Center History and Status

History

2019. Establishment of “Biorefinery Interdisciplinary Research Center” in KNU KIIT

Status

- Contact: +82-33-250-8323

- Location: Room 303 of Building No.1, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, KNU

Bldg	Room	Area (Number of Room)	Purpose
Building No.1, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	#203	62.60	Joint Laboratory
	#204	21.60	Joint Office
	#301	19.80	Joint Laboratory
	#302	21.24	Joint Office(Full-time Researcher’s Office)
	#303	21.24	Director’s Office
	#310	21.60	Joint Office
	#311	86.40	Joint Laboratory (Bio-nanomaterials Chemistry Lab))
	#409	64.80	Joint Laboratory (Biorefinery Lab)

Staff and Organizational Structure

Departments	Staff
Biorefinery Interdisciplinary Research Center	Full-time faculty, research professor, full-time researcher, assistant researcher

Participation Status of Adjunct Researcher (Full-time Faculty)

- As of January 01, 2019

No	College	Dept.	Name	Title	Start of Participation
1	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Forest Materials Engineering	S.H. LEE	Associate Prof.	Jan. 2019
2	College of Biomedical Science	Medical Biomaterials Engineering	J.C. KIM	Prof.	Jan. 2019
3	College of Engineering	Biotechnology and Bioengineering	S.J. HA	Associate Prof.	Jan. 2019
4	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Paper Science and Engineering	Y.S. KIM	Assistant Prof.	Jan. 2019
5	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences	Biosystems Engineering	G.T. LIM	Assistant Prof.	Jan. 2019
6	College of Engineering	Biotechnology and Bioengineering	G.S. LIM	Assistant Prof.	2019.01
7	College of Biomedical Science	Medical Biomaterials Engineering	C.J. MA	Prof.	Jan. 2019

Participation status of full-time researchers

- As of January 01, 2019

No	College	Dept.	Name	Title	Start of Participation
1	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Institute of Forest Science	G.J. KWON	Research Prof.	Jan. 2019
2	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Forest Materials Engineering	S.Y. HAN	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
3	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Forest Materials Engineering	C.W. PARK	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
4	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Forest Materials Engineering	H.J. MIN	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
5	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Forest Materials Engineering	I.H. LEE	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
6	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Medical Biomaterials Engineering	D.Y. YOON	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
7	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Medical Biomaterials Engineering	Chasuda Choipang	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
8	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Paper Science and Engineering	Liang-liang An	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
9	College of Engineering	Biotechnology and Bioengineering	J.B. PARK	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
10	College of Engineering	Biotechnology and Bioengineering	D.H. KWON	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
11	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Forest Materials Engineering	J.S. PARK	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
12	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Forest Materials Engineering	J.I. CHO	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
13	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Forest Materials Engineering	H.S. LEE	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
14	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences	Applied Biology	Y.J. LIM	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
15	College of Biomedical Science	Medical Biomaterials Engineering	J.A. KIM	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
16	College of Biomedical Science	Medical Biomaterials Engineering	T.H. KIM	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
17	College of Biomedical Science	Medical Biomaterials Engineering	S.H. PARK	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
18	College of Biomedical Science	Bio-Health Technology	H.J. KIM	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
19	College of Biomedical Science	Medical Biomaterials Engineering	Jirapat Dawan	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
20	College of Biomedical Science	Medical Biomaterials Engineering	Zhao Fanyu	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
21	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Paper Science and Engineering	J.G. HAN	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
22	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Paper Science and Engineering	C.S. CHOI	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
23	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Paper Science and Engineering	Y.H. YOO	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
24	College of Engineering	Biotechnology and Bioengineering	D.M. PARK	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
25	College of Engineering	Biotechnology and Bioengineering	H.J. YOO	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
26	College of Engineering	Biotechnology and Bioengineering	J.H. LEE	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
27	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences	Biosystems Engineering	W.C. SHIN	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
28	College of Natural Sciences	Physics	S.H. PARK	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
29	College of Biomedical Science	Medical Biomaterials Engineering	H.W. LEE	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
30	College of Biomedical Science	Medical Biomaterials Engineering	Y.R. SOHN	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
31	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Forest Materials Engineering	H.Y. KIM	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
32	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Forest Materials Engineering	D.H. KIM	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
33	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Forest Materials Engineering	E.A. LEE	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019
34	College of Forest and Environmental Sciences	Paper Science and Engineering	J.H. BAE	Assistant Researcher	Jan. 2019

Purpose of Establishment

The “Biorefinery Interdisciplinary Research Center” was established to conduct interdisciplinary joint research that develops highly functional bio-nanomaterials from lignocellulosic biomass resources. The center has set the vision of making a leap forward as the world's leading research center.

Background and Necessity of Establishment

• In response to demands in solving global environmental issues such as global warming and climate change, research on the development of highly functional new materials by applying advanced bio-nanotechnology to renewable and carbon-neutral lignocellulosic biomass resources is attracting attention.

• The international community recognizes Korea as successful in the forest sector because approximately 64% of the total land area is composed of forests and the total forest biomass in Korea exceeded 950 million cubic meters as of 2016.

• Gangwon Province occupies the largest area of forest among provinces in Korea including 53% of the entire national forest. Forest biomass available for commercial deforestation in Gangwon Province is the highest in the nation at about 100,000 tons. The amount of biomass that can be continuously produced increases every year, so the needs for new applications is growing.

• The biorefinery interdisciplinary research center aims to promote the development of highly efficient methods of utilizing biomass resources and applications of biomass as highly functional new material by integrating professional researchers of related fields in Kangwon National University and conducting interdisciplinary joint research projects.

Areas of Research and Business

Research Areas

- Research on highly efficient manufacturing methods of nano-cellulose

- Applied research on highly functional new materials including medicinal materials like nano-cellulose

- Research on the chemical and biological transformation of lignocellulosic biomass for bioenergy and biochemical production

- Applied research on high value-added materials including lignin-derived conductive materials and carbon fiber

Build an industry-university network with related industries

Discover national research projects and policy issues

Host international symposiums and academic conferences

Expected Benefits

Short-term Expectations

- Foster professionals in the field of biorefinery.

- Boost the capability of university research through interdisciplinary joint research.

- Foster professionals and create jobs through industry-university collaboration.

- Establish the foundation of international cooperation through participation and interaction in international collaborative research and foster global experts.

Mid to Long-term Expectations

- Take the lead position in biorefinery interdisciplinary research and create new development models to vitalize local industry.

- Establish a comprehensive research infrastructure that integrates research and academic exchange.

- Educate the next generation and produce local professionals with international skills.