HANYANG UNIVERSITY

Members HYU Civil and Environmental Engineening

Full-time Faculty

Prof.
Jong-Oh Kim Jong-Oh Kim Jong-Oh Kim Jong-Oh Kim Jong-Oh Kim Jong-Oh Kim Jong-Oh Kim Jong-Oh Kim
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineening
Jong-Oh Kim Professor
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About the Prof.
Professor Kim’s research group are developing highly efficient and high-performance environmental materials in response to climate change. Successfully applying these materials to develop new environmental process technologies for environmental purification and resource and energy recovery. Currently carrying out numerous leading research projects and are spearheading innovative research, such as the recent development focused on efficient resource recovery process based on carbon neutrality.
Education

B.S. 1991 in Civil Engineering, Hanyang University

M.S. 1996 in Graduate School of Environmental Planning, Seoul National University

Ph.D. 1999 in Environmental Engineering, Kyoto University

Career

Apr. 1996–Sep. 1999: Student Scholarship Program (MEXT Scholarship), Ministry of Education, Japan

Oct. 1999–Feb. 2001: Assistant Professor (Research Associate/Lecturer), Environmental Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan

Mar. 2001–Feb. 2014: Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Gangneung–Wonju National University

Jun. 2007–Dec. 2008: Visiting Scholar, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Duke University, USA

Mar. 2014–Present: Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University

Major research field

Water and Wastewater Engineering

Unit Operation and Unit Process

Environmental Catalysts

Physico-Chemical Purification

Research Interests

Development of environmental materials and processes for carbon dioxide absorption and resource recovery in water

Development of physicochemical processes for treating persistent organic pollutants in water

Development and application of photosensitive environmental materials

Awards

Apr. 2012: Young Engineer Award, Hangaram Alumni Association, Department of Civil Engineering, Hanyang University

Aug. 2014: Meritorious Service Award, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers

Jan. 2019: Academic Award, Korean Society of Civil Engineers

Recipient of numerous Best Paper and Outstanding Presentation Awards from domestic and international academic societies

Academic Activities

Member, Korean Academy of Environmental Sciences (2024–Present)

Associate Editor, Journal of Water and Environment Technology (2015–Present)

Vice President, Korean Society of Water and Wastewater (2022–2023)

Vice President, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers (2020–2021)

Board Member, Korean Society of Water and Wastewater (2014–Present)

Board Member, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers (2014–Present)

Chair, Environmental Committee, Korean Society of Civil Engineers (2018–2019)

Chair, Planning Committee, Korean Society of Civil Engineers (2018)