Professor Kim, Jae-gun of the Center for Undergraduate Track for Multidisciplinary Nuclear Engineers Educational Program and Manager Yoon, Dae-gil of the Nuclear Energy Obligees received the Province Governor's Citation
Recognized for its excellence in fostering convergence powerful brains in the nuclear power sector
[December 26, 2012]

 Professor Kim, Jae-gun (left) and Mr. Yoon, Dae-gil received the province governor's citation for their contributions to pursuing nuclear power policies

 YU (president Lee, Hyo-soo) was recognized for its excellence of the 'Convergence Nuclear Experts Fostering'. At the end of the year, YU was recognized for its contributions for pursuing nuclear power policies for Gyeongsangbuk-do and received the province governor's citation.

 Gyeongsanbuk-do recently selected and awarded 4 people who are members of YU and the Korea Radioactive Waste Management Corporation as contributing universities and institutes that helped establish a world-class nuclear power cluster in the East Coast with the nation's best nuclear power infrastructure. YU's Professor Kim, Jae-gun (63) of the Center for Undergraduate Track for Multidisciplinary Nuclear Engineers Educational Program and Yoon, Dae-gil (24, junior in School of Mechanical Engineering), who led the 'Nuclear Power' team, which is a Nuclear Energy Obligee, received citations from the governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do.

 After working at KEPCO Engineering & Construction for over 30 years, Professor Kim began working at YU from September 2011. He is contributing to the fostering of nuclear experts, which are the key element for the Gyeongsangbuk-do Nuclear Power Cluster project through lectures on 'Nuclear Power Generator Systems' and 'Nuclear Power Materials'. As the guidance professor of the 'Nuclear Power' team, he also gave special lectures to students at Jukbyeon High School located in Uljin-gun and made visits to Yeongdeok-gun Office to enhance the acceptability of nuclear power among the community.

 Mr. Yoon, who graduated from Uljin High School and is double majoring in multidisciplinary major in nuclear engineering, led the 'Nuclear Power' team from April to November and was recognized for his contributions in enhancing understanding and communication on nuclear power for the community through SNS PR activities using Twitter and Facebook, 'Talk Concert of Supporters for Gyeongsanbuk-do Provincial Office and YU Nuclear Energy Obligee', pursued the 'Nuclear Power Knowledge Sharing Event' with 800 students from Gyeongsan High School and Jukbyeon High School, and conducted 'Surveys on Understanding Nuclear Power' at Dongdaegu Station, Banwoldang and Jungangno. Earlier in July, he also received the top award at the evaluation for the first half of the year for 'Nuclear Energy Obligee' hosted by the Korea Nuclear Energy Promotion Agency, and first place in the nuclear power energy slogan contest.

 Meanwhile, YU newly opened the major in Nuclear Engineering as a convergence major from the first semester of 2011. Its overseeing department is the School of Mechanical Engineering (major of mechanical system engineering, major of mechanical design engineering, major of mechanical advanced engineering) and the Department of Civil Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and the School of Chemical Engineering are participating in this.

 In relation to such achievements, Professor Kim stated, "The 'Nuclear Power' team and all students majoring in nuclear engineering will become key next-generation human resources for the Korean nuclear power industry. Based on accurate and precise judgments and information on nuclear power, we will help them unfold active PR activities."