KIOST Senior Researcher Baek Seung-ho Receives the 'Guyang Environmental Biology Award'

Recognition of Research Achievements in Marine Red Tide Organisms and Environmental Pollution

The Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (President Heeseung Lee, KIOST) announced that Seungho Baek, a principal researcher at KIOST's Ecological Risk Research Division, has been selected as the recipient of the '2024 Guyang Environmental Biology Award' chosen by the Korean Society of Environmental Biology.

Senior Researcher Baek Seung-ho, KIOST.

Now in its third year, the 'Guyang Environmental Biology Award' honors outstanding researchers who have contributed to the advancement of environmental and biological sciences in Korea. The award ceremony will be held on October 17 at Sono Calm Yeosu during the '2024 Annual Conference of the Korean Society of Environmental Biology.'

Principal Researcher Seungho Baek earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Yokohama National University, Japan, in 2007. He joined the Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute, the predecessor of KIOST, in 2009 and has since been conducting research on marine harmful algal blooms and environmental pollution at the Southern Sea Research Institute's Ecological Risk Research Division.

Notably, he has published 41 papers as the first author and corresponding author in SCI-level international journals and serves as a member of the Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) committee at the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES).

Principal Researcher Baek stated, "Marine harmful algal blooms and environmental pollution are representative issues caused by human economic activities. They are not merely research subjects but practical challenges that require collaboration between science and policy to find solutions." He added, "As a marine biologist, I want to communicate through scientific research and take the lead in protecting the marine environment and ecosystem."

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