Students

JAEHYEONG PARK (박재형)

jaehpk95(at)snu.ac.kr

Postdoc research  fellow (세종과학펠로우)
Research interest : Advanced catalytic oxidation and reduction of halogenated pharmaceuticals in water

Education:    BS in Environmental Engineering, Konkuk  University

MS/PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University

Dissertation: "Enhanced degradation and defluorination of fluorinated pharmaceuticals via reduction and oxidation using platinum-group bimetallic catalysts"

SEONYOUNG AN (안선영)

syann95(at)snu.ac.kr

Postdoc research  fellow
Research interest : Catalytic and advanced reduction treatment technologies for emerging contaminants

Education:    BS in Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University

MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University

PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University

Dissertation: "Catalytic hydrogen production from wastewater-derived ammonia: wastewater-relevant validation, life cycle assessment, and Ru phase-controlled enhancement"

CHIHEON HAN (한치헌)

cysl0509(at)snu.ac.kr

Postdoc research fellow
Research interest :  UV-based advanced oxidation process for treatment of micropollutants in industrial      water and wastewater

Education:   BS in Environmental Science, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
                            MS in Advanced Environmental Science, Korea University (KU-KIST GREEN SCHOOL)

PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University

Dissertation: "Development of WO3-based visible-light photocatalyst for treatment of pharmaceuticals in water"

SUJIN PARK (박수진)

sjp910425(at)snu.ac.kr

Postdoc research fellow (세종과학펠로우)
Research interest :  Colloidal activated carbon for treatment of contaminants in subsurface water

Education:   BS in  Civil Engineering, Kookmin University
                            MS in Civil Engineering, Hanyang University

                            MS in Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

PhD in Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

HOJOONG JI (지호중)

hjj-cee(at)snu.ac.kr

3rd year PhD student
Research interest :  UV-based oxidative processes for industrical wastewater contaminants

Education : BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University
                          MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University 

HEEGU KIM (김희구)

kim01248(at)snu.ac.kr

6th year MS/PhD student
Research interest :  Toxicity assessment of fluorinated pharmaceuticals and fluorinated arenes

Education : BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University

JIWON CHOI (최지원)

cjw6424(at)snu.ac.kr

3rd year MS/PhD student
Research interest :  UV-based ARP (advanced redox process) for PFAS

Education : BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University

DONGYUN KIM (김동윤)

rlaehddbs72(at)snu.ac.kr

2nd year MS student
Research interest :  XNA-Aptasensor for PFAS

Education: BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University

YUHJIN CHUNG (정여진)

yuhjinchung(at)snu.ac.kr

2nd year MS student
Research interest :  Environmental catalyst development coupled with computational chemistry 

Education: BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University

MINHOO KIM (김민후)

kmh17(at)snu.ac.kr

1st year MS/PhD student
Research interest :  Ammonia-selective adsorbent

Education: BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University

YUN KYUNG KWEON (권윤경)

kyk020726(at)snu.ac.kr

1st year MS student
Research interest :  Redox treatment of emerging contaminants

Education: BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University

Dr. RAVI SEENU, Postdoc (2018.09-2020.08)

Research Area: Functionalized porous organic polymer for water treatment and biomass conversion

Current affiliation: Research Professor, Yonsei University

JUNYOUNG PARK (박준영), MS/PhD (2019.03-2025.02)

Dissertation: Aptamer discovery and aptasensor development for monitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Current affiliation: Postdoc Researcher, Yale University

JIHYEUN JUNG (정지현), PhD (2019.03-2025.08, co-advised with Prof. Yongju Choi)

Dissertation: Development of a gold nanoparticle-based colorimetric-spectrophotometric sensor for detection of perfluoroalkyl substances: mechanistic insights into nanoparticle stability and fluorous interaction

Current affiliation: CEO and Founder, Aptamarket (Start-up company)

JINYOUNG SONG (송진영) , MS (2017.03-2019.02)

Thesis : Degradation of PFOS by hydrated electrons generated from UV/phenol and the effect of other water constituents

Current affiliation: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

KIHEON HONG (홍기헌), MS (2017.09-2019.08)

Thesis : Development of Pd-In/HCS catalyst for treatment of nitrate and nitrite in drinking water

Current affiliation: PhD student, Rice University

SEUNGTAE CHAI (채승태), MS (2020.03-2022.02)

Thesis : Nucleobase reactivity with water disinfectants and its relationship to virus inactivation

Current affiliation: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

SEOYOUNG CHOI (최서영), MS (2020.09-2022.08)

Thesis :  Disinfection byproduct formation mechanisms from proteinaceous organic compounds 

Current affiliation:  Researcher, Yonsei University

GUNHEE CHO (조건희), MS (2022.03-2024.02) 군위탁

Thesis : Investigation on the applicability of ozone treatment for efficient removal  of mercaptan in spent caustic wastewater from refinery industry

Current affiliation: Korean Military

DEOKYEON KWON (권덕연), MS (2022.03-2024.02)

Thesis :  Fate of fluorotelomers during UV/H2O2 advanced oxidation treatment: influence of different chain lengths and functional groups on fluorotelomer degradation, defluorination, and by-product formation

Current affiliation: EcoRemix Co., Ltd.

YERIN CHOE (최예린), MS (2022.03-2024.02) Postmaster fellow (2024.03-2024.11)

Thesis: Investigation on the applicability of UV/sulfite reductive treatment of PFASs in sorption regenerant

Current affiliation: PhD Student, University of Texas at Austin

SEOHYUN KIM (김서현), MS (2023.09-2025.08) 

Thesis: Mechanistic insights into trace PFAS removal by reverse osmosis: a combined experimental and computational approach

Current affiliation: PhD Student, University of Michan, Ann Arbor

DONGHYUN KIM (김동현), MS (2024.03-2026.08)

Thesis: Mechanistic study of trace-level PFOS detection utilizing ssDNA aptamer-conjugated Au nanoparticles and qPCR

SEONYOUNG AN (안선영)

syann95(at)snu.ac.kr

5th year PhD student
Research interest : Catalytic production of hydrogen from ammonia 

Education: BS in Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University
                          MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University