Undergraduate Scholar

Seungwan Ryu

Type of scholarship
Undergraduate Scholar
Oxford course
Engineering
Oxford college
St Anne’s College
Cohort
Incoming 2026
Country
South Korea

Seungwan is fascinated by laws of physics and how mathematicalprinciples explain the natural world. His perspective broadened throughresearch on energy harvesting, where he realised that engineering transformsphysical and mathematical ideas into technologies that can directly impactsociety. This experience led him to pursue a path toward becoming an engineer.

He conducted research on flow-induced snap-throughdynamics of double parallel elastic sheets as part of a research &education project at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology(KAIST).

Seungwan has represented his country in international physicscompetitions, earning the Grand Prize at Korean Young Physicists’ Tournament(KYPT) and competed as a national representative at International YoungPhysicists’ Tournament (IYPT). These experiences strengthened his commitment tophysics and studying abroad. Alongside his scientific interests, he has astrong entrepreneurial mindset and aspires to found a company based ontechnologies he develops.

Outside of academics, Seungwan’s hobbies include skiing, playingbasketball, and listening to jazz.

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