Four Leading Women Scientists in the Era Hold Talk Show on Clubhouse

Korea Center for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Hosts 'Recent Science Stories' Talk Show Throughout April
Introducing Latest Science Trends and Raising Interest Among Women Scientists and Engineers

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-su] The Korea Center for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET) announced on the 1st that it will hold an audio talk show meeting female scientists on the new-concept social media platform "Clubhouse" to inform the general public about the latest science trends and raise interest in women scientists in celebration of April's "Science Month."

The talk show titled "Science Stories These Days" invites four female scientists and is held every Tuesday at 7:30 PM on the "Clubhouse" channel, conducted in a lecture and Q&A format with participants. The discussions cover technology trends and career development achievements and know-how in science and technology fields of high public interest recently, such as COVID-19, space, IT/startups, and climate.

The first guest is Professor Jung Eun-ok from the Department of Mathematics at Konkuk University, famous for COVID-19 analysis using mathematical modeling. Professor Jung currently serves as the chair of the COVID-19 Mathematical Modeling Task Force. In this talk show, she will give a lecture titled "Mathematically Calculated Effects of Social Distancing and the Order of Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines."

In the second week, senior researcher Shim Chae-kyung of the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, an astronomer and author of the recent science essay "Astronomers Don't Look at Stars" (Munhakdongne), will participate as a speaker. In the third week, Um Su-won, CEO of Adriel, a startup providing AI-based automation solutions in the data-driven online marketing sector, will appear. In the fourth week, Professor Lee Mi-hye from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Korea University, an expert in fine dust research who has conducted Korea-China and Korea-US joint air quality studies, will discuss understanding fine dust and the necessity of scientific policy development.

Those wishing to participate can search for the club name "WISET" on the Clubhouse app to join. However, due to service limitations of "Clubhouse," participation is only possible via Apple's iPhone iOS devices.

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