Pukyong National University

PKNU student selected as a 'Young scientist' by PICES

- phd student Nam So-Yeon receives full support for the expenses related to attending the annual conference 2024 in the U.S.

Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-Soo) announced that Nam So-Yeon, a phd. student in the department of marine biology under the supervision of professor Hyun Sang-Yoon, has been selected as a 'Young scientist' to attend the annual conference 2024 of the North pacific marine science organization (PICES-2024).

Nam So-Yeon was recently selected as a PICES-2024 Young scientist through the selection process held during the Korean society of oceanography's spring conference at the Jeju international convention center.

PICES is an intergovernmental organization established for the effective management of the marine environment and academic exchange in the north pacific region, with membership from six countries surrounding the north pacific: South Korea, the United States, Canada, Russia, China, and Japan.

Doctoral student Nam So-Yeon will be attending the upcoming PICES annual conference in Honolulu, USA this year, with support for airfare and registration fees.

Among the young marine scientists nationwide, she was selected through a competitive process in which she presented a paper in English evaluating how resources change in response to environmental changes affecting marine life using a length-based model, receiving high praise for her presentation.

For the Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE), which assesses resources under various scenarios including the current state as well as environment and resource management, she applied the length-based model using mackerel data as an example, and her research was recognized for considering the impact of the 'temperature-size rule (TSR)', which posits that rising temperatures lead to smaller maturation sizes. <Pukyong Today>