National Pukyong University Students Dominate 'Young Scientist' Competition... Emerging as Future Science Leaders
Sophia Hassanazari, Yujin Kwon, and Jaeyong Lee from the Department of Ocean Engineering
Students from the Department of Ocean Engineering at National Pukyong University received both the Grand Prize and the Excellence Award in succession at the Young Scientist Presentation Competition held during the 2025 Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy (KOSMEE) Fall Conference.
From the left, Sophia Hassanazari, Yujin Kwon, Jaeyong Lee. Courtesy of National Pukyong University
View original imageSophia Hassanazari, a master's student in the Department of Ocean Engineering at National Pukyong University, was awarded the Grand Prize at the recent conference held at BEXCO in Busan for her paper titled "Study on Sediment Microbial Fuel Cells (SMFC) Using Microplastics as a Carbon Source" (supervised by Professor Kim Kyunghoe).
This paper was highly evaluated for demonstrating the potential of microbial fuel cells to utilize microplastics as an energy source, decomposing them while generating electricity, thereby contributing to both renewable energy production and the mitigation of plastic pollution.
In addition, Yujin Kwon, a master's student in the same department, received the Excellence Award for her paper titled "Effects of Polystyrene Microplastic Pollution on the Physicochemical Properties of Coastal Sediments" (supervised by Professor Kim Kyunghoe).
Jaeyong Lee, a third-year student in the same department, was also selected for the Excellence Award for his paper titled "Prediction of Coastal Hypoxic Water Mass Occurrence Using Satellite Data and Machine Learning: Analysis of the Lag Effect of Environmental Factors" (supervised by Professor Kim Kyunghoe).
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The Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy, established in 1997, is a professional society in the fields of marine environment and marine energy. The society contributes to the advancement, dissemination, and promotion of theoretical and technological research for marine environmental conservation by annually hosting the Young Scientist Presentation Competition and other initiatives.
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