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Professor Lee, Chang-Sook's research spans historical cultural studies, gerontological social welfare, and public health policy, with a focus on East Asian historical sources, elderly suicide prevention, and long-term care infrastructure. Her work examines historical perceptions through diplomatic travelogues of the Joseon dynasty, analyzes social phenomena such as age-based social exclusion in community centers, and investigates the impact of long-term care systems on regional elderly suicide rates using longitudinal administrative data.
Professor Yun-Sung Jang's research lab specializes in sustainable wood science and advanced wood processing technologies, focusing on enhancing the durability, mechanical properties, and environmental performance of wood through innovative thermal and spectroscopic methods. The lab investigates thermal treatment processes—such as superheated steam and high-temperature treatment—to improve dimensional stability, reduce hygroscopicity, and enhance decay resistance in various wood species like Korean pine and larch. Additionally, the lab applies non-destructive analytical techniques, including near-infrared spectroscopy and infrared thermography, to enable real-time, accurate monitoring of wood moisture content and thermal performance in building materials. These efforts support the development of energy-efficient, moisture-regulating, and durable wood-based construction solutions for modern, airtight residential buildings.
Professor Suk Koo Rhee's research focuses on postcolonial literature, diasporic identities, and the representation of race, gender, and ethnicity in contemporary multicultural narratives. His work critically examines how national and ethnic identities are constructed through literary texts, particularly in the context of immigration and transnational belonging. He explores the intersections of trauma, memory, and power in works by authors such as Chang-rae Lee, J.M. Coetzee, and Louise Erdrich, emphasizing narrative form and ideological undercurrents in ethnic storytelling. His research also interrogates the politics of representation, especially regarding Asian and minority diasporic experiences in the United States and beyond.
Professor Seung Han Hong's research lab specializes in environmental health and risk assessment, focusing on human exposure to hazardous air pollutants, trace metals, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals. The lab investigates pollution sources in urban and indoor environments, particularly volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter (PM), and heavy metals, with an emphasis on vulnerable populations such as children and urban commuters. Key research directions include exposure assessment, health risk modeling (e.g., excess cancer risk), and the development of preventive strategies through environmental monitoring and policy-relevant studies.
Professor Junhyuk Kim's research lab focuses on the ethical, philosophical, and societal implications of emerging health technologies, particularly artificial intelligence in healthcare and pandemic-era medical decision-making. The lab explores bioethics in crisis situations—such as resource allocation during pandemics—while critically examining issues of equity, autonomy, and justice in medical AI and public health policies. It also investigates the transformation of patient roles in chronic disease management and the governance of health data and AI-driven medical innovations.
Professor Hagyeong Lee's research lab specializes in the development and optimization of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) devices, with a focus on no-insulated and multi-width REBCO magnets, pancake coil design, and current lead efficiency for large-scale superconducting applications. The lab investigates electromagnetic behaviors, Lorentz force effects, and thermal-mechanical stability in HTS coils through advanced finite element simulations and experimental validation. Key research directions include improving current distribution, minimizing heat loss in current leads, and enhancing non-destructive evaluation techniques such as acoustic emission sensing for fault detection in superconducting systems.
Professor Hyuk-Joon Kwon's research lab specializes in historical phonology, focusing on the reconstruction of sound systems from Old Chinese to Middle Chinese, particularly the development of rhyme groups, initials, and consonant clusters. The lab investigates phonological changes through ancient Chinese texts such as the *Shiming*, *Baihutongyi*, *Fengsutongyi*, and Guo Pu’s sound glosses, emphasizing the role of fanqie spellings and direct phonetic notations in revealing historical phonology. A central theme is the timing and nature of consonant palatalization, especially concerning dental initials like *zhang* (章組), *yi* (以母), and *xie* (邪母), and their interaction with other series such as *jing* (精組). The lab also examines the evolution of rime systems and the simplification of consonant clusters over time.
Professor Kyung-Min Lee's research lab specializes in interdisciplinary studies spanning mental health assessment, cybersecurity, international development policy, database forensics, and philosophical foundations of the human sciences. The lab focuses on developing standardized clinical tools for psychiatric evaluation, analyzing emerging cyber threats such as fileless malware, evaluating policy frameworks for international development cooperation, and advancing digital forensics techniques for database recovery. Additionally, the lab explores epistemological and historical dimensions of social sciences through critical philosophy, particularly the works of Hans-Georg Gadamer and Jürgen Habermas.
Professor JinA Park's research lab specializes in human-centered design and interactive technologies, with a focus on digital transformation in design exhibitions, real-time haptic simulation, and immersive education systems. The lab explores the integration of digital platforms—such as online museums and virtual reality—with physical experiences, emphasizing accessibility, user engagement, and sensory feedback. Key research directions include real-time deformation modeling for surgical and dental training simulations, haptic rendering using advanced geometric and physical models, and adaptive interface design for dynamic environments. The lab bridges design, human-computer interaction, and computational modeling to create responsive, intuitive, and immersive experiences.
Professor Hye Mi You's research lab specializes in macroeconomics with a focus on inequality, housing markets, and fiscal and monetary policy in advanced economies, particularly South Korea and the United States. The lab employs dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models with heterogeneous agents to analyze how tax progressivity, credit constraints, and income risk affect household behavior, wealth distribution, and macroeconomic outcomes. Key research directions include the distributional effects of tax and housing policies, the role of precautionary savings and labor supply adjustments in response to income volatility, and state-dependent monetary policy transmission under binding borrowing constraints.
Professor Sun-kyung Seo's research lab specializes in scientometrics and information science, focusing on the analysis of scholarly communication, open access publishing, and data citation practices. The lab investigates the intellectual structures of academic fields through bibliometric and network analysis, particularly examining research collaboration networks, peer review systems in data journals, and the evolution of authorship patterns over time. Using advanced methods such as keyword co-occurrence analysis, multidimensional scaling (MDS), and temporal network modeling—including the development of novel metrics like Temporal Triadic Betweenness Centrality—the lab explores how research communities evolve and collaborate in data-intensive scientific domains.
Professor Sei Jeong Chin's research focuses on the historical development of media, state control, and political communication in 20th-century China, particularly during the formative years of the People's Republic. His work examines the mechanisms of media censorship, the nationalization of newspapers, and the role of grassroots political education through institutions like the Newspaper Reading Groups. He investigates how the Chinese Communist Party strategically shaped public opinion through propaganda, especially during wartime and political campaigns such as the Hundred Flowers and Anti-Rightist movements.
Professor Ranggi Hwang's research lab focuses on system-level optimization for large-scale artificial intelligence workloads, with a strong emphasis on efficient hardware-software co-design for deep learning accelerators. The lab explores performance bottlenecks in emerging AI workloads such as graph neural networks, large language models, and differentially private training, targeting efficient execution on specialized accelerators like NPUs and GPUs. Key research directions include novel algorithmic accelerations (e.g., GEMM optimizations, speculative decoding), memory and bandwidth efficiency, and privacy-preserving AI systems. The lab also evaluates next-generation AI hardware platforms, such as Intel Gaudi, to enable competitive performance and programmability for production-scale AI workloads.
Professor Sang-Jin Kang's research lab specializes in medieval Christian philosophy, with a particular focus on the intersection of natural law, practical reason, and virtue ethics in thinkers such as Thomas Aquinas, Augustine, and Anselm. The lab explores how classical philosophical concepts—especially those derived from Aristotle—are reinterpreted within Christian theological frameworks, emphasizing the role of practical wisdom, divine providence, and the moral structure of human flourishing. Central themes include the relationship between freedom and divine foreknowledge, the transformation of virtue ethics through the lens of love (caritas), and the metaphysical foundations of moral and legal norms in Christian thought.
Professor Dami Kim's research lab specializes in plant molecular biology, focusing on the genetic and signaling mechanisms regulating flowering time in rice, particularly the roles of casein kinases and photoperiodic flowering regulators. The lab also investigates human thermoregulation and thermal tolerance, especially in young males, and evaluates the functional performance and thermal comfort of firefighting protective gloves under extreme heat conditions. These interdisciplinary studies integrate molecular genetics, physiological responses, and human factors engineering to understand biological and behavioral adaptations to environmental stressors.
Professor Heesu Park's research lab focuses on critical care medicine and translational biomedical research, with a strong emphasis on understanding the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying hematological malignancies, sepsis, and post-cardiac arrest brain injury. The lab investigates cellular and molecular markers such as telomere length, telomerase activity, kallistatin, and mitochondrial formyl peptides to identify prognostic indicators and therapeutic targets. Current research directions include improving outcomes in acute conditions like myelodysplastic syndromes, septic shock, and cardiac arrest through innovative interventions such as remote-controlled CPR devices and modulation of oxidative stress and immune dysfunction. The lab integrates preclinical models with clinical studies to bridge laboratory findings to patient care.
Professor Dae-Seok Yoon's research lab focuses on critical literary and cultural studies with an emphasis on colonial and postcolonial literature, multiculturalism, and the role of literature in education. The lab explores the intersections of literature, nationalism, and identity, particularly in the context of Korea’s colonial history and contemporary multicultural society. It also investigates the potential of science fiction and literary education as tools for fostering critical thinking and social awareness through interdisciplinary and fusion-based pedagogical approaches.
Professor Jeong-Geun Lee's research lab focuses on cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying adipogenesis and obesity, with a particular emphasis on mechanobiology and hormonal regulation. The lab investigates how mechanical stimuli such as fluid shear stress and bioactive molecules like melatonin influence transcriptional regulation in preadipocytes, aiming to identify novel therapeutic targets for metabolic disorders. Additionally, the lab explores the role of extracellular mucus in feeding dynamics of marine protists, highlighting interdisciplinary interests in both biomedical and environmental microbiology. These studies integrate cell biology, biophysics, and translational research to address obesity and related diseases.
Professor Hanna Kim's research lab specializes in corporate governance, financial market efficiency, and bioethics, with a strong focus on institutional investors' monitoring roles, the information efficiency of corporate disclosures (including voluntary disclosures and investor roadshows), and the ethical and legal implications of emerging biotechnologies such as germline gene therapy and human embryo genome editing. The lab integrates empirical finance with ethical and regulatory analysis, particularly examining how market reactions to governance mechanisms and scientific advancements reflect broader societal values and policy challenges.
Professor Young Joong Seok's research lab specializes in the interdisciplinary study of Dostoevsky’s literary works through the lenses of neuroscience, religious experience, and aesthetic perception. The lab explores the neurological and psychological dimensions of free will, mysticism, and artistic vision in 19th-century Russian literature, particularly in *Notes from Underground*, *Crime and Punishment*, and *The Brothers Karamazov*. It investigates how literary representations of suffering, identity, and transcendence intersect with contemporary neuroscientific and neurotheological theories. The lab also examines the role of language, food, and visual imagery as symbolic and physiological phenomena in shaping consciousness and existential meaning.
