Dong-A University Professor Kim Jeomsoo Receives Commendation from Busan Mayor for Contributions to Secondary Battery Industry Development

Busan City Selects Distinguished Contributors to Science and Technology for Contributions to Secondary Battery R&D and Professional Training

Dong-A University (President Lee Haewoo) announced on the 30th that Professor Kim Jeomsu from the Department of Chemical Engineering has been selected as a '2024 Busan Science and Technology Contributor' and received a commendation from the Mayor of Busan.

Professor Kim was recognized for his outstanding achievements in the field of secondary batteries, contributing to the development of national strategic industries through research and development activities and the cultivation and production of excellent talent.

In particular, he contributed to building the foundation of the secondary battery industry in the Busan region by establishing roadmaps, promoting key new projects under the Busan Science and Technology Innovation Plan 2025, and fostering new industries and building a science and technology-based city in the region.

The 'Specialized Talent Development Project Group for Core Materials of Secondary Batteries in Medium-sized Enterprises' at Dong-A University, led by Professor Kim, was awarded the 'Best Performance Award' in the specialized program for medium-sized enterprises at the '2024 Energy Innovation Talent Forum' Energy Talent Development Performance Exchange.

Professor Kim said, "I am grateful and humbled to receive such an honorable commendation compared to what I have done. The city of Busan is implementing various policies to designate and foster secondary batteries as a future new industry, and I hope to contribute my modest abilities to these efforts. As Dong-A University has been selected as a 'Glocal University' by the government with a strategy to specialize in future energy fields, I will work even harder to establish a secondary battery industry ecosystem specialized for the region, contribute to the development of the local economy, and help create quality jobs."

He previously served as a principal researcher at Samsung SDI and a senior researcher at the Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI), and has been with Dong-A University since 2014. He has served as the head of the Industry-Academia Cooperation Foundation and the LINC+ Project Group at Dong-A University, and is currently an outside director at the Busan Institute of Science and Technology Promotion (BISTEP) and L&F.

At the 'Busan Research and Development Week Opening Ceremony' held at the Westin Chosun Hotel on the 26th, Professor Kim Jeomsu (second from the right) is taking a commemorative photo with Busan Mayor Park Hyungjun and others.