YONSEI UNIVERSITY

Yonsei University is one of Korea’s most research-intensive universities with a thriving community of innovative and world-leading researchers. The scope of significant research at Yonsei University is broad and diverse, including the fields of medicine, biochemistry, health, engineering, materials science, chemistry, and neuroscience, as well as the areas of the humanities and social sciences. To address the challenges of a rapidly changing society, Yonsei University pursues interdisciplinary and convergence research initiatives to energize networks between academic fields and across campuses, supported with a research ecosystem that increasingly transcends disciplinary boundaries via university policies. Yonsei University’s 123 research centers conduct interdisciplinary, policy-relevant research and foster globally-minded, creative leaders of convergence research.

 

 

Yonsei University

Awarded Projects

2025

Engineering Tri-Stable Thermal Switch Device for Dual-mode Solid-State Cooling and Pyroelectric Energy Harvesting

  • Yonsei PI: Woochul Kim, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • HKUST PI: Qiye Zheng, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

 

Investigating the mechanisms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using induced pluripotent stem cells(iPSC)-derived brain organoids from patients with ASD

 

Multiscale Simulation and Experimental Validation of Thermally Integrated Desalination-Electrolysis Systems for Green Hydrogen Production Using pySembrane

  • Yonsei PI:Junghwan Kim, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • HKUST PI: Alicia An, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

 

Smart Contact Lens for Levodopa Drug Monitoring for Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Management

  • Yonsei PI: Jang-Ung Park, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
  • HKUST PI: Hnin Yin Yin Nyein, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

 

The Impact of Negative Income Tax on Labor Market and Health Outcomes: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment

  • Yonsei PI: Hyuncheol Bryant Kim, College of Medicine
  • HKUST PI: Sangyoon PARK, Division of Social Science

 

(Un-)Informed Communication Design

 Awards Schedule

  • Application open:
    December 2, 2024
  • Application deadline:
    February 3, 2025 at 23:59 UTC
  • Project duration:
    April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026
  • Mid-term progress review due date:
    September 30, 2025
  • Final reports due date:
    April 30, 2026