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CBNU Researchers Receive 20 Billion Won
12 Billion Won of Support Earned for 120 ProjectsChonbuk National University has been proving its research competitiveness by continuously winning government and private research support projects.In April and May, CBNU researchers won 120 projects for 12 billion Korean won (approximately 12 million US dollars), in addition to 20 billion won in support for 117 projects in February and March.Following are the projects selected for the recent two months:* A Big Data Analytics Based on Deep Patient..
2017-05-31
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'Top' Cited National University in Korea
Among the Korean national universities, Chonbuk National University (CBNU) ranked first under the indicator of “proportion of top 10% publication” in the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2017.The CWTS Leiden Ranking is an evaluation of the scientific and technological influence of 902 universities in the world by the Center for Science and Technology Studies of Leiden University in the Netherlands.Excluding subjective factors such as questionnaires, the institution evaluates the ratio of the most cited ar..
2017-05-31
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Professor Re-elected for Nature’s Editorial Board
Professor Hoi-Seon Lee (Bioenvironmental Chemistry) has been re-elected as one of the “Editorial Board Members” of the Nature Publishing Group. Lee, elected as a board member in 2015, was invited again after receiving a rigorous evaluation of his accomplishments as an editor in the past two years. Recently, he has published five papers as a correspondent continuously in the sister journals of Nature and published 300 SCI-level articles (60 in the top 1%). Lee will serve for the next ..
2017-05-31
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Quicker, Easier Way to Treat Diseases
Professor Yoon Bong Hahn and Dr. Rafiq Ahmad of Chonbuk National University have developed a highly sensitive nano-biosensor, capable of selectively measuring the uric acid in the blood that causes various metabolic disorders. The result of this study is expected to provide a quicker and easier way to find and treat various diseases such as cardiovascular and renal diseases, kidney stones, hypertension, obesity, fatty liver and other metabolic disorders caused by accumulation of uric acid in..
2017-05-31
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CBNU Team Develops New RC Polymer
Professor Kwang-Un Jeong’s Team (Polymer-Nano Science and Technology) has developed a “smart” polymeric actuator that can remotely control the shape of film using lights. Actuators are materials that can convert their shape or position and perform mechanic work in response to energies from outside. In this study, Dr. Dae-yoon Kim, the main author, successfully designed and synthesized the actuating polymer based on azobenzene, one of the dyeing materials. Through the joint research wit..
2017-05-31
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Space Launch Vehicle Standing 2,500℃ Heat
Chonbuk National University (CBNU) starts a government-supported aerospace project.The Korean government has been carrying out a space development project to promote exploration on the moon in 2020 and onMars in 2030.
2017-05-31
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Researchers Publish in Top British Journal
A research team of Chonbuk National University (CBNU) found a mechanism to achieve a stable dispersion of nano-sized carbon black particles in an aqueous environment. Carbon black is a material produced by the incomplete combustion of heavy petroleum products. The result of this study is expected to be utilized for the risk assessment of toxic nanoparticles, as the toxicity of nanoparticles to living organisms in aqueous environments is highly dependent on their stability. It was selec..
2017-04-24
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CBNU to Aid University in Myanmar
Chonbuk National University will help Dagon University in Myanmar strengthen the education and research capacity. Myanmar, one of the rich countries that have abundant natural resources and botanical genetic resources, has a very low awareness of biodiversity conservation and lacks of professional manpower to preserve and utilize plant genetic resources. In order to overcome the reality of Myanmar and secure the country’s basis for self-reliance, Professor Keuk-soo Bang at CBNU (Herbal M..
2017-04-13
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PhD Student Develops New Molecular Tweezers
2017-04-12
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