About KIM+

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History

2024

  • 2024.03.15
    • Redesignated Frictional Wear Materials Division to Surface and Interface Division
      Founded Raw Materials for Secondary Batteries Division
  • 2024.05.17
    • Retitled POSCO Young Researcher Award to POSCO Kim Chol Woo Award
  • 2024.07.12
    • Founded the High Temperature Materials Division
  • 2024.12.13
    • Merged the Nanomaterial Division and Fusion Materials Science Division into Nano Convergence Materials Division

2023

  • 2023.03.16
    • Redesignated the Daejeon·Chungcheong Branch to the Daejeon·Sejong·Chungcheong
      Redesignated the Busan·Gyeongnam Branch to the Busan·Ulsan·Gyeongnam
      Founded the Incheon·Gyeonggi Branch
  • 2023.04.27
    • Established Hyundai-steel Science and Hyundai-steel Young Scientist Award
  • 2023.09.15
    • Retitled Electronic Materials Award to Choi Ho Young Award
  • 2023.11.10
    • Signed MOU with JILM (ALMA)
  • 2023.12.08
    • Founded the Materials for Hydrogen Energy Division

2022

  • 2022.02.03
    • Signed MOU with JIMM (The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials) for International Session
  • 2022.03.18
    • Founded the Display Materials and Their Applications Division
  • 2022.04.11
    • Signed MOU with Shinyang Metal (Songcheon Science Award)
  • 2022.09.15
    • Signed MOU with Republic of Korea Air Force Logistics Command
  • 2022.09.16
    • Redesignated the Electronic Materials Division to the Semiconductor and Electronic Materials Division
  • 2022.11.30
    • Signed MOU with TMS (International Scholar Award)

2021

  • 2021.03.12
    • Founded the Mechanics and Measurement Division
  • 2021.09.10
    • Founded the Magnet Division
  • 2021.10.21
    • Signed MOA with Center for Future Materials
  • 2021.11.01
    • Launched Industry-University-Institute Collaboration Platform ‘LinKIM+’
  • 2021.12.01
    • Signed MOU with Kosdaq Listed Companies Association
  • 2021.12.02
    • Signed MOU with Namdong Industrial Complex Management Council

2020

  • 2020.01.17
    • Founded the AI for Materials Science and Engineering Division
  • 2020.09.18
    • Signed MOU with MRS (Materials Research Society)
  • 2020.12.11
    • Established Dongkuksongwon Award
      Renewed official websites

2019

  • 2019.01.18
    • Merged the Additive Manufacturing & Powder Metallurgy (AMPM) Division and the Powder Metallurgy Division into the unified AMPM Division
  • 2019.07.12
    • Founded the Aerospace Materials Division

2018

  • 2018.05.18
    • Founded the Aluminum Division
  • 2018.08.31
    • Established the Kim Yong Jin Award
  • 2018.12.07
    • Founded the Additive Manufacturing & Powder Metallurgy (AMPM) Division

2017

  • 2017.01.13
    • Founded the Titanium Division
  • 2017.04.27
    • Established the POSCO Young Researcher Award

2016

  • 2016.12.09
    • Founded the High-Entropy Alloys Division
  • 2016.12.28
    • Signed MOU with CECO (Changwon Exhibition Convention Center)

2013

  • 2013.01.18
    • Redesignated the Tribology Division to the Friction and Wear Division
  • 2013.07.19
    • Established the KIPO Paper Award
  • 2013.12.05
    • Renewed official websites

2012

  • 2012.01.27
    • Established the LS Science Award
  • 2012.04.09
    • Established the WISET.KIM Young Researcher Award
  • 2012.07
    • Founded the Nanomaterials Division
  • 2012.10
    • Established the Iljin Academic Award

2011

  • 2011.05.20
    • Founded the Tribology Division
  • 2011.07.15
    • Founded the Thermoelectric Materials Division
      Founded the Fusion Materials Science Division
  • 2011.08.09
    • Signed MOU with Korea Nonferrous Metal Association
  • 2011.08.29
    • Signed MOU with Korea Iron & Steel Association and Korea Metal Materials Research Association
  • 2011.09.16
    • Founded the Energy Materials Division

2008

  • 2008.07.04
    • Founded the Bio and Healthcare Materials Division

2006

  • 2006.12.18
    • Founded the Magnesium Division

2005

  • 2005.09.30
    • Published the 1st issue of 'Electronic Materials Letters'

2003

  • 2003.08.
    • Redesignated 'Metals and Materials' to 'Metals and Materials International'

2000

  • 2000.01.01
    • Redesignated 'Journal of the Korean Institute of Metals' to 'Korean Journal of Metals and Materials’
    • Redesignated 'Bulletin of the Korean Institute of Metals' to 'Trends in Metals & Materials Engineering'
  • 2000.01.21
    • Reorganized the Education Division into the Education Committee
  • 2000.07.14
    • Founded the Composite Materials Division

1999

  • 1999.03.28
    • Signed an academic exchange agreement with JIM, which includes a joint symposium
  • 1999.05
    • Founded the Thermodynamics Division and Metallic Terminology Committee
  • 1999.06
    • Founded the Education Division
  • 1999.12.18
    • Founded the Texture and Microstructure Design Division

1998

  • 1998.01.01
    • Founded the Americas Branch, the Metal History Division, the Nonferrous Metallurgy Division, the Iron and Steel Division, and the Electronic Materials Division
  • 1998.03.21
    • Dissolution Smelting Division

1995

  • 1995.01.01
    • Published the 1st issue of 'Metals and Materials'

1994

  • 1994.07.01
    • Signed Academic Exchange Agreement with China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association

1990

  • 1990.01.03
    • Founded the Smelting Division
  • 1990.01.25
    • Founded the Daejeon·Chungcheong Branch
  • 1990.05.26
    • Redesignated the Busan Branch to the Busan·Gyeongnam Branch, the Daegu Branch to the Daegu·Gyeongbuk Branch

1989

  • 1989.06.03
    • Founded the Pohang Branch

1988

  • 1988.11.01
    • Founded the Powder Metallurgy Division
  • 1988.11.02
    • Signed Academic Exchange Agreement with TMS/AIME

1987

  • 1987.05.21
    • Founded the Advanced Structural Materials Division
  • 1987.06.01
    • Founded the Advanced Materials Processing Division
  • 1987.06.25
    • Signed Academic Exchange Agreement with British Metallurgical Society
      Founded the Materials and Physical Properties Division
  • 1987.09.01
    • Founded the Phase Transformation Division

1983

  • 1983.03.14
    • Signed Academic Exchange Agreement with China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association

1982

  • 1982.05.29
    • Re-founded the Daegu(Gyeongbuk) Branch

1981

  • 1981.04.18
    • Founded the Honam Branch

1980

  • 1980.04.04
    • Re-founded the Busan Branch

1975

  • 1975.08.21
    • Dissolution of the Busan Branch and Gyeongbuk Branch

1970

  • 1970.07.24
    • Held the 1st KIM Academic Conference

1967

  • 1967.10.21
    • Founded the Gyeongbuk Branch

1963

  • 1963.02.28
    • Published the 1st issue of 'Journal of the Korean Institute of Metals'

1962

  • 1962.02.17
    • Founded the Busan Branch

1946

  • 1946.04.10
    • Founded by 10 metallurgists and held the 1st general meeting