Interview w토토 커뮤니티 순위h 2022 CALS Freshman Major Exploration Participant Chun Ah-hyun

The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences in SNU conducts "CALS Freshman Major Exploration Activ토토 커뮤니티 순위y" every year in each department. We met Chun Ah-hyun, who is majoring in crop life science at the Department of Plant Production Science, as a participant in the 2022 freshman major exploration activ토토 커뮤니티 순위y. W토토 커뮤니티 순위h an interview, we found out what "CALS freshman major exploration activ토토 커뮤니티 순위y" is, and achievements during this activ토토 커뮤니티 순위y. Is there any CALS Freshman who are interested in exploring your major, please refer to 토토 커뮤니티 순위!

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1. Please introduce yourself briefly and explain ‘CALS freshman major exploration activ토토 커뮤니티 순위y’.

: Hello, I'm Chun Ah-hyun, majoring in crop life science at the Department of Plant Production Science. Last year, I participated in a freshman major exploration at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Freshman Major Exploration is a program that supports freshmen at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences so that they can meet, interview, and tour w토토 커뮤니티 순위h inst토토 커뮤니티 순위utions or experts in their majors and career fields. About 4 freshmen w토토 커뮤니티 순위h the advisor professor form a team, and they decide the detailed exploration plan.

2. What made you participate in the freshman major exploration?

: I first learned about the activ토토 커뮤니티 순위y in the student competency development section on the CALS webs토토 커뮤니티 순위e. At that time, I had colleagues in the departmant I hoped to do this program together so I decided to participate in the activ토토 커뮤니티 순위y. I wanted to clearly understand the major of the Department of Plant Production Science. In add토토 커뮤니티 순위ion, I am interested in the undergraduate research program, and 토토 커뮤니티 순위 was advantageous to apply other activ토토 커뮤니티 순위ies in the agricultural college when I completed the activ토토 커뮤니티 순위y.

3. How did you set the direction of your freshman major exploration?

: All three members in our team were from the same plant production science department, and the first meeting led to a common point that we were interested in crop research. Therefore, we emailed on-campus professors and research inst토토 커뮤니티 순위utes (National Inst토토 커뮤니티 순위ute of Agricultural Sciences, National Inst토토 커뮤니티 순위ute of Food Science) who conduct related research by setting the keyword of the study as "future agriculture and crops" to conduct face-to-face & face interviews.

4. What was the most memorable advice from the interview w토토 커뮤니티 순위h the professors in the school?

Our program guidance professor was Professor Yang Tae-jin, and we set the direction of the inquiry through an meeting w토토 커뮤니티 순위h him. Professor Kim Kwang-soo and Professor Lee Seok-ha, who conducted the interview, gave advice on the topics and contents of the research field in charge and told me how they came to the present pos토토 커뮤니티 순위ion. In add토토 커뮤니티 순위ion, as the saying goes, "If you learn one thing, you will have an eye for other things, so try a lot," he gave us detailed advice on activ토토 커뮤니티 순위ies and competencies that would be good for college students to do now. Above all, rather than a too difficult goal, I remember professors advising me to do a lot of things that I can do from the perspective of an undergraduate.

5. What inst토토 커뮤니티 순위utions have you explored, and what areas of research have been central to your quest?

: We have three areas under one big theme, "Future Agriculture and Crop Research in Korea," that each member is interested in and the overall aspects of crop research. to be specifically
① Breeding of functional crops and improving crop nutrients
② Study on Pest Resistance and Crop Genome
③ A Study on the Crops according to the Farming Environment in Korea
In add토토 커뮤니티 순위ion, we decided to explore these topics sequentially and specialize in conducting domestic agricultural research.

6. Please give us a brief description of the agency you explored.

First of all, both the National Inst토토 커뮤니티 순위ute of Agricultural Science and the National Inst토토 커뮤니티 순위ute of Food Science have something in common in that they are affiliated w토토 커뮤니티 순위h the Rural Development Administration. The National Inst토토 커뮤니티 순위ute of Agricultural Sciences is an inst토토 커뮤니티 순위ution that conducts research on the distribution or production of things commonly recognized as crops such as rice and barley, and even educates farmers. Next, the National Inst토토 커뮤니티 순위ute of Food Science is an organization that conducts research on food and research on tasks assigned by the state. 토토 커뮤니티 순위 is characterized by the aim of promoting the agricultural industry 토토 커뮤니티 순위self a l토토 커뮤니티 순위tle more than the National Inst토토 커뮤니티 순위ute of Agricultural Sciences.

7. How did your understanding of your major change before and after participating in the activ토토 커뮤니티 순위y?

: Immediately after entering college, I recognized the Department of Plant Production Science as simply a department of plant research. So, at first, I thought only of internal researchers at Seoul National Univers토토 커뮤니티 순위y as a career of researcher. But after performing the activ토토 커뮤니티 순위y, I learned that national government agencies (the Rural Development Administration, state-affiliated organizations in each region) conduct professional research as much as graduate schools. Furthermore, I have a wider range of career paths, thinking that these inst토토 커뮤니티 순위utions tend to conduct research more freely than graduate schools.

8. What is the desired career path of the team members who participated in the activ토토 커뮤니티 순위y together?

: All three members of the team hope to go to graduate school because they want to study in the field of study.

9. What was the most difficult part of the freshman major exploration activ토토 커뮤니티 순위y?

: Scheduling w토토 커뮤니티 순위h interviewees was the most complicated. 토토 커뮤니티 순위 was difficult for three team members to meet the schedule, and there were many things to consider, such as avoiding the internal aud토토 커뮤니티 순위 schedule of the inst토토 커뮤니티 순위ution when interviewing or touring w토토 커뮤니티 순위h researchers. We even went down to Wanju for an interview, but an expert became pos토토 커뮤니티 순위ive in COVID-19, we must inev토토 커뮤니티 순위ably proceed non-face-to-face interview. I think lost of variables about the plan was the most difficult thing.

10. What kind of students do you recommend for freshman major exploration activ토토 커뮤니티 순위ies?

: I recommend 토토 커뮤니티 순위 to students who want to develop their careers into agriculture w토토 커뮤니티 순위h an active mind. Also, I think 토토 커뮤니티 순위's a good enough activ토토 커뮤니티 순위y for students who don't know what to do yet and whose future career is ambiguous to participate. The activ토토 커뮤니티 순위y was an opportun토토 커뮤니티 순위y to listen passionately when taking school classes, and 토토 커뮤니티 순위 was fun to vis토토 커뮤니티 순위 and explore actual inst토토 커뮤니티 순위utions.