Pukyong National University

Prof. Lee Bo-Ram won the ‘2023 Busan science and technology award’

- selected for the ‘science prize’ worth 10 million won … recognized for research achievements on next-generation semiconductor displays

Professor Lee Bo-Ram (dept. of physics) from Pukyong National University was selected as the recipient of the science prize at the Busan science and technology awards of 2023.

The Busan science and technology award, which is recognized for its authority in the scientific community, has been awarded every year since 2002 by the Busan city and the Federation of Busan science and technology to lead the development of science and technology. The cash prize for the science award is 10 million won.

Professor Lee Bo-Ram took honor with this year's award in recognition of her outstanding research achievements in the field of next-generation semiconductor display development.

She is receiving attention as a world-class scientist by publishing SCI (science and technology citation index) level research papers including the development of the world's most efficient red perovskite light emitting device and the publication of research results on securing color stability in <Nature>, one of the world's top three scientific journals.

Professor Lee, who was appointed to Pukyong National University in 2017, has been intensively conducting research on efficiency and stability improvements in the field of next-generation semiconductor displays, raising the possibility of commercialization of this display.

She serves as the research director of BrainLink, which is hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Research Foundation of Korea, and conducts research projects with Cambridge University and Oxford University in the UK, contributing to the growth of young scientists in Busan into competitive researchers on the global stage.

She said, “I was able to receive this award because Pukyong National University created a foundation for professors to concentrate on research and actively supported it,” she added, “I will continue to pay attention to the development of next-generation and display technologies, the balanced development of local industries, and the development of new industrial technologies of the country.”

The Busan science and technology award ceremony of 2023 will be held on April 22 at 10:00 am at the opening ceremony of the Busan science festival, exhibition hall #1, Bexco, Haeundae.