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KIST R&D EXPO 2014, the Idea Festival for Young Researchers (2014.12.04)
- Date : 2015-03-23
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Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, President Lee Byung-gwon) reported that KIST R&D EXPO 2014 was held in KIST Seoul campus on December 4, where young researchers gathered to exchange their research ideas and learn research know-hows from senior researchers.
KIST R&D EXPO was launched in 2012, in part, to publicize research accomplishments by KIST. It is financially supported by the Korean government.
During the 2014 EXPO, various events took place that shed lights on researchers’ creative ideas and research convergence.
In the morning, a session was held that introduced KIST know-hows acquired in the past 50 years with emphasis on research convergence. The following are the presentations from the morning session;
During the afternoon session, teams of young researchers from different fields exchanged ideas. Pioneer Award Ceremony was also held in the afternoon. The evaluators for the award were not only experts in the field but also lay people, such as students and administrative staff. The evaluators collectively selected the idea that was the easiest to understand and the most closely related every-day use. The winning teams will be announced in the near future and will be awarded grant for their research.
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There was also Junior Symposium, where young researchers, junior researchers, and students in masters’ & doctoral programs, introduced their research topics and dissertations.
Additionally, KIST R&D Students Idea Contest was held in the afternoon. 198 students from junior high & high schools participated. 12 top ideas were chosen by the group composed of patent attorneys, researchers and science teachers as examiners.
Furthermore, there was a ceremony that commemorated the transfer of commercial technologies and un-utilized patents to KIST business partners, and an award ceremony for outside researchers who made significant contribution to joint research projects.
President Lee Byung-gwon of KIST said “KIST R&D EXPO is organized and put together independently by researchers themselves. The purpose of this event is to have a venue for researchers to share their works without any interference from the government.”