Professor Jeong Gisung of Pukyong National University Receives 1st Kiturami Young Thermal Engineering Award

Professor Jeong Gisung of Pukyong National University (Department of Mechanical Engineering) has received the 1st Young Thermal Engineering Award from Kiturami, presented by the Korean Society of Combustion (President Yeo Jaeik).

Professor Jeong was selected as the recipient during the 70th Autumn Conference of the Korean Society of Combustion, held recently at Sono Calm Gyeongju in 2025.

This year, Professor Jeong Gisung from Pukyong National University and Professor Lee Minwoo from Hanbat National University were selected as awardees. Each recipient received a prize of 10 million won.

Professor Jeong was recognized for his contributions to the advancement of combustion and mechanical engineering, as well as to the development of the society, through his research on high-fidelity numerical analysis of combustion phenomena and data-driven modeling.

This award, hosted by the Korean Society of Combustion and sponsored by the Kiturami Foundation, is given to full-time faculty members under the age of 40, as well as researchers at national and public research institutes, who have contributed to the advancement of combustion and mechanical engineering and have actively participated in the academic activities of the Korean Society of Combustion.

Professor Jeong Gisung (center) is receiving the Young Thermal Engineering Award from Kyutulami.

Professor Jeong Gisung, Pukyong National University.

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