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Approved Case 1:
· Field of Specialty: Astrophysics
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Ph.D.
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 0
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 약 430
· Number of Awards Received: 0
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: High number of citations of the publications
Approved Case 2:
· Field of Specialty: Communication
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Ph.D.
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 0
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 0
· Number of Patents: 18
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: 18 patents and frequent citation of these patents in other patent publications
Approved Case 3:
· Field of Specialty: Mobile Technology
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Associate degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 0
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 1
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Developed technologies to introduce and apply to large companies, which resulted in the increase in their sales
Approved Case 4:
· Field of Specialty: Biochemistry
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Ph.D.
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 2
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 374
· Number of Awards Received: 2
· Number of Patents: 5
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: High number of citations of the publications / Developed innovative new drug technologies
Approved Case 5:
· Field of Specialty: Geological Information System
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Master’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 0
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 1
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Successfully completed 30 major government agency projects
Approved Case 6:
· Field of Specialty: Wireless Communication
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Bachelor’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 0
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 1
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Successfully completed a large national project funded for an investment of over 70 million dollars
Approved Case 7:
· Field of Specialty: Platform Development / Artificial Intelligence
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Master’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 3
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 2
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Developed technologies which were applied to many office systems and generated higher sales and profitability
Approved Case 8:
· Field of Specialty: Fiber Chemistry
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Master’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 0
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 1
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Developed innovative products to achieve higher sales and introduced them to major hospitals in Korea
Approved Case 9:
· Field of Specialty: Telecommunication Technology
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Master’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 2
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 3
· Number of Patents: 4
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Developed technologies which led to an innovative new product launch by a major global company
Approved Case 10:
· Field of Specialty: Wireless and Broadband Communication
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Bachelor’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 0
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 0
· Number of Patents: 0
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Developed technologies which enabled a major global company to increase its sales
Approved Case 11:
· Field of Specialty: User Interface
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Bachelor’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 0
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 0
· Number of Awards Received: 9
· No. of Patents/Copyrights: 41
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: Distinguished records of awards winning / A large number of patents and copyrights
Approved Case 12:
· Field of Specialty: Material Science (Polymer Chemistry Major)
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Ph.D.
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 0
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 90
· Number of Awards Received: 5
· Number of Patents: 57
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: High number of patents / High number of citations of the publications and patents / Distinguished records of awards winning / Developed and applied innovative technologies to the product development and manufacturing process of large companies
Approved Case 13:
· Field of Specialty: Physics (Semiconductor Production Specialist)
· Highest Academic Degree Earned: Master’s degree
· Number of Appearances in Media Channels: 8
· Number of Citations of the Publications/Patents: 131
· Number of Awards Received: 2
· Number of Patents: 6
· Achievement(s) Emphasized in the Petition: High number of citations of the publications and patents / Received awards from corporations
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