SNU holds the Education and Academic Research Award Ceremony, Nominates 20 Professors

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10 nominated each category to promote excellent education and research activity

Picture : A celebratory photo of the nominees of the “2016 SNU Professor/Academic Research Award at the awards ceremony held in the SNU Professor Education Development Center, Gwanak District. (Photo = Reporter Sang Hee Jeon)

[E Daily Reporter Sang Hee Jeon] SNU (Dean Seong Nak-in) revealed that 20 professors who showed distinguishable passion in guiding students and excellent research achievements were nominated for the “2016 SNU Education Award” and the “2016 SNU Academic Research Award” last 23^rd.  In celebration of the 70^th anniversary of the opening of SNU and to promote the excellent education and research activities of the nominees, SNU expanded the number of recipients of the prize compared to last year (4 for Education Award, 6 for Academic Research Award) to 10 in each category. The awards ceremony was held in the SNU Professor Education Development Center, Gwanak District on the 23^rd.

The recipients of the Education Award are Professor Kang Jae Lee (52, Chinese Language and Literature), Professor Geun Kwan Ryu (55, Economics), Professor Il Ha Lee (52, Life Sciences), Professor Hee Seun Choi (45, Nursing), Professor Tae Hwan Kim (53, Electrical and Information Engineering), Professor Sang Gu Lee (54, Computer Sciences), Professor Jae Geun Kim (52, Biology), Professor In Hyung Lee (46, Veterinary Medicine), Professor Jae Won Lim (59, Traditional Instruments) and Professor Wun Oh Jung (62, Business Administration)

The recipients of the Academic Research Award are Professor Nam In Lee (57, Philosophy), Professor Ji Hong Lee (40, Economics), Professor Myung Kyu Park (60, Sociology), Professor Gwang Seok Ahn (54, Life Sciences), Professor Haecheon Choi (54, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering), Professor Ki Bum Kim (60, Material Engineering), Professor In Seop Jung (62, Law), Professor Dae hong Jung (46, Chemistry), Professor Mi Ok Lee (53, Pharmacy) and Professor Dong Young No (60, Medicine)

SNU has been awarding professors who have a high standard of lectures, developed creative education methods or have been an inspiration to fellow professors and students with the ‘SNU Education Award” since 2005. They have also been awarding Professors with the ‘SNU Academic Research Award” to professors who have achieved excellent research results through creative and active research activities to inspire and motivate research, as well as to achieve competitive levels of research within SNU.

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