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Seniors from the School of Textiles proposed 'Naturally Circulating Biodegradable Fiber Cigarette Filter' Outstanding Empirical processes of survey, production and testing [Oct 15, 2013] <left to right - Bae, Ho Sung, Yoo, Hye Jung, CEO Yoo, Bae Keun, Park, Sae Rom, Lim, Je Hyuk> YU students won the Top Excellence Award at the 'Eco-Friendly Fiber Idea Competition'. The winner was the 'Eco Fiber Leader' team made up of seniors in the School of Textiles (Department of Textile Engineering and Technology) - Lim, Je Hyuk (26), Bae, Ho Sung (24), Park, Sae Rom (24) and Yoo, Hye Jung (23). They took home the highest honors at the '3rd Eco-Friendly Fiber Idea Competition' with the idea of 'applying naturally circulating biodegradable fibers to cigarette filters'. They also received a cash prize of 2 million won and the special benefit of passing resume screening and personality/aptitude examinations for employment. Their idea was to use 'PLA' (Polylactic Acid), which is a naturally circulating biodegradable fiber, instead of acetate fibers that are being used cigarette filters. It takes about 10 years for acetate fibers to decompose, while it only takes 2 months for PLA to decompose, thus reducing environmental pollution greatly. PLA is an environment-friendly fiber material using corn as its main ingredient. It is commonly used for packing containers, beverage bottles and clothes. Lim, Je Hyuk, the team leader, said, "For this competition, we conducted surveys on appearance and environmental issues of cigarette filters for two months, and made cigarette filters using PLA that the team members tested out." He also added, "During the proving stage of the idea, we consulted with our professors and they helped out a lot." Park, Sae Rom said, "I had a lot of interest in starting up a business in the fiber materials sector. I have become more confident as our idea was recognized by the specialized company." She also added, "My first goal is to gain employment in the related industry, but my final goal is to found a competitive company by discovering innovative fiber materials," stating her dream of becoming a CEO. Meanwhile, this competition was held for about three months from May 29 to Sep 9 by Huvis (CEO Yoo, Bae Keun), a company that specializes in chemical fibers and materials, for university students and graduate school students.
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Hosted by the Global Saemaul School at the riverside of Geumho River in Dong-gu, Daegu on the 13th Chin Chiva from Cambodia wins overall 1st place with 'Application of Saemaul Undong to Cambodia' Heated competition in 3 sections of elementary/secondary school students, university students/adults, and foreigners [Oct 14, 2013] The Global Saemaul School (director Choi, Oe Chool) that is co-operated by the Daegu Dong-gu District (Mayor Lee, Jae Man) and YU (President Noh, Seok Kyun) hosted the '2013 Saemaul Spirit Speech Contest'. At this contest, which was held at a special stage at the riverside of Geumho River in Dong-gu, Daeu on the 13th, there was a heated competition in the three sections of elementary/secondary school student, university student/adult, and foreigner groups. Chin Chiva (24, Cambodia) competed in the foreigners section and won the Grand Prize for his 'application of Saemaul Undong to Cambodia' titled 'For the hope of my love, Cambodia'. Doh, Ae Hee (46, Dongho-dong, Dong-gu, Daegu) who won the excellence award of the university students/adults section made a speech titled 'Saemaul song that echoed in hilly neighborhoods', Cho, Yoo Jin (Gyeongsan Jeongpyeong Elementary School 4th grade) won the excellence award of the elementary/secondary school students section with 'Saemaul Undong stories that grandma had told' together with Yang, Se Jung (Cheongdo Jungang Elementary School 6th grade) with 'Remembering the Saeumal spirit', and William Edward Pacheco (26, USA) won the excellence award of the foreigners section with 'Preservation of the Saemaul Undong heritage and attitudes of the new generation'. Participation awards were given to 8 students in the elementary/secondary school students section including Kim, Do Yun (Daegu Dongpyung Elementary School 4th grade), 7 including Lee, Hyun Jin (27) for the university students/adults section, and in the foreigners section, Ruksana Akter (32, Bangladesh) received a participation award. The Saemaul Spirit Speech Contest, which was held as part of the 7th Dong-gu Lifelong Learning Festival, was organized to enhance understanding of the Saemaul Undong, which has become a learning model for emerging countries to climb out of poverty, and to commemorate the registration of Saemaul Undong records as UNESCO Memory of the World. Choi, Oe Chool, the director of the Global Saemaul School that organized the contest said, "Students, the general public and even foreigners participated to broaden the understanding on Korea's experience of development and the Saemaul Undong and Spirit, and it was a meaningful contest as it shared the values and modern meaning of the Saemaul Undong." He added, "The Saemaul Undong will contribute to Korea repaying the international community for the help it received during the war, after the war, and as it climbed out of poverty in commemoration of the 60th year anniversary of the Armistice. It will also help Korea become a mature advanced nation." The winners of this contest will receive a cash prize of 500,000 won for grand Prize, 300,000 won for excellence awards, and 100,000 won for participation awards together with a certificate and gifts from the YU President.
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YU Department of Law Class of 64, Served as CEO of GE Korea and President of Incheon International Airport Corporation Currently Representative Director of CJ Korea Express and CEO of CJ Corporation [Oct 10, 2013] Lee, Chae-wook (67) who graduated from the YU Department of Law was appointed as the CEO of CJ Corporation. Lee graduated from the YU Department of Law in 1971 and joined Samsung C&T in 1972. He later became the CEO of Samsung GE Medical Equipment, president of the GE Medical Asia-Pacific, CEO of GE Korea, and the president of Incheon International Airport Corporation, and thus one of Korea's top global businessmen. While serving as the president of Incheon International Airport Corporation, he set the unprecedented record of winning the Airport Service Quality Award, which is known as the Nobel Prize for airports, for the 7th year in a row. He became the first Korean to serve as an executive of the world congress of the Airports Council International (ACI), which is an advisor to the UN. Furthermore, he became the first president of a Korean public enterprise to be invited to the Harvard Asia Business Conference to give a speech on leadership. Meanwhile, Lee was appointed as the representative director of CJ Korea Express last April and now, he will also hold the position of CEO of CJ Corporation.
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In the financial sector, following Seoul National University and Korea University, and more than Yonsei University and Sungkyunkwan University... 14 CEOs in top 500 companies, 7th in nation, 1st in non-Seoul area [Oct 4, 2013] The power of YU alumni was once again demonstrated. According to a recent report, YU alumni once again rushed to senior positions of large conglomerates and finance companies. According to a corporate management performance evaluation company, 'CEO Score' (CEO Park, Ju Geun) on the 2nd, of the 118 senior executives of 44 finance companies from the 4 major financial holding companies as of September, 9 of them were from YU, ranking third following Seoul National University (23) and Korea University (16). The highest number was in Shinhan that had 6, followed by two in Hana and one in Woori. This is more than the 7 from Yonsei university and 6 from Sungkyunkwan university. Furthermore, they account for 1/3 of all senior executives who graduated from non-Seoul universities, which is at 27. The number of YU alumni serving as CEOs from the top 500 companies in terms of sales was also considerable. According to a report by CEO Score on July 24, the 668 current CEOs (as of July 15, 2013) of the top 500 domestic companies in terms of consolidated sales of 2012 was separated into owner-managers (142) and management specialists (526). After checking all of their backgrounds such as age, years of work, place of birth and education, it was found that YU and Pusan National University alumni had 14 each, which is the largest number for non-Seoul area universities. This is seventh place following Seoul National University, Korea University, Yonsei University, Hanyang University, Sungkyunkwan University, and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. The age of the executives who are YU alumni are mostly in the 50s and 60s. This is of the same period when YU offered huge benefits such as 4 year scholarships, living and textbook expenses to attract talented individuals in the 1970s. An official from the economic sector said, "Many students who could not go to Seoul National University because of their financial situation despite being very talented went to YU." and added, "YU alumni is already known as power alumni in the public sector." The power of YU alumni is also expected to manifest in the legal sector as well. According to a report on the average employment rate of graduates of 25 law schools nationwide who passed their bar exam and completed a 6 month training period by the Korean Association of Law Schools on the 30th of last month, the first batch of graduates from the YU Law School recorded an employment rate of 90.9% with 40 of 44 graduates, thus being seventh place nationwide and first place for law schools outside of the Seoul area. Upon examining the full-time job employment rate through the health insurance DB, YU exceeded the average employment rate for law schools nationwide that was at 84.04%, and YU was the only law school outside of Seoul that had 90% or higher employment rates, thus being shoulder to shoulder with the top law schools of the nation. The law schools that had full-time job employment rates of 90% or higher were Seoul National University (96.4%), Sungkyunkwan University (94.8%), Chungang University (94.3%), Yonsei University (92.9%), Ewha Womans University (92.7%), Korea University (91.8%), Yeungnam University (90.9%) and Hanyang University (90.8%) for a total of 8 schools.
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In culture sector, 8th nationwide and 1st for four-year universities outside of Seoul 15th in overall evaluation for competitiveness in intellectual production, outstanding for student venture sector Selected for 3 sectors such as Green Energy Convergence Technology of '2013 Special District Technology Business Project' Create profits of annual 800 million won through technology transfer [Oct 1, 2013] YU (President Noh, Seok Kyun) was assessed to be in the top 8 in terms of IP (Intellectual property) culture sector for the IP competitiveness evaluation. This is first place among non-Seoul universities. Recently, the Electronic Times announced the results of the '2013 University IP Competitiveness Evaluation'. The Electronic Times Emerging Technology Research Center, together with the Korea Patent Attorneys Association, WIPS and Neo RNS conducted a survey based on 57 indices in the 4 areas of IP culture, IP capability, global competitiveness and industry contribution for 113 four-year universities nationwide possessing more than 10 intellectual properties (patents). The IP competitiveness evaluation that was made for the first time in Korea was executed with the belief that universities are the forward bases of the IP creation, protection and utilization ecology in the creative economy of today, and thus necessary to measure it and strengthen the national IP competitiveness. They examined the disclosure information of Higher Education in Korea, conducted on-site inspections of universities, and utilized statistical data from the Korean Intellectual Property Office for this evaluation. They organized an independent university evaluation committee and carefully assessed the universities for six months from March to September. Results showed that in IP culture, YU was in the top 8 following Korea University, Sungkyunkwan University, Hanyang University, Kyunghee University, Sogang University, Ewha Womans University and POSTECH. It was the top for four-year universities outside of Seoul. IP capability was also 'above average' and was the only university in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk region to be placed in the top 22. For industry contribution, YU was placed in the top 8 by recording high scores in the student venture sector. In particular, YU has made considerable efforts to increase intellectual property related programs and to promote business ventures by students, receiving high scores for organizing systematic curricula. In the overall evaluations including IP culture, IP capability, global competitiveness and industry contribution, YU ranked 15th among four-year universities. This is first place among universities in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk region. From first to 20th in overall ranking is Hanyang University, Korea University, POSTECH, Sungkyunkwan University, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Sogang University, Seoul National University, Kyunghee University, Ewha Womans University, University of Seoul, Kwangwoon University, Cha University, Dong-A University, Korea University of Technology and Education, and Hoseo University. Meanwhile, YU's IP competitiveness is resulting in economic profits as well. In particular, in the 4 specialized areas (smart IT convergence industry, medical device and material convergence industry, green energy convergence industry, mechatronics convergence industry) of the '2013 Special District Technology Business Project', technologies possessed by the YU Technology Licensing & Business Center (director Choi, In Ho) were selected for the 3 specialized sectors. Accordingly, YU signed technology transfer contracts worth a total of 790 million won for 2 years with companies to carry out commercialization R&D, as well as a 240 million won service contracts, thus catching two birds with one stone in terms of profits from technology fees and research fees. There are currently 3 research projects that pursue technology transfer to participating companies in the Daegu R&D special district such as the 'Development of Highly Functional Square nano-sized Titanium Dioxide Manufacturing Process' of Professor Kang, Mi Sook (46) in the Department of Chemistry (green energy convergence industry), 'Development of Multi-target Angiogenesis Inhibitor including Propenone Compounds as Active Ingredients' by Professor Kim, Jung Ae (51) of the School of Pharmacy (medical device and material convergence industry), and 'Multi-band Smart Transmitter-Receiver' by Professor Kim, Young Tak (53) of the Department of Information and Communication Engineering (smart IT convergence industry). Professor Kim, Jung Ae's (School of Pharmacy) technology was disclosed for the first time through the 'Health Industry IP Incubating Support Project in the first half of 2012' (hosted by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute). It received funding for patent consulting through the 'basic research performance utilization support project' of the National Research Foundation of Korea so that companies can procure their desired IP (intellectual property). Through the above, YU recorded a total of 680 million won in technology transfer earnings from January to September 2013, and it is expected that they will record a total of about 800 million won by the end of the year. YU is planning to engage in more active technology transfer projects with the goal of posting more than 1 billion won in annual profits.
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Designated as first international accredited testing lab in the LED Lamp testing sector in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region Local companies expected to raise competitiveness by cutting time and expenses and through technical support Expected to promote LED related industries in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region [Sep 30, 2013] The 'YU LED-IT Fusion Technology Research Center' (director Jang, Ja Soon, hereinafter called 'LED-IT Center') was recognized as the first international accredited testing lab in the LED Lamp testing sector in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region. On the 10th, the YU LED-IT Center was designated as an international accredited testing laboratory by KOLAS (Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme), which is under the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. The international accredited testing lab certification program accredits international level testing capacities through comprehensive evaluations of the testing lab's testing equipment, the tester's testing abilities, and facilities and environments. Accordingly, the YU LED-IT Center will be issued accredited test reports for a total of 18 specifications made up of 9 specifications for LED Lamp testing in the lighting equipment sector and 9 specifications for LED Lamp testing in the energy efficiency sector among the LED Lamp related electric tests. In addition, they will be accepted by over 80 countries under the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation and the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation. Local companies that had to use international accredited testing labs overseas or in other cities such as Seoul, Gyeonggi or Gwangju to receive official test reports in the LED sector are expected to enhance their competitiveness by cutting down on time and cost, as well as through high quality technical support for malfunction analysis and reliability evaluations. YU LED-IT Center Director Jang, Ja Soon (42, Department of Electronic Engineering) said, "The center will expand testing areas and receive accreditation as a highly efficient energy materials testing lab and international accredited testing lab to become a hub for the LED fusion industry to contribute to regional and national economic development." The YU LED-IT Fusion Technology Research Center was established jointly by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Daegu, Gyeongsan and YU in 2009 for the purpose of fostering the LED industry through the quick execution as a creative industry by combining LED in the automobile and IT industries. It is leading the LED-IT fusion industry development through construction of LED infrastructure, development of source technologies, corporate technology evaluation support, and fostering of expert personnel.
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The power of Research Capabilities per scholar in humanities was displayed Professors Lee, Hwan Beom, Kim, Soon Yang, Jung, Byung Kee, Cha, Myung Soo, Park, Chu Hwan, Kim, Jeong Sook [Sep 23, 2013] Professors who were ranked in the top 50 for research capabilities in their majors (from top left: Lee, Hwan Beom, Kim, Soon Yang, Jung, Byung Kee; from bottom left: Cha, Myung Soo, Park, Chu Hwan, Kim Jung-sook) In the scholar research capability evaluation in humanities that was conducted for the first time in the nation, 6 YU professors were ranked in the Top 50. Donga Ilbo (Sep 23 issue) analyzed the thesis database (131,589 theses and 2,507,629 references) in seven humanities fields (economics, public administration, sociology, political science and diplomacy, Korean language and literature, history) registered in the Korea Citation Index (KCI) for ten years since 2004 together with the National Research Foundation of Korea and Treum, a social media analysis company. In order to find who provided high quality results, the analysis team checked both the number of direct and indirect citations of the theses. It is basically an index that shows the impact of the thesis in academia. In result, Professor Lee, Hwan Beom (51, photo) in the Department of Public Administration was ranked as the 9th most influential scholar in the public administration sector, while Professor Kim, Soon Yang (55) was judged to be 25th in impact. Professor Jung, Byung Kee (47) of the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy was ranked 31st in the political science and diplomacy sector, while Professors Cha, Myung Soo (58) and Park, Chu Hwan (49) of the School of Economics and Finance were ranked 32nd and 39th, respectively, in the economics sector. Professor Kim, Jeong Sookin the Department of Korean History was also ranked 41st in research capabilities for the history sector, and thus 6 YU professors were ranked as the top 50 influential scholars.
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YU hosts 'Chuseok Festival' for international students at the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul Experiencing Korean culture through traditional games such as Yutnori and arm wrestling [Sep 17, 2013] YU (President Noh, Seok Kyun) held a Chuseok Festival for international students. In commemoration of Korea's biggest holidays, Chuseok, YU held the 'Global Saemauler Chuseok Festival' for international students studying at the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul (PSPS, director Park, Seung Woo) on the 17th. In his opening address, YU President Noh, Seok Kyun stated, "This Festival that combines the Saemaul Undong and Chuseok festivals will be a meaningful memory for international students." He added, "I have 3 tips to spend Chuseok wisely: To eat well in this season where grains ripen and fruits are in abundance, to make a wish looking at the full moon in this great weather, and to make new plans for the remaining year." Park, Seung Woo, director of the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul, also said in his greeting address, "This Festival aims at providing the opportunity to experience and understand traditional Korean culture." He added, "Since you guys studied hard so far, take this opportunity to enjoy some leisure. I hope that you create a new community and make happy memories at your new home, Korea." At the 'Global Saemauler Chuseok Festival' that was held at the YU Folk Village Kugae-Seowon at 10 A.M., students in the master's degree program of the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul to study the Saemaul Undong, Korea's economic development, and reforestation experience of Korea enjoyed various traditional games such as yutnori (teams), arm wrestling (individual), treasure-hunt game, samulnori performance, saxophone performance, singing contest, and traditional fashion show from different countries to further their understanding of Korean culture and to have a good time. Yutnori was played on a specially made board made with the Saemaul spirit of diligence, self-help and cooperation, and the values of sharing, serving and creativity needed for the global Saemaul Undong, as well as the flags of various nations to uplift the status of Korea and Saemaul Undong in the world. A total of over 70 people participated in this Festival including the 40 plus students at the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul, YU President Noh, Seok Kyun, and professors and faculty. YU Executive Vice President Choi, Oe Chool (director of Institute for International Cooperation and Development) who planned the 'Global Saemauler Chuseok Festival' said, "I hope that this Festival was an opportunity for international students studying at the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul to observe the traditional cultures of Korea, spend the holidays, and take a look at the spirit of Koreans. I also hope that they will once again think about the values of diligence, self-help and cooperation through individual and group games, while also experiencing the unique and warm hospitality of Korea." On the 18th during the Chuseok holidays, international students at the YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul watched the '2013 Chuseok Ssireum Tournament' held at the Gyeongsan Gymnasium.
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Khan Mohd Shariq, an international student at YU Graduate School from India won 1st place Another achievement since winning the bronze medal at the 9th European Congress of Chemical Engineering [Sep 12, 2013] The YU (President Noh, Seok Kyun) Graduate School of Chemical Engineering and Technology once again performed superbly in the global arena. In the 'Asia Pacific UniSim Design Challenge' hosted by Honeywell Company, research by Khan Mohd Shariq (28, 4th term in PhD program) of the YU Graduate School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Process System Design and Control Research Lab (Advisor Lee, Moon Yong) took first place. Honeywell is a global electronic system total solution company in the Fortune 100 companies and it is famous for the licenser of the UniSim simulator, which is a commercial computing tool for designing chemical processes in the chemical engineering sector. This competition is separated into the 3 regions of America, EMEA(Europe, Middle East and Africa), and Asia Pacific, and it is a global design competition held annually. The 2013 Asia Pacific Design Challenge was held with the participation of 103 universities in the Asia Pacific region such as Australia, New Zealand, Korea, India, Japan, China and countries of South East Asia. 10 teams that passed the preliminaries underwent final reviews. In result, the YU team took first place with the 'Optimization of Natural Gas Liquefaction Plant with Particle Swarm Paradigm', thus demonstrating the process design research capacities of YU. Khan Mohd Shariq was invited to the 'Honeywell User Group Symposium' held in Perth, Australia from August 25-29 to attend the symposium and awards ceremony. Khan Mohd Shariq, who came to study at the YU graduate school from India, began his master's degree program in 2009 and is currently in his PhD program on advanced process design technologies at the Department of Chemical Engineering Process System Design and Control Research Lab. Meanwhile, earlier in April, Yus Donarld Chaniago (32, 4th term in PhD program) and Riezqa Andika (24, 2nd term in Combined Master's & PhD program) also from the YU Department of Chemical Engineering Process System Design and Control Research Lab won the bronze medal at the 'Huntsman Design Contest' held as part of the 9th European Congress of Chemical Engineers in the Hague, Netherlands. Thus, YU is becoming globally recognized in the chemical engineering sector.
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Senior in Department of Life Sciences Won, Ha Ri Wins 'Best Thesis Award' from the Korean Association of Biological Sciences First time for an undergraduate to win the award from the top academic society in the life sciences sector [August 26, 2013] Won, Ha Ri wins best thesis award for the first time in the history of the Korean Association of Biological Sciences as an undergraduate "A typical reaction to claims for preserving endangered species is that there just a luxury for investments in this. However, I believe for the overall balance of the eco-system, it is very necessary." Won, Ha Ri (22), a senior at the YU Department of Life Sciences that suggested a new method for preserving genetic resources that are now disappearing, won the 'best thesis award' at the annual academic conference of the Korean Association of Biological Sciences (KAOBS), which is the top academic society in the life sciences sector. This is the first time for an undergraduate to win the award. The Korean Association of Biological Sciences is a large academic society that combined 9 societies in the bio science fields such as the Ecological Society of Korea, Korean Society of Systematic Zoology, Korean Society of Biology Education, Genetics Society of Korea, and the Korean Society for Integrative Biology. It hosts an annual academic conference since its organization in 1957. Usually, professors, PhD researchers, and graduate school students participated to contribute to the development of life sciences in Korea. A total of about 300 theses were submitted in the 5 sectors of ecology, integrative biology, systematic zoology, biology education, and genetics in this year's academic conference held at Seogang University on the 12th and 13th. The top thesis in each sector is given the 'best thesis award'. The only undergraduate student among the 5 winners, Won, was chosen as the best paper in the systematic zoology sector with her thesis titled 'Complementary consideration of genetic uniqueness and variation in conservation strategy : a case study of Rhodeus notatus'. It criticized the existing genetic resource preservation method that emphasized only uniqueness, while suggesting a progressive preservation strategy. The object of the experiment was the Rhodeus notatus (Acheilognathinae species of the Cypriniformes family), which is a freshwater fish that is on a rapid decline in numbers. Won carried out genetic studies on 104 Rhodeus notatus collected in rivers around the nation such Hangang, Geumgang, Yeongsangang, Tamjingang and Geumhogang. The result showed that even though they had the same genes of the species, there were various transformations depending on the region, and also found that this was the result of reflecting the ecological characteristics of the region in which they lived. This result means that the regional and ecological diversity must be taken into consideration for the preservation of species. Professor Suk, Ho Young (44) of the YU Department of Life Sciences, who was the advisor to Won, Ha Ri, said, "This shows that it is very important to identify not only the genetic features, but also its environmental features to properly preserve biological resources." He added, "Through the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD), the world is in a 'war of species'. There is a need for more research and efforts to not only preserve species in Korea, but also to prove that the original source of species overseas is Korea." Won, who is planning to enroll in a combined integrated master's-doctoral program after completing her undergraduate program, said, "I accept this award as an encouragement and I hope to become a scientist who shows the general public how important it is to preserve species by working harder in my research."
