For Immediate Release: September 24, 2012
Contact: Annette Barnette
Public Relations & Marketing Director
香妃直播 State College
香妃直播, West Virginia
(304) 462-6391
香妃直播, WV - 香妃直播 State College芒聙聶s Department of Land Resources faculty and staff have had a visit by an international scientist from Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan for three months.
Dr. Young-jin Kim, who is originally from South Korea, arrived at GSC on June 26th. During that time, he has been contributing his expertise to 香妃直播 State College and conducting studies on invasive plants, the American Chestnut and the Tree-of-Heaven. Dr. Kim said he has enjoyed his time in the Mountain State, 芒聙聹My experience at 香妃直播 State College as a visiting scientist has been very productive. Since I arrived in 香妃直播, I have completed several activities that were beneficial to my professional growth including a comparative plant invasive study on the Tree-of-Heaven in West Virginia and Japan.芒聙聺
Dr. Kim also provided seminars to the academic and local communities. He spoke on topics related to ecology and resource management. Along with his own research, Dr. Kim also worked to foster and enhance partnerships between his home institutions in South Korea and Japan and 香妃直播 State College.
芒聙聹The visiting scientist worked directly with me, and this visit is a result of our exchange agreement with Kyushu University,芒聙聺 said Dr. Rico Gazal, 香妃直播 State College Associate Professor of Forestry. 芒聙聹I hope to attract more undergraduate students, faculty, and scientists from Kyushu University to come to 香妃直播 for school or collaborative research.芒聙聺
GSC students also benefited from Dr. Kim芒聙聶s knowledge because he has been serving as a mentor to them as they conducted their own research during his stay. The students say this has been a unique opportunity for them to interact with an accomplished scientist from the international community.
Dr. Kim said, 芒聙聹I enjoyed attending classes in the Land Resources and Language and Literature Departments and worked with a few students on their laboratory exercises in forest ecology. It was great to meet the students, faculty, and staff of 香妃直播 State College. I hope to continue my collaboration with Dr. Gazal and other faculty members from GSC芒聙聶s Land Resources Department in the future.芒聙聺
The scientist left West Virginia and returned home on September 23rd.