Professor Eunwoo Jeong of Dong-A University Selected for Ottogi Ham Taeho Foundation Junior Faculty Support Program

Selected for the ‘FACULTY OPUS 1 FUND’

Dong-A University’s newly appointed faculty member has continued to broaden the university’s research foundation by being selected for research support programs from both the Ottogi Ham Taeho Foundation and the National Research Foundation of Korea, based on his research on food material delivery systems.

On the 21st, Dong-A University announced that Professor Eunwoo Jeong of the Department of Food and Nutrition has been selected for the Ottogi Ham Taeho Foundation’s junior faculty support program, the ‘Punglim FACULTY OPUS 1 FUND.’

The ‘Punglim FACULTY OPUS 1 FUND’ is a program aimed at discovering sustainable growth engines for the future food industry, contributing to public health improvement, and providing support so that newly appointed faculty members can establish a stable research foundation.

Through this program, Professor Jeong plans to develop a delivery system capable of regulating the functionality of food ingredients in response to temperature changes, and to use this to effectively control the structure and physical properties of high-protein foods.

Prior to being selected for the Ottogi Ham Taeho Foundation support program, Professor Jeong was also recently named as a recipient for the ‘2026 Basic Research B’ grant from the National Research Foundation of Korea. As a result, he will receive 320 million won in research funding over the next five years to continue his relevant research.

Professor Jeong, who obtained his PhD in Food and Nutrition from Hanyang University and completed his postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Food Science at Cornell University in the United States, joined the Department of Food and Nutrition at Dong-A University in September 2025. Currently, he is conducting research on encapsulation technology and delivery system development to improve bioavailability and control the release of functional food ingredients.

Professor Jeong stated, "I am grateful to have been selected for such a meaningful project that supports research settlement for newly appointed researchers. Building on this support, I will continue to advance research in the field of food science and produce outstanding research outcomes that can make tangible contributions to the food industry."

The Department of Food and Nutrition at Dong-A University, established in 1977, has been nurturing talent in the field of food and nutrition for the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions, and has strengthened its research and education capabilities by being recognized as the best department for nine consecutive years in campus evaluations.

Eunwoo Jung, Professor at Dong-A University.

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