Pukyong National University Sweeps Awards at Mine-Tech Festa with Korea Resources Corporation

5 Awards Including Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award and Grand Prize

Professors and students from the Department of Energy and Resources Engineering at Pukyong National University swept the awards at the '2020 Mine-Tech Festa' hosted by the Korea Resources Corporation. From left: Heonmu Kim, Yosoon Choi (Professors), Dahee Jeong, Dawon Kim, Yeonjae Kim, Sebum Park.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-soo) swept five awards, including the top prize, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award, at the ‘2020 Mine-Tech Festa’ hosted by the Korea Resources Corporation.

At the recent online event, Professor Choi Yo-sun of the Department of Energy Resources Engineering received the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award (Outstanding Advisor Award). In addition, Park Se-beom (1st year PhD student) won the Grand Prize, Kim Heon-mu (1st year PhD student) received the Korea Mining Association President’s Award, and Jung Da-hee (1st year master’s student) along with the team of Kim Da-won and Kim Yeon-jae (1st year master’s students) were awarded Encouragement Awards.

Held under the theme ‘Innovative Technologies and Vision for Mining,’ this competition was organized to nurture excellent talent in the resource industry and provide an opportunity to compete in innovative technological capabilities.

Park Se-beom, who won the Grand Prize, presented his research titled ‘Everyone’s IoT: The First Step Towards Smart Mining,’ receiving the highest evaluation among participants.

In his study, Park proposed a development plan for an underground mine production management system using the Internet of Things (IoT), Bluetooth beacons (location information transmitters), and tablet PCs, drawing significant attention.

He revealed the installation and testing of Bluetooth beacons for the underground mine production management system, as well as the development and testing results of a smartphone application equipped with features such as navigation, equipment proximity warnings, automated production log creation, and data collection related to loading and transportation.

Kim Heon-mu received the Korea Mining Association President’s Award for his work titled ‘Underground Mines Meet Intelligent Unmanned Autonomous Robots,’ while Jung Da-hee and the team of Kim Da-won and Kim Yeon-jae received Encouragement Awards for ‘Artificial Intelligence, Dreaming of Future Mines’ and ‘Wearables for Mine Workers: Adding Innovation to Safety Helmets and Safety Glasses,’ respectively.

Professor Choi Yo-sun, who advised these students, was honored with the top prize, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award (Outstanding Advisor Award), in recognition of his expertise in the resource industry and the outstanding achievements of his students.

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