6 Research Interests Redox technologies for contaminant removal and microbial inactivation Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) Water and wastewater treatment processes based on physical/chemical methods Chemistry of reactive oxygen species in aquatic systems
5 Educational Background Doctor of Philosophy Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Dissertation: Effective Control of N-Nitrosodimethylamine in Water Using Direct UV Photolysis and Oxidation Technologies 2007/02 Bachelor of Science Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea 2001/02
4 Professional Experience Professor School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea 2018/09 - Present Professor School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, Republic of Korea 2009/09 - 2018/08 Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA 2007/03 - 2009/08 Visiting Scientist Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG), Zurich, Switzerland 2005/11 - 2006/06
3 Editorial Editor-in-Chief, Environmental Engineering Research (SCI indexed) Associate editor, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering (SCI indexed) Water Science and Technology (2015-2017, SCI indexed) Editorial board member, Desalination (SCI indexed)
2 Honors and Awards JSWE-IDEA Water Environment International Exchange Award, Japan Society on Water Environment , 20232022 ACS ES&T Engineering Best Paper Award, 2023"Exellence in Review" Award, ACS ES&T Engineering, 2022Outstanding Lecture Award, College of Engineering, Seoul National University, 2022Member of Young Korean Academy of Science and Technology (Y-KAST), 2021 - presentK-water Academic Award, 2021Scientist of the Month Award, Ministry of Science and ICT, 2021“Excellence in Review” Award, Environmental Science and Technology, 2019Special Contribution Award, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers, 2017Special Achievement Award, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers, 2015The Award for Excellence in Environmental Technology, Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute, 2013
1 Teaching Experience Undergraduate coursesPhysical Chemistry 2 (458.202)Introduction to Environmental Engineering (458.405)Environmental Biotechnology (458.408) Graduate coursesAdvanced Environmental Engineering (458.505)
