STEM Female Talent Project Shines... Pukyong National University Selects 6 Teams for 'Female Graduate Engineering Research Team' Support

Graduate students of Pukyong National University selected for the Engineering Research Team Project. From the top left: Kim Boram, Park Dongju, Park Soyoung. From the bottom left: Lee Jiye, Lim Seonmi, Jo Hyunjin.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Pukyong National University has placed six research teams in the ‘2022 Graduate Women in Engineering Research Team Support Project’ organized by the Korea Foundation for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET). This is the highest number of research teams selected among universities in the Busan area.

This project is promoted to support female graduate student research leaders in autonomously conducting research projects with science and engineering undergraduates, enhancing their research capabilities and leadership, and growing into outstanding research and development personnel.

The female graduate students from Pukyong National University selected for the project include five in the advanced course: Kim Boram, master’s student in Spatial Information Systems Engineering; Park Dongju, master’s student in Convergence Bionics Engineering for the 4th Industrial Revolution; Park Soyoung, master’s student in Biotechnology; Lee Jiye, master’s student in Fisheries Biology; and Lim Seonmi, master’s student in Chemical Engineering. Additionally, two-year master’s student Cho Hyunjin in Biotechnology was selected in the general course, making a total of six.

Each of these graduate students will serve as the research leader of their respective teams, organizing undergraduate team members to carry out projects.

They will conduct research projects with their advisors until October this year and receive research funding of up to 8 million KRW for the advanced course and up to 6.6 million KRW for the general course.

Kim Boram’s research topic is “Analysis of Marine Debris Inflow Characteristics Using Open-Source Hardware and Deep Learning,” Park Dongju’s is “Development of Wound Dressing Materials for Healing Using Gelatin Derived from Fish Processing Byproducts,” and Park Soyoung’s is “Evaluation of Host-Associated Probiotics Suitability for Weaned Piglets to Reduce Manure Odor.”

Lee Jiye’s topic is “Molecular Characterization of Endotoxin-Binding Proteins in Fish,” Lim Seonmi’s is “Development of Electrochemical Conversion Catalysts for Oxalic Acid,” and Cho Hyunjin’s is “Production of 2,3-Butanediol Using the Harmful Marine Plant Spartina sp.”

Pukyong National University was selected as the lead university in the Southeast region for this year’s regional science and engineering female talent development project and is carrying out various initiatives to expand the capabilities of female science and engineering talents and promote their advancement into new technology fields.

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