Pukyong National University Selects 16 Doctoral Students for This Year's Research Encouragement Grant Program

1-2 Years of Research Funding Support for Creative and Challenging Studies

National Pukyong University (President Jang Youngsoo) announced on the 11th that 16 doctoral students have been selected for the 2024 Next-Generation Academic Researcher Support Program, a scholarship program for doctoral students in science and engineering fields, recently announced by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea.

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The selected doctoral students at National Pukyong University will each receive research funding ranging from 25 million to 50 million KRW, enabling them to conduct creative and challenging research for one to two years starting from September.

Among the research projects, Kim Gukhyeon from the Department of Fisheries Life Medicine will conduct research on "Development of a Combined Vaccine Formulation and Vaccination Strategy for Effective Protection against Red Sea Bream Iridoviral Disease (RSIVD)" (supervisor: Kim Gwangil). Other projects include Baek Eunjin's "Establishment and Efficacy Evaluation of a Minigenome System for Antiviral Screening against Infectious Spleen and Kidney Necrosis Virus (ISKNV)" (supervisor: Kim Gwangil), Jeong Yejin's "Investigation of Cell Death and Recovery Mechanisms in DGF Cells Infected with Megalocytivirus (ISKNV, RSIV)" (supervisor: Kim Gwangil), and Hong Sunju's "Development of a Ghost Bacteria-RNA Interference Platform and Its Application for Controlling Complex Infectious Diseases in Whiteleg Shrimp" (supervisor: Kim Kihong).

In the Department of Food Engineering, selected projects include Jeong Geumjae's "Exploration of Marine-Derived Biosurfactants for Biofilm Control and Development of Anti-Biofilm Coating Materials for Food Processing Environments" (supervisor: Kim Youngmok), Jo Gyeongjin's "Development of Chlorella-Derived Protein Materials Using Microbial Fermentation and Their Application in Plant-Based Meat Alternatives" (supervisor: Kim Youngmok), and Han Jimin's "Nanoencapsulation of Phenolic Compounds Derived from Sargassum thunbergii Obtained by Eco-Friendly Extraction and Development of Multifunctional Biopolymers" (supervisor: Jeon Byeongsu).

In the Department of Convergence Bionics for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Kim Namgyun will conduct research on "Eco-Friendly Drug Development and Drug Delivery Systems for Tissue Regeneration Using Marine Brown Algae-Derived Phlorotannins" (supervisor: Jeong Wongyo), Han Won on "Development of a Spring-Based, Power-Free All-in-One Molecular Diagnostic Device for On-Site Detection of Viral Pathogens" (supervisor: Shin Jungho), and in the Department of Earth Environmental System Science, Park Hyemin will study "Measurement and Source Analysis of Radioactive Nuclide Flux in Groundwater Using a Flux Meter" (supervisor: Yang Minjun), and Shim Juhyeon will work on "Real-Time Fog Forecasting and Visibility Mapping Using CCTV Images" (supervisor: Noh Youngmin).

Other selected projects include Kim Haham from the Department of Fisheries Biology with "Establishment of a Feed Supply System for Sustainable Domestic Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture" (supervisor: Lee Seunghyung), Baek Sena from the Department of Marine Production Management with "Development of Small Fish Escape Devices for Trawl Gear for Sustainable Fisheries" (supervisor: Kim Sunghoon), Lee Seongman from the Department of Chemistry with "Development of Organic Monomolecular Photothermal Agents with High Photothermal Conversion Efficiency for Photothermal Therapy" (supervisor: Lee Songyi), Jang Jaeheon from the Department of Intelligent Robotics Engineering with "Development of Autonomous Path Generation and Exploration Technology for Intelligent Swarm Robots Based on End-to-End Learning Models" (supervisor: Lee Gyeongchang), and Ha Yejin from the Department of Architecture and Fire Protection Engineering with "Numerical Modeling of Fire Spread Based on Analysis of Pyrolysis and Combustion Reactions of Solid Combustibles" (supervisor: Jeon Junho).

National Pukyong University has been recognized for the outstanding research achievements of its doctoral students, with 16 students selected for this year's Doctoral Student Research Encouragement Program, following the selection of five students last year.

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