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Pukyong National University Graduate Student Selected as ‘Young Scientist’ by North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES)

- Kim Tae-yeon, Master’s Program Student

Kim Tae-yeon, a master’s student in the Department of Marine Biology at Pukyong National University (President Bae Sang-hoon), under the supervision of Professor Hyun Sang-yoon, has been selected as a Young Scientist to participate in the 2025 Annual Meeting of the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES-2025).

Kim Tae-yeon, a graduate student was chosen through a selection process held during the 2025 Spring Meeting of the Korean Society of Oceanography, which took place from May 8 to 10 at BEXCO in Busan, as part of the PICES Young Scientist Support Program.

PICES is an intergovernmental organization established to promote effective management of the North Pacific marine environment and foster scientific collaboration. Its six member countries include Korea, the United States, Canada, Russia, China, and Japan.

With this selection, Kim Tae-yeon, a master’s student will receive support for airfare, accommodation, and registration fees to attend the upcoming PICES Annual Meeting, scheduled to be held in Yokohama, Japan, this November.

He was selected through a competitive process aimed at choosing approximately five outstanding young marine scientists from across the country. During the evaluation, Kim Tae-yeon gave an oral presentation of his research titled “A stock assessment of the chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) in Korea with environmental conditions being incorporated,” which received high praise from the panel.

In his study, Kim conducted a stock assessment of chub mackerel incorporating spatiotemporal factors and presented trends in plankton―its primary food source―and recruitment levels. His findings were recognized for successfully demonstrating the interrelationship among these variables. <Pukyong Today>