Ewha Center for Intelligent Nano-Bio Materials was selected as the Science Research Center (SRC) of 2005 and its opening ceremony will be held at the center on October 12. President Shin In-ryung, Prof. Choy Jin-ho (Nano Science), the representative of the center, Oh Myung, the Minister of Science and Technology (MOST), Dr. Hwang Woo-suk (Seoul National Univ.), and authorities in related field will participate in the ceremony.
   SRC is a project conducted by MOST and the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation to support research in basic science by selecting universities which have shown excellence in the area. Ewha is one out of the 14 universities selected, and the center will be financed with a billion won a year for nine years.
   Ewha's center will aim at advancing basic science and innovative technology, training qualified workers, and establishing national infrastructure for nano-bio materials research. Also, the center will perform academic-industrial collaboration and foster international cooperation with overseas research institutes.