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Student from the UK Pursues a Ph.D. in Physics at KU
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2014.12.13
<p style="text-align: left;">Ms. Kirstie McAllister, who received a master's in chemistry at the University of Edinburgh, UK, was admitted to Konkuk University's (KU) Physics Ph.D. program in Fall 2014. Ms. McAllister's first acquaintance with Konkuk was when she completed her junior year in university, summer 2012. She participated in KU's International Summer Program (ISP) through which she met Korean friends and learned about Korean culture and language. The University of Edinburgh, her alma mater, requires its seniors to pursue an internship or research activities; Ms. McAllister chose to conduct research as an exchange student at Konkuk upon the completion of the ISP. "I could have chosen a partner university in Hong Kong or Singapore, but because of the curiosity that started from my interest in K-pop, I chose Korea."</p> <p> </p> <p><img src="../../Administration/Abroad/newsletter/december2014/img/global_article05_pic02.jpg" /></p> <p>Photo: Ms. Kirstie McAllister,</p> <p>current Ph.D. student in physics at Konkuk University</p> <p> </p> <p>During the exchange student period (Aug. 2012-Aug. 2013), Ms. McAllister took part in the international joint project of the National Research Foundation of Korea, at Prof. Sang Wook Lee's (KU School of Physics) research lab with support from the World Class University (WCU) project conducted by the Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. The research results are being organized for submission to a journal.</p> <p>As an exchange student at KU School of Physics, Ms. McAllister became convinced that she "could become sufficiently competitive by completing a Ph.D. program at Konkuk." After completing 3-4 years of the doctoral program, she hopes to become "a researcher in nanoscience who contributes to research exchange between Korea and the Great Britain."</p> <p>KU School of Physics has been selected as a WCU program by the Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, receiving an annual fund of 2.7 million USD for five years (i.e., more than 13.5 million USD in total) since 2009. The School of Physics provides specialized education with cutting-edge research equipment. In 2011, the joint research conducted by Prof. Sang Wook Lee of the KU WCU Project Team and Prof. Eleanor Campbell, invitational professor from the School of Chemistry, the University of Edinburgh, was published in Nature Communications with the title "A fast and low-power microelectromechanical system-based non-volatile memory device" which was also introduced through BBC News.</p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: right;">Posted by Eun Jin Cho</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
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