“From a researcher, aged 29, who discovered that a gene can autonomously regulate protein function and published a paper in a Nature sister journal, to experts in organic synthesis who have worked as researchers at the U.S. national nuclear physics laboratory Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Scripps Research Institute, and to specialists in thin-film solar cells and plasma,”

The university appointed nine new professors to strengthen its competitiveness in education and research.

President 서거석 presented letters of appointment to the new professors at the President's Office at Headquarters on September 3 at 9:00 a.m., with senior officials in attendance, and asked them to make efforts to enhance the university's educational and research competitiveness.

The newly appointed professors at the university are: Professor 오선영 (Medical School, Department of Medicine); 김성렬 (College of Nursing, Department of Nursing); 이재준 (College of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering); 장태일 (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Rural Construction Engineering); 박찬경 (College of Education, Department of Earth Science Education); 서영준 (College of Natural Science, Department of Chemistry); 서필준 (College of Natural Science, Department of Chemistry); 이광철 (College of Arts, Department of Fine Arts); and 문세연 (High-enthalpy Plasma Research Center Jeonbuk National University).

President 서거석 said, "I sincerely welcome and congratulate you on becoming members of our proud university family," and added, "I hope you will become a great asset in enhancing our university's research and educational competitiveness."