History

2024

• Renovation of Natural Sciences Building 3 and Temporary Relocation of the Department
• Prof. Dong-Won Shin, Elected as a Full Member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology
• Prof. You-Jung Shin, Elected as a New Member of the Next-Generation National Academy of Science and Technology

2023

• Selected as an Outstanding Employment Department for the 2023 Jeonbuk National University Future Talent Award
• Prof. Dong-Won Shin, Recipient of the Minister of Education Commendation

2021

• Prof. Geun-Bae Kim, Recipient of the Order of Science and Technology Merit, Progress Class
• Established the Interdisciplinary Big Data Major in Science and Technology (Participating Department: Science Studies)
• Selected for the Digital New Technology Innovation Shared University Program in the Big Data Field (Participating Department: Science Studies)

2018

• Prof. Hea-Ryun Shim, Recipient of the Minister of Education Commendation

2016

• Foundation Research Support Project in the Humanities and Social Sciences – Principal Investigator: Prof. Geun-Bae Kim; Participating Professors: Eun-Kyung Lee and Dong-Won Shin

2015

• Opened The Korean Research Institute of Science, Technology and Civilization

2005

• Established the doctor's course of the Graduate School

2000

• Established the master's course of the Graduate School

1999

• Opened the Science Culture Research Center

1994

• Authorized the establishment of Department of Science Studies