Hoam Foundation announces the winner of the "2026 Samsung Hoam Award"...Six people including Oh Sung-jin and Jo Soo-mi

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Six people, including Eva Hoffman, a professor at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark who became a world-renowned authority in chromosome research as Korean adoptees, Professor Oh Sung-jin of UC Berkeley, and Professor Jo Su-mi of Soprano, were selected as the winners of the "2026 Samsung Hoam Award."

The Hoam Foundation announced on the 1st that six people who contributed to the development of humanity and the improvement of the quality of life in the fields of science, engineering, medicine, art, and community service were selected as winners of the "2026 Samsung Hoam Award."

This year's winners span a wide range of generations from people in their 30s to 70s, and people from various backgrounds were named. Winners in each category will be awarded a certificate, a medal, and a prize of 300 million won.

The winners were selected through a four-month screening process, including a judging committee consisting of 46 top domestic and foreign experts, a 45-member advisory committee consisting of all foreign scholars, and on-site due diligence.

This year's winners are those who have contributed to the development of human civilization and the improvement of quality of life, making innovative achievements in science, engineering, medicine, art, and social service. The winners span a wide range of generations from 30s to 70s, and people from various backgrounds were selected.

Professor Oh Sung-jin, the winner of the Science Prize in Physics and Mathematics, is a mathematician who discovered the secret of the black hole. Professor Oh is known as a world-class mathematician who has made a breakthrough in solving fundamental challenges in mathematics and physics by identifying instability inside black holes in space with nonlinear hyperbolic partial differential equations in mathematics. He was also selected as an invited speaker at the 2026 World Congress of Mathematicians in recognition of his work in presenting a new analysis method that mathematically identifies difficulties related to general relativity.

Professor Yoon Tae-sik, winner of the Science Prize in Chemistry and Life Sciences, is a world-class chemist who has developed an innovative organic synthesis methodology that uses transition metals as photocatalysts to induce binding reactions of complex organic molecules with only low energy and safe visible light. By changing the paradigm of organic compound synthesis, he is evaluated as overcoming the limitations of existing photochemicals that relied on ultraviolet rays and opening a new era of sustainable eco-friendly chemistry.

Kim Bum-man, an honorary professor at POSTECH who received the Engineering Award, is a pioneer in wireless communication that overcame the technical limitations of radio frequency power amplifiers, which are key devices for sending signals far from mobile phones and mobile communication base stations, and developed power amplifiers that have high efficiency, high linearity, and high output at the same time. Professor Kim's technology is widely used in the design of transmitters for mobile phones and base stations and is expected to play a key role in implementing wireless transmitters required by 6th generation mobile communication systems in the future.

Eva Hoffman, a professor at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, is a world-renowned medical scientist who has contributed to discovering the root causes of chromosomal disorders such as infertility, miscarriage, and Down's syndrome by identifying the principle of chromosomal separation errors that occur during the meiosis process of human eggs. He also presented new possibilities for the development of treatments for infertility-related diseases in the future.

Jo Su-mi Soprano, who received the Arts Award, is a world-class diva representing Korea. For 40 years, he has been praised as a "God-given voice" by playing a leading role in the world's top stages, including the New York Metropolitan Opera and the Vienna State Opera, based on his excellent technique, clear and transparent tone, and rich emotional expression. He was highly praised for taking the lead in spreading the message of international exchange and peace and raising the status of Korean vocal music to the world.

Oh Dong-chan, the medical director of Sorokdo National Hospital, who won the Social Service Award, has been treating Hansen for more than 30 years as a dentist in Sorokdo, Jeollanam-do, and has practiced noble humanity as a family and companion of Hansen by treating hundreds of Hansen's disease patients through self-developed surgeries such as lip reconstruction surgery. Since 2005, he has also devoted himself to medical services for leprosy patients abroad in the Philippines and Cambodia, contributing to cross-border leprosy treatment and improving their environment.

Winners in each category will receive awards, medals, and 300 million won in prize money, and the award ceremony will be held on June 1.

Meanwhile, the Hoam Foundation has produced 188 Hoam Award winners and awarded 37.9 billion won in prize money since the first award in 1991. This year, the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics winner Didier Cueloz, a professor at Zurich University in Switzerland, and the 2021 Hoam Prize winner Cho Kyung-hyun, a world-renowned AI expert, will be invited to hold a lecture at the Daejeon Convention Center on July 4.

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