Professor

Education

2008.09 - 2012.02     Ph.D.      Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)

2007.03 - 2008.08     M.S.       Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)

2000.03 - 2007.02     B.Eng.    Korea Maritime and Ocean University

Research Interests

•  Membrane and Electrochemical Technologies

•  Biochar and Nano Technologies

•  Advanced Oxidation Technologies

•  Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) 

Professional Experience

2025.08 - Present    Associate Editor                                    Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry, Frontiers Media, Switzerland

2025.03 - Present   Professor  (Full)                                       Kangwon National University

2024.01 - Present    Associate Editor                                     Desalination and Water Treatment, Elsevier, Netherlands

2022.10 - Present    Editorial Board Member                   Desalination, Elsevier, Netherlands

2022.03 - 2025.02    Associate Professor (Tenured)    Kangwon National University 

2021.01 - Present      Editorial Board  Member                 Separations, MDPI, Switzerland

2021.01 - Present       Managing Editor                                  Journal of Korean Society and Water Environment

2019.01 - Present       Editorial Board  Member                 Journal of the Korean Society for Environmental Technology

2017.03 - 2022.02      Assistant Professor                            Kangwon National University 

2014.01 - 2017.02       Senior Researcher                              Korea Institute of Energy Research 

2013.11 - 2013.12         Research Fellow                                   Sungkyunkwan University 

2013.09 - 2013.10       Postdoctoral Researcher                Sungkyunkwan University  

2012.02 - 2013.06      Postdoctoral Researcher                Eawag, Switzerland

Award and Honors 

2025.11      Excellent Research Award for Oral Presentation, Domestic Conference on Korea Society of Environmental Engineers, Jeju, Republic of Korea, 19-21, November, 2025, Korea Society of Environmental Engineers (Jaegwan Shin, Kangmin Chon) 

2025.10      2025 World Top 2% Scientist, Elsevier & Standford University 

2025.08     Excellent Research Award, Kangwon National University (Jaegwan Shin, Kangmin Chon)

2025.05     Excellent Research Award for Oral Presentation, 11th 3R International Scientific Conference on Material Cycles and Waste Management, Jeju, Republic of Korea, 11-13 May, 2025, Korea Society of Waste Management (Jaegwan Shin, Kangmin Chon) 

2024.10      2024 World Top 2% Scientist, Elsevier & Standford University

2023.06     Distinguished Researcher Award, Kangwon National University

2023.04    Best Paper Award, Spring Conference on Korea Society of Environmental Technology, Republic of Korea, Busan, 27-28 April, 2023, Korea Society of Environmental Technology (Jaegwan Shin, Kangmin Chon)

2021.08     Excellent Research Award, Kangwon National University (Jaegwan Shin, Kangmin Chon) 

2019.11       Best Student Oral Presentation Award, 12th International Conference on Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 3-7 November, 2019, LJS Environment (Jaegwan Shin, Kangmin Chon) 

2015.12       Outstanding Paper Award, Korea Institute of Energy Research 

2009.06    Second Best Student Paper Award Conference and Exhibition 2009 on Desalination for the Environment, Baden-Baden, Germany, 17-20 May, 2009. European Desalination Society (EDS) 

2008.05    Best Oral Presentation Award, The 2008 Spring Conference of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers, Ulsan, Korea, 1-2 May, 2008, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers (KSEE)                                          

Contact Information

•  E-mail: kmchon@kangwon.ac.kr; kmchon@gmail.com

•  Office: Level 4 Room 408, Engineering Building 5 (공대5호관 408호) 

•  Tel.: +82-(0)33-250-6352

•  Fax: +82-(0)33-259-5542