Ministry of Science and ICT Selects Female Recipients for the '23 Korea Engineer Awards'

The Ministry of Science and ICT (Minister Lee Jong-ho) and the Korea Industrial Technology Association (Chairman Koo Ja-kyun) announced on the 16th that the recipients of the second half of the year for the Korea Engineer Award in the female category have been selected as Kim Yang-hyun, Senior Researcher at LG Chem, Yoo Hye-seung, Principal Researcher at Samsung Electronics, and Cheon In-sook, Manager at GM Technical Center Korea.

Since 2014, the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Industrial Technology Association have selected three female engineers in the first half and three in the second half of each year to foster female engineers, awarding the Minister of Science and ICT Award along with a prize of 5 million KRW.

Kim Yang-hyun, Senior Researcher at LG Chem, was recognized for her contributions as an expert in the bio/vaccine field by resolving the supply shortage of the poliovirus vaccine and improving global child public health through the development and establishment of manufacturing processes for the poliovirus vaccine.

The inactivated poliovirus vaccine developed by Senior Researcher Kim Yang-hyun was the world's first to receive the World Health Organization (WHO) prequalification (PQ) certification and is supplied to UNICEF, an international relief organization.

Yoo Hye-seung, Principal Researcher at Samsung Electronics, was recognized for her contributions as an expert in the memory semiconductor field by developing the world's smallest 14-nanometer DRAM process design technology, thereby strengthening the competitiveness of the semiconductor industry.

The world’s smallest 14-nanometer DRAM original process (EUV 5-layer technology) and ultra-high-speed data input/output design technology (14nm reliability secured circuit) developed by Principal Researcher Yoo Hye-seung are expected to enhance the competitiveness of the DDR5 memory market used in data centers and supercomputers, contributing to leading the computing market that requires large-capacity processing.

Cheon In-sook, Manager at GM Technical Center Korea, was recognized for her contributions as an expert in the automotive plastics field by developing automotive plastic materials that satisfy all characteristics of lightweight, high functionality, eco-friendliness, and cost reduction, contributing to localization.

The automotive plastic materials developed by Manager Cheon In-sook are applied to over 600 materials/components from 30 domestic plastic companies and are used in the GM Bolt electric vehicle, GM Ultium battery, and related parts.

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