Samyang Group's Sudang Foundation held the 35th Sudang Award ceremony on May 27 at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul, awarding Professors Hwang Il-doo of Pohang University of Science and Technology and Cho Sung-bae of Yonsei University with plaques and 200 million won each in prize money.
Professor Hwang, the recipient in the basic science category, was recognized for his research on the signaling pathways in plant development and the evolutionary principles of vascular bundles. He was particularly noted for being the first to elucidate the signaling mechanism of the plant growth hormone cytokinin and its critical role in regulating vascular development and aging.
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."
Professor Cho, awarded in the applied science category, was honored for his contributions to solving industrial problems through complex artificial intelligence (AI) research. He 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 continue to foster future talent and carry on the spirit of the Sudang Award."
The Sudang Award was established to honor the industrial patriotism and talent cultivation spirit of Samyang Group's founder, Sudang Kim Yeon-soo. It began as the Sudang Science Award in 1973 and was renamed the Sudang Award in 2006, recognizing researchers in basic science, humanities and social sciences, and applied sciences. Each year, two researchers with outstanding achievements are selected.
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