Pukyong National University

Pukyong National University Student Lee Sang-Gi Wins the 2025 Korea Talent Award

- Recognized as a Rising Talent Leading Innovation in Next-Generation Battery Technology

Lee Sang-Gi, a fourth-year student majoring in Nano Convergence Engineering at Pukyong National University, has been awarded the 2025 Korea Talent Award.

Lee Sang-Gi has devoted himself to research on next-generation battery technologies and, through outstanding research achievements and multiple awards earned during his undergraduate studies, has been recognized as a promising talent poised to help lead Korea’s future.

The Korea Talent Award is a national program that identifies and supports young talents who create new values needed for future society through creativity and passion, and who contribute to community development through empathy and action.

Lee Sang-Gi has been active since his junior year in the Energy Materials Crystallography and Analysis Laboratory (Advisor: Professor Chae Moon-Seok) within the Nano Convergence Engineering major, earning high praise for his research achievements in developing new cathode materials for next-generation secondary batteries.

He has published a series of first-author papers in internationally renowned journals across materials, chemistry, and energy fields―including <Composites Part B: Engineering>, <Small>, <Energy Storage Materials, Energy & Environmental Materials>, and <ChemElectroChem>. Including SCI-indexed co-authored papers, he has authored a total of 10 publications, an exceptional level of research output rarely seen at the undergraduate level.

In recognition of these accomplishments, Lee Sang-Gi had already drawn attention as an outstanding regional talent prior to this award, having received the 21st Busan Future Scientist Award and being selected as a Dongwon Frontier Scholar, a Busan Regional Talent Scholarship recipient, and a Jeongam Scholarship Foundation scholar.

Lee Sang-Gi stated, “My goal is to become a researcher who presents safe and sustainable energy solutions through innovation in next-generation battery technologies and helps set new milestones in Korea’s science and technology.” He added, “I hope to further develop my capabilities in graduate school and at world-class research institutions, pursue leading research, mentor future scientists, and contribute to enhancing Korea’s standing in science and technology.” <Pukyong Today>