By Apr. 19, all of the cigarette vending machines located at the Administration Bldg., Student Union, School of Environmental Science & Engineering, and Chemical Engineering Laboratories Bldg. are to be removed. According to the National Health Promotion Act, Article 9 Section 2, and Article 15 Enforcement Regulations, smoking in public areas is banned, and cigarette vending machines must only be located near smoking rooms. Some other laws that dictate the entire campus of POSTECH to be smoke-free are 1) Primary & Secondary Education Act and Higher Education Act, 2) National Health Promotion A

March had been a month of greeting new students, catching up with old friends, and enjoying the relatively relaxed atmosphere. April had been a busy month with assignments and midterms. It’s time to keep track of time. Among the numerous struggles that may occur, there are three issues that I would like to give advice on.Balance it OutCompared to high school, university gives you a whole lot of freedom. Moreover, there are numerous extra-curricular activities to join, lots of people to hang out with, and dreams to fulfill. A lot of people will emphasize that this may be the highlight of your l

From Mar. 20 to 28, both undergraduate and graduate students were asked to participate in a survey called “Postechian’s Economic Awareness.” As a small incentive, among those who participated, a few were to be given Burger King Coupons through random selection. The survey asked students’ gender, year of birth, income, percentage of spending on certain categories: savings, and their purpose for savings. A total of 651 students responded, but only 561 responses were used; if the percentage of spending did not add up to 100%, the data was neglected. From the data, most students (38%) receive spen

For the year 2013, a total of four undergraduates and eight graduate students received the Presidential Fellowship. The undergraduate recipients are as follows: Hur Sunghoon (ME 10), Jeong Dong Il (ME 11), Lee Hyeonjeong (CE 10), and Wuseok Kim (CE 10). The following graduates received this scholarship: Eunseop Yeom (ME M.S.-Ph.D. integrated), Jaeyong Jeong (ME M.S.-Ph.D. integrated), Jongin Park (EEE M.S.-Ph.D. integrated), Min-GyuJeong (IBB M.S.-Ph.D. integrated), Sanghwa Jeong (CHEM M.S.-Ph.D. integrated), Taekyung Lee (MSE M.S.-Ph.D. integrated), Wonjae Lee (CE Ph.D. candidate), and Woong

POSTECH’s Cultural Programs held its first show of the 2013 semester on Thursday Mar. 4 at the auditorium. KNUA (Korea National University of Arts) Brass Quintet and KNUA Serenade came to perform Welcoming Freshmen Concert: the Sound of Spring, which is composed of two parts. The first part was presented by the KNUA Brass Quintet, a Custom Pro Ensemble composed of outstanding students from School of Music. They performed a total of six songs: Pleasant Concert Suite, James Bond Theme Song, Oh Happy Day!, Nella Fantasia, Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree, G.F. Handel Music for the Royal

Support U Nearby (SUN), POSTECH’s Female Student Association, celebrated the International Women’s Day on Mar. 8. This day promotes the right to life and political rights, emphasizing equality for everyone.On 1908 Mar. 8, approximately one million five thousand female garment workers marched through New York City’s Lower East Side to rally at Union Square, demanding economic and political rights. More specifically, they argued for a ten-hour day labor system, better working environment, and labor union. From this point onwards, women have staged the world as the audience and continued to activ

Do you have a secret that you want to share, but anonymously? POSTECH’s Post Secrets was created on Dec.14 in 2012, as a Facebook page, for just that purpose. It is a haven to heal the shattered hearts of Postechians, a place of proclamation to reveal unknown facts, and a counseling office to receive other people’s advice.POSTECH is a very small society compared to other universities, consisting of approximately 300 undergraduates for each grade. In a place where almost everyone knows each other, it is feasible for one? secret to travel across the whole student body; thus, it is common for stu

Ever tasted a sour yet mild pudding that looks like either fried eggs or caviar? This is a new type of food that can be found at fusion restaurants.The term, molecular gastronomy, was first coined in 1992 by the Oxford physicist Nicholas Kurti and the French chemist Herve This. Molecular gastronomy, otherwise known as modernist cuisine, is a type of food science that takes account of physical and chemical properties of the ingredients to take a different approach from ordinary cooking. A further purpose of this new type of cuisine is to include social, artistic, and technical components in cul

One of the most challenging issues in modern zeolite science is to have a solid understanding of the molecular-level mechanisms responsible for zeolite crysta- llization. Professor Hong, Seok-Bong (CE/ESE) advised and Park Min Jae (CE/ESE Ph. D. candidate) became the first author of this research funded by Leader Researcher Assistance Program.Through the charge density mismatch synthesis approach, the team has been able to investigate the zeolite structure formation mechanism. A commonly known type of zeolite A(LTE), zeolite UZM-9 has been used for this mechanism. By doing so, we could demonst

Yang Jung-eun (LIFE 09), who is under the supervision of Professor Park Sang-ki (LIFE), has been selected to participate in the Honors Challenging Research of 2012, which is held by MEST and KOFAC. For her topic, “Identifying the novel interaction partners of TARA to regulate schizophrenia associated DISC1-NDEL1 complex”, she was awarded with the most outstanding project in the area of “challenging research”; and, she was sponsored with 3.5 million KRW. Moreover, Yang has been able to enjoy other benefits such as top class researchers’ mentorship programs, and workshops. This program has been

Since 1949, Kyoto University has emitted a total of eight Nobel Prize winners in the field of science. How is it that Kyoto University has been able to emit so many Nobel Prize Winners? One of the aspects that Kyoto University ensures to the students is an environment that provides academic freedom and independence. In other words, the university trusts its students to obtain necessary knowledge. The students are free to choose whether to attend class or not. However, as the students still have certain credits to fulfill, the students are still responsible for their academic records. Through f

Have you ever heard of ‘Postechian time’? For whatever reasons, it is rare that Postechians either come early or on time. As Postechians has become accustomed to this habit, it is thought to be normal. In Japan, however, it is impolite to come late. Japanese try to come a few minutes early so that the wheel rolls on time. A tour guide said, “Japanese take things slowly, yet cautiously.” But it was interesting how speedy the waiter at the restaurant, which was a hundred years old, cleaned up the table for the next customer. She even took away the glass of water of a customer as soon as the time

Thanks to the continuous fund donations, POSTECH is expected to thrive in the upcoming years. A total of 2.8 billion KRW has been donated during Dec in 2012 to Feb in 2013, which will be used to invest in the university’s development and educational environment. POSCO ENERGY donated one billion KRW, while POSCO Engineering and Construction donated eight hundred million KRW. Including these two companies as well as several others, such as POSCO CHEMTECH, POSCO M-TECH, POSCO P& S, and POSCO ICT, a total of 2.7 billion KRW was donated. Furthermore, POSTECH Corporate Mutual Investment Companies su

‘‘‘Teacher, please don’t go.’ were the last words that the Ethiopians cried out, wiping their tears while trailing along our vehicle’s pathway.” said Lee Dagam (CE M.S.-Ph.D integrated), a team leader. During community service, students often believe that they are the only ones providing the deeds. However, Lee felt that she was the one who had learned more from the students.The community service was performed in two schools, Vera School and Deya Elementary School. Postechians were divided into two groups so that each group could teach at one school and swap after about ten days. For each scho

On Jan.3, the Food Service, and Undergraduate Student Association organized a survey to evaluate leased stores in POSTECH for the year 2012. There were a total of nine targeted leased stores, including Burger King, Kyobo Internet Bookstore, Woori Bank, Stationery Store, POSTECH Souvenir Shop, Optical Shop, Laundry, Printing Station (CheongRamSa), and the Travel Agency. The poll asked the members of POSTECH to evaluate the leased stores in the categories of friendliness of the employees, appropriateness of price, quality of the product, and the environment of the store. For each category, the t

POSTECH-CATHOLIC Biomedical Engineering Institute (PCBMI), which is the first Korean joint research center between universities progressed in lung cancer treatment.The team of Professor Sung, Young-chul (LIFE) and Prof. Jeun, Sin-Soo, from Catholic University of Korea, School of Medicine, have successfully used mesenchymal stem cells to completely remove metastases cancer cells in a mouse’s lung.After the team had synthesized the mesenchymal stem cells to secrete HSV-TK gene, which makes cells self-destruct, and dodecame trail genes, which selectively eliminate cancer cells, it injected the mo

Professor Lee Sang-jun (IBB) and his research team, composed of Kim, Bo-Heum(I-Bio), Seo Eun-seok(IBB), and Lun Hae-hong(LIFE), made the front cover on the national science journal, Microscopy Research and Technique volume 75, Issue 8, on Aug in 2012. Their research title was “Synchrotron X-ray microscopic computed tomography of the pump system of a female mosquito.”The purpose of the research was to produce a biomimetics of the pump system of a female mosquito. Within the head of the female mosquito, there are two pump tissues. The team had to first identify how the two pumps interact when th

On Nov. 23, POSTECH Academy-Industry Foundation and Novacell Technology (Novacell) made an agreement for exclusive licenses on active immune anti-cancer drugs and agreed to enact clinical development and industrialization of anti-cancer drug, NCP701. The Biotech Center at POSTECH has worked with POSCO and Novacell to research anti-cancer drugs based on peptide library. The exclusive license for this agreement has been contracted for clinical development.Since 1998, NCP701 has been researched under the influence of Professor Chae Chi Bom (LIFE), and Prof. Ryu Sung Ho (LIFE). POSTECH and Novacel

As PSY’s Gangnam Style has become a hot issue ubiquitously, various versions of the music video have popped up. POSTECH, following suit, contributed its version released on Nov. 26. This was voluntarily organized by a few professors and students. Professor Suh Eui Ho (IME) said he “came up with the idea after observing MIT Style getting over 4 million hits on YouTube.” He had hoped that “this would help increase the awareness of POSTECH to other foreigners.” Prof. Suh and 7 other professors- Prof. Sunggi Baik (MSE), Prof. Sung young Chul (LIFE), Prof. Kim Dong Eon (PHYS), Prof. Kim Jong(CSE),

In The Postech Times 47th newspaper, students’ opinions were gathered on the necessity of the Female Student Association. To elaborate on the matter, an expert’s opinion was sought from Professor Chang Phil-Wha, Ewha Womans University.