AQMA Lab Director

HYU Distinguished Prof. Ki-Hyun Kim was at Florida State University for an M.S. (1984-1986) and at University of South Florida for a Ph.D. (1988-1992). He was a Research Associate at ORNL, USA (1992 to 1994). He moved to Sang Ji University, Korea in 1995. In 1999, he joined Sejong University. In 2014, he moved to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Hanyang University. His research areas broadly cover the various aspects in the interfacing field of “Air Quality & Environmental Engineering” in connection with “Material Engineering” with emphasis on advanced novel materials like Coordination Polymers, especially Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs). He was awarded as one of the top 10 National Star Faculties in Korea in 2006 and became an academician (Korean Academy of Science and Technology) in 2018. He has been recognized as ‘Highly Cited Researcher (HCR)’ for 2019 in Environment & Ecology field from Clarivate Analytics. He is serving as associate editor of ‘Environmental Research’ and Critical Reviews in Environmental Science & Technology’ while being a board member in several other journals (e.g., ‘Atmospheric Pollution Research’ and ‘Sensors’). He has published more than 680 articles many of which are in leading scientific journals including ‘Chemical Society Reviews’, ‘Progress in Material Science’, ‘Progress in Polymer Science’, ‘Progress in Energy and Combustion Science’, ‘Chem’, ‘Nano Energy’, and ‘Coordination Chemistry Reviews’. 

Career and Honors

• May 2018

• HYU Distinguished Professor

• March 2014

• Professor, Hanyang University

• 2008 - Feb. 2014

• Professor, Sejong University

• 2002 - 2007

• Associate Professor, Sejong University

• 1999 - 2002

• Assistant Professor, Sejong University

• 1995 - 1998

• Lecturer & Assistant Professor, Sang Ji University

• 1992 - 1994

• Research Associate, Oak Ridge National Lab.

• 1992 - 1994

• Research and Teaching Assistant, University of South Florida

• 1984 - 1986

• Research Assistant, Florida State University

Educational background

• 1992

• Ph.D. Marine & Atmospheric Science, University of South Florida

• 1986

• M.S. Marine & Atmospheric Science, Florida State University

• 1984

• B. S. Mineral & Petroleum Eng., Han Yang University

Honors

• Nov 2019

• Highly Cited Researcher

• Jan 2019

• Member of Korean Academy of Science & Technology (KAST)

• Dec 2018

• Ministry of Science & Technology Award

• May 2018

• HYU Baik Nam Distinguished Professor

• May 2018

• NRF Scientist of Korea

• March 2017

• Top Researcher in HYU Award

• 2001-2011

• Prominence Scientist - Sejong University

• Nov. 2006

• National Star Faculty of Korea Award - Korean Research Foundation

• 2003

• Best Accomplishment Award - Korean Science & Engineering Foundation

• 2003

• Best Article Award - Korean Ministry of Science & Technology

• 2002

• Best Article Award - Korean Society of Atmospheric Environment

• 2001

• Best Scholarly Award - Korean Earth Science Society

• 1981-1984

• Han Yang University Overseas Study Fellowship Award