Professor

EDUCATION 

• • Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009

  • M.S. Geochemistry, Korea University, 2002

  • B.S. Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, 1999 

APPOINTMENTS

• • Professor, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, S. Korea, 2023-present

  • Assistant/Associate  Professor, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, S. Korea, 2017-2022

  • Senior/Principal Research Scientist, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, S. Korea, 2011-2017

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory, USA, 2009-2010

SCHOLARSHIPS AND HONORS

• • Seok-Top Lecture Award, Korea University, S. Korea (2020.11)

  • Top 100 R&D Project (Energy·Environment), Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning, S. Korea (10/2015)

  • Outstanding Research Award, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, S. Korea (12/2015)

  • Director’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, Argonne National Laboratory, USA (11/2008)

  • Student Research Paper Contest (2nd place), Geosyntec consultants, USA  (3/2008)

  • Racheff Travel Award, Civil and Environmental Engineering, U of Illinois, USA  (9/2006, 3/2005)

  • Corporate Activities Program Student Travel Grant, American Society for Microbiology, USA  (5/2006)

  • Graduate School Student Travel Award, U of Illinois, USA  (10/2005, 10/2004)

  • Student Travel Award, American Society for Microbiology, USA  (8/2005)

  • University Fellowship, University of Illinois, USA  (8/2003 – 7/2004)

  • Han-Shin Scholarship Award, Han-Shin Foundation, S. Korea (8/1996 – 2/1999)

  • Brain Korea (BK) 21 Scholarship Award, Ministry of Education, S. Korea (3/1999 – 2/2000)

  • Korea Exchange Bank Scholarship Award, Korea Exchange Bank, S. Korea (3/1998)

  • Honor Scholarship Award, Korea University, S. Korea (3/1996)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• • The Korean Society of Economic and Environmental Geology (KSEEG)

  • The Geological Society of Korea (GSK)

  • The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology (KMB)

  • Korean Chemical Society (KCS)

  • Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment (KoSSGE)

  • American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

  • Geological Society of America (GSA)

  • American Chemical Society (ACS)

  • Geochemical Society (GS)

JOURNAL EDITOR

• • Frontiers in Microbiology, Review Editor (2022 - present)

  • Minerals, Guest Editor (2021)

  • Korean Journal of Microbiology, Editor (2013 - present)

  • Economic and Environmental Geology, Editor (2023 - present)

AD HOC REVIEWER

• • Environmental Science and Technology / Water Research / Journal of Hazardous Materials / Frontiers in Microbiology / mSystems / Environmental Pollution / Ground Water / Science of the Total Environment / Bioresource Technology / Pedosphere / RSC Advances / Process Biochemistry / Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery / Environmental Science and Pollution Research / Water, Air, and Soil Pollution / Environmental Earth Sciences / Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy / Journal of Soil and Sediment / International Journal of Soil, Sediment and Water / KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering / Journal of Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment