Members HYU Civil and Environmental Engineening
Full-time Faculty
- youngmo@hanyang.ac.kr
- 02-2220-0314
- Jaeseong Civil Engineering Building, Room 406
- Water Energy Link Laboratory (WELL
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Professor Kim leads Water Energy Link Laboratory (WELL) and works across a wide range of research topics in the field of carbon-neutral water and wastewater engineering. The WELL is a leading research group in the field of water and wastewater engineering. WELL develops advanced biological treatment processes for pollutant removal from wastewater and for resource recovery from organic residues such as biogas production, also conducting microbial community analysis and identification within these engineered systems. WELL actively studies in the development of carbon-neutral water treatment processes for greenhouse gas mitigation, innovative biological technologies for the reduction of emerging contaminants such as micropollutants and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), and comprehensive monitoring of contaminant behavior in aquatic environments. More recently, research has expanded to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) for the monitoring, optimization, and resilience enhancement of social infrastructure systems, particularly in response to climate change and disasters. In addition, WELL pursues high-value resource valorization through the production of bioplastics and other circular materials from organic waste, contributing to the realization of sustainable and circular water management systems.
- Education
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B.S. 2001 in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, South Korea
M.S. 2007 in School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea
Ph.D. 2010 in School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea
- Career
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Mar. 2001–Jun. 2003: First Lieutenant, ROTC, 7th Artillery Brigade, Republic of Korea Army
Jul. 2003–May 2004: Staff Engineer, Dongbu Corporation
Sep. 2010–Aug. 2011: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Oct. 2011–Jan. 2013: Postdoctoral Researcher, Columbia University
Mar. 2013–Jan. 2015: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Dong-A University
Jan. 2015–Feb. 2018: Assistant Professor, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)
Mar. 2018–Aug. 2019: Associate Professor, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)
Sep. 2019–Present: Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University
- Major research field
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Water and Wastewater Engineering
Carbon-Neutral Water Treatment Processes
AI-Based Improvement of Social Infrastructure Facilities
Organic Resource Recovery
Bioplastics
- Research Interests
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Development of resource recovery technologies from waste organic sludge for energy and carbon neutrality in wastewater treatment plants, coupled with metagenomics analysis
Development of Carbon-Neutral Water Treatment Processes and Removal of Various Contaminants from Wastewater and Sewage
Development of AI-based predictive programs for disaster mitigation in social infrastructure systems under climate change scenario
Development of the next-generation bioplastic derived from non-food biomass toward a carbon-neutral society
- Awards
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2025: Ministerial Commendation for Distinguished Teachers on Teachers’ Day (Ministry of Education)
2024: Top 100 National R&D Achievements Award for 2024 – Development of Biomass-Based Post-Plastic Alternative Materials (Ministry of Science and ICT)
2024: Commendation for Contributions to Climate Technology Development and Dissemination (Ministry of Science and ICT)
2024: K-Water Young Water Scholar Award (Technology Category) (President, Korea Water Resources Corporation)
2024: Commendation for Contributions to the Development of the Water Industry (President, Korea Water and Wastewater Works Association)
2023: HY-INNOVATION Award for Outstanding Technology Discovery and Promotion of Technology Commercialization (Head, Industry–University Cooperation Foundation, Hanyang University)
- Academic Activities
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Director of Academic Affairs, Korean Membrane Society (2025–Present)
Expert Reviewer, Water Pollution Management Division, National Research Foundation of Korea (2024–Present)
Board Member, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers (2024–Present)
Board Member and Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Korean Society of Water and Wastewater (2024–Present)
Chair, Environmental Chemistry Division Committee, Korean Society of Environmental Toxicology and Health (2022–2023)