Samyang Group's Sudang Foundation held the 35th Sudang Award ceremony on May 27 at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul, honoring Hwang Il-doo, a professor at Pohang University of Science and Technology, and Cho Sung-bae, a professor at Yonsei University, each with a plaque and a cash prize of 200 million won.
Hwang, the recipient in the basic science category, was recognized for his research on the signaling pathways of plant development and the evolutionary principles of vascular bundles. He was particularly noted for being the first to clarify the signaling mechanisms of cytokinin, a plant growth hormone, and its crucial role in the development and aging of vascular bundles.
Hwang expressed gratitude to his students and researchers who endured long waits and failures to establish their current research lab, stating, "I will approach my research with sincerity to contribute to the advancement of our society and academia."
Cho, awarded in the applied science category, was acknowledged for his contributions to solving industrial problems through complex artificial intelligence (AI) research. His work combined convolutional neural networks for data pattern analysis with long short-term memory recurrent neural networks to apply AI technology across various industries, including energy demand forecasting.
Cho's paper on energy demand forecasting was recognized as one of the top 1% cited papers in the international journal "Energy" in 2020.
He remarked, "Combining various technologies to solve complex real-world problems is the significant meaning of artificial intelligence. I will continue to strive to create social value and enhance global competitiveness through AI."
Kim Yoon, chairman of the Sudang Foundation, expressed gratitude and respect for the two awardees, stating, "I hope they will continue to foster future talent and uphold the spirit of nurturing talent embodied by the Sudang Award."
The Sudang Award was established to inherit the industrial patriotism and talent cultivation spirit of Kim Yeon-soo, the founder of Samyang Group. It began in 1973 as the Sudang Science Award and was renamed the Sudang Award in 2006, recognizing researchers in the fields of basic science, humanities and social sciences, and applied sciences. Each year, two researchers with outstanding achievements are selected.
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