Extraordinary Support of 90 Million Won over 3 Years On December 16, 2010, four professors were appointed as the Underwood Distinguished Professors—Professor Kim Dong-ho (Chemistry), Kim Woo-taek (Biology), Park No-cheol (Mechanical Engineering), Kim Pan-seok (Public Administration); and one Avison Distinguished Professor—Professor Kim Ho-geun (Pathology). The ‘Underwood-Avison Distinguished Professor’ is an honorable title given to scholars who make contributions to the development of mankind through internationally renowned research and education accomplishments. Since the first four professors entitled to the Underwood Professor in 2007, a total of 19 scholars have been designated for the ‘Underwood Distinguished Professor’ and ‘Avison Distinguished Professor’. To these scholars, an incentive of 90 million won is granted over three years. [Underwood Distinguished Professors] Professor Kim Dong-ho (Chemistry) 313 SCI Journals & Cited More than 7,000 Times Professor Kim Dong-ho has published 313 SCI-listed journals, which have been cited more than 7,000 times. His noted research findings have been featured as invited review articles and cover articles for leading journals. Such achievements having been recognized, he was appointed as the initial Korean National Scholar in 2007 and was awarded the Korean Science Award and President Award. He has recently been re-designated as an Underwood Distinguished Professor. Professor Kim Woo-taek (Biology) New Era in Agriculture with the Development of Drought-Resistant Plants Professor Kim’s achievements on the agricultural technology, developing drought-resistant plants which will in turn increase crops, have been published as 100 SCI articles, including 5 articles in The Plant Cell, an internationally recognized journal in the field of Biology. He also has 17 patents and patent applications. Professor Park No-cheol (Mechanical Engineering) Commercialization of Optomechatronics Technology through Academic-Industrial Cooperation with Global Enterprises Professor Park No-cheol’s main research field is optomechatronics, and he has conducted studies on application of his optomechatronic findings to the most advanced information storage devices and ultra-precision optical instruments. His research and findings on optomechatronics has been applied on Samsung products, and he has implemented studies on optomechatronics technology with overseas companies such as Hitachi and Ricoh. In recognition of his achievements on the study of noise and vibration in optomechatronic information storage devices, Professor Park has been conferred academic awards from major societies in the field. Professor Kim Pan-seok (Public Administration) The First Asian Chairman of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences Professor Kim Pan-seok has been designated as the chairman of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), a society with the oldest tradition in the field of Public Administration. He is the first Asian chairman of IIAS in 80 years. He has also been the sub-editor-in-chief of the International Review of Administrative Sciences (SSCI journal), the journal published by IIAS. In 2009, Professor Kim was the first Korean to receive the International Public Administration Award from the American Society for Public Administration. Other awards he received include the Pierre De Celles Award (2008), the Yonsei Academia Award (2006), and the Senator Peter Boorsma Award (2005). While his publications not only include 26 authored books and over 20 co-authored books, but also over 160 journals, of which 29 are SSCI-listed journals. [Avison Distinguished Professor] Professor Kim Ho-geun (Pathology) Global Scholar in the Studies on Cancer Gene Mutation Professor Kim Ho-geun has carried out research on the principle of antigen generation from gene mutation in cancer cells and clarified the avoidance mechanism in immune responses of cancer cells through diaelectric and proteome analysis. He has published around 160 articles in SCI journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine and PLoS Biology; and his work has been cited more than 3,600 times. Professor Kim also created the first frozen cancer tissue bank in Korea, which has activated the clinical research on the occurrence of cancer. Having established a gene bank in Severance Hospital, he is conducting a number of clinical and translational studies with many basic science researchers.