National Research Foundation names Chungnam National University professor to lead semiconductor, display division

The National Research Foundation of Korea announced Monday that it has appointed Lee Ga-won, a professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering at Chungnam National University, as head of the semiconductor and display division under its National Strategic Research Institute.

Lee will serve a two-year term overseeing government-commissioned support projects in the semiconductor and display fields. Her responsibilities will span evaluation and management, project planning, proposals for mid- to long-term development, policy formulation and advisory work, budget allocation planning, progress monitoring and performance promotion, research demand and technology forecasting and trend analysis, and external cooperation.