[BTM People] Members of the department of Business and Technology Management (BTM) have diverse range of experience and backgrounds. Thus, we come up with the special article to get to know them better.

About 10 new students entered a graduate program for every semester. Some of them already decided labs before entering the KAIST, so it is hard for them know each other. Therefore, this week, we will introduce Min Jeong Kang  for the second issue of the BTM People who has already attended Professor Won Joon Kim’s lab since last October.

Q) Please introduce yourself.

Hello! My name is Min Jeong Kang, and I was born in 1988. I majored in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and worked at Boston Massachusetts General Hospital as an intern. I lived in the United States for 8 years. Then, I returned to Korea last April.

Q) What made you choose KAIST BTM?

I planned to get a job or enter university in the field of biology or medical care. So, I worked at the hospital and biology related lab as an intern during undergraduate studies. While I was working at GSK as an intern in Korea last year, however, I learned that convergence research with field including pharmaceuticals, medicine and medical devices can be conducted. Therefore, I applied to the Department of Business and Technology Management.

Q) What do you do in the lab?

From last October, I have been steadily attending the lab. I am getting used to studying and attending the lab instead of working on particular task. I have a lot of studying to do if I try to find them. Currently, I take part in R study group and research study called “innovation shower”.

Q) What is your hobby outside of your lab schedule?

Exercise! I played basketball in high school. I enjoy jogging and working out at the gym. Also, as an undergraduate student, I ran the half marathon with friends. Ah! If I have a chance this year, I would like to join Color Me RAD.

Q) What is your charm?

Umm..it may not be fatal.. I am an easygoing and unaffected person, so I think people see me as a person who they would feel comfortable hanging around or talking with me.That’s a good thing..right?

Q) What do you want to accomplish while attending graduate school?

I want to concentrate my mind on what I am doing at a given moment instead of seeking to accomplish something big right now. As I came here to study, I want to choose a good subject and write my paper during the two year master’s degree program. In addition, I would like to meet a lot of different people. I am new in Daejeon, Korea. So, I want to have a fruitful life by finding my work and getting to know new people in a new environment.=)