EDUCATION

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

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

• Advisor: Prof. Yoon-Seok Chang
  
  

2009 ~ 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

• Advisor: Prof. Hong-Joo Son

Work Experiences

2024 ~  Present   Assistant Professor,  Biological and Environmental Chemistry, Kangwon National University (KNU)

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

2020 ~  2024         Research Scientist, Environmental Exposure & Toxicology Research Center, Korea Institute of Toxicology (KIT)

2020                           Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Environmental & Energy Technology, POSTECH

Professional Activities

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)

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

Academic Activities

Executive/Committee Roles 

2026 ~ Present    Korean Society of Pesticide Science (한국농약과학회)

2026 ~ Present    Korean Society of Applied Biological Chemistry  (한국응용생명화학회)

2026 ~ Present    Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer  (한국토양비료학회)

2026 ~ Present    Environmental Chemistry Division, Korean Society of Environmental Health and Toxicology (환경독성보건학회)

2025 ~ Present    Gangwon Branch, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers (대한환경공학회 강원지회)

Editorial Roles 

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

Honors and Awards

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

2022                           Young Scientist Award, Korea Institute of Toxicology

2021, 2023             Top 5 Outstanding Research Achievements of the Year, Korea Institute of Toxicology

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

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

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

Graduate

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

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