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 does that white fog go afterwards?"
Also, I feel so sorry for them. Look 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 I was also influenced by my grandparents. 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 chemistry textbooks, my heart was fluttering when I consider myself committing to society by research.
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I dream of a future that my small research findings bring a big improvement in efficiency and reducing cost of renewable energy system, thus could benefit regions where extreme weathers are devastating 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 undergraduates 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 the 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. And, I didn’t aim to be the first place, but, 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 outstanding improvements. I am proud that I graduated Summa Cum Laude.