41 doctoral, 227 master’s, and about 1,900 bachelor’s degrees endowed

The “Commencement for the First Semester of the 2017 School Year” of Seoul National University of Science and Technology (hereinafter referred to as SeoulTech) was held in the grand auditorium of the 100th Memorial Hall on campus on February 23. President Kim Jongho, other professors holding major administrative positions, Chairman Na Gi-seon of the alumni association, Chairman of the Board Kim Seong-gwan of the Electric Contractors’ Financial Cooperative, who is also the alumni representative, and other distinguished guests participated in the ceremony. During the event, 41 doctoral, 275 master’s, and 1,897 bachelor’s degrees were endowed.

 

 

“Please continue to show interest and love for your alma mater while keeping the precious memories deep in your hearts. Your alma mater will also not forget you and will forever support you,” Kim said during his speech.

The awardees of Excellent Graduate Theses by department and major endowed during the commencement were as follows.

 

Excellent Theses Awardees of the General Graduate School

Ph.D.

Department	Name	Thesis Title
Convergence Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials	An Geon-hyeong	Study on Cathode Materials to Improve the Performance of Swift Charge and Discharge and the Lifespan of Lithium Batteries

 

Master’s Degree

Department	Name	Thesis Title
Construction System Engineering	Lee Ji-won	Study on an Operating Parameter for the Commercialization of a Nitrogen-Removing Process Based on Microalgae Photosynthesis
Construction System Engineering	Kim Su-hyeon	The Time Characteristics of Droughts at the Cheongmicheon River Basin and Deciding How Much River Maintenance Flow to Supply in Consideration of Climate Change Scenarios
Department of Architectur	Yang Won-seok	Study on Performance Changes from the Use of Heat Pump Vapor-Liquid Separator for 20RT-Class Freezers that Have Applied a Multievaporator
Department of Electrical and Information Engineering	Song Jae-hwan	A Method for Detecting Defects and Distinguishing Defective Parts of PWM Inverter Multiswitch Opening for the Operation of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors
Department of Food Science and Technology	Yu Han-seok	The Impact of Yeonsan Korean Ogol Chicken Extract on Osteogenesis
Department of Fine Arts	Son Ju-yeong	Ridiculing Oneself and Jokes—Playing with Defeatism: Based on the Korean Youth Subculture

 

Excellent Theses Awardees of the Graduate School of Railway

Ph.D.

Department	Name	Thesis Title
Railway Construction Engineering	Yu Chung-hyeon	Comparative Study of Railway Rotation Stability Considering the Mechanical Properties of Cement Processed with Pebbles for Stability
Railway Electromechanical and Signal Engineering	Kim Geum-bi	Study on the Impact of Rail Fastening Equipment’s Friction Properties on Signal Transmission to an AF Track Circuit
Railway Management Policy	Namgung Baek-gyu	Optimizing Strategies for Megalopolis Train Operation Plans Considering Transfer Travel
Global Railway System Engineering	Seo Jae-won	Study on the Static and Kinetic Stability of Railway Tunnel Bottom Overbreak Processing

 

Master’s Degree

Department	Name	Thesis Title
Railroad Car System Engineering	Lee Hyeong-jik	Analysis and Evaluation of a Safety Catch’s Reliability
Railway Construction Engineering	Kang Yu-song	Analysis of the Destruction Mode of a Rail’s Inner Cracks by Interpreting Finite Elements
Railway Electromechanical and Signal Engineering	Yu Heung-ryeol	Study on the Partial Electric Discharge Characteristics of an Underground Power Transmission Cable Joint Box
Railway Management Policy	Cho Hyeon-mi	Analysis of the Main Contract Management of Overseas Railway Projects in Harmony with International Standards
Railway Safety Engineering	Jeong Won	Study on the Impact of Urban Railway Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction: Based on Clients Using Subway Line 9
Global Railway System Engineering	Kim U-jae	Study on Establishing the Maintenance and Repair Cycles for Each Part of Urban Railway Substation DC High-Speed Circuit Breakers
Railway Safety	Kwon O-hyeon	Impact of Direct Management on Job Factors, Safety Culture, and Safety Behavior

 

Excellent Theses Awardees of the Graduate School of Public Policy and Information Technology Industry

Ph.D.

Major	Name	Thesis Title
Broadcasting and communication policy	Park Jong-won	Study on the Professional Awareness of Public Broadcasting System Improvement - Based on Media Governance
Industrial information system	Yun Tae-yeong	Study on the Business Use of Standard Connection Networks

 

Master’s Degree

Major	Name	Thesis Title
Public policy	Maeng Jun-yeong	Study on the Improvement Effect of Actual Real Estate Transactions on the Open Policy’s Information Efficiency
Broadcasting and communication policy	Yun Yeon-ju	Study on User Characteristics by Online Video Content Type and Factors Influencing Advertisement Avoidance

 

Excellent Theses Awardees of the Graduate School of Energy and Environment

Ph.D.

Department	Name	Thesis Title
Energy System Engineering	Kwon Gyeong-bae	Study on the All-in-One Bicycle Frame of STS304 Alloy That Has Applied Hydroforming

 

Master’s Degree

Program	Name	Thesis Title
New Energy Engineering	Lee Gyu-bin	Development of a Carbon Catalyst to Improve the Electrochemical Performance of Water and Nonwater System Redox Flow Secondary Batteries
Energy System Engineering	Nam A-yeong	Establishment of Temperature, Humidity, and Climate Conditions for the Application of Recent Climate Data on Korean Designs
Energy Policy	Kang Ji-eun	Study on Factors Influencing the Economic Achievement of Korean Waste Resource Energy Companies: Based on Government Policies’ Mediation Effect
Energy Environment Fusion	Koh Guk-hyeon	Study on the Reasonable Heat and Electricity Cost Distribution of Korean Thermal Power Plants
Safe Environment Technology Fusion	Jeong Gyeong-chan	Measures for Systematically Improving the Safety Management of the Marine, Shipbuilding, and Transportation Industries

 

Excellent Theses Awardees of the Graduate School of Nano IT Design Fusion

Ph.D.

Major	Name	Thesis Title
Nano IT fusion engineering	Chung Hun-seon	Improving the Reliability of Flexible and Stretchable Devices and Packages
Information, communication, and media engineering	Lee Min-u	Study on the Application Technology of Camera Communication and Light IoT Linking-Type Visible Ray ID Transmission

 

Master’s Degree

Major	Name	Thesis Title
Design technology fusion	Park Mi-rim	Study on the Design of Products That Are Emotionally Soothing When Touched

 

Excellent Theses Awardees of the Graduate School of Industry

Master’s Degree

Department	Name	Thesis Title
Safety, Disaster, and Fire Management Program	Eo Gwang-gyu	Study on Risk Factors and the State of Electromechanical Workers’ Muscular and Skeletal Diseases—Based on Construction Sites in the Seoul Metropolitan Area
Creative Writing	Won Bo-ram	Study on Deformed Urban Space

 

Excellent Thesis Awardee of the Graduate School of Housing

Master’s Degree

Department	Name	Thesis Title
Architectural Environment and Facilities Engineering	Kim Byeong-jo	Study on Improving Radiant Heat Performance for the Enhancement of LED Light’s Optical Power Properties

 

* Full text of President Kim Jongho’s commencement speech

Graduates of the Seoul National University of Science and Technology should become protagonists in creating bright future societies.

Dear graduates,
I would foremost like to sincerely congratulate you for your honorable graduation. During today’s commencement for the first semester of the 2017 school year, 41 doctoral, 275 master’s, and 1,897 bachelor’s degrees will be awarded. I am confident that you will play pivotal roles in various fields where you will start a new life as proud alumni of the Seoul National University of Science and Technology or SeoulTech. I can feel deep in my heart how much you have sincerely pondered and decided on your career path and spent your time at the university to this day. Good job! I would also like to express my deepest gratitude to your family and parents for their devoted love and support during your years at the university.

 

My dear graduates,
SeoulTech has developed in amazing ways while you were studying here. In all kinds of evaluations, we were ranked within the top 20 universities nationwide. In particular, our graduates’ reputation has been evaluated to rank within the top 400 schools by the QS World University Rankings and the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings in 2017, which rank universities worldwide. As such, our graduates rank within the top 1.5% among graduates of distinguished universities worldwide. These are indexes that show the global competitiveness and excellence of our university and graduates. You, who will graduate today, are the protagonists who have made this great achievement. Therefore, I extend my deepest gratitude to you all for having led the amazing development of our university. We, the staff of SeoulTech, will work harder so that the status of our university would continue to rise and so that you may work in all parts of society with great pride.

 

 

 

Dear graduates,
I would like to convey three messages that will somehow help you in your future life while congratulating you on your graduation.
You have accumulated much knowledge and experiences while at the university. Once you get a job, you will need more knowledge and wisdom. New information will pour in daily, and you will be challenged to adapt to changes that will occur so rapidly that they will be scary for you. No one can predict the future society that you will be filled with fear about the uncertain future.
Therefore, you must always prepare for changes. If you do not prepare in advance, you should at least follow the changes. Dale Carnegie, the best writer on human relationships of the United States who left the famous saying that “discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success,” also stated that opportunities come to those who are prepared. Although successful people always say they “coincidentally” succeeded or “were lucky,” even coincidence and good luck do not come to those who are not prepared. If you give your best every moment of every day, many opportunities will come to you. There is no single person who did not have opportunities. They just did not catch the opportunities that came their way.

 

Dear graduates,
At the university, you could get good results by studying on your own because the goal here is to enhance your competency. Although results are important at school, what is more valued here is doing one’s best. However, once out in the world, the results, not the process, will be valued. At work, no matter how much you try alone, you will not be able to bring better results than groups with good teamwork. Roman playwright Plautus once said, “No man is wise enough by himself.” For you to achieve something, you will need much knowledge, and you will not be able to possibly learn all the knowledge out there. At work, you will need to cooperate with others with different skills and knowledge to comprehensively achieve something together. Thus, it will be very important for you to cooperate with colleagues with different skills, knowledge, and tendencies. Our graduates have been very highly evaluated in this aspect. Therefore, our graduates are recently becoming highly preferred by employers. I hope you will also double your capabilities by engaging in teamwork in your jobs.
Last but not least, I would like to speak about habits. Successful and happy people are said to have good habits. Today, I would like to introduce a few of them that can help you:
“The habit of imagining good results in your mind; the habit of attentively listening to others; the habit of interacting with positive and active people; the habit of quickly solving problems; the habit of not fearing attempting something for the first time; the habit of thinking you are lucky; the habit of being polite; the habit of valuing the basics; the habit of complementing and thanking others; the habit of preparing; and the habit of dividing large problems into pieces and solving them.”
I hope you will try to make these habits a part of you. You will experience small and large achievements and failures in the future. When faced with a difficult situation, think about these habits and take courage. If you need help, ask for advice from your professors or other people to bravely overcome difficult situations and become proud members of society because infinite possibilities and new paths are open before you.

 

My dear graduates,
I hope our campus will be remembered beautifully and preciously as a place where you have devoted your passion and youth in your 20s after entering the university full of dreams and hope. Please continue to show interest and love for your alma mater while keeping the precious memories deep in your hearts. Your alma mater will also not forget you and will forever support you.
Once again, my heartfelt congratulations to you on your graduation. I wish you much luck and happiness in your future.

 

February 23, 2018
SeoulTech President Kim Jongho