Gyeongnam Jeongbodae New Materials Chemical Engineering Student Team Wins President Award from Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology
At the '2020 Engineering Festival Creative Comprehensive Design Competition'
A student team from the Department of New Materials and Chemical Engineering at Gyeongnam Information University won the President Award of the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology at the 2020 Engineering Festival Creative Comprehensive Design Competition.
View original image[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Students from the Department of New Materials and Chemical Engineering at Gyeongnam Information University (President Chu Man-seok) won the President Award of the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology at the '2020 Engineering Festival Creative Comprehensive Design Competition' held from November 23 to 27.
Earlier, the 'Mental Metal' team, consisting of students Ko Dae-hee, Kim Kyung-joo, Park Sang-won, Kim Chan-hyo, Jung Soo-min, and Boo Eun-bin from the Department of New Materials and Chemical Engineering (advised by Professor Lee Kwang-se), won the grand prize in the preliminary round, competing against 17 teams from nationwide specialized college engineering technology education innovation centers, with their project on 'Separator Stabilization Technology.'
Subsequently, they competed against a total of 21 teams, including 18 teams from general universities, in the finals and received the President Award of the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology.
Ko Dae-hee, a second-year student and leader of the 'Mental Metal' team, said, "It is meaningful to receive such a great award through the process of conducting experiments directly in battery-related classes with the help of our advising professor."
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The competition was hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and jointly organized by the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology and the Engineering Education Innovation Council to boost the morale and pride of engineers. A total of 140 teams from 87 engineering colleges nationwide participated to showcase their skills.
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