[DigitalToday Jin-ho Lee] South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT honoured the achievements of science and technology merit awardees who contributed to nationwide scientific and technological improvement.
The ministry held the Republic of Korea Science and Technology Merit Awardees tribute ceremony at 3 p.m. on Tuesday on the Westin Josun Hotel in Seoul.
The ministry designates scientists and engineers who contributed to nationwide science and technology improvement as science and technology merit awardees underneath a legislation on remedy and help for awardees, and supplies honours and help. It stated a complete of 95 individuals have been honoured because the first designations in 2017.
Those honoured this time are the late Young-dae Kwon (권영대), an emeritus professor at Seoul National University, the late Young-sun Kang (강영선), an emeritus professor at Seoul National University, Kyung-seo Lee (이경서), chairman of Danam Systems, and the late Min-hwa Lee (이민화), honorary chairman of the Korea Venture Business Association.
Kwon, a pioneer in physics, made radiation measuring devices himself, creating a place to begin for home area radiation analysis. He accomplished a 1MeV cyclotron, an early particle accelerator, within the Nineteen Sixties and extracted a proton beam, laying the groundwork for home accelerator analysis.
Kang led the institution of the biology division at Seoul National University, the nation’s first after liberation. He constructed tutorial foundations in zoology, cytology, genetics and embryology, and contributed to institutionalising pure atmosphere conservation by means of efforts such because the nationwide park institution motion.
Lee Kyung-seo was the chief researcher accountable for the event challenge of the nation’s first ballistic missile, Baekgom. Through analysis into solid-rocket propulsion technology and key applied sciences for inertial navigation programs, he laid the groundwork for the event of Okay-defence and aerospace applied sciences. Lee Min-hwa developed the nation’s first ultrasound diagnostic system and based Medison, a first-generation enterprise firm.
About 180 individuals attended the occasion, together with Deputy Prime Minister and Science Minister Kyung-hoon Bae (배경훈), science and technology merit awardees and their households. Speakers for the tribute lecture included Dong-A Science CEO Kyung-ae Jang (장경애) and UST emeritus professor Sun-hwa Han (한선화). Four next-generation scientists and engineers, together with KAIST professor Hyun-joo Lee (이현주), Dankook University professor Jung-hwan Lee (이정환), IBS principal researcher Sang-kyu Lee (이상규) and Pusan National University professor Yoo-jin Kim (김유진), held a dialogue underneath the theme, “Resonant devotion, brilliant innovation.”
The ministry stated it’s also continuing with procedures to designate new awardees for 2026, aiming for closing affirmation within the second half of this yr.
Bae stated, “The history of our science and technology has led to the great achievements of scientists and engineers who were not afraid of challenges and failures.” He added, “We will strengthen national honours for noble devotion and ensure a culture takes root in which scientists and engineers are truly respected.”