People
Current Students & Researchers
Ph.D. students
Yidan Zhang (Fall 2020 ~)
Research topics:
Isolation of Sb(V) reducing bacteria and characterization of Sb(V) reduction products
Abiotic and biotic transformation of Sb in subsurface environments
Kanghyun Park (Fall 2019 ~)
Research topics:
Structure and role of biofilms in deep fractured rock aquifer environments
Effects of temperature, irradiation, and radionuclides on anaerobic microbial metabolism near radwaste disposal sites
Renchinbud Badrakh (Fall 2024 ~)
Research topics: Enhanced microbial-mineral interaction for low carbon cost-effective mining and environmental solutions
M.S. students
Yunseo Jang (Spring 2023~)
Research topic: Effects of phosphate on microbial reduction of Sb(V) associated ferrihydrite under sulfidogenic condition
Yonghyun Kim (Spring 2024~)
Research topic: TBD
Undergraduate students
Ji Woo Lee (2024/07~)
Research topic: Characterization of a Sb(V)-reducing microbial pure strain isolated from Sb-contaminated soil
In Lee (2024/07~)
Research topic: Effects of gamma-irradiation on the reduction of Fe(III) (hydr)oxides and the oxidation of organic acids
Group photo 2023.01
Group photo 2021.12
Fun time @ Kyungju 2021.06
Fun time @ KU 2020.07
Fun time @ KU 2019.12
Group photo 2019.09
Field trip @ Kyungju 2019.03
Fun time @ KU 2019.09
Photos with prof. Kevin T. Finneran from Clemson Univ. (He visited Korea University to give an invited talk at the department seminar in Sept 26, 2019)
Past Students & Researchers Supervised (KIST / Korea Univ.)
PhD students
Dr. Baknoon Ham (2015~2020, thesis title: Biogeochemical characteristics of seepage water and mineral precipitates in the underground silo disposal facility) - Dr. Ham is currently employed as a research scientist at KIST, Gangneung, S. Korea
MS students
Yunho Hwang (2013~2016, thesis title: Degradation of Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine by Light and Microalgae) - Mr. Hwang is currently employed as a research scientist at H-Plus Eco, S. Korea
Juyeon Lee (2015~2017, thesis title: Variation of nutrient ion concentrations during plant growth and nutrient removal by photosynthetic microbes in a closed hydroponic system) - Ms. Lee is currently employed as an environmental research scientist at Gangwon Institute of Health & Environment, S. Korea
Soo-Chan Park (2018~2020, thesis title: Distribution and geochemical characteristics of Sb and toxic metals near an antimony refinery and their impact on indigenous microbes) - Mr. Park is currently employed at Samsung Engineering, S. Korea
Jeonggil Lee (2018~2020, thesis title: Comparison on the measurement method of soil live bacterial number as part of the biogeochemical site characteristics) - Mr. Lee is currently employed as a research associate II at PhAST (https://phastdiagnostics.com/), S. Korea
Sunhui Lee (2019~2021, thesis title: Impacts of organic acids and sulfate on microbial redox processes and microbial community development in urban soil) - Mr. Lee is currently employed as a research scientist at Korea Testing Certification Institution (KTC), S. Korea
Myeong-Jung Kang (2019~2022, thesis title: Effects of Heterogeneous Distribution of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons on Soil Biogeochemical Properties in Fuel Contaminated Soils from Closed Military Site ) - Mr. Kang is currently employed at CHEMSOLVE, S. Korea
Haeun Min (2021 ~2023, thesis title: Acetate stimulated microbial iron and sulfate reduction and methanogenesis in saturated soil columns affected by dissolution of cement debris) - Ms. Min is currently employed at National Institute of Forest Science, S. Korea
Soo-Young Park (2021 ~2023, thesis title: Temperature-dependent microbial reactions by indigenous microbes in WRK bentonil under Fe(III)- and sulfate- reducing conditions)
Undergraduate students
Kanghyun Park (2018~2019) - Mr. Park is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at Korea University, S. Korea
Hyunji Park (2019~2020) - Ms. Park is currently employed at Samsung Electronics, S. Korea
Yun Sun Song (2020) - Ms. Song is currently an undergraduate student at Seoul Institute of the Arts, S. Korea
Chang-Hoon Lee (2021) - Mr. Lee is currently an undegraduate student at Korea University, S. Korea
Joon Gee Hong (2020~2022)
Yeonjin Kang (2022)
Yunseo Jang (2022) - Ms. Jang is currently pursuing her M.S. at Korea University, S. Korea
Hyemin Sohn (2022) - Ms. Sohn is currently an undegraduate student at Korea University, S. Korea
Yonghyun Kim (2023) - Mr. Kim is currently pursuing his M.S. at Korea University, S. Korea
Si-Hyuck Lee (2023) - Mr. Lee is currently an undegraduate student at Korea University, S. Korea
Jieun Kim (2024) - Ms. Kim is currently an undegraduate student at Korea University, S. Korea
Researchers
Dr. Moojoon Shim (2013~2014) - Dr. Shim is currently employed as a research professor at Catholic Kwandong University, S. Korea
Dr. Han-Suk Kim (2018 ~2023) - Dr. Kim is currently employed as a R&D director at Dongmyeong Enterprise, S. Korea
Mijung Lee (2013~2015)
Hyojin Kim (2013~2014)
Daehoon Lee (2014~2016)
Junwoo Park (2015~2016)
Moqian Wang (2022~2023)
Hyunil Lee (2022~2023)
Group photo, 2012
Field trip @ Kyungju, 2013
Celebration of Yunho's MS defense, 2016