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Professor Heechul Choi received the Presidential Award
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Professor Heechul Choi received the Presidential Award
Professor Heechul Choi of the School of Environmental Science and Engineering received the Presidential Award on the 50th Invention’s day at Coex in Seoul on May 19. 2015. The government awarded him for his contributions to Korea"s national industrial development through promoting inventions.
Professor Choi pioneered environmental nanotechnology through the convergence of environmental technology and nanotechnology. He has invented a number of nanomaterials and contributed to the rapid development of domestic environmental purification technologies. His inventions were significantly better than existing materials both in cost and performance, and improving the applicability of the high compatibility between the existing process and development of materials.
Professor Choi said he has been interacting with the environmental materials developers and identifying market demands while actively pursuing his own research and development. He said, “We will continuously strive to develop better environmental materials that have immediate practical uses for industry.”