Kyungpook National University Opens Leading Research Center for Regional Innovation in Carbon-Neutral Intelligent Energy Systems
- Date
- 2021/11/30
- Writer
- Oh
- Hit
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On November 16, Kyungpook National University (KNU) held an opening ceremony for the ‘Leading Research Center for Regional Innovation in Carbon-Neutral Intelligent Energy Systems’ (hereinafter referred to as Leading Research Center) at Sangju Campus Student Center. Won-Hwa Hong, President of KNU, Young-Seok Kang, Mayor of Sangju, and Bu Ki Lim, Vice-Chairman of the Sangju City Council attended the opening ceremony.
The Leading Research Center, led by Jong Wook Roh, KNU professor of
the School of Nanomaterials Engineering, opened in response to its selection
for the ‘Support Project for Regional Leading Research Centers (RLRC) for
Innovative Growth‘ by the Ministry of Science, Technology, Information and
Communication.
With KRW 12.7 billion of national and local research funds over the
next seven years, the center will develop highly efficient, eco-friendly energy
platforms through multidisciplinary convergence research between
nanotechnology, information technology, and energy technology, as well as smart
solutions to effectively manage such platforms.
Through the project, KNU will also work with Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute
of Science and Technology to develop standard energy technology for carbon
neutrality and secure source technology for the innovation of energy materials,
components, and systems.
President Won-Hwa Hong says, "No one can be exempt from working
towards creating a sustainable planet. Among 17 metropolitan cities and
provinces in Korea, Gyeongbuk Province produces the third-highest emissions of
greenhouse gas. Thus, it is now a crucial time to develop research and professionals
for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In this regard, the Leading Research
Center for Regional Innovation in Carbon-Neutral Intelligent Energy Systems
seeks to serve as not only a foundational research center in Gyeongbuk Province
developing next-generation energy materials and systems, but also a hub for
industry-academic cooperation with local companies."