The Asian Scientist 100
Jeong Han
Institution
i3 Systems
Country
South Korea
Field
Engineering
Jeong was awarded the 2021 POSCO TJ Park Technology Prize for pioneering the development of infrared image sensors in South Korea, helping make the country only the seventh in the world to mass produce such sensors.
(Photo: POSCO TJ Park)
AWARDS
- 2021 POSCO TJ Park Technology Prize
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