Professor Seo Eun-Suk, delivering the lecture at KU. (Provided by Newsis)

By Park Yumin (pyumin04@korea.ac.kr)

On May 28, the 7th lecture of the “2025 The Leaders Changing the World Lecture Series” was held at Korea University’s (KU) Centennial Memorial Samsung Hall. Organized by the KU Student Success Center, the guest speaker was Professor Seo Eun-Suk (Department of Physics, University of Maryland), a renowned physicist and alumna of the KU Department of Physics. Professor Seo has led numerous projects with NASA, becoming the first Korean-American scientist to receive the United States (U.S.) Presidential Award for Space Exploration.

Under the title “Challenging Extremes: From Antarctica to the International Space Station,” Professor Seo engaged in conversation with KU students. “Challenges are always accompanied by hardships, but the determination to never give up creates new opportunities,” she said, sharing experiences conducting research in extreme environments, such as the CREAM project, which measured cosmic rays in Antarctica, and the ISS-CREAM project, which placed a detector on the International Space Station. Empathizing the importance of tenacity, Professor Seo added, “It’s not what you’re born with that determines success, but how much you love it and stick with it.”

“The Leaders Changing the World Lecture Series,” part of KU’s 120th anniversary celebration, concluded its 7th session. Henceforth, KU will continue to invite influential leaders from diverse fields to continue the series.

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