Education

Mar. 2013 ~  Feb. 2020   Ph.D. (D. Sc.), Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

• Dissertation: Ecological implication of zerovalent iron nanoparticles in the terrestrial environment 

• Supervisor:  Prof. Yoon-Seok Chang
  
  

Mar. 2009 ~  Feb. 2013   B.S. (Double major), Life Science and Environmental Biochemistry & Microbiology, Pusan National University (PNU)

• Thesis: Isolation and characterization of insoluble phosphate-solubilizing bacteria, Gluconacetobacter sp. G1 with plant growth-promoting activities

• Supervisor:  Prof. Hong-Joo Son

Work Experiences

Mar. 2024 ~ Present           Assistant Professor,  Department of Biological and Environmental Chemistry, Kangwon National University

Jul. 2023  ~  Feb. 2024       Interim Director, Environmental Exposure & Toxicology Research Center, Korea Institute of Toxicology (KIT)

Nov. 2020 ~ Feb. 2024       Research Scientist, Korea Institute of Toxicology (KIT)

Mar. 2020 ~ Nov. 2020      Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Environmental & Energy Technology, POSTECH

Professional Activities

2026                            Committee Member, Korean Society of Applied Biological Chemistry (KSABC) 

2026                            Academic Secretary, Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer (KSSSF)

2025                            Exam Committee Member for Local Government Civil Service Recruitment (Environmental Research Officer) 

2025                            Review Committee Member, Graduate Presidential Scholarship, Korea Student Aid Foundation (KOSAF)

2024 ~ Present     Editorial Board Member,  Applied Biological Chemistry (SCIE), Springer  

2022 ~ 2024           Project Leader, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Technical Committee 229 – Nanotechnologies  

Honors and Awards

2024       Young Scientist Award, Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer

2023       Top 5 Outstanding Research Achievements of the Year, Korea Institute of Toxicology

2022       Young Scientist Award, Korea Institute of Toxicology

2021       Top 5 Outstanding Research Achievements of the Year, Korea Institute of Toxicology

2014       Best Poster Award, 20th World Congress of Soil Science

2013       Magna cum laude, Pusan National University

2009       Nano-Bio Admission Scholarship, Pusan National University

Teaching

Undergraduate, 1st semester:  Environmental Pollution and Remediation, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Instrumental Analysis

Undergraduate, 2nd semester: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Crop Cultivation, Trends in Environmental Industries

Graduate, 1st semester:  Ecological Engineering, Plant-Microbe Interaction, Research Ethics and Writing 

Graduate, 2nd semester: Advanced Environmental Remediation, Fate and Exposure of Pollutants, Advanced Ecotoxicology