{"id":107363,"date":"2014-12-29T22:49:01","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T13:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/175.125.95.178\/press\/7363\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T11:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T02:08:28","slug":"7363","status":"publish","type":"press-post","link":"http:\/\/ee.presscat.kr\/en\/presses\/7363\/","title":{"rendered":"Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PhD Kiseok Song (advisor : Hoi-Jun Yoo)&nbsp;&nbsp;received Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award. He has published around 30 papers and 10 patents.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/upload\/board\/esub07_08_01\/20141229\/20141229224838706.jpg\" class=\"txc-image\" style=\"clear: none;float: none\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Recognizing, Rewarding and Inspiring Young Scholars <\/h3>\n<p>Most scientists today agree that basic research is not being supported as it should be.  Long relied-upon funding sources for basic research are increasingly focused on shorter-term payoffs, and are being cut back even as needs and opportunities accelerate. The Marconi Society can make a difference by strongly advocating for more public and private investment in science education and research and by becoming a source of mentorship and encouragement for top students in the field.   <\/p>\n<p>In 2008, with a generous donation from 2007 Marconi Fellow Professor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marconisociety.org\/fellows\/bios\/ronald_rivest.html\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><font color=\"#0066cc\">Ron Rivest<\/font><\/u><\/a>, we created and launched the <strong>Young Scholars Award<\/strong>, selecting four scholars at U.S. universities to receive financial stipends and travel funds to attend our annual Awards Gala and to connect with some of the most sought-after mentors in the world, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marconisociety.org\/fellows.html\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><font color=\"#0066cc\">Marconi Fellows<\/font><\/u><\/a>. Young Scholars make a commitment to remain involved in our organization, to attend future events, and to help us reach out and motivate other exceptional young scholars. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>624<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-107363","press-post","type-press-post","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ee.presscat.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-post\/107363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ee.presscat.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-post"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ee.presscat.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-post"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ee.presscat.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}