On November 28, Doosan Group’s Yonkang Foundation (Chairman Y.H. Park) held a signing ceremony for Yonkang grants for environmental research at the Grand Ambassador Hotel in Jangchung-dong, Seoul, and awarded a combined total of US$ 110,600 to ten

people, including Professor Soo Lee from the department of chemical engineering, Changwon National University.

Since 1993 the Yonkang Foundation has provided US$ 1.5 million in total to professors in areas related to the environmental issues and safety matters, supporting 169 research projects nationwide in order to expedite the development of environmental technology

and promote related research in Korea.

At the award ceremony, Chairman Y.H. Park said, “The environment and humanity are closely related, so creating a habitable environment is a task that concerns all human beings,” adding, “I hope that the research achievements stemming from the Yonkang grants

for environmental research will contribute to the development of environment-related academic research and technology.”

The Yonkang Foundation publishes a “Collection of Yonkang-funded Research Papers on the Environment” each year and distributes it to universities, libraries, and researchers at major organizations.

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Chairman Y.H. Park (left, front row) of Doosan Group Yonkang Foundation presents US$ 110,600 in research grants to ten people, including Professor Soo Lee (right, front row) from the department of chemical engineering, Changwon National University at the

Grand Ambassador Hotel in Jangchung-dong, Seoul.

Awards US$ 110,600 in Yonkang Grants for Environmental Research