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Members of the Kwon lab are broadly interested in geochemical and microbial processes controlling the transformation and mobility of metals, radionuclides and organic contaminants both in engineered and natural environments. In particular, we have investigated the relationships among microorganisms, carbon, iron and sulfur biogeochemical cycling, which have critical implications for the remediation of metal, radionuclide and/or organic compound contaminated environments and for the development of microbial extraction technologies of critical metals from geological material including rock, soil, sediment, and water. Success in such research for environmental sciences requires broad multidisciplinary knowledge and the application of multiple analytical tools that requires cross-disciplinary collaboration. We have worked with researchers in many fields including geologists, physicists, chemists, microbiologists, and engineers, and performed experiments with their collaboration.
Recent News
Yunseo received the best student presentation award at 2023 Fall of Annual Meeting of Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment. Congratulations!
October 13, 2023
Kanghyun received the best student presentation award at 2022 Fall of Annual Meeting of Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment. Congratulations!
October 14, 2022
Su-Young received the best student presentation award at 2022 Joint Conference of the Geological Science and Technology of Korea. Congratulations!
July 13, 2022
'Geoscience for the Future' poster - You can download it by clicking the figure. Please check how geoscientists including our research group can contribute to our society!
December 12, 2021
Our lab has been introduced on the blog of the Geological Society of Korea. Thanks Haeun for interviewing with us!
August 17, 2021
Yidan received the best student presentation award at 2021 Spring of Annual Meeting of Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment. Congratulations!
April 23, 2021
Myeong-Jung received the best student presentation award at 2021 Spring of Annual Meeting of Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment. Congratulations!
April 23, 2021
Contact
The Kwon Environmental and Geomicrobiology Lab is looking for students - PhD and MS level. If you are interested in joining the lab, please contact me at manjaekwon@korea.ac.kr
Man Jae Kwon
Professor
Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Korea University
705 Mediheal EES Hall
+82-2-3290-3183
