Yewon Kim, 2024 Scholarship Recipient of Optica Women Scholars and SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded annually by OPTICA, one of the largest academic societies in the field of optics, to 20 female students worldwide who are recognized for their potential leadership in the field. Yewon Kim from Yonsei University was the first recipient from South Korea.
Additionally, in May, Yewon Kim was selected as a recipient of the '2024 Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship' awarded by SPIE (the International Society for Optics and Photonics). This scholarship is awarded annually by SPIE, the largest academic society in the field of optical engineering, to students who are expected to make significant contributions to the field. Three students from South Korea, including Yewon Kim from Yonsei University, were selected this year.
Yewon Kim has been focusing on developing deep-learning based self-calibrated lens-less microscopy technology. She is also conducting various research projects in the field of computational imaging, including imaging multi-layered semiconductors.