standing now?
A Proud Creator of Future Science and Technology is the vision of GIST. To achieve it, we have been pushing for a three-phased long-term
development plan since 1995: Foundation Building (1995 – 2005), Growth (2006 – 2015), and Goal Implementation (2016 – 2025). In Phase 1, GIST
successfully achieved the goal of becoming a top-class research-oriented graduate school in science and technology in Korea, posting the highest
number of SCI-level publications per faculty (41.82) in Korea in 1999 – 2006.
In the current Phase II, GIST has also produced numerous achievements made possible by devotion and effort from every member. In the QS world
university rankings 2013, GIST was No. 6 in the world in citations per faculty, despite the fact that it lacks a medical or pharmacy department to churn
out papers with high citation numbers. GIST has steadily moved up
in this category and retained the No. 1 spot in Asia 6 years in a row. In
the QS Asian university rankings 2013, we were also No. 1 in papers
per faculty. Moreover, in a March 2014 report by National Research
Foundation of Korea, GIST was No. 1 in Korea in the proportion of
top 1% highly cited papers (1.72%), followed by POSTECH (1.55%),
KAIST (1.17%) and Seoul National University (1.08%).
In short, it has been proven by objective numbers that GIST’s research
power is second to none. We are not just patting ourselves on the back. I
believe research competence is the highest achievement and honor for an
institution of higher learning dedicated to research and education.
Based on such outstanding research, GIST is also producing remarkable
results in patent achievements. The Korean government is currently
emphasizing the importance of science and technology in realizing a
creative economy, and GIST was No. 1 among Korean universities in an
assessment of global intellectual property competitiveness conducted last
year by The Electronic Times. Moreover, GIST was chosen as one of top
100 universities worldwide in terms of US patent registrations in 2012 –
2013.
MOU with Caltech
Q How about recent changes in research and education
environments of GIST, including the global campus project?
We have continued to work on exchanges with Caltech to build a global
campus, and our endeavor has not been limited to personnel exchanges
but extended to substantial research collaborations that are now
beginning to bear fruit. In October 2012, Caltech president Jean-Lou
Chameau signed an MOU with GIST to implement the GIST-Caltech
1:1 joint research project. Faculty members from both sides participated
in 4 joint projects in 2012 and two in 2013. Also, the two schools are
alternately holding annual GIST-Caltech Workshop on Innovative
Research, in September 2013 in GIST and in September 2014 in Caltech.
Our effort to provide the best research and education environments will
continue. A study by the Ministry of Education in 2013 indicated that
the student to faculty ratio at GIST was 10:1, one of the lowest in Korea.
As of the end of 2013, we had 1,390 students and 145 faculty members
with a ratio of 9.6:1. It was made possible through recruiting 71 new
faculty members over the past 5 years, which account for almost 49% of
the entire faculty. By having each faculty member give only one course
per semester for a total not exceeding 3.1 class-hours a week, GIST also
ensures an optimal research environment and a high quality education.
In faculty evaluation, we have a 70:30 rule that both maintains a qualitybased framework and recognizes diverse achievements and strengths.
For promotions and reappointments, 50% or more of the evaluation
criteria must be based on SCI publication records with major authorship.
The criteria also include an impact factor, a weighted evaluation method
using field-specific rankings, strong incentives for major-authored
publications in top journals such as Nature, Science, and Cell, and
converted scores for royalties from technology commercialization, all
geared towards a robust merit-based faculty evaluation system.
We granted 20 million won each to 23 senior faculty members for
an improved research environment. Grants for new faculty members
have been raised from 150 million to 200 million won, and their initial
evaluation period has been extended from 3 to 5 years for a more stable
research environment.
Cultivating excellent research talents among students is another key
mission of ours. An integrated undergraduate-graduate program, a.k.a.
4 + 4 system (4 years in a B.S. and 4 years in an integrated M.S.-Ph.
D. programs), enables students earn their Ph.D. degrees in their 20’s.
Integrated programs also allow exceptional undergraduates to take
graduate-level courses in advance.
GIST also runs an incentive program for both graduate and
undergraduate students to encourage them to join more research projects.
100% of our graduate students take part in research projects and our
average scholarship award per student stood at 7.1 million won in 2013,
the nation’s highest according to Higher Education in Korea.
Korea’s First Liberal Arts College Education
To Nurture Outstanding Scientists and Engineers
Q Please tell us about the liberal arts college system recently
adopted by GIST College.
Innovations are ongoing for GIST College, which is our starting point
for nurturing future scientists and engineers. For the first time in Korea,
our liberal arts college system focuses on the humanities, social sciences,
arts, and physical education in addition to the study of majors in science
and technology. With this approach, GIST College is implementing
a 3C1P philosophy: Communication, Cooperation, Creativity and
Problem-solving. These 4 pillars will enable us to cultivate outstanding
scientists and engineers in the long run.
We provide our students with interactive small-sized classes, a broad
education in the humanities, social sciences, arts, and physical education,
graduate-level research experiences, and a superb English education.
Our programs for reinforcing students’ global competences, such as the
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UC Berkeley Summer Session attended by all sophomores and the GISTCaltech SURF, are so effective and highly regarded that other schools
have attempted to benchmark them.
4 Straight Excellent Grades from MSIP
IBS GIST Campus Research Center Launched
Q GIST is over 20 years old now. Please tell us about recent
achievements in research operations.
There have been some expansions into new areas and changes in the
operation of the institutes. We have secured new projects funded by
government contributions: a joint research institute with Caltech (2.4
billion won a year), an ultra-short photon beam facility (2 billion won a
year), a next-generation integrated information system (1 billion won a
year), and an animal testing center (17.8 billion won for 2014 – 2016).
Each school and institute has been delegated the rights to use the funds for
its inherent or specialized research projects.
In 2013, GIST moved up to a fair grade in the annual customer
satisfaction survey conducted by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance,
where it had received an inadequate grade 4 straight years before. Also
in 2013, GIST was given an excellent grade by the Ministry of Science,
ICT, and Future Planning for 4 consecutive years in its annual institutional
evaluation of research project results.
Among the 5 GIST campus research centers of the Institute for Basic
Science, the ultra-powerful laser research center (Director: Prof. Chang
Hee Nam) was already launched last year, and the process is ongoing for
the search of another research center director in the earth science field.
As a part of GIST’s 20th anniversary celebration last year, two KBS
TV programs, a documentary show Panorama and a quiz show Science
Golden Bell participated by science high school students, were produced
and broadcast nationwide to help GIST better recognized across the
country. In addition, the GIST Alumni Association was formed, and
outreach activities, such as the co-hosting of a flea market with The
Beautiful Store and MBC TV, were held to promote communication and
cooperation with the community.
To Diversify Financial Sources in Next 2 Years
Q What are the directions and tasks for progress in the
remaining two years of your term?
Obviously, GIST is growing very fast. However, in the next couple of
years, the growth phase (Phase II of GIST’s long-term development plan)
is to be completed. We need to examine closely where we stand now
and prepare thoroughly for the next phase. That in turn will serve as the
momentum for an accelerated development in the future.
Compared to its remarkable external growth, GIST has a relatively
weaker internal constitution, due mainly to its high fiscal dependence on
government research funds. We have to diversify our financial sources
through various measures such as raising a development fund, and also
focus on cultivating specialized fields of research.
In research, we should complement research areas in our 6 schools and
foster new research groups reflecting current research trends. One solution
will be fostering convergent research groups and recruiting outstanding
faculty members to lead new research.
Expanding our boundaries is also an urgent task. To enhance GIST’s brand
value, it is time to go beyond regional limits and build branches and sites.
Efforts along those lines include the projects to establish GIST Gwangyang
Research Institute and the GIST Site-Lab of KIST Europe Research Institute.
To Bolster Education and Prepare for Rankings
Based on these analyses, I will focus on 3 management initiatives and
their implementation in the remaining two years of my term.
First, GIST will continue to raise the quality of its education. We will
map out a faculty recruiting plan reflecting the strategies and needs of each
school and institute. The total number of faculty will be increased. Efforts
will be made to attract rising young scientists, solid experienced scholars,
and star faculty including Nobel laureates.
Measures already taken will provide a starting point; new faculty
members are given 200 million won start-up fund, exemption from
evaluation for two years, and housing and relocation costs. As for faculty
evaluation, we will employ enhanced evaluation standards and diversified
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evaluation methods to improve the quality of faculty research. We
will also continue to build up an incentive system for superb research
performance.
GIST will devise and operate policies closely aligned with government
plans to innovate engineering education, which aim at turning engineering
schools into forward bases for a creative economy. Based on a strategic
initiative to innovate engineering education, GIST will actively
establish research institute enterprises, dispatch faculty to industry, offer
entrepreneurship education, facilitate interdisciplinary courses, and
improve faculty recruiting and evaluation systems.
GIST will soon appear in international and domestic university rankings that
play an important role in school selection for prospective students. A taskforce
is already in active operation to follow relevant procedures and verify internal
data in preparation for not only QS university rankings but also similar ones
by THE (Times Higher Education), ChoongAng Daily, and so on.
Infrastructures for education and research will be expanded continuously.
In the first half of this year alone, many construction projects were
completed: college dormitory building B, graduate dormitory building 9
and complementary landscaping, and married student apartments. GIST
College building C (undergraduate labs) and the electronic library building
are scheduled to be completed in February 2014 and the animal testing
center in September 2016. A central research facility center is seeking to
secure a budget from the government; it is to ensure the quality of research
in specialized fields and provide research infrastructure for public use.
To Strengthen Research Institute Functions
Second, GIST will take leadership in specialized core research. The
main research institutes within GIST will strengthen their functions. GIST
Technology Institute (GTI) will facilitate youth start-ups and research
institute enterprises; Advanced Photonics Research Institute (APRI) will
focus on becoming a world-class optical technology research center;
Research Institute for Solar and Sustainable Energies (RISE) will focus
on winning the Grid Parity 2018 Project and other large-scale research
contracts; Korea Culture Technology Institute (KCTI) will develop
education programs on technology-culture fusion-convergence and carry
out major research projects on culture policy and culture technology.
Efforts for additional IBS GIST campus research centers are actively in
progress; 3 or more will be up and running by 2016.
GIST will set up and push for a policy to raise the quality its research. We
will increase the number of GIST-Caltech joint research projects from 6 to
9, and industry partners will participate in the three new projects. To help
commercialize our outstanding research outcomes, GIST, Caltech and ILJIN
Group plan to co-found DukMyung Future Technology Research Institute;
the three parties will jointly develop technologies for new materials and for
national health & longevity, which are both included in the 30 core strategic
technologies in the 3rd national science and technology basic plan.
GIST will actively participate in a joint technology holding company to be
set up by specialized universities for science and technology, in alignment with
the government plan to build a base for implementing a creative economy.
The joint technology holding company will serve as a platform for breeding
technological start-ups and cultivating global enterprises, utilizing outstanding
technologies of specialized universities for science and technology.
To Build Bilingual Global Campus
Third, GIST will strengthen its international competence. GIST, Caltech, and
Imperial College of the UK are pushing to sign a multiparty MOU to build a
collaboration network bridging Asia, America, and Europe. GIST will further
expand and strengthen the existing international exchange and joint research
programs such as the UC Berkeley summer sessions, G-SURF, and GCRI. To
help international faculty and students settle down more easily, we will push
for building a global campus with a bilingual admin support.
In addition to these 3 initiatives, we also need to work on the normalization
of public institutions, which is a high priority under the current administration.
There are difficult circumstances surrounding us, including the limitations
stemming from our provincial location. However, GIST has made progress
against all odds in the past 20 years. I firmly believe GIST has a bright future.
Things will never be perfect, but if every one of us makes best efforts in his
or her place with a positive mindset, we can make even more remarkable
progress in the next 20 years. Dear GIST family members, I promise I will be
the first in making those efforts.
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「G-TechFair 2014」
Makes Successful Debut
■Hosted by GIST Technology Institute (GTI)
GIST Technology Institute (GTI), a forward base of technology supply for a creative economy,
held its first ever G-TechFair on June 19 and 20 in Oryong Hall. The special exhibition
presented a number of commercially promising technologies developed by GIST.
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G-TechFair 2014 showcased 55 selected new technologies and
featured technology presentations, technology consultations,
drone flights, and a mock crowd funding.
The opening ceremony was attended by Young Joon Kim, President of
GIST; Joon Young Park, Governor of Jeonnam Province; Jin Kyu Huh,
Chair of GIST Board; Heung Seok Park, President of Gwangju Chamber of
Commerce; Jeong Hee Song, Chair of Women in Science, Engineering and
Technology in Korea, as well as 200 other guests from related organizations
and corporate officials.
G-TechFair 2014 showcased a unique collection of technologies developed
and owned by GIST, a specialized university in science and technology; the
fair featured 55 selected new technologies as well as technology presentations,
technology consultations, drone flights, and a mock crowd funding.
The promising new technologies were demonstrated with test products,
and companies and individuals were allowed to have hands-on experience.
During the technology presentations, the faculty and students who developed
the technologies held Q&A sessions so that companies and prospective
entrepreneurs could find answers to their questions. Technology consultations
facilitated networking with industry. It allowed future entrepreneurs to consult
with experts of technology transfer who had been assigned to the site for
consulting service on the spot.
Using Clicker, an application developed by GIST student startup club
Creative Holics, a mock crowd funding was also held for future enterprises.
Visitors had a chance to make mock investments.
The fair attracted a total of over 700 people, among whom about 200 were
from outside companies, big and small, interested in the new technologies.
The discovery of commercially promising technologies provided opportunities
for technology transfer and business startup. Citizens and students also had a
chance to experience new technologies in a fun way.
GIST has successfully arranged consultations for technology transfer on
15 new technologies presented in G-TechFair 2014. Besides, it has built a
cooperative network with entrepreneurs in search of technologies and boosted
interest in technology commercialization and entrepreneurship among GIST
members. Also, it signed MOUs with venture capitals for potential investment.
As a driving force behind a creative economy, GTI will continue to play a key
role in job creation and technology marketing.
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Kick-off Ceremony for Power Program by GIST Entrepreneurship Education Center
Jong-in Kim, winner of GIST Startup Idea Competition
GIST Sows Seeds of Creative Economy
■A Variety of Programs Launched by GIST Business Incubator
GIST has established and operated a wide variety of
programs designed to promote entrepreneurship and
technological startups, encouraging innovative ideas and
challenging spirits.
To further develop competence for startup and
entrepreneurship among students, Technological Startup
Education Center in GIST Business Incubator is offering
an entrepreneurship course as a part of the school’s regular
curriculum, which is backed by Ministry of Science, ICT
and Future Planning of Korea (MSIP). In the first semester
of 2014, the center offered courses titled “Entrepreneurial
Spirit” and “Entrepreneurship in practice” and has lined
up “Commercialization of technology,” “Technological
startups” and “Start-up simulation” for the second half.
To discover and support excellent ideas among students,
GIST has selected and supported 5 on-campus student
startup societies. Idea competitions are held annually
in search of mind-blowing startup ideas, and a total
of 59 students in 37 teams entered GIST Startup Idea
Competition this year. The top prize went to students
from the department of medical system engineering,
Jong In Kim and Kwang Jin Lee, who developed “An
Interface System for Users based on Gesture Recognition
using Electromyogram Signals”. They were awarded a
startup grant and will represent GIST in the startup idea
competition of the five specialized universities in science
and technology held by the MSIP.
GIST will link these award-winning items to a startup
simulation program to help with test products and market
research so that students can set up business modeling
with product inspection and marketing research prior to
actual launch of the business. In addition, GIST has been
selected to receive support for the construction of Business
Incubator Center by the Small and Medium Business
Administration (SMBA). The center will have exclusive
spaces for student startups.
GIST selected as Global Startup Immigration Center
In particular, GIST Business Incubator has been selected
as a Global Startup Immigration Center of the SMBA,
a center to carry out “2014 Technology Startup Support
Program for International Talents.” Accordingly, in order
to stimulate startups among international talents who
possess superb technologies, GIST will provide education
programs on Korean corporate culture, tax and accounting,
intellectual properties and management strategies, as well
as admin supports such as startup spaces and startup visas.
The Entrepreneurship Education Center has been
founded to spread entrepreneurial spirit, a new growth
engine for a creative economy. Faculty specially assigned
to academic-industrial partnerships will be appointed for
entrepreneurship education.
GIST Power Program I: The Basic Course was launched
for researchers and startup CEOs on June 26 to educate
entrepreneurship.
If the students are nurtured with a strong entrepreneurial
spirit through GIST’s diverse programs into leaders of
global companies thereby creating jobs and reviving the
regional economy, GIST will stand high as a stronghold
for the nation’s creative economy.
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Bicycle:
GISTians' Favorite Horse
Ki-yong Kim, freshman at GIST College
GIST campus is bigger than it may first seem, so you
always find people riding on bicycles heading somewhere.
Once you become a freshman in GIST College, you are
given a brand-new bicycle with a nominal deposit. Because
the campus has nicely-paved roads and few hills, it
provides an excellent environment for bicycle riding. How
do GIST College students use their bicycles? Let’s take a
look!
01 To go to class on campus
03 To go to bike riding trips outside
Your bicycle is useful when you need to move between
classroom buildings – especially when you need to go
to buildings located all the way across from the college
dormitory, such as Student Union Building 1 (cafeteria and
bank), soccer field or Oryong Hall. So on days of seminar
and special lectures, you may see a parade of bicycles
around Oryong Hall where those special occasions usually
take place. Even when you are going to buildings near the
dorm, you may have to ride your bicycle if you are almost
late for class, and when you just do not feel like walking,
your bicycle is there for you.
Weekends are the sweetest time for GISTians who
are swamped by classes and assignments during the
weekdays, although too often we are overwhelmed
by them even into weekends… Sigh… Still, when
the weather is nice, many students go bike riding
on weekends. There are nice routes around GIST
for bike riding and the best destination of all has
to be Damyang; you can get there by riding about
20 kilometers along the Youngsan River. The bikeonly paths are stretched out to the Youngsan River
course, so you can enjoy an easy and comfortable
ride. Another popular route is the Choongjang-ro
course, which will lead you through the city; it takes
about 10 kilometers from GIST.
To most of us who have no other means of transportation, a bicycle can be a highly preferred vehicle;
it serves not only as a way of getting you from point
A to point B, but also as a tour guide to great places
that public transportation can never
take you to. At GIST College, your
bicycle is your buddy to relieve your
stress with and to build friendships
and memories with.
02 To go to eating places off campus
GIST cafeteria is known for its great food. Sometimes,
however, we need something special since we are young
with keen appetite. So we go outside the campus riding
bicycles, heading for the vicinities of LC Tower where many
cool eating places can be found. To our taste buds tired
of school meals and delivered foods, dining out feels as
sweet as honey. Just the thought of stuffing our mouths
with pieces of sizzling meat in a lettuce wrap blows away
our stress! To get outside and hit the eating places is great,
but since it is a quite long distance to walk, we would have
to give up all that fun if we had no bicycle. We give thanks
to GIST bicycles yet again.
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Convergence
Course Taught
by Ten Professors
Together
of the history of the universe and man. Sometimes they see
knowledge from different fields clash or complement one
another in class, but eventually realize that everything ultimately
contributes to making Big History.
How did students feel and respond after taking the class? The
chart below shows the top 20 events picked by students before
taking the first class. Now that the course is over, what do they
think is the most important event in the history of the universe
and man?
After Taking “A History of the Universe and Man”
Young-gwang Kim, sophomore at GIST College
“A history of the universe and man” is a humanities course in GIST
College; it explores Big History of the universe and human beings
from the Big Bang to the present. Yet, the course is totally different
from other classes in that as many as 10 professors from diverse
fields including chemistry, physics, biology, history and economics
join forces to teach.
Each professor shares the lecture time load by his or her expertise.
List of 20 most important events from the Big Bang up to the present
94%
Big Bang
Birth of basic particles
29%
41%
Birth of basic atoms
82%
Birth of galaxies & stars
44%
Birth of elements in stars
94%
Birth of solar system & earth
Birth of life
91%
Photosynthesis & oxygen
44%
38%
Multicellular organisms
For example, the beginning of the universe is lectured by a physics
Life forms on land
29%
professor, the birth of humans by a biology professor and the
Rise & fall of dinosaurs
29%
development of humans by a history professor. Consequently, it
is difficult to tell apart professors from students in class because
76%
Birth of man
47%
Discovery of fire
Language & writing
38%
both parties blend and work together. Where else can we find this
First civilizations
38%
kind of class? Since the lecture is given by 10 professors who are
Advent of agriculture
on top of their own fields, students can acquire comprehensive
knowledge in various fields, which is quite impressive.
Students are free to discuss and ask questions in a big framework
56%
68%
Industrial revolution
Theory of relativity
World wars
Computer
29%
32%
26%
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Cheol-min Choi | The birth of the universe
All the events are significant of course, but after taking
the course, I think the birth of the universe itself is the
most important of all. We have found a lot of answers to
‘how’ the universe was born but nothing about ‘why’. The
journey to find the purpose of human world will lead us to
find that of the birth of the universe. Whatever the purpose,
the universe was born, and since then it has naturally
formed a shape stipulated by its laws. Incidents such as
the emergences of protons, neutrons, hydrogen nuclei and
stars are natural consequences drawn from the birth of the
universe. Learning all these facts of the universe, I think the
birth of the universe means the most in the history of the
universe and man.
Young-gwang Kim | The birth of man
There is a verse from the famous Korean poet Chun Su
Kim: Before I called her by name, she was nothing but a
gesture. When I called her by name, she came to me, a
flower by me. I think what means the most in the entire
history of the universe is the birth of human beings. The
universe had been just a big gesture until humans had a
curiosity in it. It was only after humans showed an interest
in the universe that it really became what it is. The name
universe itself was given by humans. Otherwise it would
have been a mere phenomenon. Many incidents like the
Big Bang and the birth of stars had been there long before
humans existed. However, they began to have significance
after humans were born to question those phenomena.
Hyuk Ahn | The discovery of fire
Humans are of course important, but can we call early
humans real human beings? If humans had not discovered
fire, they would have fallen behind other animals with
stronger skins and claws in competition. They may have
suffered death en masse in winter and may ultimately have
gone extinct. What made it possible for humans who are
physically inferior to herbivores to hunt carnivores and grow
in size? What made humans live and think as they do today?
I think the reason was the discovery of fire. In other words,
how humans live as humans owes a lot to fire. Of course, it
is also due to the fact that humans have gathered and lived
in society, but that was made possible by fire, too.
Paul Kim | The birth of ‘I’
No matter how important humans are, without ‘I’, it has no
meaning. So I think my birth means the most among all the
events from the beginning of the universe to the present.
Selfish as it may sound, to an individual, all the incidents in
the past have worked to eventually shape him or her of now.
If a certain part of the process had failed and ‘I’ had not been
born, the great universe would not have any meaning at all
to me.
In conclusion…
As we can see, different students thought different events
were more important than others in the history of the
universe. However, there have never been insignificant
moments. Certain incidents may have seemed petty then
but eventually they turned out to be important steps to
following events in the universe. All such incidents gathered
to build a 14 billion year history of the universe. In this
regard, every moment can probably be called a critical point
in the history of the universe.
Research
Achievements
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Causes of Degenerative Arthritis Revealed, Published in Cell
Prof. Young Joon Kim’s
Team Identifies
Pollen Distribution
for the First Time
in World
Prof. Jang-soo Chun’s
Team Reveals
Causes of Degenerative
Arthritis
(Published in Cell)
Prof. Young Joon Kim (GIST President) and Prof. Detlef
Mueller at the Univ. of Hertfordshire (UK) identified for
the first time in the world that pollen could severely
affect climate change, using a laser-based remote
investigation device LIDAR. The study is expected to serve as foundations for identifying
the effects of pollen on global warming and for highly accurate pollen forecasts. The two
professors jointly led the research team and Dr. Young Min Noh, research professor at GIST,
participated as first author. The results were published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
and Atmospheric Environment.
A research team led by Prof. Jang-soo Chun of GIST
School of Life Sciences revealed causes of cartilage
degenerative arthritis. Patients suffering from the
joint disease are increasing with population aging, but
there has been no fundamental treatment found yet.
This study that revealed the molecular mechanism
of joint degeneration is expected to provide a critical
clue for prevention and treatment for degenerative arthritis. The research was conducted by
Prof. Chun and first author Dr. Jin-hong Kim. The results were published in Feb 2014 on Cell,
which paid keen attention to the findings and academic impact of the research paper by issuing
a separate press release.
GIST Alumna Reveals
Molecules Causing
Abnormal Brain
Synapses
(Published in Nature)
Dr. Han-mi Lee, who received her master’s degree in 2000 from GIST
School of Life Sciences, participated in a research team at Stanford Univ.
that revealed the immune molecules that affect the abnormal synapse
networks found in the brains of patients suffering from delusions of
grandeur, Alzheimer’s disease, and autism. Corresponding author Prof.
Carla Schatz led the research, and Dr. Han-mi Lee participated as first
author. The results were published on Nature in May 2014. This study
is expected to help identify causes of brain diseases and suggest important directions for their
fundamental treatment.
Prof. Soo Hyun Eom’s
Team Discovers
A research team jointly led by Prof. Soo Hyun Eom of GIST School
of Life Sciences and Prof. Ki Hun Park of Gyeongsang National Univ.
identified the 3-dimensional structure of the compound of a natural
flavonoid and neuraminidase, a protein associated with the bird flu.
Now that the 3D structure of the compound is identified at the atomic
level, the study is expected to contribute to revealing the interaction
between flavonoids and pathogenic proteins and developing antiviral
and antibacterial agents based on natural ingredients. The two professors led the research as
corresponding authors and GIST doctoral students, Mr. Youngjin Lee and Mr. Hyung-seop Youn,
participated as first authors. The results were published on Acta Crystallographica Section D in
May 2014.
New Clue to
Developing Antiviral
Agents
Abundant Research Results Again in First Half of 2014
Prof. Jaeyoung Lee’s
Team Develops
High-Efficiency
Non-Platinum
Catalyst
Prof. Youngsoo Jun’s
Team Develops
Neurotransmitter
Analysis System
Prof. Gun Young Jung’s
Team Develops
Tube-type
Silicon Nanostructure
Prof. Kwanghee Lee’s
Team Develops
Organic Electronic
Material for Flexible
Display
A research team led by Prof. Jaeyoung Lee of GIST School of Environmental
Science and Engineering developed a new non-platinum catalyst to be used
in the lithium-air battery, one of the most promising post batteries, by using a
simple mechanical grinding method. This new catalyst can replace expensive
platinum catalyst, which is considered the most effective catalyst available today,
and enables highly-efficient oxygen-reduction reaction. Therefore, it is expected
to advance the commercialization of the lithium-air battery to be used in smart
grid and electric vehicles. The research was led by corresponding author Prof. Lee and conducted by
first author Mr. Beomgyun Jeong, a doctoral student. The results were published on ChemSusChem in
May 2014.
A research team led by Prof. Youngsoo Jun of GIST School of Life Sciences
developed a system to analyze synaptic vesicle fusion, signaling process
among human nerve cells, more stably. The results are expected to help
better understand the neurotransmission processes and be used as a key
tool to identify neurotransmitters such as Botox. The research was led by
corresponding author Prof. Jun and conducted by joint first authors Mr.
Youngjoon Ko and Ms. Miriam Lee, researchers at GIST School of Life Sciences.
The results were published on the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in May 2014.
A research team led by Prof. Gun Young Jung of GIST
School of Materials Science and Engineering developed
a tube-type nanostructure to dramatically increase the
light absorption rate of silicon. Silicon is the main material
used in hybrid solar batteries, which are emerging as a
promising next-generation energy source. The results are
expected to help maximize the photoelectric conversion
efficiency of silicon solar batteries and other silicon-based photoelectric devices. The research was led
by corresponding author Prof. Jung and conducted by first author Mr. Huisu Jeong, a doctoral student.
The results were published as a back-inside cover article of Advanced Materials in Jun 2014.
A research team led by Prof. Kwanghee Lee of GIST
School of Materials Science and Engineering developed
a key organic electronic material with a dramatically
improved performance. By developing a new technique
to automatically align organic semiconductors, the
researchers enhanced charge transport of organic
semiconductors by up to 100 times. The results are expected to help improve the performance and
accelerate the commercialization of organic electronic devices such as organic solar cells, flexible
displays, and organic transistors. The research was led by joint corresponding authors Prof. Lee and Dr.
Heejoo Kim of GIST Research Institute for Solar and Sustainable Energies and conducted by first author
Mr. Sooncheol Kwon, a Ph.D. student at GIST Department of Nanobio Materials and Electronics. The
results were published in Nature Communications, a sister publication of Nature, in Jun 2014.
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Summer 2014 GIST Magazine
Global
GIST
#24
“It is very exciting to be involved
in research here at GIST”
Natalie DeFries, Caltech student on SURF Exchange
Vol. 4 No. 1
Everyone's English is very good, making
getting around Korea very easy for me.
I have felt very welcomed.
In the future, we hope to functionalize and find various
applications for these materials. It is very exciting to be
involved in research here at GIST. Compared to Caltech,
there is a lot more variety in environmental research
available.
I am working alongside ten doctoral and Master's
students, and two other interns. Since I have started
working in AEML, everyone has been very helpful and very
nice to me. I've quite enjoyed getting to know the other
laboratory members.They have a lot of international
experience, going to international conferences, traveling
Hello, my name is Natalie DeFries. I am an American
abroad, studying abroad – I must strive to be as experienced
undergraduate pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Chemical
as they are! As a result, everyone's English is very good,
Engineering, with a focus in Environmental Studies, at
making getting around Korea very easy for me. I have felt
Caltech (California Institute of Technology). I am especially
very welcomed.
interested in Environmental Engineering and biomimetics,
In addition to working in the laboratory, the professor and
mimicking natural systems to solve current engineering
laboratory members take me out to experience interesting
problems. I have two years of study left, then I plan to
things here in Gwangju and in the surrounding area. So far,
pursue a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering in
I have visited Soswaewon, watched The Signal at a movie
Europe.
theater, gone to Songgwangsa, attended a symposium
This summer, I am participating in a research exchange
in Seoul, and eaten lots of delicious food. I'm sure I've
program between Caltech (SURF) and GIST (G-SURF),
forgotten some activities and look forward to spending
which allows Caltech students to work here and GIST
more time with the other lab members in the future.
students to do research at Caltech. I have always been
First of all, thanks to the Caltech Student-Faculty
interested in other cultures, but haven't had the opportunity
Programs office and especially Candace Rypisi for helping
to study and work in another country before coming to
to organize this exchange program and for supporting
Korea. I am very grateful and excited for this opportunity.
me in this adventure. Likewise, thanks to GIST and Hong
I will be conducting research with the Applied and
Nam-gil for organizing the Korean side of the exchange
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (AEML), headed
and providing me with housing and the opportunity to do
by Professor Hur Hor-gil, in the School of Environmental
activites outisde of research. I would like to thank all of
Science and Engineering (SESE). AEML's members
the members of AEML for all looking after me and helping
variously do work on biodegradation, biotransformation,
me adjust to Korean culture. Thanks to Professor Hur
geomicrobiology, and microbial source tracking. My work so
for accepting me into the laboratory, and thanks to Kim
far has focused on producing and characterizing biogenic,
Taeyang and Park Sun-hwa for working with and mentoring
that is, metabolized by microorganisms, nanomaterials.
me.
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Before I set my first step in GIST, I told myself, “This is not gonna be an
easy one. This is gonna be a different world. Do your best.” And I was
not wrong. GIST is just really something … DIFFERENT. Hi I’m April
Paulo. It’s my second semester in GIST now. And … here’s my story.
“GIST helps me realize
what I really want for myself ”
April Paulo, master’s student in School of Environ. Sci. & Engr.
But why waste time? If you don’t want to read, have a social
life, or just sleep. Haha. Although there are also those
what we call “genius”. Yeah. Simply genius. Those who do
not have a social life. Those who talk about researches at
lunch and/or dinner, those who are just so into studying.
Every day of a semester, I set my daily routine. Wake
Sometimes I wish I am one of them. I wish I’m a nerd. I wish
up at 8, go straight to shower, put clothes, walk to office
I’m a bookworm. I wish I’m a “genius”? LOL. But I’m not. I
or classroom, open my computer while reading the
guess I just have to cope up with this thing.
newspaper, check emails, prepare the papers I have to
read for the day, feed the organisms/change the culture
medium in the laboratory, eat lunch, check SNS, back to
work, read and read and read, eat dinner, back to office,
read, sometimes just surfing the internet for social news,
walk back to dorm, wash, sleep, wake up at 8 and so on….
Somehow I got used to it that I even do the same things on
weekends (except for business trips). And voila! One day,
I just realized that it’s already been a year since I enrolled
here. Well, I guess you can call this “the life of an average
student”. Average because I do not usually stay in the office
until 2 in the morning just to show the people around me
that I am a “good” student.
To be honest, I really do not work tooooo hard in terms
of studying. I can’t stay up too late and wake up early just
to read papers or books. Well I would do that if it’s an
experiment which is I already did. But to just read? I can’t. I
just can’t. I mean, on a daily basis, who would? We all know
that not all those students who stay in the office until 5AM
and even forget to brush their teeth before going back to the
office are really “studying”. There are those who do movie
marathon. Those who are just surfing the internet for some
unreasonable reasons except that they are simply bored.
GIST is really something different. It can force you to study,
to learn something new, to experience, to show you that
being a graduate student is not easy but if you would take
the risk, I will be worth it. I like GIST. It helped me meet
different students, it showed me that education can be fun
and not-so-fun, it let me experience how to win and how to
lose, but most important is it helps me realize (little by little)
what I really want for myself. Thank you GIST.
Summer 2014 GIST Magazine
GIST
Column
#26
Nobel
Lecture
Nobel Lectures for
Undergraduate
Students?
Chaired Professor Hie-Joon Kim
Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences, GIST College
The first time I met Nobel Lectures was almost 30 years
ago when I was working for a US government research
institute in a suburb of Boston. One day, I was in a library
and some thick books titled Nobel Lectures in Physics
caught my eyes. Delighted, I opened the books and found
familiar names from textbooks such as Roentgen, the
very first Nobel Physics Prize winner in 1901 for the
discovery of X-Rays; Becquerel, winner in 1903 for the
discover of radioactivity; and Rayleigh, winner in 1904
for the discovery of Argon. I found the lectures of these
winners delivered on their Nobel acceptance were easier
to understand than I thought. It is actually no surprise
considering that the lectures addressed not only experts in
the field, but also those in other science fields, the press,
and the winners’ families; the winners must have tried
to make their findings sound easier and more interesting
rather than just delivering expert knowledge. Since then,
I frequently searched Nobel Lectures and found several
good reading materials not only in physics but also in
chemistry and biology. Also, I cited them in my lectures
whenever I had an opportunity to.
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Everything becomes so vivid and alive when you learn fundamental scientific
principles directly from the mouths of the scientists who discovered them.
I have taught in GIST for 4 semesters now, starting in fall 2012
when I had only one semester left before retiring from Seoul
National University. One of the most enjoyable and rewarding
moments in GIST has been leading small discussion classes
with 10 students or so, where I can make the most of the Nobel
Lectures I have collected so far. I was a little concerned if the
class would go the way I had intended, but through trial and
error, I have found a way the students and I can be on the same
page. On a projector screen, I load a part of the Nobel lecture
the students were assigned to read before class and the class
proceeds with readings,
presentations, questions,
and discussions. Students
these days can easily
download Nobel Lecture
files from the Internet
and find out more about
any questions they
have, which makes it
easier for them to study
and prepare for class
presentations. My main
role in class is to help the
students ask questions
they have never asked
before and find answers
to them.
The best thing about using Nobel Lectures in class is that you
can actually have fun studying science. Most GIST College
students already learned a lot of science in high school, so I
doubt if they will be challenged by or interested in learning
science from similar textbooks, even if the books are upgraded
to the college level. However, when you learn fundamental
scientific principles directly from the mouths of the scientists
who discovered them, everything becomes so vivid and alive.
This way of learning science is like English majors reading
Shakespeare’s original works and law majors reading an original
copy of the Constitution. It is desirable that science majors should
read the papers of great scientists like Curie and Rutherford and
engag in their discoveries, listening to their lectures. For example,
we now take for granted the scientific fact that an α particle is
a helium nucleus. However, in his Nobel Lecture, Rutherford
unfolds a dramatic story on how the fact was found through the
contributions from Crookes, Ramsay, Curie, Soddy and himself.
The fun part is that the greatest scientists of the time were unaware
of or wrong about things that even high school students know
today. Rutherford himself thought at first that an α particle was a
helium atom, before he discovered the atomic nucleus in 1911.
English proficiency is a bonus that comes with the Nobel Lectures.
Every single sentence
in the lectures is a literal
gem worth memorizing
for improving one’s
English grammar and
expressions. I encourage
the students to memorize
the sentences, quoting
the old saying, “Good
medicine tastes bitter.” I
tell them it is a pain at the
moment but will be their
lifetime asset.
The Nobel lectures
covered in the last
semester included
Rutherford’s lecture on radioactivity and transformation of
element (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1908), Curie’s on discovery of
radium (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1911), Haber’s on the synthesis
of ammonia (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1918), Perrin’s on the
calculation of Avogadro's number (Nobel Prize in Physics 1926),
and Penzias’s on the origin of elements (Nobel Prize in Physics
1978). We also read and discussed original research papers such
as Hubble’s on the expanding universe published in 1929. Next
time, we plan to study biology papers like Miller’s on chemical
evolution published on Science in 1953 and Watson and Crick’s
on DNA double helix published on Nature in 1953. I welcome
more students to my class available only here at GIST, a small but
strong college for the selected few.
Summer 2014 GIST Magazine
GIST
Column
Vol. 4 No. 1
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One of the key goals of bioinformatics is to generate useful knowledge for the
welfare of mankind by mining accumulated genome data.
Bioinformatics
Era of “Personalized Medicine” Nears
with DNA-based Diagnosis and Treatment of Disease
Assistant Professor Hyunju Lee, School of Information and Communications
Fourteen years
of the key goals of
June 2000 when a
to generate useful
bioinformatics is
have passed since
knowledge for the
multinational research
welfare of mankind
group including the
by mining the genome
US Government
data so accumulated.
announced a draft of
However, one of the
the human genome
elements to be care-
DNA sequence. Now,
fully considered in
we live in a world
this kind of research
w h e r e a p e r s o n ’s
is the interaction of
DNA sequence can
the environment with
be analyzed in a few
the biomolecules,
days with only $1,000.
including the genes,
(1) Out of more than
in cells. It is still
3 billion human base
pairs, about 0.3%
unknown how much
indicate individual differences, which determine differences
of an individual’s life is determined by genes. Identical twins have
and vulnerabilities to certain diseases. For instance, epsilon 4
comparative research on the influence of genes and environments.
in phenotypes of individuals such as physical characteristics
gene mutations in APOE gene are observed at a higher rate in
Alzheimer’s disease patients. (2) The genome DNA sequence
enables a better understanding of humans, so in the near future,
personalized medicine which allows for diagnosis and treatment
of diseases based on DNA sequence will be introduced. Already
for cancer patients, depending on the group of genes mutated in
patients, the cases of treating them with anti-cancer drugs inhibiting
or compensating for the activities of those genes are on the rise. (3)
Moreover, scientists have recently analyzed the DNA sequence of
a boy who suffered cerebral swelling and identified a certain viral
DNA sequence with it, which facilitated anti-virus treatment. (4)
Such a rapid growth in medicine owes much to the development
the same DNA sequences, so they make an important subject for
For instance, a research on DNA methylation, which greatly
affects the expression levels of genes, indicated that the distribution
of DNA methylation among 3 year old identical twins was similar
but that among 50 year old identical twins showed a significant
difference. (6) This means that, even in the case of having the
same DNA sequences, the expression levels of genes may differ
depending on the environments. Technology continues to make
progress and new knowledge emerges every day, but ironically,
the areas or knowledge where we do not have enough of it also
grow even faster. Exploring and conquering such areas will be our
challenge.
of biotechnology in general and bioinformatics in particular,
which assembles the 3 billion DNA pairs composed of 4 bases
References
analyzes the function of genes and the complicated interactions
1) Erika Check Hayden, Technology: The $1,000 genome. Nature.
2014; 507(20):294-5.
(A for adenine, G for guanine, C for cytosine, T for thymine) and
among them. The task of identifying the gene related to a
2)Liu CC et al., Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer disease: risk, mechanisms and therapy. Nat Rev Neurol. 2013; 9(2):106-18.
to bioinformatics, which concerns calculation and computer
algorithms. For example, the Smith-Waterman algorithm, local
3) Frampton GM et al., Development and validation of a clinical cancer genomic profiling test based on massively parallel DNA sequencing. Nat Biotechnol. 2013; 31(11):1023-31.
alignment of sequences developed in 1981, detects the most
similar parts in two DNA sequences and has been one of the
4) Naccache SN et al., Cloud-compatible bioinformatics pipeline for ultrarapid pathogen identification from next-generation sequencing of
clinical samples. Genome Res. 2014; 24(7):1180-92.
chromosome. (5)
5)Smith TF and Waterman MS., Identification of common molecular
subsequences. J Mol Biol. 1981;147(1):195-7.
specific function or a specific disease or its location now belongs
most important tools in a BLAST search or the analysis of a new
As individual genome analyses become possible at a low cost,
human genome data are expected to increase exponentially. One
6) Fraga MF et al., Epigenetic differences arise during the lifetime of
monozygotic twins. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2005; 102(30):10604-9.
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Summer 2014 GIST Magazine
Lab
Visit
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Vol. 4 No. 1
Dust Research Helps Keep Nation’s Health
First Ultrafine Dust Research Center Launched
■Aerosol Technology and Monitoring Laboratory (ATML)
Professor Kihong Park, School of Environmental Science and Engineering
ATML has developed
and been operating a
real-time measurement
system for the chemical
characteristics of ultrafine
dust for the first time in
Korea.
Recently in Korea, public concerns and interests are growing in aerosol, including ultrafine dust, fine dust and yellow dust,
which may cause respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Ultrafine dust blown from industrialized regions in China has
become a diplomatic issue among Korea, China and Japan. Such aerosol is not only harmful to the human body but also
related to climate change, playing an important role in balancing of the earth’s radiation energy, cloud forming, visibility
impairment and atmospheric chemical reactions.
Ultrafine dust is known to be particularly harmful due to its micro size and high surface area to volume ratio. The
government is to establish in 2015 new national standards for ultrafine dust, based on the entire weight of dust particles
smaller than 2.5μ, or mass concentration. Information on such mass concentration has been made available to the public,
but due to inadequate technology for real-time measurement, up-to-date information on chemical compositions of ultrafine
dust including the possibility of harmful components are not available yet.
The physicochemical characteristics of ultrafine dust, which determine their level of harmfulness to humans and the
climate, may vary depending on its source, development process, moving paths, and paths of chemical reaction. Generally,
dust from soil contains a lot of ground components while that from fossil fuels and biological combustion may include
elemental carbon, organic carbon compounds, and heavy metals. The ultrafine dust formed secondarily in the atmosphere
from gaseous matters contains a high level of organic carbon compounds, sulphates, and phosphates. Dust can come from
China or originate in Korea, and it comes from both artificial and natural sources (oceans and deserts). In the unlikely event of
a nuclear disaster, lethal radioactive dust might spread over the Korean peninsula. Mass concentration alone is not enough to
determine the kind of dust and its potential harmfulness and to prepare and operate an early warning system or action plan.
GIST’s Aerosol Technology and Monitoring Laboratory (ATML) focuses on the research and development of realtime measuring and monitoring techniques of the formation, development, and change of aerosol in air (ultrafine dust,
nanoparticles and yellow dust). Its state-of-the-art real-time measuring techniques include measuring diverse pollutants with
laser, monitoring aerosol particles in cloud forming, real-time aerosol particle mass spectrometry, and nanoparticle chemical
element spectroscopy. It is ATML’s key mission to identify ultrafine dust’s source, development, change, harmful effects, and
influences on climate change through the real-time diagnosis of its physicochemical characteristics. In particular, ATML has
developed and been operating a real-time measuring system for the chemical characteristics of ultrafine dust for the first time
in Korea.
Since 2011, the laboratory has been designated as a National Leading Research Lab by the National Research Foundation of
Korea. Moreover, ATML has successfully attracted to GIST campus the nation’s first Ultrafine Dust Research Center, supported
by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning with a project budget totaling 9 billion won, in recognition of its outstanding
research performance in the field of ultrafine dust in the last 5 years: 45 SCI-level papers, 6 patent applications and 7 patent
registrations. The center has signed a joint research agreement with Gwangju City and Gwangyang City in Jeonnam Province to
work together on the ultrafine dust issue.
ATML has successfully
attracted to GIST campus
the nation’s first Ultrafine
Dust Research Center,
in recognition of its
outstanding research
performance.
The Ultrafine Dust Research Center has the following goals: 1) develop a functional new material mask, a sustainable
purifying system using electret filter, a filter-less purifying system using condensation, growth, and collision of water;
produce and demonstrate test products; 2) through investigations into cytotoxicity and inhalation toxicity of ultrafine dust
components and epidemiological studies, scientifically calculate harmful effects on human body and vulnerabilities to a
specific disease by types of components and compounds; 3) integrating data from satellite observations, ground observations,
and modeling, improve and demonstrate a forecasting model; and 4) for the installment of an integrated system of ultrafine
dust management, suggest measures to analyze and improve the system and build effective communication channels for
the public. Participating in the project are a total of 168 researchers from GIST, Pusan National University, Seoul national
University, Korean Institute of Industrial Technology, Korea Institute of Toxicology, University of Florida, etc. The Director,
Professor Kihong Park of GIST, is an internationally recognized researcher and is the only Korean editor of the journal Aerosol
Science and Technology.
ATML also pays a lot of attention to community environmental issues. It has conducted a number of joint researches with
local media and governments on volatile organic compounds in gas stations, new book syndrome, fine dust in parking lots, and
ultrafine dust from cooking. ATML contributes to raising public awareness and finding solutions to such problems.
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Special
Interview
Summer 2014 GIST Magazine
Vol. 4 No. 1
#32
Special
Interview 02
Professor Peter Gruenberg,
Nobel laureate in physics in 2007 and
Director of GIST Gruenberg Center for
Magnetic Nanomaterials (GCMN)
Use Speak Thinking & Write Thinking,
and Cooperate with Your Colleagues
One of the special scenes you can see at GIST is a Nobel laureate riding his bicycle along with students. Everyday he rides to
the classes, to the cafeteria, and other places; the students are quite familiar with that and see him as a next door neighbor.
He has been with GIST since September 2011 when he came as a visiting professor at the Department of Nanobio Materials
and Electronics. He is currently serving as Director of GIST Gruenberg Center for Magnetic Nanomaterials named after him.
In 2007, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Albert Fert for the discovery of giant magneto-resistance. GIST
Magazine met him for an interview in his office in June 2014.
Q How did you first know about GIST and decide to come here?
GIST contacted me first as a part of its plan to become an international university. They first asked me to come here and give some
lectures for two years. I was very happy to take that offer, because it involved teaching students on the subjects that I worked on
throughout my career. Then, during my stay here, a new idea came up about setting up a research center on magnetic nanomaterials
and my taking its leadership. I was happy to take that opportunity as well, and that is basically how it happened.
Q How do you like your research life here in GIST? Is it not hard to continue working on research at an advanced age over 70?
When I was young, I could not quite freely choose my area of research. I had to write papers and was under pressure to become
successful. Now, it is different. As I observe natural phenomena, I can choose any area of research I am interested in or wonder about;
I do not have to explain or justify it to anyone else. It is actually better and more fun.
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Q How did you feel when you knew you won the Nobel
Prize in Physics in 2007?
For several years before that, I was rumored to be close to
winning it but the actual outcome was disappointing each time.
So I thought, maybe I will never win the Nobel Prize after all.
In 2007, too, some people expected me to win, but I thought
my chances were essentially over. I was working in my lab on
the day of announcement. When I got the call from Sweden
and learned I won the prize, I was so surprised. I just could not
believe it. It was hard and unnatural to me at first to become
such a center of attention, but I gradually got used to it and even
enjoying it later. After winning the prize, I have had so many
invitations and lecture requests from many countries, and I now
appreciate those opportunities.
Q As a Nobel laureate, what do you think are some
important elements in scientific research?
I think cooperative research is critical. All scientists have their
own ongoing research areas and projects, but when interesting
new fields and topics emerge, they are easily overloaded or
overwhelmed. In such circumstances, through cooperative
research scientists can get to know new people and learn new
information. That is why mutual cooperation is so important.
They are very different from European students in terms of
participation, discussion, and presentation. European students
are so free and active in presenting their ideas; so much so that
they disrupt classes sometimes. GIST students and Chinese
students hardly ask any question, even when they do not
understand the lecture well. Sometimes it makes me wonder
whether I am making myself understood or not. Now I know it
is mainly because they are just shy, but Asian students should
try to fix their habit of being passive and not asking questions.
Q How is your life on GIST campus? Is there any
inconvenience? How do you spend your leisure time?
I stay in my place in International Hall. I go to the student
cafeteria quite often, and they provide good food and service.
I like Korean food. I also like going grocery shopping and
cooking for myself. The stores near GIST provide me with
ingredients I need when I want to cook dishes I am more
accustomed to. In my spare time I play the guitar. I have many
friends in Japan who play music. I often perform with them.
Q GIST College has introduced a liberal arts education
Q As a Nobel laureate, could you give a few more tips for
system where well-rounded learning is stressed. What
scientific research?
do you think of teaching musical instruments and physical
One of the best ways to learn and research in a new field is to
give a lecture on the topic. As you prepare for the lecture, you
constantly think and talk about it and eventually get your ideas
well organized. This is often called Speak Thinking. Likewise,
there is Write Thinking; it refers to writing down everything that
you know about a research topic. The point is that when you
interact with other people through speaking and writing, your
own ideas are better organized and systemized. Cooperative
research is again very effective and important because it helps
and forces you to communicate with your colleagues and
partners in speaking and writing.
education in college?
Q Do you see any different learning styles between
European and Asian students? How about GIST students?
I think GIST students are similar to Chinese students.
Numerous outstanding scientists including Albert Einstein
played music at a much higher level than I do. Ever since
childhood I always wanted to own a contra guitar with a bass
function, and now that I have one, I love to play it. I have a
medical condition that keeps my hands trembling, but when
I play my guitar or play table tennis, I am not even aware of
it and I feel much better. Like the saying “sound body, sound
mind,” music and physical education are very important to
science education. Learning to play music or sports at a young
age will help scientists keep their body and mind strong for a
long time.
Summer 2014 GIST Magazine
GIST
Admissions
Vol. 4 No. 1
#34
GIST College to
Admit 200
Freshmen in 2015
GIST was founded in 1993 as a research-oriented specialized university for science and technology. GIST College was founded
in 2010 and graduated its very first class in February, 2014. GIST is boasting a world-class research competence, based upon
the research infrastructure and knowhow accumulated over the past 20 years. It has retained the No. 1 spot in Korea for several
years in terms of the number of SCI-level papers per faculty. In 2013, GIST was ranked No. 6 in the world and No. 1 in Asia by
QS, a university ranking agency in the UK, in terms of citations per faculty.
GIST College is the first liberal arts college in Korea for nurturing a small number of excellent talents in science and
technology. GIST College is spearheading innovation in Korean undergraduate education in science and technology with its
outstanding environment and curricula.
The educational philosophy of GIST College can be summarized by “3C1P,” which aims at nurturing Creative, Cooperative,
and Communicative talents in science and technology capable of Problem-solving for the 21st century. To that end, students in
the freshman and sophomore years take general education in mathematics, basic sciences, humanities, and social sciences
in the Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Starting in the junior year, students take in-depth education in his or her major
field, choosing from physics, chemistry, and life sciences concentrations, or from electrical engineering and computer science,
mechanical engineering, materials engineering, and earth environmental engineering tracks.
GIST College cannot be compared to other specialized science and technology universities in Korea. It is the first liberal
arts college in Korea to nurture not just narrow-minded specialists but well-rounded talents in science and technology with
strengths in humanities and social sciences as well. To equip students with a broad outlook and thinking required for convergent
research, education in general cultures and arts is emphasized, too. Team teaching is a good example of convergent education.
Team teaching means different professors from different majors participate together in teaching a course. This enables
convergent education in which the curiosities of the students and the specialties of the professors are mutually combined and
further extended.
In addition, GIST College actively operates many global exchange programs. All GIST College sophomores take their summer
sessions at UC Berkeley and selected students can take their regular semester courses at Caltech, UC Berkeley, and other
prestigious universities around the world under the Study Abroad Program. The G-SURF program, in which undergraduate
students can get an opportunity to experience research in graduate labs, has also taken root.
If you have a big dream in Science and Technology,
Knock on the door of GIST College!
GIST will guide you through your quest.
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Overview of GIST College 2015 Admissions
■ Admission Categories and Numbers
Admission Round
Admission Unit
Screening Method
Early
Division of
Liberal Arts and
Sciences
School records
Regular
Screening Type
No. of students
General
163
Special (equal opportunity)
12
Korean SAT
Total
25
Total
175
25
200
■ Admission Schedule
Admission Rounds
Early
Regular
Schedule Item
Dates
Applications accepted
Sep 10, 2014 – 6pm Sep 17, 2014
Documents submitted
Sep 11 – Sep 17
Document-based selectees announced
Oct 21
Admission interviews
Oct 28 – Oct 31
Final selectees announced
Nov 21
Applications accepted
Dec 19 – 6pm Dec 23
Documents submitted
Dec 23 – Dec 24
Document-based selectees announced
Jan 9, 2015
Admission interviews
Jan 15, 2015 – Jan 16, 2015
Final selectees announced
Jan 28, 2015
■ Documents to Submit
Rounds
Early
Regular
Screening
Documents to Submit
General
• Application, School records, Self-introduction, Teacher recommendation, Other evidence (optional)
Special
• Application, School records, Self-introduction, Teacher recommendation, Other evidence (optional)
(equal opportunity) • Documents to prove special eligibility
• Application, Korean SAT score, School records, Self-introduction
For undergraduate admissions inquiries,
Contact Section of Undergraduate Admissions at:
Tel: 062-715-2952~8, 3952 Fax: 062-715-2959
E-mail: uadmission@gist.ac.kr
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Summer 2014 GIST Magazine
GIST
Admissions
#36
Introduction to
GIST Graduate School
Admissions 2015
Top Research Competence, Abundant Scholarships, Benefits & Housing
GIST has been dutifully carrying out its foundational goal of advancing science and technology and educating
science and technology talents for the nation. As a result, despite a relatively short history of 20 plus years,
GIST has grown into a world-class research-oriented university.
GIST was ranked No. 6 in the world and No. 1 in Asia in citations per faculty, by UK-based QS in its world
university rankings 2013. In The Chosunilbo-QS Asian university rankings 2014, GIST was ranked No. 1 in
Korea and No. 2 in Asia in papers per faculty.
In particular, GIST Graduate School boasts the excellent quality and outstanding research achievements of its
current students and alumni. In 2013, a Ph.D. student published an average of 7.1 SCI-level papers during his
or her stay in GIST, an unparalleled number in Korea. In addition, a total of 107 GIST Graduate School alumni
have so far been appointed professors at prestigious universities in Korea and abroad, including KAIST, UNIST,
Yonsei University, Korea University, Sungkyunkwan University, Hanyang University, Kyunghee University, City
University of New York, Auburn University, etc.
The reason GIST has been able to make such a big leap in such a short time was that it has focused on
specialized areas of research and education to spearhead cutting-edge technologies for the future. GIST
Graduate School welcomes everyone who has a dream and strong passion to become a pioneer of future
science and technology.
GIST Graduate School has 3 screening sessions every year: Spring term first screening, Spring term second
screening, and Fall term screening. There are 8 admission units – School of Information and Communications,
School of Materials Sciences and Engineering, School of Mechatronics, School of Environmental Sciences
and Engineering, Depart of Physics and Photon Science, Department of Chemistry, and Department of
Medical System Engineering – and three degree programs – master’s, Ph.D. and master’s-Ph.D. integrated.
GIST Graduate School admits about 270 master’s students and 170 Ph.D. students (including the integrated
program) a year, but the number can be lower when there are insufficient qualified applicants.
Vol. 4 No. 1
#37
Small in Size yet Strong and Proud,
GIST Graduate School is waiting for
Pioneers of Future Science & Technology
For 2015 Spring term first screening, applications are accepted from July 10, 2014 and final admission results
are announced on August 22. If you are admitted in 2015 Spring term first screening, you should plan to enroll
in March 2015, but you can also enroll in September 2014 if all circumstances allow.
For 2015 Spring term second screening, applications are accepted from October 16, 2014 and final admission
results are announced on November 28. Admitted students are to enroll in March 2015.
For 2015 Fall term screening, applications are accepted from April 28, 2015 and final admission results are
announced on June 12. Admitted students are to enroll in September 2015.
Overview of GIST Graduate School 2015 Admissions
Schedule Item
2015 Spring term first screening 2015 Spring term second screening
2015 Fall term screening
(to enroll in Mar 2015 or Sept 2014)
(to enroll in Mar 2015)
(to enroll in Sept 2015)
Applications accepted
Jul 10, 2014 – Jul 22, 2014
Oct 16, 2014 – Oct 28, 2014
Apr 28, 2015 – May 12, 2015
Passers announced
Aug 22, 2014
Nov 28, 2014
June 12, 2015
Registration period
Aug 25, 2014 – Sept 5, 2014
Jan 19, 2015 – Jan 30, 2015
June 15, 2015 – June 26, 2015
GIST also offers the best scholarship and benefit package in Korea. First, all school payments worth 6,830,000
won a year (3,415,000 won a semester) are waivered. Every month, stipends of 120,000 won for master’s
students and 150,000 won for Ph.D. students are paid, along with 100,000 won in food allowance. Students
can also receive research incentives by participating in various research projects. In 2013, master’s students
received 4,210,000 won and Ph.D. students 11,600,000 won on the average.
For male students, GIST operates a special research personnel program in lieu of military service. So far, all
applicants for the program have been granted eligibility; they can finish their military service by just completing
their degrees. For housing, double-occupancy dormitories and married student apartments are available
on campus. All classes are taught in English, and the student-to-faculty ratio is low at 10:1. Opportunities to
research overseas are plenty, and referees for Ph.D. dissertations include renowned scholars from abroad.
For graduate admissions inquiries,
Contact Section of Admissions at:
Tel: 062-715-2052, E-mail: admission@gist.ac.kr
Homepage: http://admission.gist.ac.kr
Summer 2014 GIST Magazine
GIST
People
Vol. 4 No. 1
#38
Q How do you feel about being a member of the first
Q How is your life in GIST Graduate School different from
graduating class of GIST College?
your undergraduate life?
Many people at first asked me why I applied to this brand
new school, and I said it was precisely because I would be a
member of its very first class. Having this first-class label was
a burden at times, but through the process of building up the
school system, we could help form a school we dreamed of.
Also, there were other benefits. The competition for many
programs such as summer exchange was lower, which meant
more opportunities, and
as the very first class
to build up the school
In my case, I have not yet started much of research work, so
I feel more similarities. GIST undergraduates and graduates
are on the same campus, just in different dorm rooms and
different classrooms. Other differences would include having
an office and own space in the lab and living a little better
off thanks to the small salary I get from the lab. But to be
honest, mentally, there is a difference. As an undergraduate,
especially in finals periods,
I just wanted to get things
done and over, but now
I would say I am more
interested in various areas
related to my career and
future. I am not just trying
to pass this moment, but
I want to make myself a
more competent person.
Ki-yong Kim
together, we got more
attention from our
professors. Thanks to
that, we were able to
freely interact with the
professors.
Song, Hoon
Q What was your most
memorable moment
Q As a first graduate
in GIST College?
from GIST College, what
advice would you give to
It was probably when I
students still there?
went to UC Berkeley as
an exchange student in
As college students, they
2013. I learned a lot from
would be concerned over
studying along with the
their career and future, and
Interview with Song, Hoon
students of a world top
if they want to go abroad
(GIST College Class of 2014 and master’s student at GIST Graduate School)
class university. Actually,
to study more, then they
I was a bit afraid at first
must make up their mind
because I registered
fast and prepare for it. If
for quite challenging
not studying abroad, then
courses. However, I soon
they would be debating whether or not to go to graduate
realized that the academic levels of average Berkeley students
school in Korea. I would advise they should think with
and average GIST students were not that different. So, we
an open mind about what they want to do in the future. If
GIST students did not have to be frightened or intimidated
they are interested in something, then they should go ahead
at all. It seemed to me that the only real advantage Berkeley
without worrying about what others would think or say. Have
students had over us was that they spoke English so much
courage and trust yourself! Everything will be okay.
better.
I was happy to be a member of
GIST College’s very first class
(by Ki-yong Kim, freshman at GIST College)
#39
Cooperative research
is more important than
immediate results
Kwang Meyung Kim, Principal Research Scientist
at KIST and alumnus of Sch. of Mat. Sci. & Engr
After my name was included in a list of 18 highly cited Korean
scientists for the period of 2002 – 2012 announced by ThomsonReuters in May, GIST contacted me asking how I was doing.
I have some issue with the Korean media hailing them as
“scientists with a chance to win the Nobel Prize,” but still, it
was quite rewarding and encouraging news to me. Writing good
research papers is good, but other scientists’ citing my published
papers is even more meaningful. And it has also given me a
chance to bring back old memories with GIST.
Currently, I work as a principal research scientist at KIST
Biomedical Research Institute. I entered GIST School of
Materials Science and Engineering in 1997 and received my
Ph.D. degree in 2003. After two years of post-doctorate at KIST,
I was employed as a senior research scientist there in 2005 and
have since worked in the field of nanomedicine for 9 years.
When I was a senior in college, I first got to know about GIST
through a GIST student who visited my alma mater to promote
the new graduate school. At the time, his explanation and vision
were very clear, and his pride was immense. I went to GIST at
his suggestion, but at first things did not go smoothly. I had not
been very well prepared for graduate study, and I was also from
Busan – the physical as well as psychological distances between
Gwangju and Busan were not small.
Looking back, however, I think the six and a half years I spent
at GIST was a priceless time that prepared me for a life as a
researcher. At the time, the enthusiasm of GIST faculty and staff
members was enormous. There were many weaknesses because
the school had started out only a few years before, but we were a
“small but family-like” school, trying to solve every problem out
by helping each other.
At first, I wondered if research was possible at such a young
and small school. However, I was so lucky to meet as my
advisor Prof. Youngro Byun, who had just joined the faculty. I
shared and discussed everything with him, and I selected as my
specialty biomedical materials, which was quite different from
my undergraduate major of chemical engineering. Prof. Byun
has since moved to Seoul National University, but it was at
GIST that I met him as a true mentor for the rest of my research
life. Also, GIST brings back the fond memories with my lab
colleagues who had come from every corner of the country. In
particular, it was in the lab that I met my future wife as a junior
colleague, and our eldest daughter was also born in Gwangju.
The most important lesson I have learned as a researcher in
the past 10 years is that cooperative research with colleagues
you can trust and depend on is more important than immediate
research results. Contemporary science requires various types
of convergent research, so cooperative research ability is needed
more than individual research ability. I will continue to walk
in the path of a researcher, and I believe I do research not for
special reward but to give basic answers to questions. I believe
it is the path of a researcher to take your fellow researchers’
suggestions and keep complementing what is lacking.
Summer 2014 GIST Magazine
GIST
People
Vol. 4 No. 1
#40
Gwangju is a city so full of
investment in you, because you
passion yet so peaceful. To
are the pillars for our future
me, a journalist living here
in science and technology.
and searching for news, GIST
However, your paths will be
used to be just one of those
full of difficulties. Nothing can
places I pass by from time to
be accomplished overnight.
time. But in 2012, my eldest
You go through hundreds of
son applied to GIST College.
trials to get a new piece of
The main reasons he chose
knowledge, and thousands
the school were its global
of errors to apply it to a new
image and its well-rounded
development. At times, you
educational system based
will lose sleep, face failures,
on the humanities, which set
and fall in despair. However,
it apart from other science
this course is your share
and engineering universities.
that you must take on with.
Besides, my son was not totally
Everyone, for that matter, has
new to GIST because while in
his or hers in life.
middle school he had attended
I want to share with you
a gifted youth science camp for
an excerpt from “the Art
a week. After he got admitted,
of Perseverance” in Joseph
I came to grow familiar with
M. Marshall’s book, “Keep
and develop affections for
Going.” A young man asked
GIST myself, while helping
his grandfather why life had
him move into his dorm room
to be so difficult sometimes.
and learning more about the
This is the old man’s reply: “In
school’s history.
life there is sadness as well as
Jong-seok Kim, Chief Editor of Moodeungilbo and
GIST is over 20 years old
joy, losing as well as winning,
parent of GIST College sophomore Sung-dong Kim
now and is responsible for
falling as well as standing,
cultivating future scientists
hunger as well as plenty, bad
not only for Gwangju but also
as well as good. I do not say
for the nation. GIST College
this to make you despair, but
has produced its first class
to teach you reality that life is
of graduates, so GIST now
a journey sometimes walked in
has a full lineup of bachelors,
light and sometimes walked in
masters, and Ph.D. programs. It has been ranked No. 1 in
shadow. The weakest step toward the top of the hill, toward
Asia in papers per faculty and been given abundant media
sunrise, toward hope, is stronger than the fiercest storm.”
publicity for excellent research results. In addition, student
Seo, Geowon, the famous Korean archery champion,
volunteering and outreach programs have helped the school
conveyed the same message in his book, “Winning Secret,”
become an integral part of the community. However, GIST
in these words: “When you feel like giving up, take just one
should not become complacent but prepare for the next 20
more step forward.” Along the same vein, I want to say this to
years and beyond.
you: “Take up your challenges, accept failures as part of your
Sons and daughters at GIST, the nation is making a big
life, and turn them into the soil for your progress.”
Sons and
daughters at GIST,
When you feel
like giving up
Take just one more
step forward!
#41
Chance to feel
China’s intention
to become center of world
So-young Kang, GIST GTMBA 4th Class
Manager, Hakdong Branch, Kwang Ju Bank
Meeting Tsinghua University’s Brains through GTMBA
On June 12, our group of 36 boarded on a flight from Muan
International Airport to Beijing. As a part of the curriculum
of GTMBA 4th Class, our 4 day trip to Beijing was built
around a training program at Tsinghua University’s School
of Economics and Management. At first I wondered how
effective such a short training would be, but looking back
now, I think it was a new and worthwhile experience.
We arrived in Beijing in a rush hour, so we got stuck in a
heavy traffic jam. Our guide told us that, despite a strong
traffic reducing policy imposing a fine on cars entering
Beijing in rush hours, the number of cars sold in China last
year reached 22 million. Still, the air pollution did not seem
too bad, in my naked eyes at least, contrary to the horror
stories I heard about the air quality there.
Early in the next morning, our busy second day started
with an orientation at Tsinghua University. The lectures
went on for two days in three sections: China’s technology
development strategy, China’s macroeconomic state and
issues, and marketing management in Chinese markets.
The lectures and following questions, answers, and debates
were intense. I learned that since the opening and reform
of the Chinese economy, China at first achieved success in
importing technologies and increasing exports, later met with
certain limitations, and is currently striving to solve pressing
problems such as the widening regional gaps and income
gaps and the reform of outdated, backward systems.
In the afternoon, we visited the nearby Summer Palace
and walked the world’s longest garden trail that Empress
Dowager Cixi used for morning walks and learned about the
tragic history of how personal greed accelerated the fall of the
Qing Dynasty. We also looked around Tsinghua University,
which boasts a history of over 100 years and over 150,000
full-time members. I felt the strengths of the so-called
Tsinghua clan, who have risen to power since 2000 along
with Zhu Rongji, Hu Jintao, and Xi Jinping, and I thought
China’s rise owes much to education.
All in all, our training in Tsinghua University provided
me with a valuable opportunity to directly learn from their
faculty, who are core brains leading China, about China’s
intention to stand tall as the center of the world by flowering
a market economy on a solid Communist foundation. In that
sense, it was incomparably more rewarding and meaningful
than my previous trips to China.
On the other hand, now that I know China’s intention
more clearly, I am left with a feeling of discomfort. It is like
the feeling you have after you meet someone who is tall
and strong and also a bluff but you just cannot ignore. Can
we get along with this neighbor and maintain a win-win
relationship? “Ignorance is bliss,”
goes the old saying. My training
at Tsinghua University ended with
this concern, but for our future
GTMBA 5th Class, I hope they
will find ways to strengthen our
friendship with China and promote
mutual progress.
Summer 2014 GIST Magazine
GIST
Clubs
#42
GIST Student Clubs
Offer Diverse
Learning Grounds
Bitsuro (Towards Light)
Bitsuro is a gathering of GIST students
who love photograph-shooting. For the one
everlasting moment! Bitsuro welcomes anyone
interested in taking photos or even those who
just enjoy looking at photos. They try to capture
beautiful moments of our campus that we
usually miss out on, or they venture out of the
campus to capture some awesome scenery
in the vicinity. Come see the photographs
displayed on the walls of the Bitsuro club room!
Makmuganae (Impossible)
Makmuganae is GIST’s best dancing club that
has featured a wide range of dance genres
such as hip-hop, poppin, urban, b-boying,
and girls hip-hop. There are always endless
cheers when they stage their passionate
and fancy performances. The picture shows
Makmuganae members performing at the
20th Fall Festival last year. Makmuganae
also plans flash mobs for students to watch
and join in together. Bringing vitality to our
campus, they are like a vitamin to GIST. Look
for their performance this fall, too!
Akdong (Instrument Boys)
Akdong is GIST’s student orchestra whose
repertoire includes not only classical music but
also movie sound tracks, new age, and other
genres. Through the beautiful harmony of
instruments, they promote friendship among
their members and enrich our cultural life. They
stage regular concerts every semester. Akdong
has such a strong tradition and reputation that
they attract not only students and professors
but also people from outside the school.
Vol. 4 No. 1
#43
Geedaero (Properly)
Semper liber! Geedaero is our drama club
always freely enjoying plays. Their plays
have drawn a lot of attention because of their
Play Boys
handmade stage props, carefully selected
It is not about what you think, but about
sound effects, and realistic acting. The picture
playing baseball. Play Boys is GIST’s baseball
shows a scene from their performance of
club always full of energy. For desk-and-chair-
“The Ethical Thief” in spring 2014. They
bound students, exercising is what is really
provide laughter to those who are exhausted
needed! They welcome even beginner players
from studying and touch the hearts of those
– anyone can join and learn to exercise easily
who are thirsty for culture. They successfully
and have fun. They play friendly matches with
staged two performances so far this year.
outside teams, and they also go and watch
baseball games together. Play Boys boasts
the best unity in GIST.
Cinergy
Main
Cinema + Energy. Cinergy is a student club
Main is GIST’s band that appeared on several
that enjoys movies with overflowing energy!
radio shows. Under the common goal of
They not only watch movies together but
making music, here is a group of people
also produce and screen their own movies.
gathered together. They have guitar, drum,
The picture shows a scene from Cinergy’s
keyboard, and other instruments along with
2013 work titled Torenia. This film depicted
a vocalist, and at their regular concerts, they
Torenia’s floral meaning of “pitiful desire.”
always create excitement by harmonizing with
They wrote the script, acted, filmed, and edited
the crowd. With their high level talents and
– they are surely an all-talented group!
tireless practices, they actively perform both
inside GIST and outside in band concerts held
in Jeonnam Province.
Summer 2014 GIST Magazine
Institute
News
#44
Vol. 4 No. 1
KCTI News
KCTI Celebrates 1st Anniversary
■Founded last year for the purpose of leading cultural
prosperity and creative economy, Korea Culture Technology
Institute (Director Jung, Jin Hong) has hosted 4 Dasan Lectures
on convergence between arts & humanities and science &
technology and established a graduate school program. This
June, the institute held a series of events on the occasion of its
1st anniversary.
■On June 12, Culture Technology Symposium 2014 took place;
the theme was Human-centered CT – consilience and fusion
between arts & humanities and science & technology. The
symposium carried significance in the following aspects: that
a large number of leading experts representative of various
sectors in CT attended, that CT was reviewed from a broader
perspective of culture in general, rather than as something
unilaterally driven by technology, and that practical examples of
applying CT to various areas in life were shared.
■Leading figures of the academic and cultural com-munities,
including Dasan Distinguished Professor Jung, Jin Hong
of GIST (Director of KCTI); President Kwon, Young Gull of
Hanssem Co. Ltd. (Director of Korea Design Strategy Research
Institute and former Dean of College of Art of Seoul National
University); Administrator Rha, Sun-hwa of Cultural Heritage
Administration; Dean Dongman Lee of KAIST Graduate School
of Culture Technology; Director Lee, Jin-woo of POSTECH
Humanities Imagination Technology Institute; and Professor
Chung, Kyung-won of Industrial Design Department of
KAIST, made presentations suggesting new directions for the
development of CT.
■Other notable participants included Professor Lee, Moo-yong
of Graduate School of Culture at Chonnam National University;
Mr. Ha, Tae-seok, architect and CEO of SCALe; Vice President
Ahn, Mi-jeong of Intellectual Discovery Inc.; Technical Director
Yu, Seok-yong of the musical Ghost; Mr. Cho, Ki-jong, traditional
cabinetmaker designated as Intangible Cultural Heritage;
Director Park, Jin-ho of Eurasia Digital Cultural Heritage
Research Institute; Professor Yu, Jin-sang of Intermedia Art
Department at Kaywon University of Art and Design; and
Professor Yu, Dong-hwan of Cultural Contents Department at
Konkuk University.
■On June 14, Music Concert for Multicultural Families in Global
GIST was put on at GIST CT Art Hall, sponsored by Samsung
Group through the Community Chest of Korea. The concert
featured Korean Youth Symphony led by conductor Bae, Jonghoon (former conductor of the National Military Symphony
Orchestra). Tenor Park, Hyun-joon and soprano Han, Kyoungmee joined as soloists. KBS announcer-turned freelance MC
Lee, Ji-ae added to the elegance of the concert.
■From June 12 to June 14, Ultra High-Definition TV Gallery
was unveiled in Oryong Hall as part of the Digital Heritage
Project. The mysterious colors and inlaid design details of
Goryeo celadon porcelains captured by UHD technology were
presented on three 85-inch UHD TV screens for the first time.
Hwangnyongsa Temple and its 9-story wooden pagoda, which
were lost in the 13th century, have been restored in digital
forms. Also on display were the 3D contents of Seokguram
Grotto featured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
last year and media artist Lee, Yi-nam’s digitalized works of
masterpieces of East and West.
APRI& RISE News
APRI Beefs Up Labs & Personnel
Transfers Laser Know-how to Asia
■On March 4, Advanced Photonics Research Institute
increased the number of its lab units from 4 to 6. The
reorganized 6 units include Ultra-Intense Laser, Quantum
Beam Application, Laser Application System, Spectroscopy
Sensor, Integrated Optics, and Bio Optics. The purposes of
the expansion are to fully utilize the ultra-short quantum
beam facility in which a lot of investment has been made
and to stimulate research in optical convergence technology
for a new growth engine, such as application of X-ray and
high-energy charged particle, fiber optic laser, bio optics,
integrated optics and spectroscopy sensor. Later in 2014,
APRI plans to hire more research personnel in strategic
fields such as development and application of ultra-short
laser.
#45
RISE Publishes 9 Papers in
Top 2% Journals Focusing on
Organic Solar Cell Technology
■In June, exciting news to cool down early summer heat
was reported by Research Institute for Solar and Sustainable
Energies. A RISE research team published a paper on
a core source technology for flexible and transparent
display in Nature
C o m m u n i ca t i o n s ,
one of the top science
journals in the world.
In the first half of
2014, RISE produced
9 papers published in
global top 2% journals.
In particular, 6 out of
them were featured
as cover articles,
demonstrating RISE’s
outstanding research
competence.
Professor Kwanghee Lee, RISE Dirertor, said, “We
are a step closer to the completion of organic solar cell
commercialization technology, which is our goal for 2014; we
will strive harder to achieve the goal in the rest of the year.”
■On April 22, in celebration of the Science Month, APRI held
a community outreach program for 40 local children titled
“Science World for Cheomdan District Elementary School
Students.”
From July 13 to July 20, Summer School on Lasers and
Laser Applications 2014 was held. SSOLLA 2014 was
attended by 30 researchers invited from 10 countries in Asia.
Participating researchers this year were from Nepal, Malaysia,
Bangladesh, Vietnam, Singapore, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia,
China and Pakistan. Attendees took classes in the basics of
optical science & laser and their industrial applications. GIST
faculty members and APRI research scientists participated
as lecturers. SOLLA is an intensive program offered every
summer by APRI to promote cooperation among Asian
countries.
On July 15, RISE held a seminar and shared its principal
research achievements in the first half of 2014 with the GIST
community.
Summer 2014 GIST Magazine
GIST
News
Vol. 4 No. 1
News Highlights for First Half 2014
#46
01
04
GIST No. 1 in Korea in Ratio of
Top 1% Highly Cited Papers
GIST & UN Univ. Sign MOU on
Global Village Cooperation
In a study conducted by NRF of Korea on
research papers published by domestic
research institutions and universities
from 2002 to 2012, GIST was No. 1 in
the ratio of top 1% highly cited papers,
demonstrating once again its top
research competence.
GIST and UN University signed in
January a MOU to extend the operation
of the “Joint Program on Science and
Technology for Sustainability” and
thereby consolidate their competence
to address global environmental
challenges over the next 5 years.
02
05
GIST No. 2 in Papers per Faculty
in QS Asian Univ. Rankings 2014
Prof. Dong-Yu Kim Selected as
KAST Fellow
In Chosunilbo-QS Asian Univ. Rankings
2014 announced in May, GIST was No.
2 in Asia in the number of papers per
faculty. In Korea, GIST was followed by
KAIST (No. 9), POSTECH (No. 11) and
Seoul National University (No. 28).
Prof. Dong-Yu
Kim of School of
Materials Sci. &
Engr. was selected
in January as
a Fellow of
the Korean
Academy of Science and Technology.
His research focus has been on nanopatterning using photo-reactive
substances, synthesis of various
nanostructures, and properties of
organic electronic materials.
03
Prof. Heung-no Lee Named
Scientist of the Month for Jan
Prof. Heung-no
Lee of School of
Info & Comm.
was selected
in January as
Scientist of the
Month by the
MSIP and NRF. The award was given
in recognition of his contributions to
the development of high definition,
low complexity information acquisition
technology.
English proficiency of all incoming
students.
07
Prof. Byeong Ha Lee Awarded
Haerim Photonics Prize
Prof. Byeong Ha
Lee of School of
Info & Comm.
was awarded
i n Fe b r u a r y
the Haerim
Photonics Prize
for research
excellence by Optical Society of Korea.
The prize was established on a donation
made by the late Dr. Un-chul Paek,
a preeminent scientist in fiber optic
research and the first professor of GIST.
08
GIST College
Turns out First 54 Bachelors
06
Zombie Attacks on GIST Campus!
GIST College
held in February
a “zombie”
orientation camp
for admitted
freshmen. This
unique function
was run as an immersion program
packed with fun and challenges to boost
GIST College, founded in 2010, has
produced its very first graduates. In the
commencement ceremony held on Feb
25, 37 doctoral, 128 masters, and 54
bachelor degrees were conferred. Dr.
Luke P. Lee, professor of bioengineering
at UC Berkeley, delivered the
commencement address.
News Highlights for First Half 2014
09
12
Press Corps Covering MSIP
Visit GIST
GIST Signs MOU for Gwangyang
Research Center
Over 30 journalists from major Korean
newspapers covering the MSIP paid
a call to GIST in January. They were
briefed on the state of GIST, attended a
performance by the GIST College student
orchestra, and visited RISE and the ultrashort quantum beam facility of APRI.
GIST and Gwangyang City signed in June
a MOU to establish GIST Gwangyang
Research Center on a site of up to
26,000 square meters with a total floor
space of up to 20,000 square meters to
accommodate 45 researchers.
13
10
6 GIST People Honored on
Science Day
Prof. Jae-suk Lee of School of Materials
Sci. & Engr. was awarded the Order
of Science and Technology Merit by
the government in celebration of the
47th Science Day on April 21. MSIP
commendations were also given to
Prof. Jae-hyung Jang of School of Info
& Comm., Prof. Won-bae Kim of School
of Materials Sci. & Engr., Prof. Hyosung Ahn of School of Mechatronics,
Senior Admin Staff Yeon-hee Bae, and
Technical Staff Jae Hyeong Jeong.
11
Health & Welfare Minister
Visits GIST
Health and Welfare Minister Hyungpyo
Moon visited GIST in May to attend 2014
Spring Symposium of the Korean Social
Security Association (Chair: Prof. Sangho Kim of Div. of Liberal Arts and Sci.).
The symposium was attended by over
100 government officials and social
security experts.
Former Premier Chung Unchan Lectures at GIST
Former Prime Minister Chung Un-chan
visited GIST in May to deliver a special
lecture on “Shared Growth and Future
of Korean Economy.” The lecture was
part of a special lecture series for GIST
students and the 4th GTMBA program.
Personnel Movements
New Appointments
Name
Title & Affiliation
Aleksander
Assistant Professor
Geogiev
Div. of Lib. Arts & Sci.
Stoimenov
Professor
Sargis TerDept. of Phys. &
Avetisyan
Photon Sci.
Assistant Professor
Kim,
Dept. of Phys. &
Kyung Taec
Photon Sci.
Dasan Professor
Kang,
Sch. of Env. Sci. &
Chang-Keun
Engr.
Kwon,
Inchan
Associate Professor
Sch. of Mat. Sci. &
Engr.
Jin,
Suk-Won
Associate Professor
Sch. of Life Sci.
Jin, Misun
Assistant Professor
Sch. of Life Sci.
Appointments & Transfers
Name
Event Calendar for Fall Term 2014
September · GIST-Caltech Joint
Research Workshop
(held at Caltech)
· GIST Cultural Event for September
Title
Lee,
Heung-No
Prog. Dir. for EE
& Comp. Sci. Track
Cho,
Beongki
GIST Dean
of Research
October · GIST College Festival
Jeong,
Sung-Ho
Dean of Sch.
of Mechatronics
Mid-term exams
· GTMBA Graduation Ceremony
Kim,
Sang-Ho
Dean of Div.
of Lib. Arts & Sci.
Kim,
Min-Gon
Prog. Dir. for Chem.
Concentration
November ·Korean pop diva Insooni’s Recital
(sponsored by
Poongsan Corp.)
·GIST’s 21st
Anniversary Ceremony
Annual Meeting of
GIST Alumni Assn.
December · Final exams
· GIST Cultural Event for December
Retirement
Name
Title
Yang,
GIST Vice President
Bong-ryull of Public Affairs
#47
Summer 2014 GIST Magazine
Development
Fund
#48
Vol. 4 No. 1
News on Major Donations to GIST
100 Mil. Won Gift to Foster Creative Minds
with Novel Ideas
Former KOTRA NY Head Donates
100 Mil. Won in Late Mother’s Name
Mr. Ko, Suk Won contributed 100 million won to GIST in April
2014, hoping the donation will be used in cultivating creative
scientists and engineers. As a former high official of KOTRA, Mr.
Ko dedicated his career to the promotion of Korean trade in the
1960s and 1970s.
Mr. Ko was a student at Seoul National University when the
Korean War broke out. During the war, he served as an interpreter
in the Army and later as an English instructor at the Korea Military
Academy. In 1962, he joined KOTRA as a founding member of the
state-run trade promotion company. He was the first director of
its Milano office and then the first director of its Hamburg office. In
1973, he retired from KOTRA New York office directorship and has
since lived in the US working as a private investor.
“I hope the scholarship will be granted to students who have
creative ideas and always work hard to develop new inventions,
rather than those who just get high grades,” said Mr. Ko. In honor
of his wish to support students with high potential, GIST will
establish the Soonseom Scholarship named after his late mother
Mrs. Lee, Soon-seom.
Cheomdan Medical Center Head
(GTMBA 1st Class) Donates 10 Mil. Won
Dr. Park, Byung-ryeol of Cheomdan Medical Center contributed
10 million won to the GIST development fund in March 2014. Dr.
Park is a graduate of the GIST Techno MBA (GTMBA) 1st Class.
He played an essential role in establishing the GIST Alumni
Association last year and was given a Distinguished GIST Alumnus
Award for that. In the ceremony for delivering the donation Dr.
Park said, “Cultivating talented scientists and engineers is a most
meaningful investment in regional and national progress, and
GIST has great potential as a research and education hub for the
region and the nation.”
Introduction to GIST Development Fund
Give GIST
Wings to Fly!
What are development funds?
•Development funds are raised by non-profit organizations such as educational or religious institutions to secure the
money needed for operating specific programs.
•At US universities, an ideal revenue structure is regarded as 1/3 in student payments, 1/3 in research funds and
foundation contributions, and 1/3 in donations.
•At GIST, most revenues come from government contributions and research funds, with no student payments and
little donations. However, attracting donations has become a critical matter.
•The competiveness of a university is inseparable from its financial ability. Enhancing GIST’s financial ability through
raising the development funds is essential for growing it into a top-tier science and engineering university in the
world.
What are the types of development funds?
Type
Purpose
Detailed Use
General fund
No specific purpose
• Donation is used for general progress of the institution
• Inviting superb faculty, expanding facility/equipment/books, etc.
Specific purpose
• Purpose-designated fund (scholarship, research, building, etc.)
• Fund for specific core program (specific purpose)
• Fund for specific unit
Designated
fund
What areas can I make contributions to?
Scholarship fund
Research fund
Facility
improvement fund
• Merit-based scholarship: For students w/ outstanding marks
• Need-based scholarship: For students w/ financial hardships
• Study-abroad scholarship: For raising international competence
• Fund for inviting excellent faculty: For chaired/distinguished faculty
• Fund for supporting excellent research: For raising research competence
• Fund for building: For constructing/renovating buildings on campus
• Fund for purchasing equipment for teaching/research/experiment
• Fund for purchasing books, web databases, electronic journals, etc.
Specific core
program fund
• Raised to support specific core programs
(e.g. “To realize world top-tier science & engineering university”)
Specific unit fund
• Raised to support graduate school, college, specific institute, etc.
GIST Where incredible things begin
#49
Summer 2014 GIST Magazine
Development
Fund
Vol. 4 No. 1
Contributions Made in First Half of 2014
#50
Give GIST
Wings to Fly!
Help GIST become a top-tier science
and engineering university in the world.
Do not hesitate to act upon your decision to help GIST
– your generous support will give GIST wings to fly higher.
Your gift drives GIST to grow by leaps and bounds.
Contact info for giving to GIST
Tel +82-62-715-2023 Fax +82-62-715-2029 E-mail dreamfund@gist.ac.kr Website http://dreamfund.gist.ac.kr
Address Section of PR & Funding, Office of Int’l & Public Affairs, GIST
123 Cheomdan-gwagiro(Oryong-dong), Buk-gu, Gwangju, Korea 500-712 Wire to Account holder GIST, Account No. 1005-200-946136, Woori Bank
♥Thank you♥
List of Contributors to GIST Development Fund
(From 1/1/2014 to 6/30/2014; all amounts in won)
Top Contributor
Ko, Suk Won
(overseas)
Faculty & Staff
100,000,000
Corporate Contributor
Woori Bank
50,000,000
Parents
Faculty & Staff
Hur, Ho-Gill
1,200,000
Park, Dae Ho
180,000
Lee, Byeong Ha
1,000,000
Park, Yang Soo
180,000
Lee, Heung-No
1,000,000
Lee, Sung Woo
180,000
Kim, Kyoung Woong
800,000
Lee, Jong Gil
180,000
Chung, Tae-sik
800,000
Jung, Ui Heon
180,000
Ki, Sung-Gun
600,000
Jo, Byeong Gwan
180,000
Go, Young Hwan
5,000,000
Kim, Taiyoung
600,000
Choi, Soo In
180,000
Shin, Je Bok
1,000,000
Nam, Chang Hee
600,000
Hwang, Chi Ok
180,000
Kim, Tae Dong
600,000
Lee, Kyu-dae
600,000
Kim, Il Young
120,000
Kim, Yong Woo
100,000
Je, Hae chi
600,000
Kim, Jae Gwan
120,000
Kim Sang Bae
60,000
Hong, In-deok
600,000
Lee, Eun Joo
120,000
Oh, Seung-Hee
500,000
Jun, Young Rok
120,000
Kim, Chul Woong
300,000
Choi, Balgumi
120,000
Moon, Seung Hyun
300,000
Choi, Jung Ok
120,000
Park, Sung Gyu
300,000
Kang, Ho Jong
60,000
Alumni
Park, Byung-ryeol
10,000,000
Park, Sung Hoon
180,000
Song, Ho Sung
180,000
Oh, Se Ahn
100,000
Students
Oh, Wang Suk
1,000,000
Kim, Yong Joon
180,000
Yoon, Da Woon
100,000
Faculty & Staff
Bae, Yeon Hee
300,000
Kim, Nan Gyeong
60,000
Sung, Gi Wook
300,000
Kim, Chun Shik
60,000
Lee, Sam Hwa
300,000
Park, Sang Heum
60,000
Lee, Soo Jung
300,000
Park, Eun Shik
60,000
Jung, Geon Young
300,000
Park, In Chul
60,000
Cho, Dong Sun
300,000
Seo, Bum Shik
60,000
Cho, Eun Jung
300,000
Lee, Nam Chul
60,000
Joo, Young Il
300,000
Lim, Sung Hoon
60,000
Kim, Young Joon
6,000,000
Ham, In Suk
300,000
Jung, Je Hyung
60,000
Lee, Kwan Heng
1,800,000
Lee, Ae Shil
252,000
Jung, Jong Chul
60,000
Yang, Bong Ryull
1,500,000
Kang, Chang Hyun
180,000
Choi, Young Soo
60,000
Park, Chul-Seung
1,200,000
Kim, Ik Soo
180,000
Jeong, Sung Ho
1,200,000
Min, Gyeong Sook
180,000
※Others: Proceeds from cultural events 568,000
GIST Is
a Proud Creator
of Future Science
and Technology
No. 6 in QS World University Rankings 2013
in citations per faculty
No. 1 in QS Asian University Rankings 2013
in papers per faculty
GIST
LIBERAL ARTS
COLLEGE
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