BK21 FOUR Glocal Resource Circulation Environmental Education Research Center graduate student Sojeong Cheon (Master's Program, Department of Environment and Energy Convergence; supervisor Professor Hyunwoo Kim) received the Grand Prize of the Young Researcher Award from the Korean Society of Waste Management and Resource Circulation.

The Korean Society of Waste Management and Resource Circulation is an academic forum for sharing and communicating theories related to waste and its treatment applications.

At the conference, graduate student Sojeong Cheon presented a research paper on the effects of antibiotics remaining in livestock manure on anaerobic microorganisms during anaerobic digestion and was recognized for its excellence.

Graduate student Sojeong Cheon said, "This paper has been very helpful in shaping future research directions, and I am pleased that the fruit of my efforts has led to this award," adding, "I will continue to work steadily to achieve excellent results in my research field."