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On April 4, 2007 UW-Madison Materials Science and Engineering Professor Chang-Beom Eom was honored with the prestigious Ho-Am prize for Engineering. Awarded since 1991, the prize has been funded by Samsung to honor distinguished Koreans and foreigners for their contribution to enhance science, culture and the welfare of mankind. Professor Eom was honored for his work in growth of epitaxial thin films for next generation optical and medical sensors, as well as electronic and communication devices. Professor Chang-Beom Eom is also a Fellow of the American Physical Society, a former Packard Fellow, and author of over 170 publications. Further information on the prize and this year’s winners can be found in the article below.
From the Korean Times
By Jane Han
Staff Reporter
The Ho-Am Foundation has announced the five recipients of its annual prize, often referred to as the Korean equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
The winners named by the socio-cultural foundation are Cheong Sang-wook, a professor at Rutgers University and POSTECH; Eom Chang-beom, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Charles D. Surh, a professor at The Scripps Research Institute; novelist Lee Cheong-joon; and Emma Freisinger, an Austrian who helped Korean leprosy patients.
The five will receive a certificate, a gold medal and prize money of 200 million won.
Awarded since 1991, the prize has been funded by Samsung to honor distinguished Koreans and foreigners for their contribution to enhance science, culture and the welfare of mankind.
The foundation was set up in the memory of the late founding Samsung Chairman Lee Byung-chul.
Science prizewinner Cheong is a world-renowned physicist who recently discovered the high tenability of electric polarization by external magnetic fields in multiferrics where ferroelectric and magnetic orders coexist.
Eom, who will take home the engineering award, is a pioneer in the growth of next generation optical and medical sensors, as well as electronic and communication devices, the foundation said.
Medicine prize recipient Surh has marked his place in understanding the human immune system and further researching the role of T lymphocytes.
Novelist Lee, the winner of the Arts Prize, has been noted for writing more than 100 short stories, 13 novels and publishing more than 30 of his works over the past four decades. The foundation praised him for his influence in upgrading Korean literature.
Community Service award winner Freisinger has been praised for her 46-year-long committed service in caring for Korean leprosy patients.
An award ceremony is to be held at the Hoam Art Hall in Seoul on June 1.
e-mail: jhan@koreatimes.co.kr
04-08-2007 19:00
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