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- Sungkyunkwan University, 2018 ARWU University Ranking Ranked 1st in Korea's Private University
- Sungkyunkwan University, 2018 ARWU University Ranking Ranked 1st in Korea's Private University SKKU, 2018 ARWU University Ranking Ranked 2nd in Korea and No.1 in Private Universities http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2018.html
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- 작성일 2018-08-22
- 조회수 3037
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- SKKU is Named No.1 Korea Comprehensive Private University by THE Asia·Pacific University Rankings 2018
- SKKU is Named No.1 Korea Comprehensive Private University by THE Asia·Pacific University Rankings 2018 This is the first time SKKU has entered the top 20 in the Asia-Pacific region. As a result, it continued to rank 4th among the nation's universities and ranked 1st among private universities. SKKU established the Sungkyun Bio-Fusion Science and Technology Institute in 2016, and last year it created the Intelligence Information Convergence Resource, and this year it is creating a leading model of fusion research and development field, such as fusion of culture, arts and media. SKKU has been focusing on creating synergies through the joint growth of education and research by supporting convergence research for the early connected society and introducing world-renowned scholars as professors and introducing a global-level education system.
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- 작성일 2018-06-29
- 조회수 3054
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- [SKKUZINE] Interview with Prof. Woo of Global Biomedical Engineering
- 'Travel to find oneself’ Prof. Woo interviewed about the way to become a convergent talent. I have a peculiar history even though I think. I majored in biology at the undergraduate school, became a clinical psychologist after clinical psychology at the time of my master 's course, then psychiatric training, and studied cognitive psychology and cognitive science at the time of my doctor. Currently, he is professor of "engineering college" in Global Biomedical Engineering. What I do every day is computer programming and data science. When I finished my Ph.D. in Korea and went to Korea to study, I was fortunate to have a "convergence type" department and a concept of "convergent talent" was created and appreciated positively. When I was an undergraduate, graduate student, I never imagined these things. Rather, I was constantly changing my academic field, and sometimes I and my family were struggling, and I decided to give up a definite future. Today, I would like to talk about how I became a so-called "convergent talent" centered on the episodes I experienced during my doctoral course, what difficulties it had in the process, and how the process met my journey . It was not a difficult choice to graduate from the Department of Life Science and start studying psychology from the time of my master's degree. I have been interested in people since I was in high school and I felt much rewarding when I talked to my friends. I was fascinated by the fact that I could help someone while listening to and giving advice to my college students, and I was interested in understanding and analyzing people's behavior and mental state. I would like to experience a variety of people. After deliberately choosing the most common army active army and going to the army, I want to do my whole life with the conclusion that "to help people change" and then contact the professor of clinical psychology without hesitation. I came to graduate school and realized that even though I was interested in people and liked conversation, I was basically a science. In psychology, interest in experimental psychology, cognitive psychology, and quantitative psychology, which emphasize experiments and data, has started to become more and more important. "Clinical" which can actually help people, "Cognition" which emphasizes experimental and biological approach, I wanted to do something that combined. After three years of experience in psychiatry, I have had more than 300 patients to experience psychological evaluation and interview. I also got a clinical psychology specialist certificate. However, I want to study mental phenomena and problems through experiments and neuroscience. It has grown. So I decided to study abroad. In Korea, at that time, there were few places where we could study these fields in a convergent way. In preparation for studying abroad, I applied to several graduate schools. Among them, Colorado Boulder College, famous for its cognitive neuroscience, was one of my favorite places to go. I asked the school to get clinical psychology and cognitive psychology at the same time. Of course, there was a belief in outside scholarships, so it would have been difficult to allow foreign students with English as a second language to admit such a course, which was unprecedented in the department. After a long negotiation, the school was allowed to admit such conditions, and I started my Ph.D. I used fMRI to study and work hard in a well-known laboratory that explored human cognition and emotion, and that alone was not enough time. However, in the Clinical Psychology major, I had to take a psychology course to meet the client directly from the second grade, and I started to get bad evaluation in the psychotherapy with the client due to cultural difference and lack of English communication ability. Some professors and staff in clinical psychology who were nervous began to complain that I did not do my best in clinical activities because I majored in cognitive psychology at the same. I did my best in clinic training with more time and effort, but it was not enough to turn the professors who were already dissatisfied, and when I finished my second year of doctoral course, I decided to "stop studying for the next year and concentrate on clinical training" Was notified. If you do not quit your studies, you have to stop clinical psychology. In short, there has been a situation in which we have to choose either research or clinical. The alternative situation is indeed a question, "What do you really want?" Stopping a clinical psychology degree meant to change my major, even though it was in psychology, and to abandon being a professor of clinical psychology that I had dreamed of. In the field of cognitive psychology, it was unclear to accept me with a history of clinical psychology. For these reasons, it was not easy to give up your clinical psychology degree in the future. Conversely, studying the human mind through the brain was one thing I wanted so much and was one of the most important goals of studying abroad. At that time, I had been married about five years and had two children. I thought it was not right to choose an uncertain future in order to do what I want as a head of the family who struggles with my life without money and time. I finally came to the idea that I should stop studying. In a conversation with a professor, he advised him that he would seriously ask himself what he really wants in a similar way and chose the path, and that the choice might seem unsettling in the short term but could lead to better opportunities in the long run I did. My wife asked me, "What would you like to be the happiest when you live with the rest of your life?" And told her that she would be happy even if she did not become a professor. I still have tears when I think about this moment. I told this to Professor Tor Wager, my supervisor, and I remember remembering to write down. I chose the study and gave up my clinical psychology degree. I worked fiercely to not let this choice be a selfish choice for my happiness, and not to disappoint my wife and family who supported me, and I published a lot of papers. Upon graduation, I started to take a place in Korea. I had to come back to Korea as soon as possible so that my wife could continue my career. Thankfully, Sungkyunkwan University's Global Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience Imaging Research Center has appreciated the possibility of me who did not complete the scholarship completely, and I came to Korea with a positive view of my various academic backgrounds. Our department is a truly fusion department. There are professors in a wide variety of disciplines. But more important than convergence is that everyone is doing the research they want to do best. Especially in my case, when I looked for what I really wanted to do and even happiness in my life, I had a more interdisciplinary and convergent background. As I said earlier, it would have been an impossible choice without the support of the family. During your college life, you also need to ask yourself, "What do I really want?" It is not a goal to be a convergent talent, but it is one message that I would like to share with you in this article. If you are interested in our laboratory, please visit [http://cocoanlab.github.io] As you can see, convergent talents with diverse backgrounds such as medicine, psychology, biology, electrical and electronics, and computer science are gathering together to look into the human mind through the brain. Thank you.
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- 작성일 2018-06-28
- 조회수 3074
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- SKKU Research Stories (prof. Hyun Jung Shin of DOES)
- Significantly improved stability of perovskite solar cells Prof. Hyun Jung Shin and prof. Nam Gyu Park have jointly announced that they have succeeded in developing technologies to dramatically improve the stability of the perovskite solar cell, which is widely regarded as the next generation solar cell material. Perovskite is the name of a crystal structure and refers to a group of materials of special composition using the organic-inorganic halide elements as the latest generation solar cells. Perovskite solar cells are a high efficiency visible light absorbing layer with a light conversion efficiency exceeding 22% for a short period of research and are of great interest to many researchers worldwide. Last year, Professor Park Nam Gyu was nominated winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering work in solar cell research. This material has very good photoelectric properties and at the same time it has the advantage of low cost, but it is pointed out as a hindrance to industrialization because of its short life span due to moisture, heat and light. The structure of the perovskite solar cell used in this study is an inverted type pin structure and the charge transport layer, which is another material constituting the perovskite solar cell, is composed of an inorganic material, We implemented a skate solar cell. All of the charge transport layers were deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD) and formed uniform and dense films without pinholes in the films. In particular, ZnO doped with Al (AZO) was adopted as an inorganic electron transporting layer, and this material protected not only the excellent electron transporting property but also the underlying perovskite layer. It has been found that ALD - AZO improves stability by preventing penetration of external moisture and oxygen into the perovskite layer and evaporation of volatile components of perovskite. Especially, the characteristics of ALD - AZO layer between electrodes / perovskite are different from those of existing encapsulation technology on the surface of finished device, which prevents interdiffusion between electrodes / perovskite The stability of the operating environment of the solar cell has been drastically improved. In the evaluation of the stability of perovskite solar cells, the devices that have not adopted the ADL-AZO thin film proceeded to deteriorate the device at a very high speed when irradiated with light, while the device with the ALD-AZO thin film had 500 hours And 99.5% of initial efficiency, respectively. This stable perovskite solar cell starts at an initial efficiency of 18.45%, and is maintained at a high temperature (85 ° C) and ambient air atmosphere, in an extreme environment of simulated solar (1-sun) % Efficiency, which greatly enhanced the industrialization potential of perovskite solar cells. This research was carried out by Professor Shin Hyun-jung, Seosung Researcher, and Chemical Engineering Professor Park Nam-gyu with the support of the Korea Research Foundation and the Global Frontier Project (Director: Prof. Choi Man-soo). In the material science field, Advanced Materials Published in the May 23 online edition of Advanced Materials (IF 19.791).
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- 작성일 2018-06-18
- 조회수 2799
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- [SCI-Cube] The 1st Fusion Research Workshop was held (5/11)
- On the 11th, SCI-Cube conducted the 1st "Fusion Research Workshop" to discuss the convergence education promotion plan and the exchange of research among the participating professors. The workshop was held for 4 and a half hours from 13:30 in Samsung Academic Information Hall 480702. Dr. Hye Sun of SCI-Cube(Director of SCI-Cube), Professor, Researcher, Students participated. In addition, Professor Hyeon Seon, Vice President of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, attended the seminar. The workshop was divided into three sessions. 10 professors gave presentations on the introduction of convergence research projects and the introduction of each professor's research field. After the ceremony, we had a dinner party and discussed the future of convergence research and the direction of convergence research education. The attached file is a poster about the contents of the research workshop and the book about fusion research workshop contents. SCI-Cube will make every effort to develop future fusion research.
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- 작성일 2018-05-16
- 조회수 2560
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- [Research Stories] prof. Hyun Jeong Shin (DOES of SKKU)
- Successful synthesis of gold nanowires with a new crystalline structure with 60-degree rotation symmetry Professor Shin Hyun-Jung of the Department of Energy Science (DOES) has grown gold nanowires with high aspect ratios within a limited structure of nanoscale, where new crystal structures, homomorphic (polymorph) ). Gold is known to be the most structurally stable material with platinum (Pt), and so far only face-centered cubic (fcc) structures have been reported. Polymorphism refers to those with the same chemical composition but different crystal structures. Control of homogeneity or more is very important in basic material science research because fine changes in crystal structure cause physical and chemical property changes including optical and electrical properties. Homogeneous abnormalities are also found in materials such as water and ice, diamonds and graphite that are commonly encountered in everyday life, and have been studied mainly in pharmacology to reduce side effects. However, little research has been done on precious metals such as gold, silver, platinum, and copper, and remains an unknown area. In general, homogeneous anomalies are affected by the surrounding environment, such as temperature and pressure, and adopt the most thermodynamically stable structure, but Professor Shin Hyun-jung and colleagues note that even with constant temperature and pressure, the nanoscale limited structure forms a new metastable phase Which can be used to provide the environment to be This metastable phase was identified as a hexagonal non-close-packed structure with a 6-fold rotational symmetry using a transmission electron microscope. This structure has a larger interplanar distance than a hexagonal close-packed (hcp) structure and is very similar to a layered graphite. The hexagonal compact packing structure showed thermal stability corresponding to the existing face-centered cubic structure, and also showed a clear difference in optical characteristics. Basic research in the field of materials science has made it possible to identify the mechanism of homogeneous anomalies in nanoscale, and it has a great significance in that it has laid a foundation for the development of new materials that go beyond the physical and chemical properties inherent to the material without changing the chemical composition. This research, which was conducted mainly by professor Shin Hyun-jeong, researcher Lee Sunhee, and researcher Professor Bae Chang-gul of energy science, was selected as a cover paper for Advanced Materials (IF 19.791), a worldwide academic journal in material science. (2018.04.20) This research was supported by the Korea Research Foundation.
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- 작성일 2018-05-03
- 조회수 2436
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- SKKU Research Stories (prof. Sang Ho Oh)
- Observation of electron distribution by electron microscope Successful imaging of two-dimensional electron gas by electron holography Research team observed a much smaller distribution of electrons by observing proteins, nanoparticles, and atoms. Precise control of the amount of electrons to form at a desired position, and the technology to move it as quickly as possible is a key technology closely related to the performance of semiconductor memory devices and LED optical devices. In order to effectively control the electrons, a high-resolution microscopic observation method that can visually verify and analyze the distribution of the theoretically predicted electrons is needed. The team developed a method to visually observe the two-dimensional electron gas formed between two kinds of oxides (LaAlO3 / SrTiO3) using 'inline electron holography' which is very sensitive. - Two-dimensional electron gas refers to a conductive electron bunch formed at the interface of two materials. In the present study, the intrinsic properties of the two - dimensional electron gas were analyzed by correcting all the parameters precisely, although the signal was weak to observe by electron microscope and the influence of several variables was considered. - Through the developed method, it was observed that the distribution and the density of the two-dimensional electron gas change finely according to the crystal orientation (the angle and the direction in which the atoms are joined). This is a quantum phenomenon that occurs because the energy level of electrons changes according to the observation direction, the researchers explained. Professor Sang Ho Oh said, "This study was the first to directly observe electron distribution and density changes caused by various quantum phenomena such as ferromagnetic, superconducting, and metal-insulator phase transition. And will play an important role in connecting quantum phenomena to device research, "explains the study's significance. This research was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Information and Communication, the Korea Research Foundation Future Material Discovery Project, Basic Research Project (Advanced Research), and the US Air Force Asia Office (AOARD). Published in the March issue of Nature Nanotechnology *, an international journal in nanotechnology. In addition, a follow-up study was carried out with a team of Professor Um, Chang-Bum of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA), and the two-dimensional hall gas was successfully separated from the two-dimensional electron gas and the result was shown in the March issue of Nature Materials Published on July 7). * Nature Nanotechnology: The most authoritative international journal published by Nature in the field of nanotechnology. It was launched in 2010 and the impact factor is 38.986
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- 작성일 2018-04-23
- 조회수 2456
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- prof. Hyun Jeong Shin's research team was selected as Korea Research Foundation Large-scale national research course
- The Korea Research Foundation announced the results of the final selection of the Natural Simulation Innovation Technology Development Project on April 16. Prof. Hyun Jeong Shin of Sungkyunkwan University(Energy Science dept.)was seleceted as a project to "develop artificial tissue material processing with biological activity and biocompatibility". This project has been conducted by three research teams last year with the aim of creating new industries through innovation of existing technologies by simulating nature or ecology. Prof. Hyun Jeong Shin, a member of SKKU I-cube was selected for this project, cooperated with prof. Sang Ho Oh(SKKU), prof. Jung Heon Lee(SKKU), prof. Hyun Suk Jeong(SKKU) and prof. Keung Hyeong Kim(SKKU). Plus, in collaboration with Korea University, Seoul National University, Hanyang University , Dankook University and etc., research eam have organized a process innovation technology development team based on natural simulated material, and will receive research funding of 5.7billion won over the next five years. Particularly, in the field of bone regeneration and artificial bone, CGBio and 'Purugo' Co., Ltd. participated. Through the achievements of this research project, it is possible to solve the critical size defect problem and to absorb the surgical bone graft materials and metal implant market in the future. But it is expected to bring about a positive economic ripple effect. It is a technology development project of the new industry group which is evaluated as a high-value-added industry with about 100 trillion won market in the global market in the age of aging. ○ Research content : Development of artificial bone tissue (Bone Tissue) with high biological activity of organic / inorganic complex material with complicated hierarchical structure through simulation of natural ecological / biological mineral production process (Biomineralization) ○ Expected Effect - It is highly possible to absorb the market of surgical bone graft materials and bone implants by resolving the problem of critical size defect, and it will bring about not only medical achievement but also a positive economic ripple effect by revitalizing the domestic market of futures and global market. Expected. - Leading high value-added industry of about 100 trillion won
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- 작성일 2018-04-20
- 조회수 2597
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- SKKU Research Stories - SAINT prof. Yong Taek Lim
- Development of a bio-implantable DISC material capable of overcoming the immunosuppression mechanism in cancer tissues and inducing dendritic cell and T cell activation and anticancer effect. immuneCare-DISC-based tumor microenvironmental control and immune cell activation technology. Since the anti-cancer immunotherapy technology utilizes the immune cells present in the body for cancer cell death, it is attracting attention as a next-generation anticancer therapy technique in which side effects and toxicity are minimized, and many medicines have already been used in clinical use. However, the actual number of patients responding to such immunotherapy in clinical trials is very low (20-30%), because the various immunosuppressive factors present in the tumor microenvironment cause activation of therapeutic immune cells Which is known to be inhibited. In addition, these immunosuppressive factors are associated with a mechanism that induces cancer recurrence or metastasis to other tissues by cancer cells that have not been completely removed through cancer surgery. A representative cell that provides such an immunosuppressive environment is myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC). In this study, researchers aimed to prevent the recurrence or metastasis of cancer by controlling the immune suppressor factors induced by the surgery, as well as the platform technology that can induce dendritic cells and T cell activation, which are therapeutic immune cells Respectively. Based on biocompatible polymers that can be applied in the human body, porous DISCs are manufactured. Gemcitabine, a drug capable of controlling tumor-induced immunosuppressive cells, MDSC, and dendritic cells and an anti-cancer vaccine for T cell activation are simultaneously loaded , And completed this platform (immuneCare-DISC, iCD). In particular, gemcitabine drugs are widely used in clinical practice. However, low stability of the drug structure after in vivo administration and toxicity due to excessive / repeated administration have been a major problem. The development of the iCD platform has solved the stability and toxicity problems . Gemcitabine, which is slowly released in the body through a single localized transplant, can effectively control the MDSC that inhibits the activity of the T cell activated by the anti-cancer vaccine, thus ultimately enhancing the chemotherapeutic efficacy (Fig. 1). In this study, a small animal model was used in which 90% of the tumors were removed and the tumor recurrence and metastasis induced by the remaining tumor were observed. The results of this study were published online on March 23, 2018 in the world-renowned journal 'Advanced Materials' (I.F. = 19.8). * Title: Implantable Synthetic Immune Niche for Spatiotemporal Modulation of Tumor-derived Immunosuppression and Systemic Antitumor Immunity: Postoperative Immunotherapy * Participating researchers: Yong Taek Lim (Professor, Sungkyunkwan Univ.), Hathaichanok Phuengkham (Co-author # 1, Sungkyunkwan University), Song Chan-Young (co-author #1, Sungkyunkwan University), Sung Ho Um(Co-author, Sungkyunkwan University)
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- 작성일 2018-04-12
- 조회수 2591
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- The 'Graudate School Hanmadang' was successfully held
- On April 4th, the 'Graduate School Hanmadang' event was held at Sungkyunkwan University Natural Science Campus. Numerous students participated, and students were able to acquire Sunkyunkwan Unviersity general graduate school entrance information. Many dept. of Institute of convergence of Sungkyunkwan participated. We have talked with students who want to go to graduate school by participating in AI Robot dept., Datascience Fusion dept., SAINT, Energy Science Dept., BME dept., and so on.
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- 작성일 2018-04-11
- 조회수 2640