Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) G-Lamp (LAMP) Project Group (Director: Professor Lee Jeong-hwan) has strengthened students' research capabilities and career development skills through a special lecture in which outstanding researchers shared their growth experiences with the next generation of scholars. The event, where researchers who had benefited from research support conveyed their field experiences to junior researchers, received strong positive response from attendees.

The JBNU G-Lamp Project Group hosted a special lecture at 3 p.m. on the 20th in the main building of the College of Natural Science. They invited Professor Dae-Young Eom of Kumoh National Institute of Technology, a former postdoctoral researcher who participated in the project.

Professor Eom worked as a G-Lamp postdoc at the JBNU G-Lamp Project Group, conducting research in the semiconductor field and building expertise, and was subsequently appointed as a full-time faculty member in the Department of Semiconductor Engineering, School of Advanced Industrial Convergence, at Kumoh National Institute of Technology.

This special lecture was organized to share the achievements and experiences of researchers who grew through the G-Lamp Project and to provide practical research and career information to the next generation of scholars, including current postdoctoral researchers and student researchers participating in the project.

In his lecture, Professor Eom introduced his research experiences as a G-Lamp postdoc, methods for selecting research topics to grow as an independent researcher, research outcome management, the preparation process for full-time faculty appointment, and career development strategies as a researcher. He then engaged broadly with attendees on the core competencies required in the research field and future research directions.

In particular, the lecture is meaningful as a case demonstrating that the G-Lamp Project's support for research personnel goes beyond simple research activity support and leads to the stable development of outstanding researchers and their advancement into independent researchers. 

The Project Group expects that by sharing the example of a G-Lamp postdoc's advancement to a full-time faculty position, the next generation of scholars will be able to design concrete researcher growth pathways and enhance their research motivation and career development capabilities.

Lee Jeong-hwan, Director of the JBNU G-Lamp Project Group, said, "This special lecture is significant in that a researcher who grew through the G-Lamp Project has established himself as an independent researcher and then shared his experience with the next generation. Going forward, we will continue to strengthen research support, career development, and researcher networks so that outstanding early-career researchers can develop their capabilities in a stable research environment and grow into world-class researchers."

Meanwhile, the JBNU G-Lamp Project Group plans to continue expanding opportunities for faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and student researchers to interact directly with outstanding researchers through regular invited external researcher programs, and to create an open academic exchange environment in which research ideas and career experiences can be shared.