유럽 최대의 기업가정신 커뮤니티인 AaltoES는 2010년 핀란드 헬싱키에서 ‘세계 실패의 날(day for failure)’ 행사를 개최했다. 현재 10월 13일로 제정되어 전 세계로 확산된 이 행사에서는 매년 벤처 기업가들이 자신의 도전을 통해 얻은 자산인 실패 경험을 공유하며 서로 배워나가고 있다. 2012년 우리나라에서도 이 행사가 열린 바 있다. 이제 ‘실패는 성공의 어머니다’라는 격언은 단순히 끈기와 노력을 환기하는 메시지를 넘어, ‘실패학’을 진지하게 연구하고 이를 통해 성공으로의 길을 성찰하는 글로벌트렌드가 되었다. 이공계 연구 또한 가설 설정과 검증을 통해 선택이 가능한 길을 줄여가는 과정이라 본다면 실패를 통하여서도 배울 점이 많다. 그런데도 실패를 여전히 정형화되고 규격화되어 있는 제도나 규정으로 판정한다는 것은 우리 사회의 인식과 문화가 아직도 선진국을 따라가는 단계에서 벗어나지 못하고 있다는 증거이다. 포항공대신문은 국내 이공계 성실실패 연구제도의 현주소에 대해 알아보았다. 성실실패 인정 연구제도란.현대 선진국들은 국가 발전 과정에서 과학기술의 중요성을 직접 체험하였기 때문에 정부가 최적의 연구 여건과 환경을 위해 투자하

On Feb. 28, the 2014 POSTECH Matri- culation Ceremony was held in the Auditorium at 11 A.M. This ceremony marked the start of a new year in POSTECH, welcoming those from all over the world to become part of the POSTECH community. A total of 788 new students including 321 B.A., 107 M.S., 78 Ph.D., and 282 M.S.-Ph.D. integrated program candidates matriculated. Though the ceremony officially began at 11 A.M., in preparation before the ceremony, new Postechians and professors wore ceremonial clothing and had entered the auditorium in an orderly fashion. The start of the ceremony was marked with th

POSTECH overwhelmingly ranks first place among Korean universities in research funding, providing 596 million KRW per professor according to a report from the National Research Foundation of Korea. Research funds per person is a more important standard to know than total research funds because total funds do not consider the number of researchers in a team. All universities specified to science and engineering rank in the top five, following POSTECH is KAIST (390 million KRW), GIST (319 million KRW), UNIST (217 million KRW) and DGIST (214 million KRW). Research funds per professor are the resu

Professor Kim Yoon-Ho’s (PHYS) research team and Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freib-urg’s (German) team discovered a new area between quan- tum mechanics and classical mechanics through a quantum interference experiment. Quantum interference gives difference between quantum and classical mechanics as a characteristic for particles like electrons, molecules, and atoms to represent waves.Classical mechanics is about what we can see with our eyes, expressed with velocity, time, and distance. However, particles, which are so small that we cannot know momentum nor position of those simultaneously h

On Jan. 14, the Institute of Basic Science announced that Professor Hee Cheul Choi (CHEM), the group leader of the research under the Center for Artifi- cial Low Dimensional Electronic Systems, and his team had successfully come up with various synthesis techniques for two dimensional Molybden disulphide (MoS2), a semiconductor device believed to be the best substitute for graphene by using gold as a catalyst.This research clearly shows that MoS2 could be synthesized into a final product with specific size and geometric form, which in turn could be manufactured as a semiconductor device. It is

CSE graduate student, Yongdeok Kim (M.S.-Ph.D. integrated, Advisor Professor Seungjin Choi) won the best paper award of SAS paper award contest, at the autumn symposium of Korea Business Intelligence Data Mining Society (KDMS). The awarded paper is “Scalable Variational Bayeisan Matrix Factorization”.In the paper, he presents a method for improving matrix factorization technique. Although Bayesian treatment for matrix factorization can effectively lighten the over fitting problem, it has limitations in that existing inference algorithms for Bayesian matrix factorization are fit for web-scale d

Professor Chong Soo Lee, the Dean of GIFT, has been selected as a fellow of The Korean Aca- demy of Science and Technology (KAST) in the field of Eng- ineering as of Jan. 1. For the last 30 years, he has researched in areas related to titanium alloy and plasticity. KAST elects fellows that have professional knowledge in the field of scientific technology, as it is an organization that has been established to contribute to the nation’s prosperity and development in scientific technology. In order to do so, KAST relies on the professional knowledge of each division. It recruits great scholars wh

On Feb., POSTECH was full of new students who had just graduated from high school. Generally on Feb., there are two kinds of camps for freshmen, Susi Camp and freshmen orientation. Susi Camp is prepared by each department. As an example of the department of Life Sciences, which occurred from Feb. 15-16, several seniors including the representative of the department and professors prepared a campus tour, lecture on curriculum, department introduction, and a session for in which seniors give advice on campus life. Student President of Life Sciences Park Jang Hyun (LIFE 12) said, “It was a meanin

Max Planck POSTECH/Korea Research Initiative (MPK) concluded an agreement with Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) in Daejeon on Dec. 27. MPK is a research institute that focuses on fundamental technology of matter field, new growth power. KAERI is the only research institute in Korea related with nuclear power. It focuses on stability, applied fields, and new technology of nuclear power. The two institutes promise to contribute to technology and industrial development. Professor Park, Jae-Hoon (Director of Max Planck Center for Complex Phase Materials) and Lee Kye-Hong (Research Re

“Robot workshop OPEN DAY” was held in Korea Institute of Robot and Convergence (KIRO) with Professor Gyeong Soon Im (HSS) as a chief of POSTECH Center for the Advancement of Science & Technology (PCAST) on Jan. 11. The workshop was opened for citizens and students to revitalize prototype production movement using digital utilities by the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity and The Korea Lottery Commission.There were lectures about “Present and Future of the Robot” and “Femlab, robot workshop and idea prototype production movement through digital utilities” from KIRO

Just like in Arendelle in a recent film called “Frozen”, POSTECH campus was blanketed in a thick layer of snow for weeks. Relentless snowfall beginning on the evening of Feb. 9, accompanied by freezing weather, caused piles of snow up to 30cm in height to accumulate on every inch of exposed surface including the 78 stairs and buildings. Several students volunteered to sweep chunks of snow away from the roads within the campus before the snow turned into ice to keep the roads from becoming slippery.

Welcome to POSTECH! I would like to express my heartfelt congratulations and a very warm welcome to the newest members of the POSTECH community! I also wish to extend my deep appreciation to the parents for having brought up and fostered these wonderful students with such loving care and support. Today is a momentous occasion that officially initiates you as an undergraduate or graduate student at POSTECH, which will become another home away from home for you for the coming years. POSTECH was founded in 1986 as the first ever research-oriented university in Korea with a vision of becoming a wo

After Postechians graduate POSTECH, many enter a graduate school. This may be because they have a goal that they want to study and make huge achievements in that field. I also hoped to research in life science; so, I thought about entering graduate school. In good time, I read an article that was in the last issue and received a lot of advices through it. Moreover, I can apply these tips in not only graduate school, but also dream and life.First, the article said to find what to research. Reading this sentence, I wondered what I want to heartily do and realized what I want to research. All of

One of the benefits of POSTECH is its isolated location. For Postechians who need to focus on their studies and research, it is a place full of peace. There are no extreme factors that will distract them from their work. At the same time, however, it can also be a disadvantage. Its isolation can prevent Postechians from communicating with and becoming part of the society. Without its connection, it is difficult for Postechians to realize what kind of research needs to be done for the society. In addition, staying in an enclosed area can prevent Postechians from learning social skills that are

A new semester is upon us, and a number of freshmen are beginning to gather around the campus. What are the first things that come to people’s minds thinking of new semester? There might be study, dating, new friends, and cherry blossoms on March as well. However, before those, they would imagine numerous drinking parties, such as Membership Training, and the first meeting ceremony. Also, in POSTECH, all those parties are doubled because there is not only one for department but also one for classes. Sometimes foreign students also participate in those drinking parties. Does everyone enjoy thos

In Professor Seung Koo Shin’s (CHEM) General Chemistry class, undergraduate freshmen had an opportunity to go through a new teaching method called “Flipped Learning (FL)”. The name comes from its reversed study process from traditional teaching. The difference between FL and traditional learning need to become clearer. In the traditional model, students sit in classes and instructors directly impart knowledge to pupils. In this case, class is a place for knowledge transmission from teacher to students. After class, students individually carry out their assignment such as reading textbooks or p

Every Postechian knows POSTECH’s Honor Code, “Honesty and respect for others ensure Postechians the honorable future”. However, answers to various quizzes and exams are widely available and most students make use of them, thinking it natural and their own answer undesirable. Three students, Sanghoon Baek (ME 11), Sunghyun Kim (ME 11), and Changhoe Kim (EEE 10), formed a team and was given an opportunity by Job Korea to investigate the situation and find solutions in four universities and one organization in the United States: Georgia Tech, MIT, Harvard, CALTECH, and The Organization of Researc

From Jan. 20-24, The Postech Times visited Hong Kong and Shanghai in order to explore other well-known universities. While the last issue was about Hong Kong, this issue reports about Shanghai. In Shanghai, The Postech Times visited Fudan University and interviewed Han Gipeum, a M.S. candidate, and an office worker at the Int’l Students Office. Fudan University is one of the three major universities in China along with Peking University and Tsinghua University. Its strong reputation draws many foreigner students. The number of only Korean students is over 5oo and the number