Professors Kim Sang-gyu and Kim Yoon-hee Win the Toray Science and Technology Award

The Toray Science Promotion Foundation of Korea selected Professor Kim Sanggyu of the KAIST Department of Chemistry and Professor Kim Yoonhee of the Department of Chemistry at Gyeongsang National University as the recipients of the 9th Science and Technology Award. The two professors will each receive 100 million won in prize money in recognition of their contributions in the basic and applied fields. The foundation also selected five emerging scientists as fellowship recipients and will support their research for three years. The selected professors are Professor Song Intaek of the Department of Chemical Physics at DGIST, Professor Hong Seungyoon of the Department of Chemistry at Seoul National University, Professor Kim Hyeongjun of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Sogang University, Professor Cheon Dongwon of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at POSTECH, and Professor Ham Donghyo of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Hanyang University.