Nobel Prize in Chemistry Announced Today … Professor Hyun Taek-Hwan, Seoul National University ‘Prestigious Candidate’



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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced today … Professor Hyun Taek-hwan, Seoul National University ‘Prestigious Candidate’

Jang Hye-jin, Busan.com reporter [email protected]


Check-in: 2020-10-07 14:35:17Revision: 2020-10-07 15:56:07Published: 2020-10-07 15:56:21

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Seoul National University Professor Taek-Hwan Hyun (Head of Nanoparticle Research Division, Basic Sciences Research Institute), considered a prominent Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, enters the laboratory of Seoul National University in Gwanak-gu on the afternoon of the 7th. Yunhap news

Seoul National University Professor Taek-Hwan Hyun (Head of Nanoparticle Research Division, Basic Sciences Research Institute), considered a prominent Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, enters the laboratory of Seoul National University in Gwanak-gu on the afternoon of the 7th. Yunhap news

The Nobel Committee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announces the winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry today (7th) at 6:45 pm Korean time.

It should be noted whether Hyeon Taek-hwan, Senior Lecturer at Seoul National University, who was nominated for the Chemistry Award (Director of Nanoparticle Research Division, Basic Science Research Institute) will receive the award.

Professor Hyun is an outstanding candidate for the chemistry award.

Previously, Clarivate Analytics, an information analytics services company that predicts annual Nobel Prize winners in each category, included Professor Hyun as the only Korean scientist on the list of nominations.

Professor Hyun is the director of the Nanoparticle Research Center at the Institute of Basic Sciences at Seoul National University (IBS) and is known as a world-renowned academic in the field of nanoparticles.

He was recognized for his contributions to the synthesis of nanocrystals for a wide range of applications in physics, biology and medical systems, along with Professor Mounsey Barwendi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Christopher Murray, University of Pennsylvania.

In 2001, Professor Hyun developed a method for uniformly synthesizing nanoparticles by gradually raising the temperature from room temperature, which was used not only in laboratories, but also in plants and chemical industries, which became the basis for the development of televisions. Samsung QLED (quantum light emitting diode). .

This year’s Nobel Prize ceremony will be canceled due to the Corona 19 incident and will be streamed live online.

On the other hand, the Nobel Committee announced the winners of the Physics Prize on the 6th, beginning with the Physiology Prize on the 5th, and the winners of the Literature Prize on the 8th, the Peace Prize on the 9th and the Prize of Economy on the 12th as well.

Jang Hye-jin, Busan.com reporter [email protected]

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