Green Dream
Green Chemistry
When I was a kid, I think I was a little bit different from other children. While everyone watching fireworks said, "Wow, beautiful!", I said "Wait, where's that white fog goes afterwards?"
Also, I feel so sorry for them, looking what we've done to them without a thought.
I'm not sure what was the exact reason, but I just feel empathy very easily. Maybe it's in my nature or because of my parent's committed love. Perhaps my grandparents might also have influenced me. They are very devout Christians, so I have heard many things about love and contribution from them.
That's why volunteer activity has always been important to me: renovating old fences and praying for neighbors in Mongolia, teaching middle and high school students who couldn’t afford private tutoring, and assisting students with disabilities in their school work. I can’t refuse the opportunity to help others who can benefit from my time and experience, and working with others in this way fills my heart with happiness, gratitude, and pride.
Therefore, I decided to become a chemist who can contribute to finding some fundamental solutions for climate change. Not to mention that I enjoyed solving problems in organic chemistry textbooks, my heart was fluttering when I consider myself committing to society by researching this field.
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I dream of a future that my small research findings bring a big improvement in efficiency and cost of renewable energy sources and storage systems, thus could benefit regions where extreme weathers devastate innocent people’s life.
Indeed there were many detours until I came to find my callings. I took courses from various departments such as psychology, economics, and computer science. I also worked as a reporter at an entrepreneurship center, a supporter in the career development center, and a teacher at a private academy. That is why my resume might seem a little bit different from that of a typical chemistry student.​
Chemistry
Psychology
Economics
Programming
Teacher
Reporter
Convergence
Courage
Adaptability
Hardworking
Diversity
​ However, every lesson has been meaningful. For example, I learned how to converge different fields of ideas to find problems and solutions. In the 12th International Conference for the Integration of Science, Technology, and Society, I suggested with the other four team members a mobile application to decrease the number of high school students suffering from depression by connecting them with students majoring in psychotherapy.
Moreover, challenging and taking initiatives is what I now become comfortable with. At KIST, I am helping a new senior researcher to expand her space and research scope. Thus, the current status or size of the research group is not a big issue for me. Instead, I am enjoying a new journey together.
Finally, I came to pull my weight, whatever I do. To be frank, I was last on the admission list to Ewha Scranton Honors Program. Yet, I didn’t aim to be the first place, but rather, I tried to do my best in any situation because I didn’t want to feel small and believed that I could learn somehow. This attitude not only left me less stressful but also resulted in dramatic achievement. I am proud that I graduated Summa Cum Laude.