A KAIST professor receives the 'Korea Engineering Award'
He applied the results of his findings in the manufacture of new materials and has made significant contributions to the Korean materials engineering industry. Professor Kang, known as a 'quiet scientist', stated: "I just conducted basic research with my students. I owe this big award to them."
As a renowned authority in materials engineering field, Professor Kang has published more than 200 papers on top-tier international journals ever since he started his academic career at KAIST in 1980. As a result, he was appointed as Distinguished Professor of KAIST in March 2010 in recognition of his research accomplishments.
Actually behind his marvelous achievement, there was always KAIST. The school provided environment where Professor Kang could only devote himself to his research in the basic science field.
The 'Korea Engineering Award' was established back in 1994. A total of 24 recipients have been recognized through this award in various fields such as electronics, mechanics, chemistry and construction so far.
A KAIST professor receives the 'Korea Engineering Award'
KAIST Professor Kang Suk-Joong of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering has received the 'Korea Engineering Award' from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Korea Research Foundation. The award is given to those who have accomplished world-class research and results.
The ceremony for the 'Korea Engineering Award' was held at the Seoul Press Center Press Club on the 22nd of December, 2010. Professor Kang has potentially redirected the direction of research in the field of the microstructure of materials by elucidating the fundamental principles behind how the microstructure of polycrystalline materials evolves.
He applied the results of his findings in the manufacture of new materials and has made significant contributions to the Korean materials engineering industry.
A POSTECH professor's research group develops a breakthrough method for extracting membrane proteins
Professor Kim stated: "This research makes the first case proving that a pumpkin-shaped coreless compound can be used not only for the basic biological research but also for various areas such as disease treatment and diagnosis".
In particular, this breakthrough method is expected to change the paradigm in biotechnology field in that it can not only analyze disease but also cure patients without any side effects. As is the often the case with major scientific achievements, the research team had to go through numerous trials and errors.
However, nothing could beat them who even returned weekend and holidays. Professor Kim stated: "We will continue to advance the research to be applied to different fields and to make joint efforts with biological section to develop new medicines.
A POSTECH professor's research group develops a breakthrough method for extracting membrane proteins
A research group including Professor Kim Ki-Moon of the Department of Chemistry, Lee Don-Wook (Ph.D. candidate), Professor Ryu Sung-Ho of the Division of Molecular and Life Science at POSTECH and NOVACELL Technology, a Bio-Venture, has succeeded in separating cell membrane proteins from a cell using a 'cucurbituril', a pumpkin-shaped coreless compound.
The result was published in the latest online edition of Nature Chemistry. The study finds that using a cucurbituril has many advantages over the commonly used avidin-biotin pair system in extracting plasma membrane proteins for disease analysis.
The new method developed by the research group at POSTECH uses a cucurbituril-ferrocene pair system to selectively isolate plasma membrane proteins from their cells. It is shown to be more efficient in capturing membrane proteins with a much lower possibility of potential contamination.
Southeast Asia on the Move
Emerging Asian economies race to build metros amid choking congestion
Please share your impression on this week's cover story.
What has made the traffic condition in Southeast Asian megacities such as Manila and Jakarta so desperate?
According to the article, Ho Chi Minh City seems to try to benefit from the latecomer advantage. Please explain more in detail about latecomer advantage.
Which countries or which international bodies have been in the forefront of leading infrastructure investments in Southeast Asia?
If any, please let us know your own experience of being exposed to choking congestion in Southeast Asia.
