Professor
Professor
Hakwon Yoon (윤 학 원)
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Environment
School of Natural Resources and Environmental Science
Kangwon National Univesity, Chunchen, 24341, Republic of Korea
E-mail: hwyoon@kangwon.ac.kr
Tel: +82-33-250-6445
Education
Mar. 2013 ~ Feb. 2020 Ph.D. (D. Sc.), Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Republic of Korea (Dissertation: Ecological implication of zerovalent iron nanoparticles in the terrestrial environment)
Mar. 2009 ~ Feb. 2013 B.S. (Double major), Life Science & Environmental Biochemistry and Microbiology, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea (Thesis: Isolation and characterization of insoluble phosphate-solubilizing bacteria, Gluconacetobacter sp. G1 with plant growth-promoting activities)
Work Experiences
Mar. 2024 ~ Present Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University, Republic of Korea
Jul. 2023 ~ Feb. 2024 Acting Director, Environmental Exposure & Toxicology Research Center, KIT, Republic of Korea
Nov. 2020 ~ Feb. 2024 Research Scientist, Korea Institute of Toxicology (KIT), Republic of Korea
Mar. 2020 ~ Nov. 2020 Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Environmental & Energy Technology, POSTECH, Republic of Korea
Professional Activities
2025 Exam Committee Member for Local Government Civil Service Recruitment (Environmental Research Officer)
2025 Presidential Scholarship Review Committee Member, 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