CHANHYUK PARK, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
Ewha Womans University
127 Asan Hall, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu
Seoul 03760, South Korea

phone: +82-2-3277-5944
email: chp@ewha.ac.kr

Google Citations and Publications
ORCiD: 0000-0002-9789-2388
Scopus Author ID: 56140966600


RESEARCH INTERESTES

Membrane processes, ceramic membranes, 2D nanostructured materials, particle and microplastic transport, and water reuse

EDUCATION

2009.08 - 2014.05             Ph.D. in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Environmental Engineering)
University of California, Berkeley,  CA
                                              Advisor: Professor Slawomir W. Hermanowicz
Dissertation Chair: Professor David L. Sedlak

2004.03 - 2006.02             M.S. in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Environmental Engineering)
Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
Advisor: Professor Seungkwan Hong

2000.03 - 2004.02 B.S. in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Environmental Engineering)
Korea University, Seoul, South Korea                                               

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2025.02 - 2026.02       Visiting Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Duke University, Durham, NC (w/ Professor Mark R. Wiesner)

2022.03 -       Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea

2018.03 - 2022.02       Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea        

2017.03 - 2018.02       Associate Professor, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering
Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) School, Seoul, South Korea                                            

2015.03 - 2018.02       Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Energy and Environment (Green School)
Korea University, Seoul, South Korea                                             

2015.03 - 2018.02             Senior Staff Scientist, Water Cycle Research Center
Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea                                             

2009.08 - 2014.05             Student Design Trainee III, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Wastewater Enterprise
City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA                                       

2006.03 - 2015.02             Staff Scientist, Water Cycle Research Center
Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea

HONORS AND AWARDS

2024   World Water Day Award, Ministry of Environment, Repulbic of Korea
2024   Ewha Young Fellow Award, Ewha Womans University
2023   Outstanding Safey Laboratory, Ewha Womans University
2023   Distinguished Research Award, Ewha Womans University
2023   Distinguished Service Award, Korean Wetland Society
2023   Teaching Excellence Award, College of Engineering, Ewha Womans University
2021   Best Patent Award, SK Hynix, Inc.
2018                                 Excellence in Review Award, Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
2012   Graduate Assembly Travel Award, University of California, Berkeley
2012   Conference Travel Award, University of California, Berkeley
2010 - 2014   International Graduate Student Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley
2008   Excellence in Research Group Award, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
2001   Undergraduate Student Scholarship, Korea University

Advisee Awards

2025   Soyoun Kim, 2025 Travel Award, Membranes
2025   Soyoun Kim, Visiting Scholar (PhD Student) Fellowship, National Research Foundation of Korea
2024   Soyoun Kim, Best Poster Award, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
2024   Yoojin Lee, Best Oral Presentation Award, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
2024   Yeon So, Best Oral Presentation Award, Korean Society of Water Environment
2023   Yeon So, Best Poster Award, The Membrane Society of Korea
2023   Yeon So, Best Poster Award, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
2023   Soyoun Kim, Best Graduate Student Paper Award, Ewha Womans University
2023   Soyoun Kim, Best Poster Award, The Membrane Society of Korea
2022   Minju Cha, Fulbright Graduate Student Program Award, Korean-American Educational Commission
2020   Minju Cha, Ewha Graduate Fellowship, Ewha Womans University

MAJOR UNIVERSITY SERVICE

2023.09 -   Faculty Advisor to the Ecube Club, Ewha Womans University
2024.03 - 2025.02   Member, Faculty Evaluation Committee, Ewha Womans University
2023.03 - 2025.02   Faculty Advisor to the Preparation Course for Patent Attorneys, Ewha Womans University
2023.03 - 2025.02   Member, Academic Planning Committee, Ewha Womans University
2023.03 - 2025.02   Member, Advisory Committee for Undergraduate Student, Ewha Womans University
2023.03 - 2025.02   Member, Safety Management Committee, Ewha Womans University
2023.02 - 2025.01   Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Ewha Womans University
2023.02 - 2025.01   Deputy Director, Center for Innovation in Engineering Education, Ewha Womans University
2020.02 - 2024.02   Member, Undergraduate Admissions Committee, Ewha Womans University
2020.02 - 2022.01         Associate Vice President for Admissions Policy, Ewha Womans University
2020.02 - 2021.02   Undergraduate Admissions Officer, Ewha Womans University                                    

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND SERVICE

2024 -   Committee for Academic Affairs, Member (2016-), The Membrane Society of Korea
2024 -   Committee for Woman Engineers, Member (2015-), Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
2023 -   Committee for Academic Affairs, Member (2023-), Korean Wetlands Society
2022   Guest Editor, SI: Ceramic Membranes for Wastewater and Water Reuse, Membranes
2020          Guest Editor, Membrane and Water Treatment
2016 - 2018           Chair, International Water Association (IWA) Young Water Professionals of Korea
2017 -           Member, Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
2016 -           Member, International Water Association (IWA)
2015 -           Member, American Water Works Association (AWWA)
2015 -           Member, Korean Society of Water Environment