SNU NOW Vol.274, Moments of SNU in 2025, Dec. 17, 2025

SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY NEWSLETTER

Dec. 17, 2025

SNU News

Looking Back on 2025: SNU’s Year of Transformation and Community

From the launch of SNU College and the opening of the SNU Commons Central Library to a landmark partnership with OpenAI, the year redefined how the SNU community gathers, learns, and looks ahead.

SNU Drives Innovation at CES 2025

SNU participated in CES 2025, marking its fifth consecutive year of involvement. The SNU Pavilion hosted 15 innovative startups, showcasing groundbreaking technologies, with the support of SNU E&I student supporters, further fostering innovation and global partnerships.

Rising Seas and Shifting Earth Signal Lasting Changes in the Global Water Cycle

A new study shows that shrinking water on land is driving sea level rise. Satellite data from Prof. Seo Ki-Weon’s team confirm long-term changes in Earth’s water cycle. Published in Science.

A New Atomic-Scale Method for Cooling-Free Infrared Sensors

Prof. Chang Celesta Soyeon's research team has developed an 'Atomic Lift-Off' technique that enables the production of ultrathin films made of a crystal-structured oxide material—paving the way for cooling-free infrared sensors. Published in Nature.

SNU College Launch and SNU Commons Central Library Opening

Two doors opened, one bold future unlocked. With the launch of SNU College and the SNU Commons Central Library, the campus just got a major upgrade: learning that thinks bigger than majors.

Triple the Graphene, Double the Moiré, Unlocking Unprecedented Potential

A research team led by Prof. Yoo Hyobin at SNU has successfully engineered a novel two-dimensional quantum material platform through the strategic superposition of moiré lattices. Published in Nature.

SNU Expands Global Research Support to Attract Top Talent

SNU is stepping up support for global research to attract top talent and strengthen international partnerships. The goal is to keep research moving forward and make SNU a more connected, globally engaged academic hub.

How to Gain New Experiences or Become a Language Expert at SNU: SNU in the World

From Madrid’s rich history to California’s creative pulse, SNU students turned the world into their classroom this summer—blending lectures with lived experience through the SNU in the World Program.

From Tiny Ripples to Big Shifts

For the first time, Prof. Hwang Yong-Seok’s team has shown how small plasma waves can build into sweeping structural shifts. Their Nature-published breakthrough points to new horizons in fusion energy and cosmology.

SNU-Open AI Joint Symposium

SNU and OpenAI joined forces through a new MOU. The partnership kicked off with a joint symposium that sparked global dialogue on innovation and responsibility.

Tracing on 50 Years of SNU’s Journey in Gwanak

In 1975, SNU’s scattered colleges came together on the Gwanak Campus, shaping the identity that defines the university today. Fifty years later, SNU commemorated this milestone with a ceremony, reflecting on its journey and future vision.

Tracing the Journey of mRNA Vaccines Inside the Body

Prof. Kim V. Narry’s team at SNU is the first to map what really happens to mRNA vaccines inside your cells — uncovering how they’re delivered, broken down, and what that means for future vaccines. Published in Science.

SKERIC Week 2025 Concludes at SNU

SNU hosted SKERIC Week 2025, bringing together leading universities from Korea and Sweden to strengthen research partnerships and spotlight the role of early-career researchers in driving future innovation.

A Close-Up on the Cell’s Helper Team

Using cryo-EM, Prof. Roh Soung-Hun’s team captured an atomic-level molecular movie of how a powerful chaperone complex—a molecular “helper team” inside our cells—builds and maintains the cell’s internal framework. Published in Science.