Pukyong National University Selects 11 for Ministry of Education Doctoral-Level Researcher Support Program

Annual Support of 20 to 70 Million KRW Per Person for Creative Challenge and Research-Based Support

Research team from Pukyong National University selected for the Ministry of Education's support project for doctoral-level researchers.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Eleven researchers from Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-soo) have been selected for the doctoral-level researcher support project, which supports outstanding early-career researchers.

The Pukyong National University research team selected for the Ministry of Education's 2021 Science and Engineering Academic Research Support Project includes 8 members in the 'Creative Challenge Research Foundation Support' category, 2 members in the 'Postdoctoral Overseas Training' category, and 1 member in the 'Doctoral Student Research Encouragement Fund' category, totaling 11 people.

This project is designed to provide tailored support so that early-career researchers, who are at the most active stage of their research careers, can grow into independent research talents, thereby expanding the base of basic research.

Pukyong National University had 8 researchers and research professors selected in the 'Creative Challenge Research Foundation Support' category, which supports the enhancement of university researchers' research capabilities: Choi Won-i (Geomatic Research Institute), Jang Won-je (Marine Life Science Research Institute), Seo Yong-bae (Basic Science Research Institute), Shin In-su (Fluorescent Materials Bank Research Institute), Seo Yeon-woo (Fluorescent Materials Bank Research Institute), Yoon Dae-ho (Smart Infrastructure Technology Research Institute), Oh Geon-woo (Marine Bionics Convergence Technology Center), and Heo Sung-young (Marine Bionics Convergence Technology Center). They will receive up to 70 million KRW annually for 1 to 3 years.

In the 'Postdoctoral Overseas Training' category, two people, Choi Mi-jin (Basic Science Research Institute) and Yang Jeong-in (Department of Fisheries Biomedical Science), were selected and will receive 45 million KRW annually for one year to support their training activities.

In the 'Doctoral Student Research Encouragement Fund' category, which supports doctoral students' research related to their doctoral dissertations with 20 million KRW annually for two years, Kim Tae-hee (Department of 4th Industrial Convergence Bionics Engineering) was selected.

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