PROGRAMME

Navigating HORIZON EUROPE in a multidisciplinary RTO: an example from NILU, Norway DR. BARTONOVA, Alena Research Director European research collaboration at NILU Dr Alena Bartonova, PhD serves as Research Director - coordinator for EU research and Manager, European Topic Center for Human Health and the Environment, currently posted at Kjeller, Norway. She has coordinated or co-coordinated several EU-co-funded research projects and other international collaborative research and assessment activities in Europe and globally. During her tenure as NILUs coordinator for EU research, NILUs portfolio of research funded from the FP7, H2020 and Horizon Europe has been growing: currently, NILU is ranked no. 13 between Norwegian RTOs in terms of budget from HE, which is a considerable success considering that of the approx. 6100 FTE in RTOs, only 180 are at NILU (2023). In HE, NILU coordinates 8 research projects. Alena has a MSc and a RNDr degree in Probability and Mathematical Statistics from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, CZ, and PhD in Environmental Sciences from the Faculty of Science of the same University. Her research interests include the relationship between human health & well-being and the environment & air quality, integrated assessment, human exposure assessment for air pollution, and the role of science in society. She has served in positions of trust, such as in expert groups within the fifth and 7th Framework Programs for research of the EU, and as a member of SCHER 2013-2016.

The Role of KIST Europe towards Horizon Europe: as a Platform, Coordinator, and Participant MR. WON, Yoo Hyung KIST Europe Dr. Won is the Director of Planning and Coordinator Division at KIST Europe. He served as the director of Future Innovation Planning at the National Green Technology Research Institute. Dr. Won received his Ph.D. in Science and Technology Policy from the University of Sussex and was a visiting scholar at the George Washington. Over the past 20 years, he has authored 26 papers and reports related to national science and Recent publications (e.g., book, journal paper, conference proceeding, patent, etc).

Showcases of Smart Solutions for Biodiversity Conservation in Czech and Indonesia MR. OUHEL, Tomas Institute Committee in Czech and Slovak Zoo Union. Tomas Ouhel is an Environmentalist and Entrepreneur with over 18 years of experience integrating business strategies with sustainable development across Southeast Asia, currently based in Sumatra, Indonesia. As the CEO of PT Sustainable Development Solution, Indonesia, he focuses on rural development, regenerative agriculture, and climate change adaptations in rural areas. A dedicated advocate against illegal wildlife trade and a lecturer on conservation biology, Tomas has been instrumental in leading significant conservation efforts, including his role as Chairman of the SILENT FOREST campaign for EAZA (2017-2019). He earned his M.Sc. in International Development Studies from Palacky University, Czechia, which has fortified his expertise in sustainable development and biodiversity conservation. Currently serving as Vice-chair of the ASIP Climate Committee, Tomas continues to impact environmental protection through strategic leadership positions in various NGOs and contributions to seminal publications in the conservation and sustainable development sector.

Directions for Promoting Cooperation between Korean and EU’s Climate Tech Startups MR. SEO, Kyung Won CODA Mr. SEO, Kyung Won, has been working on patent affairs for Korean major companies such as Samsung Group, SK Group, POSCO and etc, as well as government-funded research institutes such as ETRI, KARI, KIST, KIER etc and numerous universities for 17 years. Since 2015, he has been focusing on the commercialization of public technologies from government-funded research institutes and universities. He is an IP expert who focuses on technology commercialization and policy research to promote corporate commercialization. He established and operates CODA CO., LTD. based on various networks for commercialization, including R&D, technology transfer, and investment, especially in Korea. In 2023, he received a commendation from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy for his contribution to technology commercialization. CODA supports public institutions and companies by providing services such as R&D planning/strategy, IP rights consultation, technology trends/market research, technology marketing, and technology value evaluation using IP. We are a specialized group that studies the entire cycle of technology commercialization, linking technology creation and investment.

Cooperation Plans with Europe for IPCC Climate Adaptation Integrated Scenario DR. SON, Minsu Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology Dr. Minsu SON has been working as a research fellow at Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology(KICT) which is government-funded research institute from 2017 and researching on Sustainable regional planning, Economic valuation modeling & Application, Risk analysisand, and Inter-Korean infrastructure cooperation & specialized technology development over 18 years.

Korea-Europe cooperation measures for public diplomacy on climate technology Indonesia MR. SONG, Jaeryoung National Institute of Green Technology (NIGT) Dr. Song Jaeryoung has researched international cooperation and policy research at the National Institute of Green Technology (NIGT) for over 15 years, specializing in strategic planning, strategic communications on science and technology, and research program developments. He was jointly appointed as a policy fellow at the National Council on Climate and Air Quality (NCCA), the Presidential Office affiliated committee for making international science and technology programs with UN agencies for 2 years. He also served the National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST) for 3 years as a head of the international cooperation and research and development (R&D) strategy division. He contributed to establishing the inter-Korean science and technology cooperation strategy and international R&D strategy for 25 Government-funded Research Institutes under the NST. He focuses on effective communication on the global policy-making process of climate technologies and innovation platforms, north-south cooperation research under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and other climate Official Development Assistance (ODA) related areas.

Scientific Participation & Action: A Case of PROF. SONG, Jinwoong Seoul National University Jinwoong Song is a professor of science education at Seoul National University and a fellow of Korean Academy of Science and Technology. He is also working as the director of SNU Teacher Education Innovation Center. He graduated from SNU for his BSc and MA degree studies and from King's College London for his PhD degree. He has contributed as a leader of several national and international organizations, e.g. Korean Association for Science Education, East Asian Association for Science Education.

My journey to HFSP postdoctoral fellowship & embracing the opportunities DR. CHOI, Hansol Harvard Medical School & Boston Children’s Hospital (HFSP Fellow) ** Bio: Hansol Choi, a Postdoctoral and Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Fellow at Harvard Medical School, obtained his B.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Seoul National University in 2016 and 2022. He has extensive experience in DNA nanotechnology, synthetic biology, and nano-bioengineering, and has recently expanded his research area to biophysics and single-molecule analysis. Dr. Choi received the HFSP Cross-Disciplinary Fellowship in 2023 and two Ministerial Awards from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea in 2022 and 2023 for his pioneering multidisciplinary research. His Scientific talk 'Highly Parallel and Programmable Single-molecule force spectroscopy by light-guided patterning' will be in Session [LH3] New Ideas and Approaches in Biological Sciences, on the 31st of July (12:10-12:25) in room OC1.04. **Abstract: Hansol Choi received the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Cross-Disciplinary Fellowship in 2023, awarded to exceptional postdoctoral researchers tackling high-risk and challenging problems in life sciences. In this talk, he will share his academic journey and experiences in the fellowship application process, emphasizing the interdisciplinary approaches that have been pivotal to his research. Additionally, he will discuss the numerous opportunities as an HFSP fellow, providing insights into the benefits and experiences gained from the fellowship.

Fostering interdisciplinary international collaboration through HFSP DR. IM, Hyungsoon Harvard Medical School (Former HFSP Grantee) **Bio: Hyungsoon Im is an Associate Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School and a principal investigator at the Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital. His research aims to bridge engineering and medicine fields by developing next-generation diagnostic sensing technologies to better understand the makeup of human diseases and changes associated with disease progression and therapy. His desire to work in interdisciplinary settings and apply my strong engineering and physics background to address critical clinical problems led to the development of new sensing technologies and clinical assays. He was awarded a HFSP Grant with an international, interdisciplinary research team in 2020. His Scientific talk 'Next-Generation Technologies for Precision Molecular Cancer Diagnostics' will be in Session [LH2] Excellence with Impact: Disruptive Innovations in the Biomedical Space, on the 31st of July (09:50-10:15) in room OC1.04. **Abstract: Next-generation biomedical research increasingly relies on developing new methods and technologies, requiring expertise in different disciplines. Interdisciplinary research groups and collaborations are no longer new; they are becoming a core fundamental of the research. Successful interdisciplinary collaboration, however, often requires much effort from researchers to better understand the different expectations, points of view, and approaches to a common problem the team tries to address. As an electrical engineer working in one of the largest research hospitals and medical schools for over a decade, my recent career has centered on interdisciplinary collaboration with physicians, engineers, and researchers studying fundamental sciences locally, domestically, and internationally. In my presentation, I will share my experience in interdisciplinary research with successful and unsuccessful stories based on HFSP grants and suggest a few tips to formulate and lead successful collaborations.

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship - Experience and Know-hows DR. KIM, Teun-teun University of Ulsan (Former MSCA Fellow) **Bio: Teun-Teun Kim is an assistant professor in Department of Semiconductor. He received Ph.D. in physics from the KAIST in 2010. From September 2010 to August 2013, he was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at KAIST, and from September 2013 to February 2017, he worked as the Marie Curie Fellow in the Metamaterial Research Centre at University of Birmingham, UK. In March 2017, he was awarded, IBS Young Scientist Fellowship in IBS, CINAP at Sungkyunkwan University. His current research focuses on photonic devices and bio-sensors with metamaterials and plasmonics at THzregime, and 2D materials photonics including graphene and transition metal dichalcogenide. His Scientific talk 'Sensitive THz systems with Non-Hermitian Metasurfaces' will be in Session [BS2] Bridging the Spectrum: A Convergence of RF-Microwave, Terahertz, Photonics, and Quantum Technologies, on the 31st of July (09:00-09:25) in room OC1.03. **Abstract: Today, young scientists face a harsher, more competitive, stricter, and more dispiriting workplace environment. In such an environment, I would like to share my diverse postdoctoral experiences. Specifically, I would like to discuss the benefits of preparing for the Marie Curie Fellowship, and how valuable the process of writing and preparing proposals can be.

My journey to ERC Starting Grant DR. KIM, Minchul IGBMC, Strasbourg, France (ERC Grantee, 2021 Starting Grant) **Bio: Minchul Kim, is an ERC Starting Grantee, who started his own research group at the IGBMC (The Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cell Biology) in Strasbourg, France, two years ago. He did his undergraduate and PhD studies in KAIST. Following his brief postdoc in USA, he did his main postdoctoral work at the Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin. His current group is interested in how the unique cellular structure of skeletal muscle cells as a huge syncytium affects their function in healthy and pathological settings. His Scientific talk 'Formation and maintenance of muscle domains' will be in Session [LH5] Cell plasticity and homeostatsis: How the cells reponse upon different stimuli and stress, on the 1st of August (10:00-10:20) in room OC1.04. **Abstract: ERC Starting Grant (ERC-StG) is a critical stepping stone for junior scientists working in Europe. I will share my journey towards obtaining this important funding, as well as thoughts and hints I have gathered along the way.

Frontier Research & Career Opportunities through EU, UK & International Grants: Testimonials & Experience-sharing by Korean Grantees & Fellows DR. KIM, Hyong-ha Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) **Bio: Hyong-Ha Kim is a Principal Research Scientist at the Korea Research Institute of Standards & Science (KRISS). She graduated with Honors from Seoul National University receiving her B.S & later M.S., and earned her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin majoring in Plant Molecular Biology. At KRISS, her main research focus was ‘Bioanalysis and Biological Measurement Standards’, however, she gained international cooperation experience while serving as the Director of the Office of Global Partnership, and later as the Director of the International Cooperation Division at the National Research Council of Science and Technology (NST). Her international cooperation experiences include External Expert for MSCA since 2009, ERC NCP for Korea since 2013, HFSP Organization Board of Trustee representing Korea since 2022. ** Abstract: This special session aims to introduce funding and career opportunities provided by the EU, the International Organization Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), and the UK Medical Research Council to Korean researchers based in Europe and Korea as well. Europe-, US- and Korea-based Korean ERC grantees, MSCA fellows & HFSP awardees will present their application experience and share know-hows of success. They will share their efforts, trials, failures & successes in getting grants, in addition to how the grants helped them to establish their research career in Europe & Korea, in hopes of giving insight to fellow researchers. They will be available to answer questions from the audience.

My experience as an ERC & MSCA winner DR. KWON, Woojin UNIST & Univ. of Milan (Current ERC Grantee & Former MSCA Fellow) **Bio: Prof. Woojin Kwon is an assistant professor at UNIST, Republic of Korea, specializing in Ultracold atom experiments. He is also running his team at the University of Milan, Italy, as a PI of an ERC Starting Grant. Previously, he served as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at CNR-INO & LENS, Florence, Italy. He completed his undergraduate and graduate courses at Seoul National University. His Scientific talk 'Quantum vortex collider in ultracold atomic superfluids' will be in Session [BS3] Quantum Science and Technologies, on the 31st of July (12:10-12:40) in room OC1.03. **Abstract: In this presentation, I will first discuss my experience as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, including my failures and successes. Next, I would like to share my current journey as a Principal Investigator in Italy, supported by the ERC Starting grant, which has enabled me to pursue exciting ventures and pursue international collaborations. In particular, I will also introduce my experiences and strategies on how the grant proposal was successfully secured.

HFSP support for international research collaboration in the life sciences DR. BAUER, Guntram HFSPO (Human Frontier Science Program Organization) **Bio: Guntram Bauer is the Chief Scientific Officer of the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSP) located in Strasbourg, France. In his position he provides scientific advice and strategic guidance to the leadership of the organization. He is also responsible for promoting the scientific goals of the Program and for communicating the achievements of the HFSPO and awardees community to the worldwide audience. **Abstract: The International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSP) is an international program supporting interdisciplinary research in the life sciences investigating complex mechanisms of living organisms, ranging from the biomolecular level to the whole organism and its physiology and behavior. The life sciences have emerged as a leading scientific area in which there is a convergence of approaches from physics, mathematics, chemistry, computer science and engineering in solving biological questions. As discoveries in physics a century ago came together with engineering to produce an array of astonishing technologies which completely reshaped our world. In the 21st century, basic discoveries in the life sciences will come together with technology driven fields creating innovations for our future. The Republic of Korea joined this program in 2004 and has raised the profile among biotechnology research proposals leading to innovative, frontier breakthroughs. Korean scientists have had a high success rate in winning the coveted HFSP Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships, awards that support PhDs from other disciplines (physics, chemistry, engineering, etc.) for work in life science research. This cross-disciplinary training is vital for developing truly innovative, breakthrough basic science. HFSP supports frontier research by involving scientists from outside the life sciences as part of research collaborations and as postdoctoral fellows. To this end, the HFSP Research Grants are specifically geared to fostering interactions between scientists from different disciplines and this is a major factor in the review of applications in these programs. The HFSP fellowship program offers research opportunities for the post PhD period to work in laboratories in other countries.

Talent mobility, training and career development of researchers under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) DR. LAFORTUNE, Anouk EU DGEAC (Directorate-General Education, Youth, Sport & Culture) **Bio: Anouk Lafortune is a policy officer in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) unit, in the Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture at the European Commission. Before joining the Commission, she was an early-career researcher and holds a doctoral degree in social sciences from Durham University (United Kingdom). **Abstract: The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are the European Union’s flagship programme for the training, mobility and career development of researchers. Covering all scientific fields, the programme supports researchers from all over the world at different stages of their career. It also promotes collaborations between organisations across countries, sectors and disciplines, with a notable focus on fostering innovation, employability and entrepreneurship. In her presentation, Anouk Lafortune will provide an overview of the opportunities available for Korean researchers and organisations in the different MSCA actions.

Bilateral research collaboration between UK and Korea DR. PALMER, Mark UKRI Medical Research Council Dr Mark Palmer (MA, DPhil, HonFRCP, FRCPE) is Director of International Relations at the Medical Research Council (MRC). Dr Palmer graduated in Biochemistry from the University of Oxford where he also completed his doctorate on the immune response to influenza. He did postdoctoral work on the genetics of sex determination at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund in London before moving to St Mary’s Hospital Medical School as a Wellcome Trust basic sciences fellow to work on prion diseases and dementia. He was subsequently a lecturer at Imperial College School of Medicine and moved to the MRC in 1999, becoming Head of International in 2006. Dr Palmer has responsibility for MRC’s international policy and global health strategy. He is a former Chairman of the Governing Council of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), of the General Assembly of the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) and of the Strategy Board of the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases. He is currently Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the Human Frontiers Science Programme (HFSP). He sits on the Governing Council of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) the European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC) and the Board of ELIXIR.

*Note time: 14:00~16:00 (Opening Ceremony Plenary Talk) EU Horizon Europe: New Research Opportunities under EU Horizon Europe Association MS. RATSO, Signe European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation **Bio: Signe Ratso is Deputy Director-General and a member of the Management Board of the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission. She is responsible for Innovation, Prosperity and International Cooperation Directorates and she is Chief negotiator for association policy on Horizon Europe. She has taken up the direct lead for International cooperation with Europe, Americas and thematic coherence as well as Asia, Africa, Middle East & External Relations. She oversees some of the priority areas of the Commission in DG R&I such as the Human Frontier Science Program. Before joining DG R&I in 2018 she worked in different senior management positions in DG TRADE since 2006. Signe Ratso has always been involved in international affairs. Before joining the Commission she worked as Deputy Secretary General (from 1994 to 2005) at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of the Republic of Estonia. She has two University degrees from Tartu University in Estonia. **Abstract: Horizon Europe is a 7-year EU scientific research initiative, which is approximately 100 billion euro in size. The 27 EU member states and associated countries financially contribute to this initiative and their researchers can participate, and compete to gain the funding. This past year, the UK re-joined the initiative, and as of the beginning of 2025, it is anticipated that the Republic of Korea is join as a new associated member. With this premise, in this talk, I would like to cover Horizon Europe, its overall concept, budget, and composition in detail. I will also give an introduction about what are the basic changes for researchers once their country gains associated status to Horizon Europe. Also, new research opportunities for UK and Korean researchers under the umbrella of Horizon Europe, and how to benefit from these new opportunities will be covered in this talk.

ERC Grants DR. VAZQUEZ MOLINA, Joan ERCEA (European Research Council Executive Agency) **Bio: Scientific Officer in the “PE1 Mathematics” panel, and formerly also in the “PE7 Systems and Communication Engineering” panel. Previous experience: 4 years industrial R&D, mainly in satellite navigation and model-based development. Academic background: MSc in Engineering, MSc + PhD in Mathematics. **Abstract: The European Research Council’s (ERC) mission is to encourage the highest quality research in Europe through competitive funding and to support investigator-driven frontier research across all fields, based on scientific excellence. I will give an overview of the funding opportunities, open to researchers of any nationality and age, and provide insight into the evaluation process. I will also present arrangements with the Republic of Korea that promote collaboration with ERC teams.

Opening New Horizons: Enhancing Korea-EU Research Collaboration through Horizon Europe MS. BAIK, Minjung National Research Foundation of Korea Minjung Baik is the Director of the Office of International Cooperation Framework at the National Research Foundation (NRF). Prior to this role, she served as the Director of the Office of Human Resources Development and held various positions where she planned and managed programs to support academia and research in various fields at the NRF. She began her professional journey as a researcher at the Korea Research Foundation (KRF) in 1999. Her current interests focus on international collaboration in R&D, particularly on enhancing Korea-EU international cooperation through the Horizon Europe platform, which Korea will join as an associate member starting next year. In addition to her professional roles, Ms. Baik has actively participated in various international events, sharing her expertise on science policy and international research collaboration.

Enhancing International Collaboration: Principles and Approaches to Supporting Equitable Research Partnerships MS. BEVAN, Natasha The Royal Society, UK Natasha Bevan is Head of International Grants at the Royal Society, the national academy of science in the UK, where she oversees the direction and delivery of the organisation’s international research funding programmes and its funding partnerships for Europe, Asia, the Americas and Africa. Prior to joining the Royal Society in 2016, she was Head of International at the British Academy, the UK’s national academy for social sciences and humanities, leading on its global strategy, policy and engagement. Between 2006 and 2011 she was Acting Secretary-General and Senior Programme Specialist for the UK National Commission for UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) with a particular focus on UNESCO’s higher education and science work. She has also worked in international cooperation for a number of other organisations including the Association of Commonwealth Universities and the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission.

Coordinating an International Research Consortium: Experiences from EU Research Funding Programmes PROF. LEE, Habin Brunel Business School, Brunel University London, UK Professor Habin Lee is a Chair in Digital Business Analytics at Brunel Business School, Brunel University London. He received a PhD in Management Engineering and MEng in Management Science from KAIST after completing BSc at Korea Aerospace University. He is sitting at the Executive Board as the representative of Divisional Leads of the school. He worked on AI based software agent platform and international standard at BT Group CTO for 6 years before joining Brunel in 2007. Since joining Brunel, he secured more than £3 million of research grants from EU FP7 / H2020, Korea National Research Foundation, Qatar National Research Foundation as well as UK funders (MRC, ESRC). He has an extensive experience in developing and coordinating international research consortia in Europe. He actively worked on research projects for eGovernance / eGovernment, Sustainable Logistics / Supply Chain Management, and the governance of Digital Platforms applying computational big data analytics and process theories. The excellence of his research has been awarded by international institutes such as AIS (Association for Information Systems), WfMC (Workflow Management Coalition) and IET (The Institutes of Engineering and Technology) as well as BT Group. He has extensive experiences in working with governmental institutes across the Europe to provide them with policy advices.

The Importance of International Cooperation and Korea's Policy Efforts to Preempt the Quantum Economy DR. LEE, Jeongwon Korea-Europe Quantum Science Technology Cooperation Center, Belgium Dr. Jeongwon Lee is the Director General of the Korea-Europe Quantum Science and Technology Cooperation Center (KE-QSTCC). He holds a doctoral degree in Technological Policy from Seoul National University and has published papers on the effects of public subsidies, including cooperation diversity impact. Dr. Lee has planned national ICT industrial and R&D policies for over a decade of experience at the Institute for ICT Planning & Evaluation (IITP). He was the R&D coordinator for planning the national R&D program in quantum communication and quantum sensing program. Additionally, he had worked at a defense company (LIG Nex1) as an RF and radar subsystem engineer for approximately nine years. His current interests include international R&D cooperation, policy, and the R&D ecosystem in the field of quantum science and technology.

Transforming Tomorrow: The Vision and Strategy of POSTECH 2.0 DR. KIM, Seong Keun POSTECH Dr. Kim is president of Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH). Prior to being the 9th president of POSTECH in September 2023, he was Chair of the Board of Samsung Science and Technology Foundation (2019–2023). Throughout most of his career, he was a chemistry professor at Seoul National University (1989–2022) and served as Dean of the College of Natural Sciences there (2014–2018). He received his BS in Chemistry from Seoul National University in 1980, and his AM in Physics and PhD in Chemical Physics from Harvard University in 1982 and 1987, respectively. He was a postdoctoral research associate at the James Franck Institute of the University of Chicago from 1987 to 1989. Dr. Kim was elected the first National Scholar of Korea in 2005 and awarded a National Order of Merit of Korea in 2013. He was long associated with the international journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics since 2006 as a member of its Editorial Board and served as its Editor-in-Chief from 2015 to 2018. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He has also been actively involved in government policy roles through his participation in multiple advisory committees to the President, the Prime Minister, and the Minister of Science and Technology. As president of POSTECH, Dr. Kim is leading an active campaign to reinvigorate the university with a large financial package totaling $0.9 billion. He has focused his attention to the rapidly changing world of higher learning and the highly competitive area of scientific research. His interest is to prepare students to acquire intellectual prowess by guiding them to learn themselves, outside of the classroom, while on a broader context, he is also focused on pursuing what institutional roles universities can play for a more secure, sustainable, and equitable world.

Flourishing at POSTECH: A Great Place to Work and Grow PROF. LEE, Jong Bong POSTECH Dr. Jong-Bong Lee is the Vice-President of Academic Affairs and a Professor of Physics at POSTECH. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Soft-Condensed Matter Physics at Brandeis University in 2004. Following the doctoral studies, Dr. Lee began his postdoctoral training in the field of single-molecule biophysics at Harvard Medical School. In 2007, he joined the Department of Physics at POSTECH as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Lee chaired the Division of Biological Physics for the Korean Physical Society from 2019 to 2021. Since 2021, he has been an active member of the Biological Physics Commission of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP).