Chonnam National University Holds International Seminar on "Future Directions of Advanced Air Mobility"

Chonnam National University announced on June 19 that its Eco-Friendly Aviation Propulsion System Infrastructure Project Group, in collaboration with the Korea Conformity Laboratories (KCL), held an international seminar under the theme "Development Trends and Future Directions of Advanced Air Mobility."

The seminar, which took place on June 12 at the SC Convention Gangnam Center in Seoul, was organized as part of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's Industrial Innovation Infrastructure Project, "Establishment of Evaluation Infrastructure for Eco-Friendly Electric Propulsion Systems for Aircraft." The event aimed to explore the technological development directions in the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) sector and discuss strategies for industry revitalization.

The event was attended by approximately 150 experts from government agencies and local governments, including the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of National Defense, the Korea Aerospace Administration, Jeollanam-do Provincial Government, and Goheung County. Participants also included professionals from industry, academia, and research institutions such as Korea Aerospace Industries, Hanwha Aerospace, Korea Aerospace University, and Gwangju Technopark.

World-renowned aerospace experts, Professor Daniel J. Inman and Professor Max Z. Li from the University of Michigan in the United States, participated as keynote speakers. They presented the latest technologies and research directions related to future air mobility, drawing significant attention.

The seminar began with opening and welcoming remarks by Park Kyuhae, Director of the Aerospace Convergence Research Institute at Chonnam National University, followed by a congratulatory address from Park Junghyun, Head of the Aerospace Promotion Team in Goheung County.

The subsequent keynote lectures included: ▲ Professor Daniel J. Inman's "Multifunctional Structures for eVTOL Improvements," ▲ Professor Max Z. Li's "AAM and Next-Gen Aircraft Testing, Evaluation, and Integration," ▲ Kim Myunghyun, Team Leader at the Korea Transport Institute, on "Current Legal and Institutional Status and Challenges Related to UAM," and ▲ Oh Sewoon, Team Leader at Korea Aerospace Industries, on "Development of Distributed Electric Propulsion Systems and Industrial Application Cases."

Meanwhile, Chonnam National University, together with KCL and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, plans to establish a performance evaluation infrastructure for eco-friendly electric propulsion systems for aircraft, including UAM (Urban Air Mobility) and AAM (Advanced Air Mobility), in Goheung, Jeollanam-do by 2028. The project has a total budget of 19.64 billion KRW, including 10 billion KRW in national funding.

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