SEOUL, KOREA — Scholars seeking to “go green” in the science and technology industry will meet in Korea to share research methods and explore the expansion of future research.
“The 3rd international Global Research Laboratory (GRL) Symposium will be held on February 21st at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST),” the Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology announced.
The International GRL Symposium will provide an exciting event for scholars and researchers alike to share research ideas outside the laboratory and exchange hypotheses. This year’s event will cover the cutting edge science and technology in the ET area.
The GRL program was designed to facilitate joint research in the area of 21st century technology including BT, NT and ET through international research between Korean and foreign laboratories.
Since the Fukushima accident, experts will emphasize the importance of sustaining the environment and energy. Additionally, S&T counselors from the US, Japanese, Swiss and Italian Embassies to Korea will join the event to seek measures for extension of the global research project. Korea has bilateral joint research with these countries.
The event will give participants a special chance to hear from 18 famous GRL Principal Investigators on the current research outcomes in the environment and energy field. Prof. Shunichi Fukuzumi from Osaka University, Prof. Michael Grätzel from Swiss Federal institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland and Dr. Xiao-Qing Yang from Brookhaven National Lab., USA will share their knowledge of artificial Photosynthesis for solar sustainable fuels, solar cells, and secondary cells.
Since 2006, the GRL program has seen a remarkable performance in global collaboration with world class researchers around the world including Nobel laureates. In fact, every year, about 180 SCI papers have been published during the last three years. Many of the research results are introduced the academia through top research papers including Nature.
MEST will spare no effort and expense to ensure that the GRL program will be a top-notch international collaborative research group, which focuses on securing strategic fundamental technologies in addition to boosting Korean scientists and engineers so they can take lead in the world’s technological development.
