WCU Distinguished Lecture Series

The WCU Supporting Team would like to welcome everyone who is interested in the upcoming WCU Distinguished Lecture Series in October, 2010! Designed as a series of lectures led by renowned researchers and scholars worldwide, the program provides the audience dynamic opportunities to learn about various research studies. As visiting faculty members of the WCU (World Class University) project in Korean universities, the following speakers are about to share with you fascinating discoveries in their studies!

October 6, 2010 (16:00~17:30)
  "Functional Evaluation of Estrogen Receptor"
      - Speaker: Prof. Euishin Edmund Kim
                     (Professor of Radiology and Medicine at the University of Texas
                     MD Anderson Cancer Center & Medical School, USA;
                     WCU Professor of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences at
                     Seoul National University)
      - Place: Auditorium (1st Floor), Clinical Research Institute at Yeongeon Campus
                     (For exact location, please refer to the following map)

October 20, 2010 (16:00~17:30)
  "Super Cold Atomic Gas: A New System for Quantum Physics"
      - Speaker: Prof. Yong-il Shin
                     (WCU Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Seoul National University)
      - Place: Center for Teaching & Learning (Bldg. 61), Rm 320
                     at Gwanak Campus (For exact location, please click here)

October 27, 2010 (16:00~17:30)
  "At the Interface of Engineering and Biology: Development of New Tools for Neuroscience and Stem 
   Cell Research"
      - Speaker: Prof. Noo Li Jeon
                        (WCU Associate Professor of Multiscale Mechanical Design, School of Mechanical and
                        Aerospace Engineering at Seoul National University)
      - Place: Engineering Education & Research (Bldg. 301), Rm 117 at Gwanak Campus

What is the World Class University (WCU) project?
The WCU project is one of the programs sponsored by the Korean government with a goal to enhance education and research standards in Korean universities. By inviting prominent researchers and scholars from overseas, the project allows local and foreign faculty members to interact with each other in order to promote advanced research activities. The project also seeks to establish new academic programs based on research done by faculty and staff members involved in the program. To find out more about the WCU project, please visit at http://wcu.nrf.go.kr/

Attached: Abstract of lecture and speaker's biography (Oct. 27)

For further information, please contact the WCU Supporting Team (02-880-5156).