Pukyong National University

15 faculty from PKNU selected for the creative and challenging research-based support project hosted by the MOE

- incl. research professors, part-time professors, postdoctoral fellows … each will receive 70 million won per year.

Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-Soo) announced that 15 researchers were finally selected for the 2023 support project for academic balance and development in science and engineering (based on creative and challenging research) hosted by the Ministry of education and the National research foundation of Korea.

The creative and challenging research-based project is a government-supported project to provide stable research opportunities for university research professionals to challenge independent and creative research.

A total of 15 researchers including research professors, part-time professors, and postdoctoral fellows belonging to division, departments, research institutes, and project groups from Pukyong National University have been selected for this project.

The finalists are Park Jin-Young (dept. of electrical, electronics and software engineering), Thangavel Balamurug-an (smart gym-based active senior healthcare intermediation research center), Kim Gui-Soo (basic science research center), Kim Hyeon-Joo (active fault & earthquake hazard mitigation research institute), Oh Joo-Hyeon (industry-university cooperation foundation), Hwang Joo-Young (industry-university cooperation foundation), Bae Young-Hoon (research institute of intelligent fire safety technology and human behavioral science), Park Soo-Cheong (The protection research center), Kim Ji-Hyeon (multidisciplinary infra-technology research), Lee Ye- Chan (research center for marine integrated bionics technology), Khan Fazlurrah Man (research center for marine integrated bionics technology), Kim Tae-Hee (research center for marine integrated bionics technology), Kim Mi-Bo (industry-university cooperation foundation), Bae Ji-Eun (eligible candidate for appointment), and Jeong Jae-Yong (eligible candidate for appointment).

As they are selected for this research team, they will be supported with research funds of up to 70 million won per year from 1 to 3 years, and each will carry out original research activities. <Pukyong Today>