Hanwha Solutions and Hanwha Total Award 'Young Professor Award' to Three Scientists in the U.S.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyewon] Hanwha Solutions and Hanwha Total have selected three promising Korean-American scientists in the fields of environmental protection and energy efficiency as recipients of the Young Professor Award.

Hanwha Solutions and Hanwha Total announced on the 8th that they held the '2021 Hanwha Young Professor Award' ceremony.

At the event held online that morning, Hanwha Solutions' Chemical Division selected Professor Kibeom Kwon of the University of Kansas, USA, who designed membranes for separating mixed chemicals that can be applied in the petrochemical and environmental fields, as the award recipient.

In the Advanced Materials Division, Professor Kyucheol Park of Northwestern University, USA, who improved electrical energy efficiency through nanocoating technology that controls the transmission and absorption of electromagnetic waves, was selected, and Hanwha Total chose Professor Sangil Kwon of Texas A&M University, USA, an expert in process modeling that minimizes resource inputs such as electricity and water and reduces waste and harmful gas emissions, as award recipients respectively.

The awardees will receive designated research funding from each company and will also participate in eco-friendly research and development (R&D) to strengthen Hanwha Solutions' and Hanwha Total's ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management in the future.

Now in its sixth year, the 'Hanwha Young Professor Award' was initiated to discover and support young Korean scientists (with less than seven years of experience) actively working overseas in the science and engineering fields. Until the fifth year, only the Advanced Materials Division selected awardees, but from this year, the Chemical Division and Hanwha Total have also participated, expanding the number of recipients.

The awardees are finally selected by a selection committee composed of experts after an open call for Korean professors working overseas and recommendations from past Young Professor Award recipients, followed by evaluations of research achievements and award histories.

Ryu Doohyung, CEO of Hanwha Solutions' Advanced Materials Division, said, "Through the Hanwha Young Professor Award, we have been able to form networks with excellent overseas R&D personnel," adding, "We will take this opportunity to strengthen the company's ESG management by conducting joint R&D with capable young professors abroad."

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