[Professional Appointments]

• Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

Center for Water Cycle Research

Senior Researcher (2021-Present)

• Korea National University of Science and Technology (UST)

Division of Energy and Environment Technology, KIST School

Assistant Professor (2022-Present)

• Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (Advisor: Prof. Kyung Hwa Cho)

Assistant Research Professor (2020-2021)

• University of Illinois at Chicago 

(Advisor: Prof. Brian Chaplin, co-advisor: Prof. Sangil Kim)

Postdoctoral Fellow (2020)

• Pennsylvania State University

University Park (Advisor: Prof. Bruce Logan, co-advisor: Prof. Christopher Gorski)

Postdoctoral Fellow (2017-2019)

Language: English (Fluent), Korean (Native)

[Education]

• Ph.D. (2017)

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)

School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering

Republic of Korea (Advisor: Prof. Heechul Choi)

    Ph.D. dissertation: Thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane for seawater desalination and energy harvesting: Effect of carbon nanotube (CNT) on membrane performance

• B. S. (2010)

Yonsei University, Republic of Korea

Department of Environmental Engineering

[Research Interest]

• Water-Energy-Food nexus

• Desalination

• Renewable Energy Harvesting

• Resource recovery

• Electrochemical Cells (CDI and BDI et al.)

• Novel Membranes

[Media]

• Clean Water, Cleaner Energy (Article, Video)

• What if unused resources could power sustainable energy? (Penn State News)

[Professional Appointments]

• Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

Center for Water Cycle Research

Postdoctoral Researcher (2023-Present)

[Education]

• Ph.D. (2023)

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Department of Environmental Engineering

Republic of Korea (Advisor: Prof. Tae Yong Jeong)

• B. S. (2019)

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Department of German Translation and Interpretation / Department of Environment

Republic of Korea

[Research Interest]

• Desalination

• Seawater Battery

• Membrane separations

• Biological Wastewater Treatment

• Advanced Wastewater Treatment

• Soil Remediation

• Environmental Toxicology

[Professional Appointments]

• Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

Center for Water Cycle Research

Postdoctoral Researcher (2023-Present)

[Education]

• Ph.D. (2023)

Hanyang University

Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering

Republic of Korea (Advisor: Prof. Byong-Hun Jeon)

• B. S. (2015)

Hanyang University

Department of Natural Resources and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Republic of Korea

[Research Interest]

• Water-energy nexus

• Seawater battery

• Capacitive deionization

• Biocathode

• Applied (bio)informatics

• Environmental microbiome

[Professional Appointments]

• Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

Center for Water Cycle Research

Postdoctoral Researcher (2024-Present)

(co-advised by Prof. Kyung Hwa Cho at Korea University)

• Korea University

Future and Fusion Lab of Architectural, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Research Professor (2023-Present)

• Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)

Dept. of Urban and Environmental Engineering 

Research Associate Professor (2023)

• Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)

Dept. of Global Smart City 

Research Professor (2020-2023)

[Education]

• Ph.D. (2019)

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)

School of Environmental Science and Engineering,

Republic of Korea (Advisor: Prof. In S. Kim)

• Visiting Researcher (2018)

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC),

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

• Visiting Researcher (2015)

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH)

Dept. of Mechanical and Process Engineering, Institute of Energy and Technology,

Switzerland

• B. S. (2010)

Kyungpook National University

Department of Applied Chemistry

Republic of Korea

[Research Interest]

• Water-energy nexus

• Seawater battery

• 2D-materials

• Transport phenomena

• Photocatalysis

[Professional Appointments]

• Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

Center for Water Cycle Research

Postdoctoral Researcher (2021-Present)

(co-advised by Dr. Seok Won Hong at KIST and Prof. Kyung Hwa Cho at Korea University)

[Education]

• Ph.D. (2020)

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)

School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering,

Republic of Korea (Advisor: Prof. Joon Ha Kim)

• B. S. (2016)

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)

GIST College / Chemistry concentration

Republic of Korea

[Research Interest]

• Process modeling

• Computational simulation

• Artificial intelligence

• Statistical analysis

• Desalination

• Biological wastewater treatment

• Micropollutants

[Education]

• Ph.D. (2022-Present)

Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

Center for Water Cycle Research

• M.S. (2021)

National University of Science and Technology (NUST) 

Islamabad, Pakistan

(Advisor: Prof. Iftikhar Ahmad Salarzai)

• B. S. (2019)

University of Engineering and Technology (UET) 

Peshawar, Pakistan

[Research Interest]

• Artificial Intelligence

• Biomass thermochemical conversion

• Optimization

• Seawater batteries

• Water Treatment

• Google Scholar

[Professional Appointments]

• Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

Center for Water Cycle Research

Postmaster Researcher (2023-2024)

[Education]

• Ph.D. (2024-Present)

Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

Center for Water Cycle Research

(co-advised by Prof. Jeehye Byun at KIST)

• M.S. (2023)

Pohang University of Science and Technology

Division of Environmental Science and Engineering

Republic of Korea (Advisor: Prof. Kangwoo Cho)

• B. S. (2021)

Ewha Womans University

Department of Chemistry & Nanoscience

Republic of Korea

[Research Interest]

• Electro-oxidation

• Artificial Intelligence

[Professional Appointments]

• Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

Center for Water Cycle Research

Researcher (2024-Present)

• Gyeonggi-do Health and Environment Research Institute

Water Environment Division

Environmental Researcher (2023-Present)

[Research Interest]

• Artificial Intelligence

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[Currently at]

• Pukyong National University (PKNU)

Assistant Professor (2023-Present)

[Left for]

• Pukyong National University (PKNU)

Assistant Professor (2023)

[Professional Appointments]

• Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

Center for Water Cycle Research

Postdoctoral Researcher (2022-2023)

[Education]

• Ph.D. (2021)

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering

Republic of Korea (Advisor: Prof. Kyung Hwa Cho)

• B. S. (2016)

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering

Republic of Korea

[Research Interest]

• Desalination

• Seawater Battery

• Membrane separations

• Water Treatement

• Artificial Intelligence

• Google Scholar

[Currently at]

• Johns Hopkins University (JHU)

Ph.D. Student (2023-Present)

[Left for]

• Johns Hopkins University (JHU)

Ph.D. Student (2023)

[Professional Appointments]

• Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

Center for Water Cycle Research

Postmaster Researcher (2022-2023)

Researcher (2022)

[Education]

• M.S. (2021-2022)

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering

Republic of Korea (Advisor: Prof. Kyung Hwa Cho)

• B. S. (2021)

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

School of Energy and Chemical Engineering

Republic of Korea

[Research Interest]

• Artificial Intelligence

• Desalination

• Electrochemical Adsorption

• Water Treatement

• Google Scholar

[Currently at]

• The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)

Ph.D. Student (2023-Present)

[Left for]

• The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)

Ph.D. Student (2023)

[Education]

• Ph.D. (2020-Present)

The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)

Department of Materials and Energy Science and Engineering

Tanzania (Advisor: Dr. Yusufu Abeid Chande Jande)

Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) (2022-2023)

Center for Water Cycle Research

(co-advised by Prof. Jeehye Byun at KIST through the PASET program)

• M.S. (2016)

Alexandria University

Department of Textile and Spinning Engineering

Egypt (Advisor: Prof. Affaf Al-Oufy)

• B. S. (2012)

Moi University

School of Engineering

Kenya

[Professional Appointments]

• Moi University

Department of Manufacturing, Industrial and Textile Engineering

Adjunct Faculty (2016-2020)

[Research Interest]

• Desalination

• Nano materials

• Bio-composite materials

• Water treatment

• Green textiles