1. General Information

    Jin Hyung Lee 

    Center Leader, principal Scientist at Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering & Technology

     Address: Bioceramic convergence materials center

                      Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (KICET)

                     202, Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, 28160, Rep. Korea

    Tel. +82-43-913-1502 

    E-mail: leejinh1@kicet.re.kr /  leejinh1@gmail.com

   Research interests 

         - Biomass valorization, pretreatment, biorefinery

         - Biosugar, biogas

         - Value-added materials from lignocellulosic biomass

         - Environmentally friendly biomass pretreatment, Scale-up process development

         - Commercial biomass treatment process

         - Bioenergy/Biorefinery

         - Cosmetic inorganic materials

         - Antimicrobial textile, filtration material

   Degrees 

      - 2007     PhD (Dep Environmental Science and Engineering) Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)

      - 2003     MSc (Dep Environmental Science and Engineering) Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)

      - 2001     BS   (Dep Chemical Engineering) Chungang University

   Positions

• • 2016 -              Principal Scientist, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (KICET)

  • 2009 - 2016     Senior Scientist, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (KICET)

  • 2007 - 2008     Research Manager, Advanced Technology Team, Digital Bio Technology LTD

  • 2002 - 2006     Research Associate, Advanced Environmental Monitoring Research Center at Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology (GIIST)

  • 2002 - 2005     Research Associate, National Research Laboratory on Environmetal Biotechnology at Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology (GIIST)

  • 2005.01-04.19      Visiting researcher, Pacific Northwestern National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA

  • 2004.03.01-08.27 Visiting researcher, University of California, Riverside, USA

  • 2003               Visiting researcher, Cranfield University, UK

  • 2002               Visiting researcher, Worms rhine river monitoring station, Germany 

   Academic activities

• • Section Editorial Board member in the international journal "Enerigies" (Sustainable Energy section)  (IF = 2.707)

  • Guest Editor in Special issue in Energies: Bioproducts & Environmental Sustainability

  • Editorial Board member in the international journal "Water-Energy Nexus"

  • Advisory board member for US Grains Council (Bioethanol part)

  • Executive director in Korea Biofuels Forum

  • Advisory board member for Osong medical device industry association

   Awards

• • 2016. 04. 22            The best poster presentation award(양송포스터 우수상), The meeting on Korean society of Ceramic Engineer

  • 2015. 04. 30            Excellent employee award, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology

  • 2014. 08. 21            The best oral presentation award, International Environmental Engineering Conference, Korea

  • 2013.01.20              Excellent paper, The 2013 International Conference on Clean and Green Energy (ICCGE2013) hosted by Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society, UAE

  • 2012.11.12              Merit Prize of Oral session, The 2012 Asian Biohydrogen and Bioproducts Symposium (ABBS), China

• 2007.04.27              최우수영어논문발표상 The best oral English presentation award, The Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering

  • 2007.08.16              우수연구상 Best Research Award, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology

• 2006              Year 2005 universal award of accomplishment, American Biographical Institute (ABI), USA

  • 2006              500 greatest geniuses of the 21st century, American Biographical Institute (ABI), USA

  • 2005              2000 outsanding scientists of the 21st century, International Biographical Centre (IBC), UK

  • 2005.12.15              최우수논문발표상 The best oral presentation award (Meail Dairy Industry Award), The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology.

  • 2003              Fellowship for the international research internship by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF)