Pukyong National University Selects 18 Students for Master's Research Grant Program

Advanced Research Supported by 12 Million Won in Funding Each

National Pukyong University (President Jang Youngsoo) announced that 18 master's students have been selected for this year's Master's Student Research Encouragement Grant Program by the National Research Foundation of Korea.

Pukyong National University Daeyeon Campus.

The Master's Student Research Encouragement Grant Program is part of the second round of the 2024 Science and Engineering Research Support Project. This initiative aims to foster the next generation of scholars and strengthen national research capabilities by providing each recipient with 12 million KRW in research funding for one year starting in September.

Selected research projects from National Pukyong University include Seungjoo Ahn (Department of Physics) with "Quantum Level Implementation and Optimization Study of Asymmetric Surface Code Model" (supervisor: Choi Byungsoo); Jihwan Park (Major in Microbiology) with "Characterization of Rab GTPase Involved in the Mechanism of Nervous Necrosis Virus (NNV) Infection" (supervisor: Kim Jongoh); Younggil Shin (Department of Fisheries Biology) with "Molecular Characteristics of Toll-like Receptor-13a and -13b in Sebastes schlegelii and Their Response to High Temperature and Vibrio Infection" (supervisor: Kim Chanhee); Mingwan Sung (Major in Microbiology) with "Development of Nutritional Requirement System for Transgenic Chlorella to Ensure Ecological Safety" (supervisor: Choi Taejin); and Gyumin Kim (Major in Biotechnology) with "Development of Trained Immunity-Inducing Multi-biotics for Cross-protection Against Fish Diseases" (supervisor: Lee Jongmin).

Other selected projects include Jieun Lee (Department of Smart Green Technology Convergence Engineering) with "Risk Assessment of Accumulation of Marine Microplastics in Fish" (supervisor: Yoo Bomi); Jongha Park (Major in Chemical Engineering) with "Discovery of Self-assembling Motifs for Multifunctional Protein Complexes" (supervisor: Lim Sungin); Myungju Lee (Major in Polymer Engineering) with "Continuous Flow Water Purification System Based on Polystyrene Colloid Crystal/Hydrogel Composite with Ag Nanocrystals" (supervisor: Kim Moonho); Hyunji Kim (Major in Polymer Engineering) with "Development of Thermo-responsive Non-electronic Artificial Skin Using Shape Memory Materials" (supervisor: Kim Daeseok); and Sejin Kim (Department of Materials Engineering) with "Research on Stainless Steel with Excellent Mechanical Properties and Neutron Absorption Ability and Its Thin Plate Manufacturing" (supervisor: Noh Sanghoon).

Additional ongoing research projects include Sihun Lee (Major in Biotechnology) with "Development of Novel Immunogenic Cell Death Induction Technology Based on Rare Earth Oxide Nanoparticles" (supervisor: Um Wooram); Sunhyo Lee (Major in Fire Protection Engineering) with "Optical Properties of Smoke Particles for Securing Visibility of Evacuees During Fire" (supervisor: Jeon Junho); Yedo Park (Department of Safety Engineering) with "Computational Analysis of High-pressure Hydrogen Tank Fire and Explosion Using OpenFOAM" (supervisor: Oh Changbo); Hyoeun Kang (Department of 4th Industrial Convergence Bionics Engineering) with "New Fabrication Technology for Paper-based Analytical Devices for On-site Diagnosis Using Instant Adhesive" (supervisor: Shin Jungho); and Daehun Kim (Department of 4th Industrial Convergence Bionics Engineering) with "Development of a Tumor-targeted Drug Delivery Platform Using Skin-attachable Wearable High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Clamp" (supervisor: Lim Haegyun).

Furthermore, ongoing research includes Youngho Sung (Department of 4th Industrial Convergence Bionics Engineering) with "Development of a Non-invasive Wearable Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment Integrated System for Infertility Solutions" (supervisor: Lim Haegyun); Jiyoung Park (Major in Biotechnology) with "Development of Tumor-selective Glycosylation-modified Nanoparticles for Multi-immune Checkpoint Blockade Cancer Immunotherapy" (supervisor: Um Wooram); and Dooun Kim (Major in Biotechnology) with "Improvement of 2,3-Butanediol Production in Genetically Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae Using Bovine Feces" (supervisor: Jung Guitaek).