Kim Da-hee, a graduate student (Ph.D. program) in the Department of Archaeology & Anthropology, recently received the 'Jeonbuk Studies Young Researcher Academic Award' at the '3rd Jeonbuk Studies Outstanding Master's and Doctoral Thesis Awards Ceremony' held at the Jeonbuk Research Institute's Jeonbuk Studies Research Center.

Since 2020, the Jeonbuk Research Institute's Jeonbuk Studies Research Center has been running a program to nurture young Jeonbuk Studies researchers by providing research grants to outstanding master's and doctoral graduates in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences related to Jeonbuk Studies.

This year's recipient, Kim Da-hee, presented a thesis titled 'A Study on Alley Revitalization through Memory and Nostalgia' and was honored with the award.

Kim Da-hee is a graduate student in the Department of Archaeology & Anthropology at Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) and, supported by the 4th-phase BK21 Project Division, 'Education and Research Group for Overcoming Regional Crises in the Anthropocene through Research and Application of Culture and Civilization (Expert-RACC, Director: Professor Im Kyung-taek),' is pursuing academic research to explore local community issues through culture.

Kim said, 'Through the results of this competition, I will continue to devote efforts to academic research on urban regeneration and the revitalization of old downtown areas in the Jeonbuk region. Cultural research that utilizes cultural resources dispersed throughout the old downtown will serve as a driving force for local communities to overcome crises.'

Meanwhile, the awardee's research paper is scheduled to be included in Volume 6 of 'Jeonbuk Studies,' to be published in August.