Professor Jae-Wook Nam from the School of Chemical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)has won the 2016 L. E. Scriven Young Investigator Award on September 20, 2016. It was even more meaningful in that it is the first time for an Asian researcher to win the award. He was awarded for his con
The word “healing” is drawing a huge popularity in modern days. This trend shows that people's need to ease their worries and pain in their heart is growing. Even though contemporary people have a broader network of relationships with others compared to people in the past, it seems that they fee
A Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) research team led by Professor Hwan Su Yoon from the Department of Biological Sciences discovered parallel evolution in red seaweeds and seed plants. The research team clarified the evolution by comparing the chlorophyll in 50 red seaweed species to that of 800 seed
A research team led by Young Hee Lee, the director of the Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics in the Institute of Basic Science, and a research team led by Professor Woo Jong Yu of the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering worked as co-research teams to develop TRAM, which is a new
Kingos must have heard about Yanghyeongwan near the back door of the university. Most of Kingos, however, might not have visited it or even been aware of what the building stands for. The Sungkyun Times (SKT) explores the interior of the newly reconstructed Yanghyeongwan and seeks more details, such
Min-Young Lee entered SKKU’s College of Sport Science and became a professional golfer in 2011. She may appear to have splendid results like other famous players, and experts say that she is considered as one of the top players due to her steady practice. She actually _nished second place twice duri
The industry-university collaboration between SKKU and iNiWORLD, a company which develops and provides floating solar power systems, succeeded in developing techniques for floating solar power generators without using an axis of rotation on August 9, 2016. The power generator has been established in
SKKU's student council Swing has planned a project called “Asia Pioneer” to offer students an overseas experience of communication with local people. The project has a special meaning as it is the first time that SKKU ran this kind of project and has been conducted by a student body. The project
The National Research Foundation of Korea evaluates and qualifies registered journals every year to improve their quality and revitalize the sharing of research results. If a journal is included in the National Research Foundation, its authority is appreciated as an expert journal in relevant fields
A Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) research team led by professor Byoung Deok Choi from the Department of Electronic Engineering and Doctor Seong Heo from the College of Information and Communication Engineering developed an analysis method for solar cell defects for the first time. Most solar cells a
An SKKU research team led by Professor Kye Won Park from the Department of Food Science and Biotechnology discovered that the protein PRDM4 could act as a tool to reduce obesity. Professor Park’s team observed that PRDM4, which is found in Butein (originated from poison herbs), transformed white adi
Professor Hyouk Ryeol Choi from the Department of Mechanical Engineering received the “Best HRI Paper Award” at the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers International Conference on Robotics and Automation (IEEE ICRA) with his research on developing a sensor that is vital for robots’ prac
Starting next semester, the “Initiative for College of Humanities Research and Education” (CORE) Project is expected to open for SKKU students. This project aims to revive the present status of humanities in universities and respond to the need for more humanities education in our current society.SK
An SKKU research team led by researcher Gwi Ok Park from the Department of Chemistry and researcher Jeong Bae Yoon from the Department of Energy Science developed a design technique that can control the change in volume of lithium-ion batteries when charging and discharging.Currently, the lithium-io
A satellite carrying an Ultra Fast Flash Observatory Tracking Space Telescope, developed through an international collaboration of scientists led by Professor Il Hong Park from the Department of Physics at SKKU, was successfully launched on April 28. The telescope will be observing gamma-ray bursts
The 2016 Festival “ESKARA” was held from May 11 to 13 at the Natural Sciences Campus, and from May 17 to 19 at the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus. Unlike last year, both campuses held their own festivals on different dates. Furthermore, on the last day of the festival at the Natural Sciences