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Ho-Am Prize for individuals who have contributed to academics, the arts, and social development

2022 Laureates

  • Physics and Mathematics
  • Yong-Geun Oh
    Professor, POSTECH / Director, Center for Geometry and Physics, IBS, Korea
  • A highly distinguished mathematician who found solutions for a number of unsolved problems by establishing the Lagrangian Floer homology theory as the major research tool in symplectic geometry

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  • Chemistry and Life Sciences
  • Sukbok Chang
    Distinguished Professor, KAIST / Director, Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations, IBS, Korea
  • A globally recognized chemist who contributed to the discovery of new catalysts to use in efficient organic synthesis through development of direct C-H amination and amidation

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  • Engineering
  • Sang Kyun Cha
    Professor, Seoul National University
  • An innovative researcher in database industry who developed the first commercial in-memory database engine, SAP HANA, that can store large scale data in DRAM memory

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  • Medicine
  • J. Keith Joung
    Professor, Harvard Medical School, USA
  • A pioneering expert in genome-editing technology who developed the genetic scissors widely being used and demonstrated for the first time that CRISPR technology could edit animal genomes

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  • The Arts
  • Kim Hyesoon
    Poet
  • A globally recognized poet who has elevated the status of South Korean literature by outstanding poetic achievements with continuous explorations and linguistic experiments that examine women’s lives

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  • Community Service
  • Heart to Heart Foundation
  • A foundation has been devoted to benefitting the disabled since 1988, particularly by establishing an orchestra for musicians with developmental diabilities that performs at premier stages worldwide

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