Pukyong National University

7 teams of female graduate students from PKNU selected for the engineering research team organization, ‘the most selected in Busan’

- receiving up to 8 million won in research funding for each team … hosted by the WISET

△ Park Se-Bin, Moon Seung-Hee, Kim Young-Eun, Koh Da-Bin, Lee Hye-Ri, Heo Yoon-Ji from left. ⓒPhoto Lee Sung-Jae (PR team)

Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-Soo) announced on April 4 that 7 research teams, the largest number among universities in the Busan region, were selected from Pukyong National University for the ‘engineering research team support project for female graduate students.

This project was hosted by the Korea foundation for women in science engineering and technology (WISET). It is aimed at supporting outstanding female graduate students to advance into their major fields by carrying out self-directed r&d by taking on the role of research director and developing research capabilities and leadership by forming research teams with female students in science and engineering fields.

In this project, which selects 130 teams from all over the country, 7 teams were selected this year from Pukyong National University following the success of 6 teams last year. producing the most teams in the Busan region.

The Pukyong National University female graduate students selected for the intensive course section of this project are Park Se-Bin, Kim Young-Eun, Shin Hwa-Rang, Moon Seung-Hee from the department of industry 4.0 convergence bionics engineering, Heo Yoon-Ji from the department of biotechnology, Koh Da-Bin in the major of marine biology, and Lee Hye-Ri from the mechanical design engineering from the department of mechanical design engineering.

They will form a research team with graduate students as research directors and carry out each research project by October. Each team receives up to 8 million won of research funding.

Park Se-Bin will carry out ‘non-powered syringe pumps made with full 3D printing for on-site diagnosis and microfluidic experiments (advisory prof. Shin Joong-Ho)’, and Kim Young-Eun will carry out ‘development of prostate cancer treatment through photothermal and photodynamic fusion therapy (advisory prof. Kang Hyun-Wook)’, Shin Hwa-Rang is conducting research on ‘functional catheter-based stress urinary incontinence phototherapy (advisory prof. Kang Hyun-Wook)’ and Moon Seung-Hee will research on projects related to ‘production of wound tissue regenerative medical devices based on natural biopolymers using discarded fishery by-products (advisory prof. Jung Won-Kyo)’.

Heo Yoon-Ji conducts research on the theme of ‘review of the appropriateness of the increase in greenhouse gas emissions due to changes in the blue carbon ecosystem derived from climate change (advisory prof. Lee Jong-Min)’, Koh Da-Bin studies the‘development of exosome-based PD-L1 suppression technology derived from autologous cancer that can replace antibody-based immune checkpoint inhibitors (advisory prof. Um Woo-Ram)’, and Lee Hye-Ri conducts research on the subject of ‘a study on the causation between water condensation and pressure loss at the fins in a wall-mounted air conditioner heat exchanger according to the type of hydrophilic coating material (advisory prof. Yu Dong-In).

As the host university in the southeastern region of the regional female science and engineering talent cultivation project with WISET, Pukyong National University operates a project group to support the advancement and utilization of female talents in science and engineering, and is carrying out various projects to expand the capabilities of local female talents in science and engineering and to promote the advancement of female science and technology talents into new technology fields. <Pukyong Today>