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IFFTI Annual Conference Held for First Time in Korea as Venue for Interactions among Global Fashion Schools

IFFTI Annual Conference Held for First Time in Korea as Venue for Interactions among Global Fashion Schools The Fashion Design major at the College of Art & Design hosted the 26th Annual Conference of the International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes (IFFTI), marking the event’s first time in Korea and drawing around 200 global fashion researchers and educators from the world’s most prominent universities to attend the conference in Korea. The IFFTI Annual Conference is an annual event hosted by the titular organization, which is widely regarded as the hub for interactions among the world’s leading fashion schools. It is the largest and most influential academic event in terms of exchanges among educational institutions in the field of fashion, aiming to discuss the fashion industry and seek professional development through a diverse range of programs, such as research presentations and workshops. IFFTI is comprised of 55 institutions from 23 countries, including Ewha, which became the first and only member from Korea in 2016. This year’s IFFTI Annual Conference was mainly hosted by Ewha for a week starting on Monday, April 22, and included a tour of fashion sites in Dongdaemun and Seongsu-dong, Seoul. Meanwhile, from Tuesday, April 23 to Thursday, April 25, various related events were held on the Ewha campus under the theme of “Fashion Towards Post-Humanism.” Examining the theme from the perspective of scholars who study, teach, and create fashion as a field that cannot exist in separation from the human body and mind, this conference served as a venue to explore the new meaning of humanity and discuss various issues related to fashion in the era of post-humanism. The conference kicked off at Emerson Chapel on Wednesday, April 24 with an opening speech video by Dior’s Creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri, followed by keynote speeches by Kolon FnC Vice President Han Kyung-ae, Art Director Seo Young-hee, and Dr. Jeon In-yeoung, CTO of CLO Virtual Fashion. In addition, the ECC lecture rooms and the ECC Theater showcased around 90 research outcomes, including oral and poster presentations, as well as creative research, by researchers from around the world. Lecture rooms in the ECC, the College of Art & Design, and the Graduate School of Design, as well as the Fashion Design Research Institute, hosted workshops conducted by scholars from the UK, the Netherlands, and India on themes such as avatars, artificial intelligence, and sustainable crafts, alongside art workshops by six majors from the College of Art & Design. In addition, the College of Art & Design held a competition for students from IFFTI institutions worldwide on the theme of “Fashion Towards Post-Humanism,” and selected 10 finalists to hold the “IFFTI 2024 Ewha Fashion Film Awards” at the campus art movie theater Art House MOMO located in the ECC. The college also organized a special exhibition titled “Questions to Question,” which explores the questions we need to ask as we encounter the era of post-humanism. This year’s IFFTI conference is significant in that it not only shared presentations by numerous researchers on a wide range of fields, such as fashion design, fashion technology, fashion business, and fashion education, to help understand the timeless and groundbreaking context of fashion research, but also brought together global fashion scholars in Seoul. Ewha’s Fashion Design major plans to use the hosting of this conference to strengthen its global research and education network centered on fashion, which it will seek to actively apply in its undergraduate and graduate curriculum.
- No.743
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- Date2024.04.29
- Views57890
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Discussion Held with Global Leaders on UN Sustainable Development Goals

Discussion Held with Global Leaders on UN Sustainable Development Goals On Tuesday, April 16, a roundtable discussion on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) was held at Ewha Archives, featuring President Eun Mee Kim of Ewha Womans University, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield. The event was made possible by Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield’s decision to visit Ewha to meet the next generation of female leaders in Korea as part of her trip to Korea to engage in discussions on alliance cooperation within the UN Security Council. Under the vision of “A Creative and Innovative Platform Leading to a Sustainable Society,” Ewha Womans University has been strengthening the global capacity of students through various programs to foster global women leaders, which has attracted opinion makers and heads of state worldwide to visit and connect with the next generation of women leaders developing at Ewha. The discussion was held at Ewha Archives in the form of a fireside chat and moderated by President Eun Mee Kim. In her address on the UN SDGs, Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield underscored the need for cooperation among countries beyond borders and national interests, while former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted that Korea is currently far behind on the SDGs and must continue to work toward their fulfilment. During the Q&A session, students from the Department of Political Science & International Relations and the Division of International Studies sought advice on women’s leadership and solutions to the issues facing the earth and humanity. Both leaders encouraged the students to take ownership and responsibility towards the world as key players of the future.
- No.741
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- Date2024.04.18
- Views59171
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Special Lecture by Distinguished Visiting Professor Frances Mary Morris CBE

Special Lecture by Distinguished Visiting Professor Frances Mary Morris CBE The College of Art & Design hosted a special lecture by Distinguished Visiting Professor Frances Mary Morris CBE, a leading authority on modern art, at Emerson Chapel on Thursday, April 11. Professor Morris served for seven years as the first female director of Tate Modern in the UK, the world’s premier museum of modern and contemporary art, where she continues to contribute to date as Director Emerita. Ewha has implemented its development strategy, “Ewha Vision 2030+,” with the aim of solidifying its status as a research-intensive university by generating world-class research outcomes. As part of the “Ewha Frontier 10-10 project,” Professor Morris was invited to Ewha in February 2024 as a Distinguished Visiting Professor of the painting major and the Interdisciplinary Program of Media Arts & Technology. Throughout her career, Professor Morris has presented cutting-edge exhibition spaces that innovate and pioneer exhibition themes and methodologies of modern art as her contribution toward defining the direction of modern art in the 21st century. In this lecture titled “Tate Modern: Ecologies of Transformation,” Professor Morris shared her experiences at Tate Modern over her tenure of more than 20 years as a representative director and veteran curator. “I found myself drawn to Ewha because of the affinity I felt toward working alongside young working-level staff as I built a lifelong career at Tate Modern,” remarked Professor Morris. “I am delighted to have the opportunity to reflect on my career at Tate Modern and to work with a critical and open mindset with the brilliant students and distinguished faculty at Ewha.” During the Q&A session following the special lecture, a flurry of questions added to the excitement of the event. Ewha students asked various questions, such as the most ideal form of diversity to pursue as a museum director and an artist, the role of museums in the future, and the impact of climate change on artists. In addition to the lecture, Professor Morris is also teaching the course “Field-based Criticism I: Art and Criticism” this semester. Drawing on her experience at Tate Modern, Professor Morris explores the changing paradigm of contemporary exhibitions and the role of museums while presenting an opportunity for discourse and discussion to break free from existing hierarchical structures and preconceptions.
- No.739
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- Date2024.04.11
- Views54913
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Ewha and Harvard Discuss Stronger International Cooperation

Ewha and Harvard Discuss Stronger International Cooperation A Harvard University delegation visited Ewha Womans University on March 26, 2024 (Fri.) to discuss measures for further collaboration between Ewha and Harvard. To this end, the delegation led by Mark C. Elliott, the Vice Provost of International Affairs at Harvard University, engaged in a meeting with President Eun Mee Kim at Pfeiffer Hall. The two discussed various ways for Ewha and Harvard Medical Schools to collaborate, highlighting the fruitful partnership between the two schools to date. In addition, Professor Arlene Sharpe at Harvard Medical School gave a special lecture at Emerson Chapel in Case Hall on the same day at 5 p.m. The lecture was arranged as part of efforts to enhance exchanges and cooperation between Ewha and Harvard Medical Schools, as well as to offer students who are pursuing careers in biology an opportunity to learn more about research undertaken by a world-class scholar. Professor Sharpe is a Kolokotrones University Professor, the highest title bestowed by Harvard upon its distinguished professors. She is a leading immunologist who has laid the foundation for cancer immunotherapy by discovering the functions of T cell pathways, including the immunoinhibitory functions of the CTLA-4 and PD-1 pathways. Professor Sharpe’s lecture was made all the more lively by a large audience of students who filled the first and second floors of Emerson Chapel, as well as their active participation in the Q&A session afterward. The special lecture was followed by a dinner banquet, where select Ewha faculty members with similar research interests as members of the Harvard University delegation were invited as a networking opportunity. During the event, both parties reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing the partnership between Ewha and Harvard in various areas. Ewha remains Harvard’s sole partner university in Korea. The partnership between Ewha and Harvard has continued for nearly twenty years, since the two schools co-hosted the Ewha Harvard Summer School Program in 2006 and the Ewha-Harvard Undergraduates in Asia Program (HUAP) in 2007. Throughout this partnership, the two schools have continued active exchanges in many areas, such as the Harvard-Yenching Institute Visiting Scholars Program for faculty members in the humanities and social sciences, Harvard Model Congress Asia, and a joint concert with the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra.
- No.737
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- Date2024.04.03
- Views91181
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The Department of Environmental Science and Engineering Leads ESG Research with Academic Excellence

The Department of Environmental Science and Engineering Leads ESG Research with Academic Excellence Ewha’s Department of Environmental Science and Engineering demonstrated its scholarly excellence once more by winning a large-scale government project, while three of its undergraduate students have each published papers in SCI-grade journals in succession, adding to the department’s contribution to establishing a solid foundation for world-class research achievements. These achievements are significant as they exemplify the success of Ewha Frontier 10-10, Ewha’s project to establish an environment conducive to creative research. Ewha has been carrying out the Ewha Frontier 10-10 project with the aim of building a creative research ecosystem for producing world-class outcomes. Under the project, the department’s Leading Research Center for Smart Water Environment Management with Carbon Neutralization is leading the research on low-energy, high-efficiency smart water environment management in accordance with the 2050 carbon neutrality declaration. The center focuses on research on the movement and treatment of water environment-specific pollutants and water recovery. Chair Professor Yeomin Yoon Selected for the third Outstanding Overseas Scientist Invitation Program Plus 2023 Chair Professor Yeomin Yoon, a world-renowned expert in water environment management, has been selected for the third Outstanding Overseas Scientist Invitation Program Plus (Brain Pool+) 2023. The program will place him at the head of a project focused on the “development of water treatment technology and advancement of data-based water management technology to realize safe water environment welfare and achieve carbon neutrality.” This research project will continue until 2023, supported by a total of KRW 6 billion in funding. Through this project, Professor Yoon will conduct research on complex water environments and the detection and treatment method of multi-characterized pollutants and emerging contaminants by utilizing explainable artificial intelligence, thereby securing safe water sources and enhancing the welfare of the water environment. His research also encompasses the development of low-energy processes for freshwater production and water reuse, along with energy generation from water treatment facilities and resource recovery. These efforts are expected to contribute to achieving carbon neutrality in water environment management. Throughout this series of studies, Professor Yoon’s goal extends beyond a noteworthy increase in quantitative research outputs, aiming to increase the number of highly-cited papers and patents on original technology to enhance Korea’s environmental technology and narrow the technology gap between Korea and the top advanced nations. Undergraduate Students from the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering Publish Papers in SCI-grade Journals The department’s undergraduate students are also showcasing their potential as competitive researchers with remarkable research abilities in environmental science and engineering. Their academic excellence beyond borders was demonstrated by a series of publications in SCI-grade journals, a rare achievement for undergraduate studies. Dahee Park (incoming class of 2020) at the Laboratory of Contaminants of Emerging Concern for Water Environment (advisor: Yeomin Yoon) in the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, published a paper titled “Removal of selected contaminants of dyes and pharmaceuticals using MXene-based nanoadsorbents” in Separation and Purification Technology (Top 8% in Engineering, Chemical). Narae Yang (incoming class of 2020) at the same lab published the paper “Ultrasonic treatment of dye chemicals in wastewater,” in Chemosphere (Top 11% in Environmental Science). Furthermore, Jeongeun Lee (incoming class of 2021) at the Environmental Nanotechnology Lab (advisor: Ahjeong Son), will publish a paper titled “Iontolysis using an electrically excited solid source of aqueous copper ions compatible with bacterial gene quantification” in the May issue of Microchemical Journal (Top 14% in Chemistry, Analytical). The recent surge in publications in SCI-grade journals, coupled with achieving the highest-in-Korea FWCI in environmental science in the QS Rankings, demonstrates the department’s commitment to academic excellence and innovation. Ranked as a top institution in environmental studies by JoongAng Ilbo’s University Rankings in 2013 and ranked highly in the same paper’s University Rankings by Department in 2017, Ewha’s Department of Environmental Science and Engineering continues to uphold its reputation for both the quantity and quality of research output.
- No.735
- Writer관리자
- Date2024.04.01
- Views274271
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Ewha Ventures Forth into the World – Ewha’s Global Programs

Ewha Ventures Forth into the World – Ewha’s Global Programs During vacation time, Ewha conducted various programs on the Ewha campus and across the world to support the strengthening of the Ewha students’ global capacity. The Ewha-HUAP, an Ewha-Harvard network The Ewha-HUAP Seoul Conference was held from March 10, 2024 (Sun.) to 16 (Sat.). The Harvard Undergraduates in Asia Program (HUAP) is a conference aimed at creating international networks of students and fostering future experts in Asia through academic and cultural exchanges among students at Harvard and its partner universities across Asia. Ewha has been participating in this program as Harvard’s first and only Korean partner university since 2007. This year’s conference was held under the theme of “Embracing the Unknown – The Path Less Traveled,” with 10 Ewha students of different majors and 13 visiting Harvard students participating. Over the seven days, students conducted various exchange activities by attending the startup sprint workshop aimed at exploring innovative solutions to overcome the climate crisis, as well as lectures by Ewha faculty members and renowned experts on various topics such as ChatGPT, art curation, and humanitarian action, while also partaking in diverse cultural programs. Ewha maintains a close relationship with Harvard University as Harvard's sole exchange program partner in Korea, jointly operating the Ewha-Harvard Summer School Program alongside Harvard since 2006 in addition to the Ewha-HUAP. In 2023, Ewha hosted the Harvard Model Congress Asia on the Ewha campus, and on March 12, 2024 (Tue.), the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, a collegiate symphony orchestra consisting of Harvard students, visited Ewha and played a joint performance with the orchestra of the Ewha College of Music at Kim Young-ui Hall. Through such exchanges, the two universities have deepened and expanded their network. Ewha Global Frontier, in-depth exploration of various topics Under the 2023 Ewha Winter Global Frontier Program supported by the Office of Student Affairs, seven teams travelled to five countries in Europe and the Americas and conducted a range of activities, including exploring various topics such as safety, environment, robots, and AI and establishing relevant practical action plans. The Ewha Global Frontier is a short-term overseas exploratory program designed to foster global leaders with a daring spirit, outstanding drive, and problem-solving skills. The program allows students to independently select their own topic and plan for exploration in teams of four members, and then visit international bodies, public institutions, global corporations, and universities to explore their chosen topic. Since airfare and exploration expenses are funded as a scholarship and participating students receive various benefits including the certification of leadership activities, the program boasts a high degree of satisfaction among its participants. Faculty-led Study Abroad Program, a global major-oriented intensive learning program A total of 90 participants in seven teams have successfully completed their activities under the Faculty-led Study Abroad Program for Second Half of 2023. Supported by the Office of International Affairs to strengthen Ewha students’ global competency, the Faculty-led Study Abroad Program is an overseas learning program in which professors travel overseas with their students during vacation time to conduct joint classes and seminars with prominent overseas universities and institutions. The program offers credits as a summer session course or through the transfer of overseas credits. Ewha has been diversifying its inbound global programs as well as outbound programs in order to enhance educational innovation in response to digital transformation. In addition, the school has attracted outstanding international students and established a comprehensive management system for such students at all stages, thereby strengthening the support for the nurturing of global female leaders.
- No.733
- Writer관리자
- Date2024.03.15
- Views267779
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Ewha Volunteers Stand at the Forefront of Sharing Ewha Values

Ewha Volunteers Stand at the Forefront of Sharing Ewha Values The 2023 Ewha Winter Volunteers stood at the forefront of sharing Ewha values by fulfilling social responsibilities through volunteer activities in the winter break. Ewha Volunteers, which was joined by 141 Ewha students this winter, worked as teams and offered volunteer services in various areas. The Domestic Education Volunteer Team’s 101 members were dispatched to sixteen organizations in Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Jeolla, and Chungcheong Provinces for five days each over two separate weeks, from January 8, 2024 (Mon.) to 12 (Fri.) and from January 15, 2024 (Mon.) to 19 (Fri.) respectively. The Domestic Education Volunteer Team conducted educational sessions for children and teenagers at local elementary schools and children's centers, based on a safety-themed program developed by the Ewha Volunteers Program Planning Team. Each volunteer unit also conducted educational sessions based on their programs under various themes, such as the environment and the metaverse, alongside arts and sports activities, tutoring for school subjects, and mentoring sessions. The Overseas Education Volunteer Team visited Ewha Srang School in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, for nine days from January 13, 2024 (Sat.) to 21 (Sun.). The Overseas Education Volunteer Team, which consists of 30 members divided into two teams, conducted educational sessions titled “Design and Creativity-enhancing Education through an AR Application and Physical Activities” and “IT and Design Convergence Education Using a Coding Program and Electrical Conductor Learning Kits” for around 120 elementary and high school students. Additionally, Ewha faculty and staff donated clothes and stationery to support the good cause of Ewha Srang School and Ewha Volunteers that practice Ewha’s spirit of service and sharing and strive to spread Ewha’s unique culture (“E-Culture”). The donated items, along with the Ewha faculty and staff’s support, were sent to around 430 students at Ewha Srang School. Meanwhile, overseas medical volunteering, which had been suspended since the summer of 2019 due to the outbreak of COVID-19, notably resumed this winter after a five-year hiatus. Subsequently, 10 members of the Overseas Medical Volunteer Team visited Uzbekistan from February 4, 2024 (Sun.) to 11 (Sun.). The Medical Volunteer Team, consisting of students at Ewha Medical School, provided general medical care and check-ups to local community members for free, together with medical staff at Ewha Womans University Medical Center (EUMC) and volunteers of Seegene Medical Foundation at clinics under the Soglom Avlod Uchun Foundation in Tashkent and Haqiqat Clinic in Sirdaryo.
- No.731
- Writer관리자
- Date2024.03.11
- Views263237
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Ewha Takes the Lead in the Nurturing of Climate-tech Entrepreneurs in Partnership with the Asan Nanum Foundation

Ewha Takes the Lead in the Nurturing of Climate-tech Entrepreneurs in Partnership with the Asan Nanum Foundation Ewha Womans University and the Asan Nanum Foundation signed an agreement for Ewha-Asan UniverCT (University x Climate Tech), a climate-tech entrepreneur nurturing project, at Pfeiffer Hall on February 27, 2024 (Tue.). Based on this agreement, Ewha will take the lead in fostering young climate-tech entrepreneurs in partnership with the Asan Nanum Foundation. The Asan UniverCT program (the name “UniverCT” is a portmanteau of “university” and the initials for “climate tech”) has been conducted by the Asan Nanum Foundation since 2023 with the aim of spreading the culture of climate-tech startups among universities amid the intensifying climate crisis, while nurturing climate-tech entrepreneurs possessing innovative technology, business competency, and entrepreneurship. “Climate tech” refers to all technologies used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change concerns, a field that is recently emerging as a promising future-oriented technological sector that will be highly pertinent in the coming decade. This year, Ewha has been newly selected as a partner university for the program’s second year along with KAIST, following the previous year in which Seoul National University and Yonsei University participated. The Support Corps for Business Startups at Ewha, and 15 faculty members from the Department of Climate and Energy Systems Engineering and the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering will participate in the program, which is set to receive a total of KRW 1 billion over the next two years. Under the program, Ewha will install a climate-tech startup track in the undergraduate school and prepare a climate-tech startup design system and a scholarship fund in the graduate school, in order to raise students’ awareness of the climate crisis and attract students’ interest in climate-tech startups. Ewha has been advancing education and research in the field of climate and environment under the vision of the “Creative and Innovative Platform That Leads the Sustainable Society,” endeavoring to contribute to the sustainable development of humanity. As a leading institution in climate change research, the school established the Department of Climate and Energy Systems Engineering in 2017 and has been conducting world-class research through the Center for Climate/Environment Change Prediction, a priority research institute in science and engineering, and developed a global climate risk management model in collaboration with the Financial Supervisory Service. Under the Ewha-Asan agreement, Ewha is expected to foster outstanding prospective entrepreneurs based on its top-quality education and research, thereby leading the climate-tech industry and actively fulfilling its ESG responsibilities.
- No.729
- Writer관리자
- Date2024.03.04
- Views258624
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The 2023 Spring Commencement Ceremony Held

The 2023 Spring Commencement Ceremony Held Ewha hosted the 2023 Spring Commencement Ceremony at Welch-Ryang Auditorium at 2 p.m. on February 26, 2024 (Mon.). The ceremony was attended by a total of 3,461 graduating students, with 2,185 receiving a bachelor’s degree, 1,159 receiving a master’s degree, and 117 receiving a doctoral degree. The commencement ceremony opened with a procession led by President Eun Mee Kim and the deans of the undergraduate and graduate schools, then continued for an hour in order of the Pledge of Allegiance, hymn singing, scripture reading, prayer, presidential address, conferment of diplomas, celebratory performance, school anthem, and benediction. In the presidential address, President Eun Mee Kim mentioned Mary F. Scranton, the founder of Ewha Haktang and Po Goo Nyo Goan, which were the first women's educational institution and women's hospital in Korea, respectively, as well as Lulu E. Frey, who established the College at Ewha Haktang under the ironclad conviction that a nation’s future depends on its women and thereby contributed significantly to the education of Korea's first women to earn a bachelor's degree. Through the stories of the two icons of Ewha, President Kim highlighted the three keywords embodied by the slogan “Ewha Vaccine CTT”: Challenge (Ewha students with a challenging spirit), Thankful (Ewha students who feel and express gratitude) and Trailblazer (Ewha students with the capability of pioneering a new era). “I hope each of you will grow as a person who is capable of fulfilling your calling with a challenging sprit, devoting yourself to building a better society and world while appreciating the love and blessings you’ve received, and shaping a bright future based on the new possibilities you discovered by inheriting the spirit of Ewha, a true trailblazer through generations,” remarked President Kim in a message to the graduating students. At the commencement ceremony, a total of 176 international students from countries around the world such as the U.S., Vietnam, Japan, China, and France, including four scholarship recipients from the Ewha Global Partnership Program (EGPP), received their diplomas with 69 students receiving a bachelor’s degree and 107 earning a master’s degree or a doctoral degree. The EGPP under Ewha Womans University was designed to select talented women from developing countries and provide full scholarships and living expenses in a bid to educate and nurture global female talent. Boasting outstanding academic performances, recipients of the scholarship are expected to make full use of the capabilities they honed at Ewha after graduation, either finding employment in Korea and abroad, or entering into higher education programs.
- No.727
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- Date2024.02.27
- Views51760
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Chair Professor Wonwoo Nam Becomes First in the World to Elucidate the Mechanism of Water Oxidation Reaction

Chair Professor Wonwoo Nam Becomes First in the World to Elucidate the Mechanism of Water Oxidation Reaction First ever discovery of the mechanism behind water oxidation reaction published in the prestigious journal Chem. Following his receipt of the Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation last December, Wonwoo Nam, a Chair Professor of Chemistry and Nanoscience at Ewha Womans University, became the first Korean researcher to be selected as an Einstein Visiting Fellow by the Berlin Einstein Foundation, an achievement that once again underscores his status as a world-class researcher. The Humboldt Research Award, bestowed by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany, recognizes scholars who have made significant contributions to the natural sciences, engineering, and the humanities. Recipients are awarded a prize of EUR 60,000 and invited to conduct research in Germany for one year in their area of interest. Einstein Visiting Fellows are selected by the Berlin Einstein Foundation, which was established in 2009 to promote science and research at an international level. Through the fellowship, Professor Wonwoo Nam will receive approximately KRW 1 billion won from the Einstein Foundation to lead a research project at Humboldt University in Berlin over the duration of three years from 2024. During this period, he will conduct research on “the development of green catalytic systems using metal catalysts in biomimetic research,” while mentoring PhD students and postdoctoral researchers. For the past 30 years, Nam has been conducting research on the generation, reactivity, and reaction mechanism of oxygenase intermediates in the field of biomimetics, producing world-class findings in the field of oxygen chemistry. His work is particularly commended for revealing the structures of intermediates involved in oxygen activation within organisms, thus clarifying previously unexplained aspects of how living things utilize oxygen. Moreover, the research team led by Nam has, for the first time in the world, elucidated the mechanism of water oxidation reaction, a major challenge in artificial photosynthesis. Their study, titled “Seeing the key intermediates in bioinspired nonheme iron complex-catalyzed water oxidation,” was published in Chem, a prestigious journal by Cell Press. This study not only provides insights into the mechanism of water oxidation reaction but is expected to propel subsequent research aimed at enhancing energy conversion efficiency in the process of water oxidation to produce oxygen. The research identified highly reactive intermediates, such as iron(V)-oxo species, which could potentially be used to oxidize various organic compounds instead of water, thereby identifying a new source of fuel. The team anticipates that the use of this mechanism to create an efficient water oxidation system that utilizes natural light energy to generate oxygen could effectively supply both oxygen and energy for human consumption in future space environments.
- No.725
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- Date2024.02.26
- Views15088

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