·         Professor Cheol-hwan Park’s Research Team (Department of Chemical Engineering), composed of students Ji-yoon Lim, Su-yeon Lee, and Eun-ah Jeong,

Wins Gold Prize at the '2024 Capstone Design Competition BB Jump'

- Optimization of Puerarin Ester Synthesis to Improve the Properties of Natural Antioxidant Puerarin -

- Deriving the Optimal Conditions for Puerarin Ester Synthesis and Process Design -

Undergraduate students Ji-yoon Lim, Su-yeon Lee, and Eun-ah Jeong from Professor Cheol-hwan Park’s research team in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Kwangwoon University won the Gold Prize for their design titled "Optimization and Process Design for the Synthesis of Puerarin Myristate" at the '2024 Capstone Design Competition BB Jump' held on Friday, September 27, at ICC Jeju.

Research on the Optimization of Puerarin Ester Synthesis and Process Design

 [From left to right: Cheol-hwan Park (supervising professor), Ji-yoon Lim, Su-yeon Lee, Eun-ah Jeong]

Hosted by the Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, this competition aims to cultivate talented individuals with creative and comprehensive design skills. University students majoring in biotechnology-related fields presented their designs on various topics. The Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering is a leading academic organization in the biotechnology field, with around 9,000 members, including experts and companies in the BT (Biotechnology) industry.

The research team of Ji-yoon Lim, Su-yeon Lee, and Eun-ah Jeong, who led their project with new ideas and won the award, shared, “It was a rewarding experience to conduct integrative research in the optimization of enzymatic synthesis and process simulation in the field of biotechnology, and we are proud to introduce our work,” adding, “We aim to build on this experience and continue developing our creative design skills through self-directed research and development.”

Additionally, Ji-yoon Lim, Su-yeon Lee, and Eun-ah Jeong previously won the Excellence Award in the “18th College of Engineering Academic Festival (Chemical Engineering Division)” last semester. Su-yeon Lee also received an Encouragement Award at the “2023 MY (Multi-Y) Capstone Design Competition.” Both Ji-yoon Lim and Su-yeon Lee plan to continue their studies in the graduate school of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Kwangwoon University under the guidance of Professor Cheol-hwan Park, conducting further research in the Biochemical Engineering Lab.

Professor Cheol-hwan Park commented, "It has been incredibly rewarding to witness the students actively and systematically approach the design process, and I hope they can build on this experience to achieve outstanding research outcomes."