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Vol.36.2026.2.26

2026 KAIST Commencement: Shining Their Own Light on Their Respective Stages​ KAIST (President Kwang Hyung Lee) announced that it held its 2026 Commencement Ceremony at 2 p.m. on February 20th at the Sports Complex on its Main Campus in Daejeon.

Research

KAIST Uses Sandpaper to Polish Semiconductors The performance and stability of smartphones and artificial intelligence services depend on how uniformly and precisely semiconductor surfaces are processed.

Unveiling the Oxygen Usage of Catalysts to Eliminate Greenhouse Gases Views​ As the climate crisis becomes a part of daily life with unprecedented heatwaves and cold snaps, technology to effectively remove greenhouse gases is emerging as a global challenge.

KAIST Develops Cap Like OLED Wearable to Prevent Hair Loss A new solution that could overcome the limitations of conventional hair-loss treatments is emerging. Heavy and rigid helmet-type phototherapy devices may soon become a thing of the past.

Campus/People

Formosa Group Chairman Ruey-Yu Wang Awarded Honorary Doctorate​ KAIST conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration upon Ruey-Yu Wang, Executive Management Committee Member of Formosa Group and Chairman of Formosa Biomedical Technology Corporation

Lotte Group Chairman Dong-Bin Shin Awarded Honorary Doctorate​ KAIST announced on the 26th that it awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration to Lotte Group Chairman Dong-Bin Shin at its main campus in Daejeon on the 25th.

Three Generations of ‘Giving DNA’ Meets ‘KAIST DNA’​ KAIST announced on February 26th that it has received 5.06 billion KRW in development funds, embodying the noble spirit of sharing from a single family.

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