KAIST Graduate School of Green Growth and Sustainability, together with the Asan Nanum Foundation, is launching a six-part seminar series throughout 2026 titled “From Research to Climate Tech Entrepreneurship,” spotlighting how research outcomes translate into real-world climate tech ventures.
The inaugural session focuses on “Thermal Energy Storage Technology,” featuring a dialogue-format seminar with Professor Dae Joon Jang — Professor of Mechanical Engineering at KAIST and CEO of GIGAette.
Going beyond a technology overview, the session offers a candid look at how a researcher translates climate-critical science into the language of commercialization, and at the journey from lab discovery to startup and market entry.
For faculty and researchers interested in climate tech entrepreneurship, the session provides concrete insights into how research can scale into social and industrial impact. For students, it offers practical inspiration to consider research, career, and entrepreneurship together.
The series aims to bring the KAIST community together around the question: “How can great research move beyond the page to become a technology venture that tackles real-world problems?” In the face of the climate crisis, we welcome all who are thinking at the intersection of technology and entrepreneurship.
[KAIST Climate Tech Seminar Series #1]
- Topic: Thermal Energy Storage Technology
- Speaker: Prof. Dae Joon Jang (KAIST Dept. of Mechanical Engineering / CEO, GIGAette)
- Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 16:00–17:00
- Venue: KAIST Creative Learning Building (E11), Room 304
Registration is available via the QR code on the poster or through the link below.
🍞 All pre-registered participants will receive Sungsimdang bread.
We look forward to the participation of KAIST faculty, researchers, and students — to witness the moment when research becomes a technology that changes the world, and that technology becomes an enterprise.