Research

Research Interest

• Structuring technologies for plant-based meat alternatives based on extrusion, 3D printing, and freeze–thaw processing

• Hybrid meat alternatives using plant proteins and fish proteins

• Microbial-derived fat replacers

• Applications of bacterial cellulose as food materials

• 3D-printed foods

• Edible and biodegradable food packaging materials

• Scaffolds for cultivated meat

• AI-based quality evaluation technologies for meat alternatives

On-going Research Projects

2) Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries - Convergence Professional Training Program (해양수산부 - 해양수산 융합형 전문인력 양성사업)

• Project Title: Seafood Automation and Innovation Research Center (수산식품 자동화·혁신연구센터)

• Research Topic: Development of extrusion-based hybrid meat alternatives using plant proteins and tilapia/eel proteins

(식물성 단백질과 틸라피아/장어 단백질을 활용한 압출공정 기반 하이브리드 대체육 개발)

• Role: Co-researcher

• Principal Research Institution: Pukyong National University

• Period: 2026.04.01 — 2030.12.31 (5 years)

1) National Research Foundation of Korea - Sejong Science Fellowship Domestic Track (한국연구재단 - 세종과학펠로우십 국내트랙)

• Project Title: Development of a next-generation alternative meat manufacturing platform based on bacterial cellulose-mediated ice-templated low-energy structuring technology

(박테리아 셀룰로오스 매개 얼음 주형 기반 저에너지 구조화 원천기술을 활용한 차세대 대체육 제조 플랫폼 구축)

• Role: Principal Investigator

• Period: 2026.03.01 — 2031.02.28 (5 years)

Completed Research Projects

3) National Research Foundation of Korea - Postdoctoral Fellowship for Overseas Research (한국연구재단 - 박사후 국외연수)

• Project Title: Development of technology for utilizing plant protein and bacterial cellulose as mimetics of muscle fiber and endomysium for enhancing the fibrous structure of high-moisture meat alternatives

(고수분 대체육의 섬유상 구조 고도화를 위한 식물성 단백질 및 박테리아 셀룰로오스의 근섬유 및 근섬유막 모방체로서의 활용 기술 개발)

• Role: Principal Investigator

• Period: 2024.09.01 — 2025.08.31 (1 year)

2) Samyang Igeon Scholarship Foundation - Academic Research Funding Program (삼양이건장학재단 - 학술연구 지원사업)

• Project Title: Evaluation of the potential of bacterial cellulose paste as a fat replacer and its application in the development of low-fat, low-calorie plant-based meat patties

(박테리아 셀룰로오스 페이스트의 지방 대체재로서의 이용 가능성 규명 및 이의 저지방·저열량 식물성 대체육 패티 제품 개발에의 활용 연구)

• Role: Principal Investigator

• Period: 2022.07.08 — 2023.07.07 (1 year)

1) National Research Foundation of Korea - Doctoral Student Research Fellowship Program (한국연구재단 - 박사과정생 연구장려금 지원)

• Project Title: Research on basis properties of microbial-derived bacterial cellulose and its application technology for food packaging as a biodegradable biopolymer materials

(미생물 유래 박테리아 셀룰로오스의 기반 특성 및 생분해성 바이오 폴리머 소재로서 식품포장에의 활용 기술 연구)

• Role: Principal Investigator

• Period: 2021.06.01 — 2023.02.24 (2 years)