CALS RESEARCH
It is the very right place for students who pursue their careers as scientists and professionals in agriculture, biotechnology and environmental sciences in the 21st century.
CALS Information
SNU CALS is Korea’s leading institution specializing in agricultural education and research. The College has 8 departments offering 17 major and interdisciplinary programs; these share a common vision: to develop innovative studies in the field of agricultural and life sciences, while nurturing global leaders in agriculture.
01Admission
We review each applicant with an eye to academic excellence, intellectual vitality and personal context.
02Programs
Find out more about the undergraduate and the graduate schools of CALS
CALS News
Professor Ilkwon Park of Seoul National University Receives the 13th Songjeong Entomology Award
Expanding the Boundaries of Entomology – Professor Ilkwon Park of Seoul National University Receives the 13th Songjeong Entomology Award Professor Ilkwon Park of the Depar...
Interview with the Grand Prize Winners of the 2025 Global Student Startup Challenge (GSSC)
– SNU Startup Team REVITA Unveils New Possibilities for Smart Agriculture On May 22, the student startup team REVITA from Seoul National University (SNU) took the top priz...
Interview with the Arboretum Director concerning the SNU–Anyang City Gwanak Arboretum Agreement
On February 20, 2025, Seoul National University (a national university corporation) and the city of Anyang signed a legally binding Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to open the Gwa...
‘Arbor Day’ Event Hosted
On April 5, Seoul National University held a special environmental program in celebration of Arbor Day. This year’s event went beyond simply planting trees and was organiz...
Detecting Urban Street Tree Carbon Stock and Uptake Using a Vehicle-Based LiDAR–Camera System Integrated with Computer Vision
Professor Youngryel Ryu
Professor Youngryel Ryu group from Department of Landscape Architecture and Rural Systems Engineering at SNU has mapped carbon stock and growth of individual street trees using ...
Development of web-based decision support tool for rainfall erosivity estimation using both high-resolution rainfall data and simplified models
Professor Moon-Seong Kang
Professor Moon-Seong Kang’s research team from SNU CALS has developed a Web-based Rainfall Erosivity Calculation (WREC) decision support tool, which enables rapid and accu...
An integrated microbial genome-wide association studies-based characterization of nitric oxide homeostasis by probiotic Bacillus subtilis on aging and neurodegeneration using Caenorhabditis elegans and mouse models
Professor Younghoon Kim
o This study investigates the genetic mechanisms by which the probiotic Bacillus subtilis regulates nitric oxide (NO) metabolism and its effects on host aging and neurodegenerat...
Metagenome-based microbial metabolic strategies to mitigate ruminal methane emissions using Komagataeibacter-based symbiotics
Professor Younghoon Kim
□ o Methane produced in the rumen—the main digestive organ of ruminants—is recognized as a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions from global livestock indust...