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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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