The 8th Pohang Family Science Festival hosted by APCTP (Asia Pacific Center for Theological Physics) was held for three days from Oct. 11 to Oct. 13 at Pohang Stadium. Several light-themed science activities like making spectroscopes, X-ray experience, and making UV bracelets at event booths outside, attracted many children and students of Pohang. Activities were managed by several organizations like Association of Science Teachers who are developing creativity, APC (Amusing Physics Club) and volunteers by students of nearby high schools and universities. One volunteer at the spectroscope maki

POSTECH Professors Chong Soo Lee in the Department of Material Science and Engineering, Prof. Chi-Hyuck Jun and Research Prof. Hyeseon Lee in the Department of Industrial and Management Engineering were recently awarded several prizes from outside of the school. Prof. Chong Soo Lee got the 15th Sang-u prize which is the best award in the symposium held by The Korea Society for Technology of Plasticity (KSTP). He has studied alloy of titanium and the area of plasticity for the last 30 years, getting attention from institutes outside of POSTECH. He showed active participation not only domestical

Kim Sung-hwan (CSE ’08) and Yu Taek-geun (EE ’10) were elected as the president and a vice president of the student union. Park Eun-bin (Life ’10) and Kwon Dong-eop (EE ’10) became the new female student representative and new dormitory representative, respectively.The election for the new 2012 representatives was held on Nov. 4. Undergraduates casted votes on candidates of the head of organizations including student union, female student union, and dormitory union. Two applicants of the head of student union were a joint candidacy. Therefore, as the applicant of each department was the sole c

President Yongmin Kim delivered a special lecture to the POSTECH members at the Main Conference Hall of the POSCO International Center on Nov. 8. Titled “My 40-Year Journey from a University Freshman to POSTECH President,” the lecture was about the life lessons he learned over the years and his educational philosophies. The conference hall was near capacity with various groups including the students, staff, and several professors. He first urged the students to learn the basics. He explained, “when you are good at the field you can innovate.” Some other crucial things that he emphasized throug

POSTECH researchers have found a way to tightly fix bio materials by using mussel adhesive proteins (MAPS).Professor HyungJoon Cha of the Department of Chemical Engineering had developed sticky nanofibrous scaffold based on MAPS, which can be functionalized with diverse types of biomolecules. The paper supported by “Marine Bioengineering Technology Project” under the Ministry of Land, Transport, and Maritime Affairs appeared in the Angewandte Chemie International Edition published online on Oct. 19.Nanofibers are a promising tool for tissue engineering applications, and various studies have be

Tae-Joon Park Digital Library is hosting the 2011 Open Library event under the theme of “Experience Alive Cultural Heritage, Namsan” from Nov. 7 to 20. Begun in 2008, the Open Library event is planned to publicize POSTECH and the library to the general public. Unlike previous years, this year’s event is not a single-day event. It presents a photo exhibition (11/7~20) “the smile of the heaven, Namsan presented to the truth seeker’s mind,” which is displayed on the second floor lobby, two special lectures about the history of Silla, followed by the hiking trip to Namsan to observe the history in

The academy for career consulting and the 3nd career education program for female students were held Nov. 11 to 12 and 18 to 19. Postechians could map out their career, and female professors mentored female students as well.Many lectures about careers were held. Emanuel Pastreich, a professor of Kyunghee University, and Sung-kee Chung, the third president of POSTECH, had a lecture on the topic of ‘Life is a matter of direction, not speed’ and ‘Vision and leadership’ respectively on Nov. 11. The next day, Jin Pyou-cho, the CEO of Wise mentor, taught how to shape the future plans. Nov. 18, Jung

The 13th ‘A-Un’ special lecture of Professor Barry Marshall, 2005 Nobel laureate in Physiology and Medicine, titled ‘Road to the Nobel Prize and Beyond: Man versus Helicobacter pylori’ was held in the POSTECH Biotech Center on Nov. 2.Celebrating the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between South Korea and Australia, POSTECH specially invited an Australian scientist.Prof. Marshall, also famous to Koreans for his appearance in the commercial film of a yogurt product, confirmed the existence of virus in human stomach, and proved that the virus is the cause of gastric ulcer. T

One of the most famous artists in Korea, Yoon Kwang Cho conducted a lecture about the history of Korean pottery and its future. It was held in the POSCO International Center on Nov. 3.Born in 1946, Yoon is known for his extraordinary works in the grayish blue powdered celadon, called Buncheong Ware. He was selected as ‘the Artist of this year’ by National Museum of Contemporary Art Korea in 2004. Many renowned galleries including Metropolitan Museum of Art and British Museum own his major masterpieces.Buncheong Ware is an intermediate style of pottery whose order of development is between cela

The present minister of Environment Yoo Young Suk visited POSTECH in order to inspire growing Postechians. The seminar was held on Nov. 4 in the POSCO International Center. There were about 60 people in attendance including the President Yongmin Kim and Professor Yunje Cho among graduate and university students and faculty members. The Minister of Environment started the seminar by emphasizing to the audience the seriousness of the current environment pollution problem. Moreover, she brought out the solution for the problem and explained several policies which she endeavors to propel soon. At

The TEDxPostech event was held in the POSCO International Center on Nov. 5. The theme of the event was ‘Another View of Technology.’ The purpose, as the director Choi Kyoung-min said, was to share the different interpretations and implications of technology from different angles. The main theme that dominates the TEDxPostech event and future TEDxPostech events as a whole would be ‘Share, Shake, Shape.’ The theme of technology is the beginning of the sequel.The speakers were as follow: Sona Kwak, a POSTECH professor and an expert in human robot design, Sunggi Baik, the former president of POSTE

For some people, the mere thought of grammar conjures up the image of a dowdy schoolmarm droning on about prissy grammar rules as she raps the knuckles of the defiant or grammar-challenged with a battle-hardened ruler. In my childhood days, however, grammar was rather congenial. In elementary school we were taught the eight parts of speech, some general rules, and later, how to diagram sentences, a rather simplistic but fairly effective look at grammatical structures. And in graduate school, the old tree diagrams of the past transmogrified into unruly micro-branches that resembled fractal geom

The first TEDxPostech was held at the POSCO International Center on Nov. 5. Five speakers were invited and the expenses for the event were sponsored by two institutes of POSTECH (refer to the Campus News).For readers who are not aware of TED, TED is a non-profit organization which is founded based on the objective of sharing and spreading valuable ideas. It holds annual TED Global with some of the world’s most influential people as speakers. Al Gore was one of the speakers with the famous Inconvenient Truth. TEDx is an independent event in which licensed groups can open small TED events in the

Even after the long, agonizing midterm week was over, some groups of students still continued to stay up late at night. Starting in mid-November, a series of concerts, performances, and exhibits is hosted by various student clubs. These clubs boast their skills across different genres with high-quality performances. Despite the lack of sleep, they work hard with sweat running down in beads every night for several hours out of sheer passion and love for what they do. Perhaps this is what people would call the pinnacle of the college life. How would the chemistry change if another factor is thro

Kicking off with the front-runner Samsung GALAXY S II LTE which launched in September, Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology is now widely available to many mobile devices. However, extensive use of this blazingly fast device often drains away the power from the phone making it a useless gadget. Many times, it so happens that the phones need to be charged immediately but with no charging point available nearby. To solve this problem, advanced technology has been used in some cellphone designs that make them capable to power themselves with solar energy.Photovolatics, which were once used almost

Did you enjoy Pepero Day with your loved ones? Every 11th day of November is called Pepero Day in Korea. It is similar to Valentine’s Day but couples exchange Pepero rather than chocolate.A stick-shaped Pepero is covered with chocolate syrup at the top. Firstly, Lotte Confectionery, one of the biggest food companies in Korea. got inspiration from the Japanese cookie called Pocky and produced Pepero massively since 1963. As its shape looks like 1, 11/11 resembles that there are four sticks of Pepero; therefore, Nov. 11 is called Pepero Day. Moreover, many young couples enjoy it as a special hol

HotThe rage gauge of the student body is rapidly reaching its limit. There have been outcries of dissatisfaction in the lack of communication and coercive execution of policies for the past few months. The issue about the abolition of student medical expense reimbursement has refueled the situation. Communication between the student body and the administration is needed more than ever, and the point of compromise needs to be sought by both parties. ColdHas there been a case in which a congressman files charges against a comedian who satirized him? Well, that is exactly what happened a few days