Sunchon National University Selected for 13 Projects in Korea Research Foundation's Academic Balance Development Support Program, Securing Approximately 3 Billion KRW

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Soonchunhyang University (President Ko Young-jin) announced on the 12th that 13 research projects were finally selected in the Korea Research Foundation's '2020 Balanced Academic Development Support Project (Creative Challenge, Protective Research, Excellent Scientists at Regional Universities)' recently announced.

The 2020 Balanced Academic Development Support Project is a program that supports research on creative and challenging studies as well as regional and protective fields to establish a foundation for basic research growth, strengthen the academic research base, and promote balanced academic development. This year, Soonchunhyang University applied for a total of 23 projects in this program, of which 13 projects were finally selected.

Specifically, ▲1 project in the Balanced Academic Development (Protective Research) field (Principal Investigator: Professor Heo Jae-seon, Department of Environmental Education) ▲7 projects in the Excellent Scientists at Regional Universities Support field (Principal Investigators: Professor Baek So-hyun, Department of Well-being Resources; Professor Park Jong-in, Department of Horticulture; Professor Lee Sang-seok, Department of Animal Resources Science; Professor Park Ae-kyung and Professor Jang Dong-jo, Department of Pharmacy; Professor Shim Chun-bo, Department of Multimedia Engineering; Professor Lee Heon, Department of Environmental Engineering) ▲5 projects in the Balanced Academic Development (Creative Challenge) field (Principal Investigators: Dr. Lee Hyun-sung, Department of Pharmacy; Dr. Kang Se-won, Department of Biological Environment; Dr. Robelia, Department of Animal Resources Science; Dr. Han Soo-chul, Department of Printed Electronics Engineering; Dr. Ko Jae-seop, Department of Electrical Engineering) were selected.

The principal investigators of the selected projects will receive a total of 3 billion KRW over the next 3 to 6 years to actively conduct basic research in creative and challenging studies as well as regional and protective fields to establish a foundation for basic research growth, strengthen the academic research base, and promote balanced academic development.

Heo Jae-seon, Director of Industry-Academic Cooperation at Soonchunhyang University, said, "The 56% selection rate of Soonchunhyang University in the balanced academic development field is a result that proves the outstanding research capabilities of the faculty and non-regular faculty compared to other universities of similar size." He added, "We hope that through the faithful execution of the selected projects, highly creative individual research and basic research capabilities will be cultivated, laying the foundation for growth as leading researchers."

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