"I loved the active, dynamic, real-time online interaction that took place. Initially I was concerned that, since this is a student-driven online event, not many people would take part in the Q&A sessions, but all participants were eager to listen and give feedback on all of the presentations. I was surprised by everyone’s enthusiasm. I also loved how I could listen to research presentations from many different fields of study, topics ranging from 3D printing microtissues to Twitter discourse analysis. It was a great opportunity to learn about how (and through what kind of background and procedure) research is conducted in other departments.

Thanks to this research symposium, I had a chance to reflect and view my research in a different perspective by thinking about the questions that other participants raised during my presentation. Additionally, I was inspired to explore other possibilities regarding my research. For example, without the comments that others gave me, I wouldn’t have been able to think about extending my research to a start-up. I wouldn’t have never realized that my research has the potential to enter the actual real-world market." 

Chee Eun from KAIST