In an exciting development, we signed a Memo of Understanding to spur increased collaboration between Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Materials and Life Science Research Division (MLSRD) and two centers of excellence at the University of Pennsylvania. These include the newly launched Center AESOP (Center for Analyzing Evolved Structures as Optimized Products (AESOP): Science and engineering for the human habitat), directed by Shu Yang and Randall Kamien, and the The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), directed by Arjun Yodh. Our aim is to build on existing collaborations and synergies, and to expand them under the auspices of these centers. This was an exciting visit with tremendous promise of more interaction to come.
