Changwon National University Selected Consecutively for Ministry of Education and Ministry of Science and ICT National R&D Projects

From the left, Professor Park Kyunghoon, Dr. Kim Kyunga, Master's student Moon Hansol, PhD student Kim Sunghyun, PhD student Park Geonwoong (Photo by Changwon National University)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Changwon National University announced on the 12th that it has been consecutively selected for national R&D projects led by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and ICT, and will conduct research as a principal investigator going forward.

Dr. Kim Kyung-ah was selected for a project under the Creative and Challenging Research Base Support Program by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea with the theme "Optimization Study of Photocatalytic Thermochromic Cool Roof Coatings for Building Energy and Fine Dust Reduction." She will receive a total of 150 million KRW in funding over three years starting from June this year to conduct the research.

Master’s student Moon Han-sol was selected for the advanced course of the Women Graduate Engineering Research Team Support Program, hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Center for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology. She will receive 7 million KRW over seven months to conduct a study titled "Analysis of Urban Area Ultrafine Dust Generation Factors Using Big Data."

In addition, doctoral students affiliated with the laboratory are conducting projects under the Basic Research Program and the Creative and Challenging Research Base Support Program of the National Research Foundation of Korea on topics such as water quality management and urban climate using drones and deep learning, in collaboration with Song Bong-geun, a senior research professor at Changwon National University’s Industrial Technology Research Institute.

Professor Park Kyung-hoon, advisor of the Spatial Information Convergence Laboratory, explained, "Developing smart environmental management technology is paramount to improving environmental issues. The Spatial Information Convergence Laboratory will continue to nurture experts who will lead the smart environment field."

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