In celebration of the 70th year of establishment and 113th year of the foundation of predecessor colleges integrated into CNU, CNU awarded Yongbong Academic Awards to Professor Hwang Jang-yeon (School of Material Science and Engineering), Professor Noh Si-hoon (Graduate School of Culture), Professor Kim Ji-soo (CNU Law School), and Professor Jeong Jeong-ho (Department of Design), who raised the honor of the university by devoting themselves to education and research. Professors Kim Jae-guk (School of Material Science and Engineering) and Shin Hae-jin (Department of Korean Language and Literature) received Special Prizes of the Yongbong Academic Award.
Professor Hwang has announced excellent research results on the development of independent battery materials and electrode reaction evaluation technology in the secondary battery industry and research field, which is currently functioning as one of the axes of the national energy network. In particular, in the field of next-generation sodium-ion batteries and lithium-sulfur batteries, which can reduce manufacturing costs compared to existing secondary batteries and are easy to reduce in size and weight, Professor Hwang has contributed to the industry and academia by securing core source technologies for material synthesis and electrode interface reaction control technology. Professor Hwang has continuously published excellent research results.
Professor Noh has continued his research on various topics in the field of culture and art and has published more than 90 papers and 20 books. In particular, he has been attracting attention recently for his research on ecomuseums, motifs of fantasy films, and adaptations, which occupy a large proportion of today's cultural content industry. Professor Noh is currently concentrating on research into the aspects of soundscapes appearing in works of literature and visual arts, and the study of regional cultural changes through soundscapes.
Professor Kim Ji-soo has been majoring in Korean legal history and traditional legal culture, Eastern legal philosophy, and Chinese law for nearly 40 years, and is dedicated to research, writing, and lectures. He has published more than 70 academic papers so far and has published eight translations, 13 books, and three co-authored books. In addition, he has insisted on a purely vegetarian diet for 33 years, climbed Mt. Gwanak about 1,500 times over 10 years, and hiked Mt. Mudeung 3,000 times over 22 years, practicing an eco-friendly way of life.
Professor Jeong is conducting education and research that converges design, business, and technology based on the design major, MBA major, and ICT practical experience. He has been promoting thought-centered service design convergence research to explore the fundamental needs of humans and to solve problems between stakeholders. In particular, he researched innovative ways to solve industrial and social problems in terms of user experience-oriented products and service development, marketing communication, and healthcare design. Professor Jeong has accumulated various academic achievements such as numerous KCI-level/SSCI-level papers, patents, technology transfers, and world-renowned design awards.
In addition, Professor Kim Jae-guk, who received the Special Prize of the Yongbong Academic Award, has conducted research and development of next-generation battery electrode materials and battery systems, and has published more than 250 papers in international scientific journals including Nature. Professor Kim’s work is highly evaluated for improving the academic and technological competitiveness of the country. Currently, as the research director of the Engineering Leading Research Center (ERC) and the National Laboratory (N-LAB), Professor Kim is conducting extensive research on energy materials such as batteries for electric vehicles.
Another recipient of the Special Prize of the Yongbong Award, Professor Shin, has accumulated remarkable research achievements by intensively exploring documents, Korean and Chinese novels, and Mongyu-rok from the 17th century, which was almost a barren period of research on the history of Korean literature. Professor Shin’s work is highly appreciated for laying the foundation for “Disaster Humanity Studies.” Professor Shin has also been expanding regional language and literature in a cross-border, multi-centric society, and has greatly contributed to fostering the next generation of academics and promoting Korean studies by attracting large-scale national projects in the humanities and social fields such as BK21 + and HK+ projects.
