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Water and Ecology

Water and Ecology

- Research on securing water resources through nanotechnology and physicochemical water treatment, integrated water resource management, conversion of water pollutants using microorganisms, and membrane-based seawater desalination
- Research on the fate of micropollutants in water and soil, remediation of contaminants using bio- and nano-technology, ecosystem modeling as a response to climate change, and securing biological resources

Stable Isotope Ecology Laboratory

Prof. Chang-Keun Kang

Research Fields

Stable isotope ecology
Marine food web structure
Physiological energetics
Biological oceanography
Restoration ecology

Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry Laboratory

Prof. Sang-Don Kim

Research Fields

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Environmental/Human risk assessment
Analysis of micropollutants and their metabolites
Environmental impact assessment of ecosystem affected by chemical incidents
Toxicity assessment using the AQUATOX model

Environmental Systems Engineering Laboratory

Prof. Joon Ha Kim

Research Fields

Environmental Systems Engineering
Big Data Mining and Modeling of Complex Systems
Development and Applications of Environmental Monitoring
Optimization of Desalination Engineering
Watershed-Management based on Water Quality Modeling

Evolutionary Ecology Laboratory

Prof. Eunsuk Kim

Research Fields

Vulnerable species for climate change and invasive plant
Population genetics
Seed endophyte
Ants and plant interaction

Water Security Laboratory

Prof. Chang Woo Kim

Research Fields

Nanotechnology for Advanced Water Treatment
Development of Next Generation Nanomaterials
Development of Advanced Nano Membrane
Environmental Implication of Engineering Materials and Anthropogenic Particles
Fate and Transport of Microplastic in Water

Environmental Mass Spectrometry & Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

Prof. Tae Young Kim

Research Fields

Development of mass spectrometric methods for environmentally hazardous substances
Biological risk assessment of microplastics and particulate matter
Development of environmental multi-omics analysis tools
Development of metabolic heavy water labeling techniques
Study on big data processing of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometric analysis

Water Quality and Treatment Laboratory

Prof. Yunho Lee

Research Fields

Drinking water quality and chemistry
Water treatment processes
Advanced oxidation and disinfection processes
Fate of chemical and biological contaminants in urban water quality engineering
Water reuse and enhanced wastewater treatment processes
Separation processes for resource recovery & contaminant removal

Enviromental Nanotechnology Laboratory

Prof. Heechul Choi

Research Fields

Development of functional polymeric separation membrane for environmental issue
Development of functionalized nanofiber membrane for oil/water separation
Development of high-efficiency nanofiber membrane composite to remove substance causing ultra-fine dust in white smoke
Development of thermal insulating functional nanofibrous foam for energy efficiency
Development of next-generation nanofiber filters for water and air purification

Applied&Environmental Microbiology Laboratory

Prof. Hor-Gil Hur

Research Fields

Antibiotic resistance bacteria and genes in various environments
Microbial community analysis in domestic agricultural environment
Development of degradation of plastics by bacteria
Research on plastic-degrading bacteria in agricultural environment
Analysis of plastic-degrading mechanisms of bacteria