Pukyong National University

16 ph.d. students from PKNU selected for research support program 2024

- receiving research funding for 1-2 years to pursue creative and challenging research

Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-Soo) announced that 16 of its ph.d. students have been selected for the academic research support program 2024 for the next generation of scholars, recently announced by the Ministry of education and the National research foundation of Korea.

The selected ph.d. students from Pukyong National University will receive research grants ranging from KRW 25 million to 50 million each, supporting them to embark on creative and challenging research for 1-2 years starting this September.

Research projects include Kim Guk-Hyeon from the department of aquatic life medicine studying 'establishment of complex vaccine formulation and vaccination strategy for effective protection against red sea bream iridovirus disease (RSIVD)' (supervised by professor Kim Kwang-Il), Baek Eun-Jin’s project on 'construction and evaluation of effectiveness of a minigenome system for screening infectious kidney and spleen necrosis virus (ISKNV) antivirals' (supervised by professor Kim Kwang-Il), Jeong Ye-Jin’s 'investigating the death and recovery mechanisms of DGF cells infected with megalocytivirus (ISKNV and RSIV)' (supervised by professor Kim Kwang-Il), and Hong Soon-Joo’s 'development of a ghost bacteria-RNA interference platform and its application for controlling complex infectious diseases in whiteleg shrimp (litopenaeus vannamei)' (advisor Kim Ki-Hong).

In the department of food science and engineering, projects include Jeong Geum-Jae’s 'exploration of marine-derived biosurfactants for biofilm control and development research on anti-biofilm coating materials for application in food processing environments' (advisor Kim Young-Mok), Jo Kyung-Jin’s ‘research on the development of chlorella-derived protein materials using microbial fermentation and development of plant-based meat substitutes using the same' (advisor Kim Young-Mok), and Han Ji-Min’s 'research on nanoencapsulation of phenolic compounds derived from Sargassum thunbergii obtained by eco-friendly extraction method and development of multi-functional biopolymer' (advisor Chun Byung-Soo).

The department of industry 4.0 convergence bionics engineering will undertake the research including Kim Nam-Gyun's research on 'development of eco-friendly drugs and drug delivery systems for tissue regeneration using phlorotannin derived from marine brown algae' (advisor Jung Won-Kyo), and Han Won's research on 'development of a spring-based power-free all-in-one molecular diagnostic device for on-site detection of viral pathogens' (advisor Shin Joong-Ho). Also, from the division of earth and environmental system sciences, Park Hye-Min's research on 'measurement of radionuclide flux in groundwater using a fluxmeter and analysis of its origins' (advisor Yang Min-June), and Shim Ju-Hyeon's research on 'production of real-time fog forecasts and visibility maps using CCTV images' (advisor Not Young-Min) will be carried out for the project.

The following research projects have also been selected including Kim Ha-Ham from the department of marine biology for her research on 'establishment of a feed supply system for sustainable domestic Atlantic salmon farming' (advisor Lee Seung-Hyung), and Baek Se-Na from the division of marine production system management for her research on 'development of a small fish escape device for bottom trawl gear for sustainable fisheries' (advisor Kim Seong-Hun), Lee Sung-Man from the department of chemistry for his research on 'development of organic monomer-based photothermal agents with high photothermal conversion efficiency for photothermal therapy' (advisor Lee Song-Yi), Jang Jae-Hun from the department of intelligent robotics for his research on 'development of autonomous path generation and exploration technology for intelligent swarm robots based on end-to-end learning models' (advisor Lee Kyeong-Chang), and Ha Ye-Jin from the department of architecture and fire protection engineering for her research on 'the numerical model of fire spread through the analysis of pyrolysis and combustion reactions of solid combustibles' (advisor Jeon Joon-Ho).

Pukyong National University continues to receive recognition for the excellent research performance of its ph.d. students, with 16 students selected for the research support program this year, up from 5 students last year. <Pukyong Today>