Dong-A University Hosts '4th Phase BK21 Graduate School Innovation Project Conference'

‘DAU - Soaring to a Research-Centered University: Innovative Challenges Opening Tomorrow’
Sharing Outstanding Research Achievements of Education and Research Teams and Graduate Students, Awards for Excellent Graduate Students

Dong-A University (President Lee Hae-woo) successfully held the ‘4th Phase BK21 Graduate School Innovation Project Conference.’

Guests attending the '4th Phase BK21 Graduate School Innovation Project Conference' are taking a commemorative photo. Provided by Dong-A University

The conference, held on the 13th at the Wyndham Grand Hotel in Songdo, Busan, was attended by Song Kang-jik (BK21 General Project Director), graduate school deans, BK21 education and research team members, and graduate students participating in the Graduate School Innovation Project.

The conference was organized to share the latest research achievements in Dong-A University’s specialized graduate school research fields and to facilitate interdisciplinary information exchange.

Since 2020, Dong-A University has had four education and research teams and two education and research groups selected in the 4th phase BK21 project. In 2023, it was selected in the ‘Graduate School Innovation’ category, actively promoting enhancement of research capabilities in core academic fields, nurturing the next generation of scholars, and internationalization programs for graduate schools.

On this day, Jo Wan-seop, Director of the Future Environment Bio-defense Convergence Project Group, delivered the keynote speech titled ‘DAU - Soaring to a Research-Centered University: Innovative Challenges Opening Tomorrow.’

Following this, thematic lectures by each education and research team were held to share the latest research achievements, trends, and future issues.

Professors Yoon Jin-ho (Degenerative Disease New Drug Development Talent Nurturing Project Group based on Academic-Research-Hospital-Industry Network), Choi Kyu-hwan (Global Tourism SDGs Education and Research Team), Ki Sung-hoon (ICT Convergence Marine Smart City Disaster Prevention Talent Nurturing Education and Research Project Group), Lee Heon-sang (Southeastern Region Settled Ultra-Precision Chemical Materials Engineer Nurturing Education and Research Group), Choi Han-byeol (Gerontechnology Service Development Specialized Talent Nurturing Education Team for Super-Aged Societies), and Jo Wan-seop (Future Environment Bio-defense Convergence Project Group) presented the research achievements of their respective education and research teams.

Awards were also presented to graduate students who showed outstanding achievements.

Graduate students who received the Excellent Thesis Award are taking a commemorative photo. Photo by Dong-A University

The Best Thesis Award in the Humanities and Social Sciences category was awarded to △Yoon Hye-min (Department of Management Information Systems, Graduate student, for “Improvement and Evaluation of Deep Learning-Based Classification Performance of Volume-Type 3D Neural Images Applying 3D-to-2D Knowledge Distillation”), and the Excellence Thesis Awards went to △Choi Su-jin (Department of Physical Education, Graduate student, for “Effects of Rehabilitation Exercise and Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Muscle Morphology and Dynamic Balance in People with Chronic Ankle Instability”) and △Sung Sang-ha (Department of Management Information Systems, Graduate student, for “Cognitive Impairment Classification Prediction Model Using Voice Signal Analysis”).

The Best Thesis Award in the Natural Sciences category was awarded to △Bae Eun-sol (Department of Health Sciences, Graduate student, for “Oxidative Stress-Dependent Lung Inflammation Caused by Inhalable Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Containing Nano-Concrete Dust Compared with General Concrete and DQ-12”), and the Excellence Thesis Awards went to △Kim Gyu-ri (Department of Health Sciences, Graduate student, for “Effects of Atmospheric Ultrafine Particulate Matter on Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells”) and △Choi Se-myeong (Department of Health Sciences, Graduate student, for “Selective Induction of Rab9-Dependent Alternative Mitophagy Using a Synthetic Derivative of Isoquinoline Alleviates Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Cognitive Deficits in Alzheimer’s Disease Models”).

The Best Thesis Award in the Engineering category was awarded to △Zulfiqshan Ahmad Mukti (Department of ICT Convergence Marine Smart City Engineering, Graduate student, for “Automatic Classification of Concrete Damage Caused by Rebar Corrosion Using AI-Based Ultrasonic Wave Analysis”), and the Excellence Thesis Awards went to △Park Jin-hwan (Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate student, for “Decarboxylation N-Phosphorylation Using Copper Catalyst: Method for Producing N-Acyl Iminophosphorane Using Dioxazolone and Phosphine”) and △Kim Do-yeon (Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate student, for “Promotion of CH4 Hydrate Formation Kinetics Using Synergistic Effect of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate and Graphite Particles”).

Graduate students Park Soo-hwan (Future Environment Bio-defense Convergence Project Group), Olivas Ana Claudin (ICT Convergence Marine Smart City Disaster Prevention Talent Nurturing Education and Research Project Group), Choi Kyung-min (Southeastern Region Settled Ultra-Precision Chemical Materials Engineer Nurturing Education and Research Group), Lim Sang-woo (Degenerative Disease New Drug Development Talent Nurturing Project Group based on Academic-Research-Hospital-Industry Network), Peng Lei (Global Tourism SDGs Education and Research Team), and Lee Chae-won (Gerontechnology Service Development Specialized Talent Nurturing Education Team for Super-Aged Societies) were selected as outstanding participating graduate students and received scholarships.

Graduate students Kim Song-yeon (Future Environment Bio-defense Convergence Project Group) and Kim Gyu-ri (Future Environment Bio-defense Convergence Project Group), who published papers in the top 5% journals, presented outstanding research achievements and were awarded a special research scholarship of 5 million KRW.