Winners picked for TJ Park Prize

The POSCO TJ Park Foundation announced the winners of its 2011 POSCO TJ Park Prize, Monday.

KAIST professor Lee sang-yub was selected as the winner in the science category, while the education award went to Namhansan Elementary School. Professor Lee was recognized for his achievement in the field of systems engineering.

Monk Pomnyun and the Alola Foundation claimed the community development department prize.

The awards ceremony will take place on March 22 at the POSCO Center in Seoul and the winners will each receive 200 million won in prize money,.

Established in 2006 and awarded initially in 2007, the POSCO TJ Park Prize commemorates the accomplishments of Park Tae-joon, the former POSCO chairman, and promotes the steel giant뭩 founding spirit of respecting creativity, nurturing talent and promoting philanthropy.