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Junho Kwon

Junho is interested in national science diplomacy policy and strategy in the middle of science and technological hegemonic era. He studied nuclear engineering after he realised its potential when South Korea exported nuclear power plants in the United Arab Emirates. Studying nuclear policy specialised in nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament in his master's program, he decided to study interactive relationship between science and diplomacy from a policy side.

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​세계로 뻗어가는 대한민국, K-과학 열풍도 만들 수 있을까요? 국가 간 과학기술 협력과 경쟁이 공존하는 기정학(技政學)의 시대, 과학기술외교 국가 전략과 거버넌스를 고민합니다. 대한민국의 대(對)아랍에미리트 원전 수출을 계기로 원자력공학의 잠재력을 실감하고 관련 분야 학업을 이어갔으며 ​석사과정 중에는 핵비확산 및 군축정책을 중심으로 연구하였습니다. 현재는 정책 측면에서 과학과 외교의 상호작용을 연구하고 있습니다.

RESEARCH INTEREST: Science Diplomacy, Nuclear Non-proliferation, Energy

EMAIL: junhowon@kaist.ac.kr

Education

  • M.S. Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, KAIST, 2023

  • B.S. Nuclear and Quantum Engineering (Minor in Science and Technology Policy), Cum laude, KAIST, 2021

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  • 카이스트 원자력 및 양자공학과 석사 (2023)

  • 카이스트 원자력 및 양자공학과 학사, 과학기술정책학 부전공 (2021, 우등졸업)

Work Experience

  • 2019: Internship, Relations and Multicultural Affairs, Brisbane City Council, Queensland, Australia

  • 호주 퀸즐랜드주 ​브리즈번 시청 대외협력 및 다문화 지원 인턴 (2019)

Academic Activities

  • Completion of the Nuclear Policy Integration Education Program, Korea Nuclear International Cooperation Foundation (KONICOF) (2021)

  • Summer program fellowship, Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Education Center (NEREC), KAIST (2020)

  • Counseling Assistant, Teaching Assistant: NQE373 Radiation Biology (Spring), NQE484 English Writing for Engineers (Fall), HSS175 Introduction to Economics (Spring & Fall), KAIST (2021 ~ 2022)  

Awards & Scholarships

  • 2021: Third Place, Centurial Vision Idea Competition, KAIST

  • 2021: Best paper award, Korean Nuclear Society (KNS) Spring Meeting

  • 2020: The Doosan Heavy Industry Scholarship, awarded by KNS

  • 2019: Dean’s list, spring semester, School of Engineering, KAIST

  • 2019: Winner, Model United Nations conference, The 50th Diplomacy Workshop for College Students, Korea National Diplomacy Academy (KNDA)

Projects

  • Software R&D for Model-based Analysis and Verification of Higher-order Large Complex System (System-of-Systems)

  • Cyber security platform with physical, replicated and simulated components of real-world critical infrastructures 

  • User-perspective Quality Assurance Technology for Edge-Cloud Big Data Application

Publications

  • Kwon, J. (2023) Identifying the Critical Facilities in North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Program: A Petri Net Based Nuclear Weapons Latency Analysis. Master thesis, Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, KAIST.

  • Kwon, J., Yim, M.S. (2022) Simulating the Evolution of North Korea’s First Nuclear Test, Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting, Jeju, Korea.

  • Kwon, J., Yim, M.S. (2021) A Roadmap for DPRK’s Denuclearization Under the Consideration of Nuclear Latency, Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Virtual Spring Meeting, Korea.

Volunteering

  • Founding member, Saemaul Undong (New Village Movement) Student Volunteer Association (SAE), KAIST

Hobbies & Interests

  • Violin, Trumpet

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