Students from Pukyong National University swept the grand prize, excellence award, and merit award at the ‘2023 4th Mine-Tech Festa Innovative Technology Competition’ hosted by the Korea Mine Reclamation Corporation.


The grand prize at the competition held on the 6th at the Korea Mine Reclamation Corporation headquarters was awarded to the team consisting of Kim Dawon and Jung Dahee, doctoral candidates in the Department of Energy Resources Engineering at Pukyong National University, and researcher Kim Yeonjae from the Energy Resources Research Institute. Additionally, Kim Heonmu, a doctoral course completer at Pukyong National University, received the excellence award, and the undergraduate team of Yang Hojun, Lee Jungseo, and Jang Minkyeong won the merit award.

Students from Pukyong National University who received the Grand Prize, the Excellence Award, and the Merit Award are taking a commemorative photo.

Students from Pukyong National University who received the Grand Prize, the Excellence Award, and the Merit Award are taking a commemorative photo.

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Held to attract outstanding talent to the resource industry and promote technology exchange, this competition featured university and graduate students nationwide in related fields such as resources, geology, and environment, competing under the theme ‘Innovative Technologies and Vision for the Resource Industry’ by presenting research achievements and ideas on innovative technologies.


The grand prize (1st place, Korea Mine Reclamation Corporation President’s Award) was awarded to the Pukyong National University team of Kim Dawon, Jung Dahee, and Kim Yeonjae for their presentation titled ‘Prevention of Underground Safety Accidents and Improvement of Transportation Efficiency Using DIY-IOT,’ which received excellent evaluations.



Meanwhile, the excellence award (2nd place, Korea Mining Association President’s Award) was given to Kim Heonmu for ‘Development and Field Demonstration of a Multipurpose Autonomous Exploration Robot for Underground Mines,’ and the merit award (Korean Geophysical and Physical Exploration Society President’s Award) was awarded to the team of Yang Hojun, Lee Jungseo, and Jang Minkyeong for ‘Development and Utilization of Augmented Reality (AR) Content for Mine Workers.’


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