□ BOMI KIM, A DOCTORAL STUDENT AT HANKYUNG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY'S GRADUATE SCHOOL MAJORING IN HORTICULTURE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, FACULTY OF BIOTECHNOLOGY (ADVISORS: DEOKHOON YOON, CHANG-HEE LEE), PARTICIPATED IN THE 10 FINALISTS IN THE "2ND AGRI-FOOD R&D YOUNG CREATOR CONTEST" HOSTED BY THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS AND ORGANIZED BY THE INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY PLANNING AND EVALUATION ON DECEMBER 7, 2023.(Hankyung National University 1 team, Seoul National University 3 teams, Yonsei University 1 team, Chonnam National University 1 team, Chungnam National University 1 team, Chungbuk National University 3 teams) won the second place Excellence Award.

□ THE 「AGRI-FOOD R&D YOUNG CREATOR CONTEST」 HAS BEEN HOSTED BY THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS SINCE 2022, AND HAS BEEN HELD FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL PROGRAMS OR RESEARCH STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN EMPLOYED AFTER COMPLETION. This year, students were asked to propose R&D planning research projects under the theme of "Sustainable Agriculture," and the title of the prize-winning student, Kim Bo-mi, was "A Study on the Development of Crop Resumption Technology Using Environment-Friendly Farming Methods for Export Spat Farms."

□ Photo: Ph.D. candidate Bomi Yoon, Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biotechnology, Hankyung National University (Advisor: Deokhoon Yoon, Changhee Lee)