Dong-A University Master’s Student Kim Minju Selected for ‘Women Graduate Students Engineering Research Team Support Project’

A team composed of graduate and undergraduate students majoring in Future Energy Engineering in the Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering at Dong-A University has been selected for the ‘2023 Women Graduate Students Engineering Research Team Support Project’ organized by the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity.

Master’s student Kim Minju was selected for the advanced course of the Women Graduate Students Engineering Research Team and will receive 8 million KRW in research funding. She will conduct research on “Predicting the effects of rooftop greening in urban heat island areas and evaluating carbon absorption using satellite imagery and machine learning” with the research support fund.

Minju Kim, Master's student in Future Energy Engineering, Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Dong-A University.

The university stated that this project, involving master’s student Kim and undergraduates Park Jungwoo, Park Juhyun, and Park Jisoo, is expected to contribute to the advancement of energy, environment, and climate change response technologies by conducting research that combines the latest satellite data and artificial intelligence technologies.

Master’s student Kim Minju said, “I am grateful to the professor who gave me much support, and I will do my best to take a step closer to solving social problems through this research,” adding, “I want to share many experiences to help female students in science and engineering.”

Professor Hyun Changwook, the supervising professor, said, “We will strive to enhance students’ capabilities and achieve excellent research outcomes by providing various educational and research opportunities related to energy, environment, and climate change response technologies, which will become increasingly important in future society.”

Earlier, graduate students Lee Sujin, Choi Subin, Jo Yeonsu, and Seo Jungmin from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Dong-A University were also selected for the ‘2023 Women Graduate Students Engineering Research Team Support Project’ and are conducting research on future energy industries and eco-friendly technologies.

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