Publication of Special Issue of International Journal Commemorating KAIST 50th Anniversary

Introducing 50 Years of KAIST: A Vision of 'Leading Global Value Creation University' Based on Innovation and Challenging Spirit

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-su] The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on the 22nd that the prestigious international journal in the field of nanoscience, ACS Nano, has published a special commemorative issue in celebration of KAIST's 50th anniversary this year.

Led by Professor Kim Il-du of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, who is the associate editor of ACS Nano, this special issue introduces the 50-year history of KAIST, which has achieved the vision of a "Global Value-Creating Leading University" based on innovation and a spirit of challenge. It highlights how over 46,000 master's and doctoral graduates have become key personnel in various sectors of society, driving South Korea's economic development and growth.

Emphasizing the increased need for international research cooperation and exchange in the COVID-19 era, the issue introduces the "1st KAIST Emerging Materials Symposium" held by KAIST last September, which saw the participation of approximately 10,000 people worldwide, as a successful example of non-face-to-face academic exchange suitable for the COVID-19 and Fourth Industrial Revolution era. It also includes 14 in-depth review papers summarizing excellent achievements and future development directions led by KAIST faculty in research topics such as materials, chemistry, mechanical, electronic, and biotechnology.

In the study of new material properties, the issue introduces ▲ next-generation carbon dot optical materials (Professor Park Chan-beom, Department of Materials Science and Engineering) ▲ single-atom and ensemble catalysts (Professor Lee Hyun-joo, Department of Bio and Chemical Engineering) ▲ metal and metal oxide electrochemical catalysts (Professor Jung Sung-yoon, Department of Materials Science and Engineering). Regarding material processing and treatment technologies, it features ▲ two-dimensional material synthesis based on intermediate layer processes (Professor Kang Ki-beom, Department of Materials Science and Engineering) ▲ eco-friendly synthesis technology for polymer solar cells (Professor Kim Beom-jun, Department of Bio and Chemical Engineering) ▲ exsolution technique for high-safety catalyst synthesis (Professor Jung Woo-chul, Department of Materials Science and Engineering) ▲ nano-structure fabrication using three-dimensional light patterns (Professor Jeon Seok-woo, Department of Materials Science and Engineering).

Advanced material analysis technologies introduced include ▲ non-vacuum, room temperature and atmospheric pressure material analysis technology (Professor Park Jung-young, Department of Chemistry) ▲ graphene-based real-time liquid-phase transmission electron microscopy technology (Professor Yuk Jong-min, Department of Materials Science and Engineering) ▲ machine learning-based multi-scale new material modeling and visualization technology (Professor Hong Seung-beom, Department of Materials Science and Engineering).

Examples of advanced technology commercialization include ▲ development of next-generation hydrogen sensors based on resistance change (Professor Kim Il-du, Department of Materials Science and Engineering) ▲ biocompatible implantable devices for disease diagnosis and treatment (Professor Steve Park, Department of Materials Science and Engineering) ▲ nanogenerators utilizing triboelectricity (Professor Choi Yang-kyu, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering) ▲ next-generation lithium-air batteries (Professor Byun Hye-ryung, Department of Chemistry).

Additionally, supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT, KAIST-led "Science and Technology New Deal Project for COVID-19 Response" is highlighted as an example of technological innovation and collective intelligence to overcome the pandemic crisis and as an international model case. The issue also introduces new technological development achievements used in each stage of infectious disease response?prevention and protection, emergency response, and treatment and recovery?including ▲ reusable antiviral filters ▲ transport-hospital linked negative pressure ambulances ▲ mobile expandable negative pressure wards.

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