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Ewha Research Teams Pioneer Development of Advanced Original Technologies

Ewha Research Teams Pioneer Development of Advanced Original Technologies Research teams from Ewha were selected for major projects initiated by the Korean government with the aim to support the development of advanced research and original technologies, thereby enabling universities to conduct global-level innovation research. The Fluorescence Core Imaging Center (Director Dongmin Kang) at the Department of Life Science was selected for the Research Infrastructure Advancement Project, under the Basic Science Research Capacity Enhancement Project organized by the Ministry of Education. Consequently, the Fluorescence Core Imaging Center will be installed and operated with cutting-edge research equipment and translational research on aging-related diseases will be conducted with project funding of approximately KRW 70 billion over the next five years. The research team from the Department of Life Sciences will set up advanced research equipment to systematically analyze diseases that occur during the aging process of small animals. They will also conduct translational research on aging-related diseases using an advanced in-vivo small animal molecular imaging system. Through advanced equipment such as the 7 Tesla MRI scanner and a micro-CT image analysis system, the team will obtain detailed multi-dimensional images of individual organisms, tissues, or cells using in vivo small animal molecular imaging technology. The Fluorescence Core Imaging Center was selected for the “Core-Facility Project” in 2019 and has been facilitating the co-utilization of research equipment and joint research with a focus on specialized research using optical molecular imaging technology. In 2022, the center was also selected for the “Bio Research Data Utilization Infrastructure Development Project” to operate the Bioimaging Data Curation Center, thereby taking the lead in securing national competitiveness in the science and technology sector. The joint research team led by Professor Taeyoung Choi from the Department of Physics was selected for the “2024 Leading Project for Quantum Technology Research and Development (Quantum Computing)” project. The Ewha research team will conduct joint research on the development of a 15-qubit ion trap-based universal quantum computing processor with high connectivity, in collaboration with research teams from Seoul National University, Kookmin University, and POSTECH. The team will focus on the development of a technology to perform high-reliability quantum superposition and entanglement based on the “ion qubit,” which demonstrates the highest performance among various quantum computing platforms. To this end, the team will receive a total of KRW 2.65 billion in research funding over four years until 2027. Professor Taeyoung Choi has demonstrated programmable quantum entanglement in five quantum information qubits for the first time in the world, a core achievement for the practical implementation of quantum computers. The team has conducted various research projects, having been consecutively selected for the “2019 Basic Research Laboratory Support Project” and the “2022 Follow-up Research Support Project for the Basic Research Laboratory,” as well as for the “2021 Quantum Computing Development Project” and the “2022 Quantum Technology Cooperation Project (Quantum Computing Field).”
- No.144
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- Date2024.07.09
- Views42636
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Ewha Signs MOU with Syensqo, a Global-Leading Materials Company

Ewha Signs MOU with Syensqo, a Global-Leading Materials Company Ewha held a ceremony for signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Syensqo at the auditorium of the University-Industry Collaboration Center on Wednesday, June 27, and reaffirmed their commitment to continuing university-industry cooperation. Around 150 relevant people attended this event, which was held as part of “the 10th Anniversary of Ewha-Syensqo R&I Center Ceremony,” including Ewha President Eun Mee Kim; Ilham Kadri, CEO of Syensqo; Francois Bontemps, Ambassador of Belgium to the Republic of Korea; and Minister for Trade Inkyo Cheong. Syensqo is a specialized materials company that was demerged in 2023 from Solvay, a Belgian global materials company. In 2011, the company signed a partnership with Ewha, and following the establishment of Ewha-Syensqo R&I Center (formerly Ewha-Solvay R&I Center) at the University-Industry Collaboration Center in 2014, the center has been conducting university-industry joint research in 13 areas such as battery solutions and artificial intelligence. With the signing of this MOU, Syensqo has committed to continuing the achievements of the past 10 years of university-industry collaboration and to providing over KRW 5 billion in research funding and scholarships over the next 10 years. Following the MOU signing ceremony, Ewha President Eun Mee Kim and Syensqo CEO Ilham Kadri engaged in a roundtable discussion on the topic of the importance of university-industry collaboration. This roundtable discussion was organized to explore sustainable university-industry collaboration and development measures based on the achievements from the previous 10 years of collaboration between Ewha and Syensqo, with a particular focus on fostering female professional talent in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. During the discussion, CEO Ilham Kadri emphasized that universities are “game-changers” that transform industries, highlighting the significance of fostering human resources through university-industry collaboration. She also stated, “In order to better achieve innovation, it is vital to invest in human resources, and the partnership between Ewha and Syensqo is further solidifying and accelerating efforts for innovation.” President Eun Mee Kim remarked, “The strong bonds we’ve built through university-industry collaboration will lay the foundation to enhance the capabilities of the next generation of talented women in STEM fields.” The discussion also covered various topics, including strategies for fostering female talent in STEM fields and the future vision of Syensqo. As the roundtable discussion concluded, CEO Ilham Kadri expressed her hope that Ewha Womans University will go on to produce Korea’s first female Nobel Prize winner.
- No.142
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- Date2024.06.28
- Views40159
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Ewha Frontier 10-10 Project Team from Department of Physics Hosts 1st ICQS 2024

Ewha Frontier 10-10 Project Team from Department of Physics Hosts 1st ICQS 2024 Ewha Frontier 10-10 Project Team from the Department of Physics, headed by Professor William Jo, hosted the International Conference on Quantum Simulation 2024 (ICQS 2024) from Wednesday, June 19 to Friday, June 21 at the Lee Sam-bong Hall of the ECC building. The Center for Quantum Materials Research from the Department of Physics is one of the teams selected for the Ewha Frontier 10-10 Project in leading research fields, and now conducts research in fields such as nano-optics and quantum metamaterials, renewable energy, next-generation semiconductors and intelligent devices, quantum computing, nano-bio and biophysics, condensed physics theory, and gravitational waves and quantum gravity. This conference was organized for the first time this year to bring together world-renowned scholars in quantum computing and quantum simulation to discuss the latest research achievements and future prospects, and to strengthen networking among related institutions. The opening ceremony for ICQS 2024 took place on Wednesday, June 19, at the Lee Sam-bong Hall of the ECC building. The event commenced with a welcoming speech by Eun-Ah Kim, Chair of the Organizing Committee, who is also a professor at the Department of Physics at Cornell University and an invited chair professor of the Department of Physics at Ewha Womans University. This was followed by welcoming remarks from Ewha President Eun Mee Kim and congratulatory messages from Soonchil Lee, Director of the Division of Quantum Technology at the National Research Foundation of Korea. ICQS 2024 was attended by over 200 participants, including students, researchers, professors from prestigious domestic and international universities, and senior executives from global companies, thereby demonstrating significant interest in the three-day event. Notably, leading experts in quantum computing and simulation, such as Professor Mikhail Lukin of Harvard University, Professor Steven Girvin of Yale University, Professor William Oliver of MIT, Professor Chris Monroe of Duke University, Dr. Pedram Roushan of Google, and Dr. Jay Gambetta of IBM, delivered in-depth lectures on quantum computing and quantum simulation based on various physical platforms, including superconducting qubits, ion qubits, and neutral atom qubits. The academic depth of the event was further enhanced by the participation of faculty from prestigious universities such as Tsinghua University in China and the University of Tokyo in Japan. The conference received high praise from participants for its diverse program of keynote and guest lectures, as well as poster sessions where researchers presented and discussed their work.
- No.140
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- Date2024.06.21
- Views43920
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Department of Chemistry & Nanoscience Consecutively Selected for Government-funded Projects

Department of Chemistry & Nanoscience Consecutively Selected for Government-funded Projects Research teams from the Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience were consecutively selected for government-funded projects, showcasing their excellent research capabilities. Professor Juyoung Yoon from the Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience was selected for the Nano and Material Technology Development project (pioneering) by the Ministry of Science and ICT. His project will focus on non-pharmacological human-derived nanotherapeutic technology for refractory cancer treatment, aiming to develop magnetic and ultrasound-targeted nanotherapeutics for synergistic non-pharmacological immunotherapy against refractory cancer. This research team, led by Ewha Womans University with the participation of partner institutions such as Korea University, Yonsei University, the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), and the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), will receive a total of KRW 4.8 billion in research funding over four years and nine months (three years + two years). The research team consisting of five institutions will conduct research aimed at developing safe nanotherapeutics through the reversible binding of human-derived materials and creating materials for non-pharmacological anticancer effects using magnetic/ultrasound physical targeting to treat fibrotic refractory cancers. Professor Sun-Shin Cha from the Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience was selected for the Bio-Medical Technology Development project operated by the Ministry of Science and ICT. He will receive approximately KRW 2.6 billion in funding until 2028 to develop original technology for retrobiosynthesis with the aim of designing and producing next-generation therapeutic candidates. The Ewha research team, in collaboration with teams from Seoul National University (the lead research institution), KAIST, Inha University, Konkuk University, and Kangwon National University, will select six bioactive target compounds with different mechanisms of action, and use retrobiosynthesis technology to attempt the structural diversification of new derivatives. The Ewha research team will study the mechanisms of bioactive secondary metabolites derived from microorganisms and plants by structure-based elucidation of the interactions between target proteins and new therapeutic candidate compounds with the ultimate goal of developing new therapeutic candidates that exhibit optimal activity and minimal toxicity, surpassing the efficacy of the original compounds. Meanwhile, the Center for Hybrid Interfacial Chemical Structure, led by Professor So-Jung Park from the Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, was recently selected for a follow-up project under the 2024 Support Program for Global Leading Research Center by the National Research Foundation of Korea. Established to study interfacial phenomena in chemical materials, the center has been conducting research on chemical and electronic structural interactions in hybrid compound interfaces since its designation as a Leading Research Center supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Research Foundation of Korea in 2017. Through this follow-up project, the center plans to enhance the complexity of chemical materials and develop meta-properties rarely seen in nature. The Center for Future Sustainable Molecular Design Research at the Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience was selected for the “Ewha Frontier 10-10 Project” in leading research fields aimed at fostering a creative research ecosystem. The center focuses on developing advanced materials and nano-molecular science in the energy, environment, and bio-health sectors. To this end, the center conducts joint research systematically with world-renowned scholars to develop essential original technologies for a sustainable future society and leads key research areas that ensure the nation’s future competitiveness, thereby establishing itself as a world-class research group.
- No.138
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- Date2024.06.10
- Views37704
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Ewha Research Teams Accelerate Development of Core Technology

Ewha research teams were recently selected for major government-supported projects, positioning themselves at the forefront of discovering new growth drivers for the future. A research consortium organized and conducted by Professor Jin-Kyu Rhee of the Department of Food Science and Biotechnology was selected for the “Development of Aquatic Cultured Meat Production Technology” project under the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, receiving approximately KRW 8.5 billion in funding from the government until 2028 to accelerate the development of aquatic cultured meat technology. Aquatic cultured meat refers to food manufactured by culturing tissues or cells derived from aquatic animals such as fish, shellfish, and crustaceans to reverse-engineer conventional fish meat, a R&D sector which has been gaining attention under the moniker of “Blue Food,” meaning sustainable seafood that aligns with nutritional, environmental, and food security values. In January this year, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries suggested research proposals for developing seaweed-based alternative meat and aquatic cultured meat technologies to lead the Blue Food technology market. Professor Jin-Kyu Rhee’s research team plans to culture cells from convict groupers, oysters, ark clams, and prawns to develop both raw and processed seafood products. The team will also establish processing guidelines for aquatic cultured meat and conduct toxicity and safety-related research. Their goal is the market release of aquatic cultured meat at a cost of 120 percent or less of the target seafoods. Successfully developing cell cultures and biomimicry technology from seafood sources is expected to provide Korea with a competitive edge in the global Blue Food technology market. Professor Youngjoo Kwon of the College of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences has been selected for the Future Pioneers of Promising Convergence Technologies project (strategic) under the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) Research program by the Ministry of Science and ICT. Over the next five years (two + three years), her research team will receive up to KRW 4.6 billion in funding. Their work will focus on developing an organoid phenocopy system, an AI-based drug response prediction model, and new targeted therapies. The Future Pioneers of Promising Convergence Technologies project supports convergence research aimed at developing mission-oriented core technologies that drive innovation and foster changes in emerging technologies and industry paradigms. The Ewha Pioneer Research Center (EPRC), led by Professor Kwon, will concentrate on colorectal cancer - a particularly challenging type of cancer due to its high metastasis rates, patient diversity, and significant spatial heterogeneity. The primary goal of EPRC is to build an organoid phenotype system to overcome refractory colorectal cancers. By employing CRISP/cas9 gene editing technology, the team will establish a system to produce and culture organoids incorporating gene mutations derived from colorectal cancer patients. This approach will enable the creation of a comprehensive pathway profiling database based on colorectal cancer genotypes. This database will be used to train deep learning models, which will facilitate the development of a drug response prediction model. Ultimately, the research aims to identify factors that contribute to drug resistance and to develop new drug candidates for targeted therapies.
- No.136
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- Date2024.06.05
- Views17969
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Institute for Development and Human Security Hosts Conference on Gender and Development Cooperation in Korea

Institute for Development and Human Security Hosts Conference on Gender and Development Cooperation in Korea On Tuesday, May 28, the Institute for Development and Human Security hosted the “Conference on Gender and Development Cooperation in Korea” at the ECC Lee Sam-bong Hall. The conference aimed to explore ways to advance gender and development cooperation in Korea, focusing on discussing the direction and advancement of gender equality ODA (Official Development Assistance) in Korea to address the global exacerbation of the gender gap due to COVID-19 through development cooperation. The event began with a welcoming speech by President Eun Mee Kim and a congratulatory address by Director Jeongshim Lee of the UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality. President Shin Hei-soo of the Korea Center for United Nations Human Rights Policy (KOCUN) subsequently gave a keynote speech in which she discussed trends in gender equality and development cooperation, the current status of gender equality ODA support in OECD countries, and the future challenges for Korea in terms of gender equality ODA. The conference consisted of two main roundtable sessions. In the first session, Korean public sector officials from the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the Korean Women’s Development Institute, and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) participated as panelists to highlight Korea’s expanding role in gender equality ODA and discuss further advancement strategies. In the second session, experts from Asia Women Bridge DoRunDoRun, World Vision, the Asia Foundation, and the Korea Center for Gendered Innovations in Science and Technology Research (GISTeR) discussed major activities for gender and development cooperation in Korea’s private sector, presenting Korea’s gender ODA efforts and sharing experiences from civil society organizations to reaffirm the significant role of civil society organizations and NGOs in Korea’s gender ODA. Established in 2007, the Institute for Development and Human Security has conducted extensive research on international development cooperation, with a particular focus on global health since 2013. It was the first institution in Korea to be selected for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s grant program and receive grants for three consecutive times for a total of nine years. The institute is currently conducting research projects on Korea’s gender and global health ODA in 2023, leading ongoing discussions on enhancing global health cooperation and gender equality in development cooperation.
- No.134
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- Date2024.05.30
- Views10895
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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.132
- Writer관리자
- Date2024.04.01
- Views117112
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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.130
- Writer관리자
- Date2024.03.04
- Views112973
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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.128
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- Date2024.02.26
- Views9689
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Ewha Hosts Tech-Biz EWHA 2023 to Gather Promising Technologies

Ewha Hosts Tech-Biz EWHA 2023 to Gather Promising Technologies The Ewha University-Industry Collaboration Foundation (EUICF) hosted Tech-Biz EWHA 2023 to facilitate the commercialization of Ewha’s promising future technologies and to promote industry-academic collaboration, at 2 p.m. on December 6, 2023 (Wed.) at Lee Sam-bong Hall of the ECC building. Tech-Biz EWHA has been held every year since 2021 to showcase Ewha’s technologies, patents, and research outcomes while facilitating technology transfers and commercialization through networking with corporations. This year, about 20 latest technologies were newly showcased at the event, including convergence research conducted with other universities as well as core technologies developed by Ewha. In addition, the event introduced the subsidiaries of Ewha’s technology holdings and around 200 EWHA Tech-Net companies in partnership with Ewha, firmly establishing itself as a venue for industry-academic cooperation networking where a variety of researchers and companies interested in the commercialization of technology gather together. The event presented outstanding promising technologies developed by Ewha faculty members based on Ewha’s research capacity in fields such as surgical robots, deep learning, quantum computers, artificial intelligence, tele-education, mRNA vaccines, antibody libraries, and brain health. Subsequently, Ewha’s convergence research partners, namely Konkuk University and Gyeongsang National University, announced their technological outcomes, followed by introductions of the subsidiaries of Ewha’s technology holdings and Ewha’s corporate partners of EWHA Tech-Net. In addition, the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) introduced its major corporate support projects, and a one-to-one technology partnering segment was held for companies that had previously applied for consultations. Ewha has more than 2,000 outstanding patents in various industries from advanced bio, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and displays, next-generation communications, and hydrogen to quantum. Through the EUICF, Ewha provides active support throughout the overall process of commercializing technologies that are developed based on Ewha’s outstanding research results, in areas such as intellectual property creation, technology transfers, and startup foundation. In particular, Ewha supports technology commercialization in line with corporate demand and contributes to the vitalization of technology-related communication between universities and companies by operating Ewha Value-up, a customized technology commercialization support program, and EWHA IP-Marketplace Platform (EPM), a technology information platform linked to the Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service (KIPRIS) database of the Korean Intellectual Property Office. Meanwhile, Ewha is also working on maximizing the value of research results, for example, by supporting the foundation of subsidiaries through Ewha’s technology holdings and operating the corporate membership program EWHA Tech-Net.
- No.126
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- Date2023.12.14
- Views17028

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