Education
Jul. 01, 2017 - Ph.D. student in Geosciences
Princeton University, NJ, United States (Advisor: Prof. Xinning Zhang, Ph.D.)
Aug. 08, 2014 M.Sc. in Environmental Science
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea
Thesis: "Stable isotope analysis of a newly established macrofaunal food web 1.5 years after the Hebei Spirit oil spill" (Advisor: Prof. Chang-Keun Kang, Ph.D.)
Aug. 10, 2012 B.Sc. in Life Science, POSTECH, South Korea
Thesis: "AUG upstream A-rich region enhances translation initiation" (Advisor: Prof. Sung Key Jang, Ph.D.)
Employment/Experience
Jul. 2018 - Aug. 2018 Visiting student
The Geomicrobial Physiology Lab
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, US
PI: Prof. Sebastian Kopf, Ph.D.
Project: Aerobic chemostat
Sep. 2014 - Jun. 2017 Researcher
Long-Term Marine Ecosystem Research (LTMER) Center
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea
PI: Prof. Chang-Keun Kang, Ph.D.
Project: Korean Long Term Marine Ecosystem Monitoring Project (K-LTMER)
Sep. 2016 - Mar. 2017 Visiting faculty research assistant
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL), University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES), MD, US
Project: "Modeling the effects of salinity and temperature on growth of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in the Choptank River System"
Publications
1. E. Han, H. J. Park, L. Bergamino, K.-S. Choi, E. J. Choy, O. H. Yu, T. W. Lee, H.-S. Park, W. J. Shim, C.-K. Kang, 2015. Stable isotope analysis of a newly established macrofaunal food web 1.5 years after the Hebei Spirit oil spill, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 90, 167-180.
2. C.-K. Kang, Y. J. Lee, E. Han, H. J. Park, S. G. Yun, W. C. Lee, 2015. Effects of temperature and body size on the physiological energetics of the stalked sea squirt Styela clava, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 462, 105-112.
3. H. J. Park, E. Han, W. C. Lee, J. H. Kwak, H. C. Kim, M. S. Park, C.-K. Kang, 2015. Trophic structure in a pilot system for the integrated multi-trophic aquaculture off the east coast of Korean peninsula as determined by stable isotopes, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 95, 207-214.
4. H. J. Park, I. Yeon, E. Han, Y. J. Lee, S. M. Hanchet, G. W. Baeck, Y. Kwon, S. G. Choi, D. W. Lee, C.-K. Kang, 2015. Diet study of Antarctic toothfish caught in the eastern Antarctic Sea based on stomach content, fatty acid, and stable isotope analyses, CCAMLR Science, 22, 29-44.
5. L. Bergamino, A. Martínez, E. Han, D. Lercari, O. Defeo, 2016. Trophic niche shift driven by phytoplankton in sandy beach ecosystems, Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science, 180, 33-40.
6. H.J. Park, E. Han, Y. J. Lee, C.-K. Kang, 2016. Trophic structure of a temperate intertidal macrobenthic food web under opportunistic macroalgal blooms: a stable isotope approach, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 111, 86-94.
7. J. H. Kwak, E. Han (joint first author), J. Hwang, C. I. Lee, Y. I. Kim, C.-K. Kang, 2017. Flux and stable C and N isotope composition of sinking particles in the Ulleung Basin of the East/Japan Sea, Deep Sea Research Part II, 143: 62-72.
8. J. H. Kwak, E. Han, S. H. Lee, H. J. Park, K.-R. Kim, C.-K. Kang, 2017. A consistent structure of phytoplankton communities across the warm-cold regions of the water mass on a meridional transect in the East/Japan Sea, Deep Sea Research Part II, 143: 36-44.
9. Y.-J. Lee, E. Han, M.J. Wilberg, W. C. Lee, C.-K. Kang, 2018. Physiological processes and gross energy budget of the submerged longline-cultured Pacific oyster, Plos One, 13, e0199752.
10. H. J. Park, Y. -J. Lee, E. Han, K. -S. Choi, E. J. Choy, J. H. Kwak, C.-K. Kang, 2019. Effect of the Hebei Spirit oil spill on the condition, reproduction, and energy storage cycle of the Manila Clam Ruditapes philippinarumon the West Coast of Korea, Estuaries and Coasts, 1-13.
11. Y. -J. Lee, M. J. Wilberg, E. Han, K. -S. Choi, W. C. Lee, C. -K. Kang, 2020. Growth of the longline-cultured sea squirt Halocynthia roretziin a temperate bay of Korea: Biochemical composition and physiological energetics, Aquaculture, 516: 734526
12. C.-K. Kang, E. Han, R. Ji, C. I. Lee. Physiological benefits of rising temperature to temperate clams, Gomphina veneriformis, in preparation.
13. E. Han, M.J. Wilberg, K. Paynter, C.-K. Kang. Effects of salinity and temperature on growth of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in the Choptank River System, in preparation.
Presentations (Selected)
E. Han et al., Intermediate-term effect of the Hebei Spirit oil spill on intertidal macrofaunal community revealed by C and N stable isotopes, 2013 Feb,. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) Aquatic Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Oral presentation.
E. Han et al., Resilience of a coastal ecosystem to the Hebei Spirit oil spill, 2013 Jun., HKUST Croucher Summer Course: Climate Change and Marine Ecosystem, Hong Kong, Poster presentation.
E. Han et al., Quantification of microalgal biomass and its importance in benthic trophic network in the Gwangyang Bay system, 2013 Sep., The 27th Annual Meeting of the Korean Society of Phycology, Daejeon, Korea, Oral presentation.
E. Han et al., Longitudinal variation in benthic trophic network along a transect from estuary to offshore in the Gwangyang Bay system of Korea, 2013 Nov., The 22nd biennial conference of the Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation (CERF), San Diego, CA, Oral presentation.
E. Han et al., Trophic importance of offshore diatoms to benthic food web in the Youngil Bay of (East/Japan Sea) Korea: Estimating phylum-specific δ13C from natural phytoplankton assemblages, 2014 Oct., The 2nd Asian Marine Biology Symposium, Pusan, South Korea, Oral presentation.
E. Han et al., Stable isotope evidence challenges the assumption of overwhelming allochthonous contribution to reflective sandy beach ecosystem, 2015 Nov., The 23rd biennial conference of CERF, Portland, OR, Oral presentation.
C.-K. Kang et al., Seasonal shift of ecosystem structure around the Ulleung Basin of the East/Japan Sea, 2013 Sep. 2013 ICES Annual Science Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, Oral presentation.
C.-K. Kang et al., Temperature-dependent physiological energetics of the sea squirt Styela clava in a temperate bay of Korea, 2015 Nov. The 23rd biennial conference of CERF, San Diego, CA, Poster presentation.
E. Han, R. Darnajoux, S. Kopf, X. Zhang, Active site constraints on nitrogen stable isotope fractionation by Mo-dependent nitrogenase, 2018 Apr. The Northeast Geobiology Symposium, Woods Hole, MA, Poster presentation.
E. Han, R. Darnajoux, S. Kopf, X. Zhang, Active site constraints on nitrogen stable isotope fractionation by Mo-dependent nitrogenase, 2018 Aug. The 2018 GoldSchmidt Conference, Boston, MA, Poster presentation.
E. Han, A. E. Maloney, S. Kopf, X. Zhang, Alteration of the a-70 “gatekeeping” residue of the Mo-nitrogenase active site increases cellular scale nitrogen isotope fractionation during biological nitrogen fixation, 2018 Dec., American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Washington D.C., Poster presentation.
E. Han, A. E. Maloney, S. Kopf, X. Zhang, Nitrogenase structure-function constraints on nitrogen stable isotope fractionation during biological N2 fixation, 2020 Jan., 2020 Gordon Research Conference & Symposium -Geobiology, Galveston, TX, Poster presentation.
Awards, Scholarships, and Honors
Mar. 2008 - Aug. 2012 National Sci. & Eng. Scholarship, Full Tuition Scholarship (USD 22,000)
Top 2,000 students (99th percentile) in 2008 Korean National SAT
Summer 2009 Study Abroad Scholarship for Humanities Summer Course (USD 3,000)
Class: <1L1B424 London's Musical Theatre> in University of Westminster, UK
Fall 2009 Dean's list
Aug. 2011 Bang Dosie World Heritage Explorers Grant (USD 7,000)
Visited MBARI, SIO, and WHOI in the US; A merit-based travel grant
Fall 2010 POSTECH Undergraduate Research Program (USD 5,000)
Project topic: "The function of NSAP1 in translation initiation"
Winter 2010/2011 POSTECH Global Enterprises Visiting Trip to USA (Whole travel expenses)
Visited the head office of Google, Microsoft, and Oracle in the US
Fall 2012 - Spring 2014 POSTECH Master's Tuition/Stipend (USD 20,000)
Nov. 11, 2015 Best Paper Presentation Award in Aquatic Ecology, 1st place (USD 1,000) 대학원생 수환경생태계 논문발표대회 1위
Conferred by Republic of Korea Ministry of Environment 환경부장관상
Paper subject: "Trophic network along an estuarine-offshore transect of the Seomjin River estuary"
Jul. 2016 National Study Abroad Fellowship for a Ph.D. candidate (USD 83,000) 2016 대한민국 정부 국비유학장학생
Conferred by Republic of Korea Ministry of Education; Support my Ph.D. study from 2017 Fall to 2019 Spring (2 years)
Jun. 2017- Jun. 2022 Kwanjeong Overseas Scholarship for a Ph.D. candidate (USD 120,000) 2017 관정유학장학생
Conferred by Kwanjeong Educational Foundation; Support my Ph.D. study from 2017 Fall to 2021 Spring (4 years)
Jan. 2020 Princeton University Department of Geosciences Scholarly Travel Fund (USD 1,500)
May. 2020 - Aug. 2021 Princeton Envrionmental Institute Mary and Randall Hack ’69 Graduate Award for Water and the Environment (USD 9,000)
Certificates and Training
Jun. 17 – 21, 2013 Croucher Summer Course on Climate Change and Marine Ecosystems, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST), HongKong
Feb. 19 - 21, 2014 Certificate: ArcGIS 1- Basic Training, Esri Korea, Seoul, South Korea
Mar. 17 - 19, 2014 Gas Chromatography Operation Training, Young-in Science, Seoul, South Korea
Aug. 2014 Certificate (Online): Performing Spatial Interpolation Using ArcGIS, Esri, CA, US
Apr. 30, 2015 Workshop: GOCI Satellite Data Processing System, KIOST, Ansan, Korea
May. 4 - 8, 2015 Training Course on Basic Oceanography, UNESCO-WESTPAC, Phuket, Thailand
Teaching Experiences
Aug. 2010 & Jan. 2011 Biology TA of the summer/winter school for the gifted highschool students, The 3rd and the 4th Postech Potential Camp, Paid
Winter 2011 An Instructor of the after-school Class, Chung’gok Catholic Settlement House, Volunteer