RESEARCH FIELD- 기후변화에 따른 토양 및 지하수 물리화학적 특성평가 및 정화 기술 연구
Removal of Organic and/or Inorganic Contaminant from Soils
Heavy Metal Contamination of Water, Soil and Plant in the Metal Mining Areas
Geochemical Engineering for the Remediation of Contaminated Sediments
Monitoring of Remediated Soils by Earthworm and Bioluminescent Bacteria
EDUCATION1993 Imperial College, University of London(Ph.D - Environmental Technology)
1989 Seoul National University(M.S. - Mineral and Petroleum Engineering)
1987 Seoul National University((B.S. - Mineral and Petroleum Engineering)
WORK EXPERIENCE1997-present GIST, Professor
2005-2009 환경분석센터 소장, 국제환경연구소(IERC) 소장
1994-1997 Paichai University, Assistant Professor
1993 Imperial College, Research Scientist
RESEARCH FIELD- 원격탐사 및 인공지능 기술을 활용한 지구 물순환 연구
Climate change and human activities are increasing uncertainties in water resource management and natural disaster predictions. At our Hydro AI Lab, we use remote sensing, land surface models, and AI/machine learning to investigate the complex interactions between land surfaces and the atmosphere in response to climate change. Our goal is to improve the precision of natural disaster predictions and water resource management. We achieve this through the generation of new remote sensing datasets and algorithms, enhancement of surface models, and utilization of high-performance computing for global-scale land surface modeling.
Machine Learning (Shallow Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Bayesian Machine Learning)
Satellite Remote Sensing (Microwave, GNSS)
Land Surface Models (Parallel Computing with HPC)
Data Assimilation (Ensemble Kalman Filter, Particle Filter)
Global Water Cycle, Water Balance Model (MCMC Sampling Approach)
Land-atmosphere Interaction (Land Information System from NASA)
Impact of Human Activities on Earth System
Uncertainty Analysis (Bayesian Inference, Triple Collocation Analysis)
EDUCATION2022 Ph.D. in Civil Engineering | University of Virginia, VA, USA
2021 M.S. in Data Science | University of Virginia, VA, USA
2012 B.S. in Civil Engineering | Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
WORK EXPERIENCE2023. Aug – : Assistant Professor | GIST-Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju, Korea
2023 – present: Associate Editor | Vadose Zone Journal
2022 – 2023: Postdoctoral Fellow | United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, MD, USA
2019 (Summer) Visiting Scholar | NASA-GSFC, Hydrological Sciences Laboratory, MD, USA
2018/19 (Summer) Visiting Scholar | United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, MD, USA
2019-2022: Research Associate | University of Virginia, VA, USA
HONORS_AWARDS2019 – 2023: NASA Future Investigator | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
2023: Top 20 reviewers for Remote Sensing of Environment
2019 – 2022: Bicentennial Graduate Fellow | University of Virginia
2022: Civil Engineering Graduate Award for Superior Research | University of Virginia
2021: Endowed Graduate Fellowship| University of Virginia
2020: Horton (Hydrology) Research Grant | American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2020: Virginia Engineering Foundation Graduate Fellowship| University of Virginia
2020: Graduate Scholarship| Korean American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA)
2019: AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Award, American Geophysical Union
RESEARCH FIELD- 대기오염물질 측정 기술 개발 및 멀티-플랫폼 활용 거동 특성 파악
Our research goals in ATMOS Lab are geared toward improving our understanding of regional and global tropospheric oxidation chemistry, and its relation to air quality and climate. Field measurements of trace molecules in the air, laboratory process studies, and simple computational modeling can help us to unravel important contemporary issues such as ozone, particle pollution and climate change. Specifically, we are interested in nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbon oxidation processes that results in organic aerosol formation.
We are thus interested in developing field deployable detection methods for atmospheric trace molecule based on spectroscopic and mass-spectrometric techniques.
EDUCATION2012-05. Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley
Atmospheric chemistry
2004-08. M.S. Korea University
Atmospheric chemistry
2002-02. B.S. Korea University
Earth and environmental sciences
WORK EXPERIENCE2012~2014 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
2012~2014 Cooperative Insititude for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES),University of Colorado at Boulder, Post-Doctoral Visiting Fellow
2006 Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Post-Master Researcher
2004~2005 Korea University, Research Associate
2004 Korea University, Research Director
RESEARCH FIELD- 에어로졸의 실시간 측정/분석을 통한 물리화학적 특성 규명
Development of new aerosol and nanoparticle characterization tools
Nanoparticle and ultrafine particle events/nucleation study in the ambient atmosphere
Characterization of carbonaceous particles (elemental carbon/black carbon) and diesel exhaust particles
PM2.5 mass, carbon, nitrate, sulfate, PM light scattering/absorption
Size-resolved reactivity of nanoparticles/Generation and synthesis of nanoparticles
Measurement of physical and chemical properties of atmospheric aerosol particles
EDUCATION1999-2003 University of Minnesota (PhD, Mechanical Engineering)
1997-1999 Seoul National University (MS, Mechanical Engineering)
1989-1997 Seoul National University (BS, Biosystems Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering)
WORK EXPERIENCE2005.12-present Professor (School of Environmental Science and Engineering, GIST)
2006.02-present Adjunct Faculty (Division of Atmospheric Science, DRI, USA)
2004.12-2005.12 Assistant Research Professor
(Division of Atmospheric Science, Desert Research Institute)
2004.12-2005.12 Graduate Faculty (Atmospheric Science Graduate Program, University of Nevada)
2003.08-2004.11 Research Associate (Center for Nanoenergetic Research, University of Maryland)
2003.08-2004.11 Guest researcher (Nanoparticle Lab, National Institute of Standards and Technology)
2003.04-2003.08 Research Associate (Particle Technology Lab, University of Minnesota)
RESEARCH FIELD- 모델링과 원격 관측 기반 대기질 통합 모델링 시스템 활용
한반도 및 서울시 주변의 오존발생 특성 분석 및 저감 대책 마련
한반도 대도시에서의 미세입자 (PM2.5) 형성 특성 및 시정장애 현상 연구
동아시아 황사의 장거리 이동 특성 및 황사 표면에서의 비균질 화학 연구
황사, 해양염 입자 및 Black carbon 상에서의 비균질 표면 화학 모사를 위한 모델 개발
황사, PM2.5 및 오존 예보를 위한 기상-화학 모델의 개발
Smog chamber 반응기 모사를 위한 모델 개발
입자 상 물질의 real-time 분석을 위한 장치 개발
대기 또는 실내 오염 입자들의 측정, 제거 및 제어 기술 개발
EDUCATION1995-1999 The University of Iowa (박사-화학공학)
1990 서울대학교 (석사-화학공학)
1988 서울대학교 (학사-화학공학)
WORK EXPERIENCE2004.8-현재 교수 (GIST, 지구환경공학부)
2004.4-2004.7 위촉선임연구원 (대기자원센터, 한국과학기술원)
2002.2-2004.3 Professor (Georgia Inst. Tech.)
2000.3-2002.1 Rsearch Fellow (Georgia Inst. Tech.)
2000.1-2000.3 Rsearch Fellow (The University of Iowa)
1994.7-1995.7 연구원 (대기환경연구실, 한국과학기술원)
1993.8-1994.6 연구원 (서울대 공학센터)
1989.1-1993.1 연구원 (LG 화학)
RESEARCH FIELD- 지구 기후 시스템의 변화양상이해 및 미래예측
기후변화는 전지구적인 문제지만 지역적인 영향은 더 복잡합니다. 기후 분석 모델링 연구실에서는 그런 기후변화에 대한 이해, 예측, 대응책을 다양한 관측자료의 분석 및 기후모델을 개발/으용 등의 방법으로 이해하고 연구합니다. 세부적으로 다음과 같은 연구를 진행하고 있습니다.
기후변화와 기후변동성(Climate Change & Climate Variability)
극한기후(Climate Extreme)
기후모델링(Climate modeling)
다양한 대응책 연구(mitigation & geoengineering)
EDUCATION2004 Iowa State University(Ph.D-Meteorology)
1999 Iowa State University(M.S.-Meteorology)
1997 Seoul National University(B.S.-Atmospheric Science)
WORK EXPERIENCE2016-Present GIST, Associate Professor
2013-Present Utah State University, Adjunct Associate Professor
2010-2016 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sciencist(Level 3)
2009-2010 University of Maryland College Park, Reseach Associate
2004-2009 University of Maryland College Park, Reseach Associate
1997-2004 Iowa State University, Graduate Research Assistant
HONORS_AWARDS2001-2004 NASA Earth System Science(ESS) Fellowship
RESEARCH FIELD- 극한환경조건의 물질의 물리·화학적 특성 변화 이해와 환경 응용
Earth Material Science Laboratory (EMSL) focuses on research to find out the changes of Earth materials depending on the pressure and temperature, which are the main variable factors of thermodynamics. Based on the crystallographic knowledge with X-ray diffraction and optical spectroscopy at the synchrotron, we aim to theoretically and experimentally investigate the crystal structures, phase transitions, and physical properties of materials under extreme conditions. Through the experimental study of Earth materials under extreme conditions, we intend to conduct the study of extreme condition science to involve multidisciplinary fields, such as earth sciences, environmental engineering, and energy sciences.
EDUCATION2014-2020 Ph.D in Dept. Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University
2009-2014 B.S. in Dept. Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University
WORK EXPERIENCE2022-Present Assistant Professor, School of Earth Science and Environmental Engineering, GIST, Republic of Korea
2021-2022 Postdoctoral Researcher, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Germany (Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship)
2020-2021 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea
RESEARCH FIELD- 해양의 생물·자원·생태계에 대한 기후변화 영향 연구
Stable isotope ecology laboratory (SIEL) is a group of research scientists, graduates, and undergraduates who are in POSTI (Postech Ocean Science and Technology Institute) and SEE (School of environmental science and engineering) of Postech (Pohang University of Science and Technology). Our academic mission is to elucidate survival and adaptation strategy of marine biota and structure and function of marine ecosystem in changing environment by natural or anthropogenic forcing. We understand energy flux and material cycle through marine biological network by observing trophic ecology and physiology of marine individual, community and ecosystem. We use biogeochemical, biochemical, histological, and statistical tools to cover a wide range of biological organization and diverse types of coastal ecosystem. Here are our primary ecological themes of the laboratory:
(1) trophic relationship linking primary producer to top predator in coastal habitat such as muddy tidal flat, estuaries, or sandy beach;
(2) correlation between seasonal and spatial variability of biogeochemical composition of particulate matter or phytoplankton and their trophic contribution to macrozoobenthic food web by using bulk and stable isotope analysis;
(3) an annual fluctuation of biochemical composition of mollusk and how the fluctuation is affected by physical or chemical environmental factors such as water temperature, salinity, or organic and inorganic nutrient concentration;
(4) an annual cycle of growth and reproduction of marine individual organism, especially mollusk, and estimate its biological energy budget in terms of scope for growth (SFG); and
(5) seasonal or spatial variation in primary production by stratification and creation of mixed layers in the East Sea.
EDUCATION1986. BS. Fisheries Univ. of Pusan
1988. MS. Fisheries Univ. of Pusan
1999. Ph.D. Univ. of Nantes
WORK EXPERIENCE2014- Professor, GIST
2010-2014 Associate professor, POSTECH
2004-2010 Assistant and associate professor, Pusan National University
1994-1999 Researcher, French National Center for Scientific Research
1986-2004 Researcher, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute
RESEARCH FIELD- 환경유해물질의 형태변화/거동 및 영향 연구
Aquatic toxicology
Water chemistry
Bioavailability of trace metals
Chemical analyses and toxicity bioassays
Fate and effects of pollutants in water, sediment and soil environments
Development of environmental standards
Ecological risk assessment
Biological monitoring in aquatic systems
EDUCATION1996 University of Delaware (Ph.D - Civil and Environmental Engineering)
1996 Illinois Institute of Technology (M.S. - Environmental Engineering)
1992 Yonsei University (B.S. - Biotechnology)
WORK EXPERIENCE2002-Present Assistant Professor, GIST
2000-2002 GIST, Research Professor
1999-2000 University Delaware, Post Doctoral Fellow
1996-1999 University of Delaware, Research Assistant
RESEARCH FIELD- 기후변화 외래/자생 식물 개체군의 생태환경 변화 연구
Adaptation and natural selection, genetic and genomic basis of local adaptation
Life-history evolution, phenotypic integration including life history traits
Plant responses to changing environments and climate change
EDUCATION2011 Harvard University (Ph.D. Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology)
1999 Seoul National University (M.S. Department of Microbiology)
1997 Seoul National University (B. S. Department of Microbiology)
WORK EXPERIENCE2013 - present Assistant professor, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
2011 – 2013 Postdoctoral research fellow, University of South Carolina
RESEARCH FIELD- 첨단 수처리 기술 및 센서 개발과 수환경 오염물질 거동 이해
물 안보 연구실은 첨단 수처리와 공학적인 물질, 인류 발생적인 입자 (미세 플라스틱)의 환경영향평가를 환경위생과 물 보건의 관점에서 연구를 수행하고 있습니다. 관련된 연구분야는 아래와 같습니다.
첨단 수처리와 환경 센싱
물 안보 연구실은 계속적으로 수중 중금속, 방사성 원소 및 비금속 물질을 포함하는 유해 오염물질 제거를 위한 첨단 수처리와 수질정화 연구를 수행하고 있습니다. 현재까지 단일 메탈 옥사이드 뿐만 아니라 바이 메탈 옥사이드, 멀티 메탈 옥사이드 및 코어셸 구조를 포함하는 다양한 모양, 구조, 구성, 크기의 메탈 옥사이드와, 탄소 기반 나노물질 (그래핀, 그래핀 옥사이드, 탄소 나노튜브)를 설계/개발하였고 유기물 코팅 전략을 통하여 사용처에 따른 목적형 표면 코팅을 구현하였습니다. 이를 통하여 첨단 수처리와 환경 센싱을 위한 특정 친화력을 증가시키고, 콜로이드 안정성을 확보합니다. 현재 물 안보 연구실은 이러한 차세대 나노 물질을 사용하여 최첨단 수처리와 수질정화 연구를 수행 중에 있습니다.
공학적인 물질과 인류 발생적인 입자의 환경영향평가
물 안보 연구실은 수계 내의 나노물질의 거동 및 나노물질의 콜로이드 안정성을 환경적 측면에서 평가를 수행하고 있습니다. 현재 나노물질에 대한 실생활의 적용과 그에 따른 산업계의 생산량은 기하급수적으로 증가하고 있습니다. 별도의 정화 처리 없이 유입될 수 있는 나노물질의 환경 내 실제 거동과 환경영향평가의 중요성은 날이 갈수록 주목받고 있고, 반드시 수행되어야 합니다. 물 안보 연구실은 나노물질 조작 기술을 바탕으로 이상적으로 실험 변인을 조작할 수 있고, 이를 통해 더욱 근본적인 연구를 수행하고 있습니다. 또한 수계 내 나노물질에 대한 연구 경험을 바탕으로, 최근 문제가 되는 미세 플라스틱의 거동 및 환경평가에 대한 연구를 수행 중에 있습니다.
EDUCATIONWashington University in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO, USA (Ph.D. in Energy, Environmental and Chemical Eng. 2018)
Korea University Seoul, Korea (M.S. in Civil and Environmental Eng. 2011)
Korea University Seoul, Korea(B.S. in Civil and Environmental Eng. 2009)
WORK EXPERIENCEYale University | New Haven, CT, USA (Postdoctoral Associate | Department of Chemical & Environmental Eng. 2019 – 2021)
Korea Institute of Science and Technology | Seoul, Korea (Research Scientist | Center for Water Resource Cycle Research. 2011 – 2013)
RESEARCH FIELD- 질량분석 기반 환경유해인자 탐색 및 생체영향 평가
- Environmental Omics Studies
- Development of new analytical tools for environmental Omics
환경 오믹스 연구실에서는 환경 유해 요소들이 생명체에 미치는 영향을 분자 수준에서 종합적으로 이해하기 위해, 유전체학(genomics), 단백질체학(pro-teomics), 대사체학(metabolomics) 등의 오믹스(omics) 기술을 환경과학에 적용하는 연구를 수행한다. 특히 오믹스(omics) 연구에서 공통적으로 활용되는 분리 분석법과 질량 분석법을 환경과학 연구에 맞도록 최적화하거나 새로운 분석 기법을 개발한다. 더불어, 대사적 중수(D2O) 표지법을 기반으로, 여러 환경 유해 요소들이 생명 현상 유지에 필수적인 핵산, 단백질, 지질 등과 같은 생분자들의 체내 회전율에 어떠한 변화를 주는지 시스템적으로 분석하여, 환경변화와 생태계 사이의 상호작용 연구에 응용하고자 한다.
Our research goal is to advance environmental science by pioneering novel multi-omics technologies that can be applied to studying biosphere. For systematic understanding of the effects of environmental risks on life, we integrate proteomics, metabolomics, and lipidomics into environmental researches. We are interested in developing environmentally-friendly analytical methods in separation science and mass spectrometry, which play pivotal roles in omics studies. Our group also employ metabolic deuterium oxide (D2O) labeling to measure the turnover rates of biomolecules in vivo and study dynamic nature of biological systems in response to environmental changes.
EDUCATION2009 Indiana University(Ph.D-Analytical Chemistry)
2001 Seoul National University(M.S.-Analytical Chemistry)
1999 Seoul National University(B.S.-Chemistry)
WORK EXPERIENCE2010-2013 UCLA, Postdoctoral Fellow
2009-2010 Caltech, Postdoctoral Scholar
HONORS_AWARDSIlju Academic and Cultural Foundation Scholarship, 1999 – 2000
The 6th Samsung Human Tech Thesis Award for Mentor, 1999
Songam Scholarship, 1996 – 1998
RESEARCH FIELD- 먹는물 수질 분석, 오염물질 거동/변환, 고도 수처리 기술 개발
Water Quality & Treatment Laboratory (WQTL) investigates major water quality issues and develops/
optimizes advanced water treatment technologies for save drinking water supply, sustainable
water resource management and protection of aquatic ecosystems that are continuing challenging
issues in the community of water scientists and engineers worldwide. The current main research
includes 1) oxidation/disinfection processes for drinking water treatment and wastewater
reclamation and reuse, 2) urine source separation and novel treatment/recovery technologies for
sustainable resources management, and 3) gravity-driven membrane (GDM) process as a novel
appropriate technology for safe drinking water supply. Therefore, our research areas cover not
only urban, centralized systems (e.g. drinking water treatment plants) but also small, decentralized
systems that are applicable to community or even single house.
EDUCATION2005 Ph.D. School of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
2001 M.S. School of Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
1999 B.S. School of Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
WORK EXPERIENCE2016 – Present Assosiate professor, GIST-Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju, Korea
2011 – 2016 Assistant professor, GIST-Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju, Korea
2006 – 2011 Post-doctoral research scientist, Eawag, Water Resources and
Drinking Water Department, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Switzerland
2004 Visiting research scientist, Eawag, Water Resources and Drinking Water Department, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Switzerland
1999 – 2005 Graduate Research Assistant, School of Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
RESEARCH FIELD- 환경나노기술 기반 환경오염 및 수자원 관련 기술 개발 및 활용
가속화되는 도시화와 산업화에 따른 환경오염은 인류가 해결해야 도전입니다. 나노기술이 환경기술 발전을 위한 구체적 대안이 될 수 있습니다. 환경나노연구실에서는 이러한 환경 위기를 극복하고자 나노기술과 환경기술 특히, 수질정화기술의 성공적 융합을 위한 연구를 하고 있으며, 구체적인 연구내용은 다음과 같습니다.
1) 물과 에너지의 동시 생산이 가능한 나노복합분리막 개발
2) 수질정화와 유가자원 회수가 가능한 환경나노흡착소재 개발
3) 나노섬유 기반 기능성 환경소재 개발
EDUCATIONPh.D. 1992~1995 Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
M.S. 1986~1988 Environmental Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
B.S. 1980~1984 Environmental Engineering, National Fisheries University at Busan, Republic of Korea
WORK EXPERIENCE2018~present: 대한환경공학회 회장(21대)
2012~present: 한국과학기술한림원 정회원
2017~present: 한국공학한림원 일반회원
2017~present: Chemosphere, Ass. Editor
2014~present: 미 토목학회 Jour. of Environ. Engr. 편집위원
1998~present: 광주과학기술원 교수
2015~2016: RSC Advances 편집위원
2014~2016: 국제환경연구소(IERC), 소장
2008~2010: GIST 대외협력실장 (현 처장)
RESEARCH FIELD- 미생물 활용 난분해성 유기물질 분해 및 나노물질 합성/활용
Applied & Environmental Microbiology Laboratory(AEML) studies on bacterial metabolisms of organic
pollutants and heavy metals with purpose of cleaning environments and producing valuable
products.
Through years, bacteria the tiny living organisms have shaped our planet by communicating with
the surrounding environmental conditions. This communication allowed bacteria to earn excellent
biological tools able to modify or metabolize the chemicals. Therefore, we are interested in
mimicking the tools of bacteria, which we humankind do not have, for treatment of environmental
contaminants and production of noble biomaterials.
EDUCATION1997 Univ. of Minnesota (Ph.D. - Soil Microbiology)
1989 Seoul National University (M.S. - Agricultural Chemistry)
1984 Seoul National University (B.S. - Agricultural Chemistry)
WORK EXPERIENCE2005 - Present Associate Professor, GIST
2002 - 2005 Assistant Professor, GIST
2000 - 2002 Research Professor, Agricultural Biotechnology BK21, Seoul National University
1998 - 2000 Post Doctoral Fellow, National Center for Toxicological Research, US FDA
1997 - 1998 Post Doctoral Fellow, Univ. of Minnesota
HONORS_AWARDSKorean Government Scholarship, Ministry of Education (1991-1994)
RESEARCH FIELD- 촉매화학공정 기반 가스 전환 및 친환경에너지 생산
환경촉매 연구실 (Environmental Catalysis Laboratory)에서는 초미세먼지 발생 저감을 위한 대기환경 오염 물질의 정화와 함께 친환경 에너지 효율 향상에 도움을 줄 수 있는 촉매 시스템 개발을 진행하고 있습니다. 환경촉매는 여러 산업 현장 그리고 자동차 및 선박 등에서 배출되는 대기오염물질을 사전에 정화하여 화학적 결합으로 생성되는 독성 초미세먼지 발생 원인을 사전에 차단할 수 있으며, 대기환경 개선에 직접적인 기여할 수 있는 연구 분야로 인식되고 있습니다. 세부적 연구 내용은 다음과 같습니다.
In the Environmental Catalysis Laboratory (ECL) at GIST, we focus on environmental catalysts in the application of air pollution reductions. Our research spans fundamental understanding of catalytic reactions and materials to develop the practical catalytic process on the air pollution, through tailor-designing better catalysts.
- 초미세먼지 발생저감 (Ultrafine dust reduction)
- 대기오염 정화 (Air Pollution Reduction)
- 대기 오염물질 촉매 반응 (Catalysis on removals of CO, VOC, Hydrocarbons, NOX)
- 나노촉매의 합성 및 개발 (Nano catalysts)
- 반응공학 기반 저감효율 예측 (Reaction kinetics and modeling)
EDUCATION2015 Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, POSTECH
2010 M.S. in Environmental Engineering, POSTECH
2008 B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Hanyang Univ.
WORK EXPERIENCE2019-present Assistant Professor, School of Earth Science and Environmental Engineering, GIST
2015-2018 Research Associate II, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Houston
2015 Postdoctoral Associate, Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, POSTECH
RESEARCH FIELD- 물질의 열역학적 특성 기반 열에너지 저장 및 친환경에너지 생산
Carbon & Energy Systems Laboratory (CnESL) focuses on the development and the utilization of unconventional carbonaceous energy sources such as natural gas, coal and biomass, emphasizing environmental sustainability. By integrated carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies, we plan to address one of the most difficult challenges faced by humanity (i.e. carbon mitigation) and improve the overall sustainability of the way that we harvest and use energy.
EDUCATION2009-01. Ph.D. KAIST
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
2005-08. M.S. KAIST
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
2004-02. B. Engr. SOGANG UNIVERSITY
Chemical Engineering
WORK EXPERIENCE2012-2014 SK Innovation Global Technology, Senior Researcher
2009-2012 Columbia University, Post-doc.
RESEARCH FIELD- 촉매전기화학과 화학공정 기반 화학에너지의 생산/전환/활용
Research concentrates on the structure, dynamics and reactivity of surfaces and/or interfaces of
mainly nanoparticles/wires/tubes in contact with gaseous or liquid phases, but also including thin
layers, clusters, as well as 'real' catalysts. We are trying to apply our experience in chemical engineering
and basic understanding of electrochemistry and physical chemistry to the development and
optimization of a number of processes involving ELECTROCATALYSIS (for (a) HYDROGEN generation,
(b) OXYGEN & CO2 reduction, (c) liquid fuel oxidation) and electrochemical power production, in particular
for construction of PORTABLE FUEL CELLS & Semiconductor - Air Batteries.
EDUCATION1999.09-2001.10
Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany
Ph.D. student in Department of Physical Chemistry (Supervisor: Dr. M. Eiswirth/Director: Prof. Dr. G. Ertl)
1996.03-1998.02
Inha University, Inchon, Korea
M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (Supervisor: Prof. Y. Tak)
1992.03-1996.02
Inha University, Inchon, Korea
B.E. in Chemical Engineering (Supervisor: Prof. J. Nam).
WORK EXPERIENCE2004.03-2007.01
Korea Institute of Science & Technology, Seoul, Korea
Senior Researcher in Fuel Cell Research Center
Research projects were involved with Electrocatalysis in liquid fuel cells, System engineering of portable fuel cells & Electrodeposition of metal oxide nanowires using nano-porous alumina template.
2002.01-2004.02
Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology, Pohang, Korea
Senior Researcher in Environment & Energy Research Division
Research projects were involved with Environmental Electrochemistry (Electrochemical metal recovery from PCB solution; Capacitive deionization (CDI); Pilot-plant scale wastewater treatment) & Electrodeposition of metal oxide nanowires using nano-porous alumina template.
1999.09-2001.12
Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany
Researcher in Department of Physical Chemistry
(Supervisor: Dr. M. Eiswirth/Director: Prof. Dr. G. Ertl)
Development of direct C1 fuel cells under non-linear systems
2000.06
University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Department
(Dr. P. A. Christensen, Prof. K. Scott)
Research project was involved with the Membrane Electrode
Assembly (MEA) in PEM Fuel Cells and DMFC.
1999.01-1999.08
University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
Visiting scientist in Dept. of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
(Supervisor: Dr. Olaf M. Magnussen/Prof. Dr. R. J. Behm) Inhibition and Corrosion of Cu (111) by using an Electrochemical Scanning Tunnelling Microscope (EC-STM).
1996-1998
Inha University, Inchon, Korea
Graduate teaching assistant in Chemical Engineering Department
Courses: Basis of Electrochemistry, Applied Electrochemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering.
1995.07
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Ltd., Suwon, Korea
Research assistant in Materials Chemistry Laboratory
Electrochemical Etching of Aluminium (Capacitor).
HONORS_AWARDSOronzio De Nora Foundation Young Author Prize 2002 (International Society of Electrochemistry Award)
Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering 2003
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Postdoctoral Fellowship,
10/2001 ~ 12/2001
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Ph.D. Fellowship, 09/1999 ~ 10/2001
Student Travel Grants, 07/2001
(International Conference on Electrified Interfaces 2001)
Student Travel Award, 03/2001
(199th ECS Meeting, Physical Electrochemistry Division)
Travel Grants (Japan), 03/2000
(Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture of Japan)
Korea-Germany Graduate Student Exchange Program Scholarship
(KOSEF), 03/1999 ~ 08/1999
Baden-Wuerttemberg Fellowship, Germany, 01/1999 ~ 03/1999
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Inha University, 1996 ~ 1998
Undergraduate Scholarship, Inha University, 1992 ~ 1995
RESEARCH FIELD- 전기화학 반응 및 생물공정 기반 바이오에너지 생산 전환/활용
Environmental energy technology (microbial fuel cell)
Bioelectrochemistry (biosensor, MFC)
Environmental biotechnology (bioremediation using anaerobic microorganisms)
Anaerobic microbial physiology & molecular biology
EDUCATION1986-1990 Korea University (Seoul, Korea) B.Sc. Department of Food Technology
1990-1992 Graduate School of Korea University (Seoul, Korea) M.Sc. Department of Food Technology
1995-2000 University of Wales Swansea (Swansea, U.K.) Ph.D. Department of Chemical and Biological Process Engineering
WORK EXPERIENCE1992-2005 Researcher, senior researcher, Water Environment & Remediation Research Centre, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
2001-2002 Post-Doctoral Associate, Dept. Botany and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma
RESEARCH FIELD- 결정결함화학 및 전기화학 기반 에너지 환경소재 개발 및 공정연구
The Energy and Environmental Material Laboratory(EEML) studies the development of materials and technology to solve energy/environmental problems. Based on the original & fundamental research of materials, our group is currently focusing on developing new technologies that can respond to climate change through various applied research in the energy/environmental field. The main research topics of EEML are the development of advanced materials and fabrication processes/technologies such as fuel cells, sustainable hydrogen production, utilization of carbon dioxide, conversion of methane to value‐added products, and solid-state batteries based on electrochemistry and defect chemistry. Furthermore, our group is also conducting research such as semiconductor DRAM, electromagnetic wave absorbers, and bioceramic materials, where defect chemistry can be applied based on ceramic materials.
Solid oxide fuel cell/solid oxide electrolysis cells
Water electrolysis for hydrogen production
CO2 utilization by electrochemical devices
Solid state battery
Defect chemistry in electronic materials (DRAM, gas sensor)
Bio-ceramic materials/electromagnetic wave absorber
EDUCATION2008 POSTECH (Ph.D-Materials Science and Engineering)
2004 POSTECH (M.S.-Materials Science and Engineering)
2002 POSTECH (B.S.-Materials Science and Engineering)
WORK EXPERIENCE2008 POSTECH (Ph.D-Materials Science and Engineering)
2004 POSTECH (M.S.-Materials Science and Engineering)
2002 POSTECH (B.S.-Materials Science and Engineering)
HONORS_AWARDSAcademic Research Award (Korea Institute of Energy Research) 2012, 2014
Top Research Group Award (Korea Institute of Energy Research) 2014
Alexander von Humboldt Post-doctoral Fellowship (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany) 2009
