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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.
Ewha Ventures Forth into the World – Ewha’s Global Programs
Ewha Ventures Forth into the World – Ewha’s Global Programs During vacation time, Ewha conducted various programs on the Ewha campus and across the world to support the strengthening of the Ewha students’ global capacity. The Ewha-HUAP, an Ewha-Harvard network The Ewha-HUAP Seoul Conference was held from March 10, 2024 (Sun.) to 16 (Sat.). The Harvard Undergraduates in Asia Program (HUAP) is a conference aimed at creating international networks of students and fostering future experts in Asia through academic and cultural exchanges among students at Harvard and its partner universities across Asia. Ewha has been participating in this program as Harvard’s first and only Korean partner university since 2007. This year’s conference was held under the theme of “Embracing the Unknown – The Path Less Traveled,” with 10 Ewha students of different majors and 13 visiting Harvard students participating. Over the seven days, students conducted various exchange activities by attending the startup sprint workshop aimed at exploring innovative solutions to overcome the climate crisis, as well as lectures by Ewha faculty members and renowned experts on various topics such as ChatGPT, art curation, and humanitarian action, while also partaking in diverse cultural programs. Ewha maintains a close relationship with Harvard University as Harvard's sole exchange program partner in Korea, jointly operating the Ewha-Harvard Summer School Program alongside Harvard since 2006 in addition to the Ewha-HUAP. In 2023, Ewha hosted the Harvard Model Congress Asia on the Ewha campus, and on March 12, 2024 (Tue.), the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, a collegiate symphony orchestra consisting of Harvard students, visited Ewha and played a joint performance with the orchestra of the Ewha College of Music at Kim Young-ui Hall. Through such exchanges, the two universities have deepened and expanded their network. Ewha Global Frontier, in-depth exploration of various topics Under the 2023 Ewha Winter Global Frontier Program supported by the Office of Student Affairs, seven teams travelled to five countries in Europe and the Americas and conducted a range of activities, including exploring various topics such as safety, environment, robots, and AI and establishing relevant practical action plans. The Ewha Global Frontier is a short-term overseas exploratory program designed to foster global leaders with a daring spirit, outstanding drive, and problem-solving skills. The program allows students to independently select their own topic and plan for exploration in teams of four members, and then visit international bodies, public institutions, global corporations, and universities to explore their chosen topic. Since airfare and exploration expenses are funded as a scholarship and participating students receive various benefits including the certification of leadership activities, the program boasts a high degree of satisfaction among its participants. Faculty-led Study Abroad Program, a global major-oriented intensive learning program A total of 90 participants in seven teams have successfully completed their activities under the Faculty-led Study Abroad Program for Second Half of 2023. Supported by the Office of International Affairs to strengthen Ewha students’ global competency, the Faculty-led Study Abroad Program is an overseas learning program in which professors travel overseas with their students during vacation time to conduct joint classes and seminars with prominent overseas universities and institutions. The program offers credits as a summer session course or through the transfer of overseas credits. Ewha has been diversifying its inbound global programs as well as outbound programs in order to enhance educational innovation in response to digital transformation. In addition, the school has attracted outstanding international students and established a comprehensive management system for such students at all stages, thereby strengthening the support for the nurturing of global female leaders.
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