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Dr. Min Cho joined Dr. Kim's group in September 2007 as a research professor. His current research focuses on evaluating mechanism of pathogen inactivation during water, surface and air disinfection by chemical agents and UV irradiation and developing novel disinfection technologies using engineered nanomaterials. He obtained both B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Seoul National University in South Korea in 2000 and 2005, respectively. He also worked at the same university as a post-doctoral researcher prior to join Dr. Kim's group. |
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Dr. Pyungkyu Park joined Dr. Kim's group as a post doctoral fellow in October 2008. He obtained both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Seoul National University and worked at Duke University for one year as a post doctoral researcher before coming to Georgia Tech. His primary research interest is in membrane processes, with particular focus on elucidating membrane fouling mechanism. He is currently working with Dr. Kim on modeling of solute passage through reverse osmosis membranes and application of nanoparticles to membrane process control. |
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Dr. Fangbo Zhao joined Dr. Kim's group as a visiting scholar in October 2008 . In the past, his research focused on membrane bio-reactors for wastewater treatment, membrane technologies for drinking water treatment and membrane performance modification. His current research mainly focuses on elucidating transport characteristics of nanoparticle through membranes. He obtained both M.S. of and Ph.D. degrees from Harbin Institute of Technology, China. He currently holds a professorship in Department of Environmental Engineering at Harbin Engineering University, China. |
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Varun Gandhi is a Ph.D student currently studying optimization of the UV Disinfection process. He is developing an innovative 3D Laser-Induced Fluorescence (3DLIF) based method to measure real time, three-dimensional mixing behavior and dose delivery distribution within UV reactors. Varun has obtained B.S. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. As an undergraduate research assistant in Dr. Kim’s group, Varun worked on oxidation of nano-C60 using OH radical produced by Fenton reaction and cost analysis for boron removal from sea water by reverse osmosis membranes. |
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Ezra Cates is a Ph.D. student student studying environmental application and implications of nanomaterials. Currently, his research is focusing on developing innovative reactive materials, so called UV upconversion phosphors, to improve solar disinfection that can be widely applicable especially in developing countries. He earned a B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2007, where he focused on aquatic ecology and stormwater pollution. |
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Seungjin Lee is a part-time Ph.D student currently studying application of nano-sized quantum dots to characterize membranes and membrane process performances. He obtained his B.S. and M.S. in Seoul National University in 1995 and 1997, respectively. Then he worked at GS Contruction & Engineering in Korea before he joined Georgia Tech in 2003. After he obtained M.S. degree in 2007, he has been working at Georgia Environmental Protection Division in Atlanta. |
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Dongjin Kim is a Ph.D. student in Dr. Thorsten Stoessor's group in Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources program. Dr. Kim is a co-advisor. He obtained his B.S. degree in Automotive Engineering at Keimyung University and M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Kyungpook University, both located in Korea, in 2000 and 2002, respectively. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, he worked at Korea Powertrain Company for 4 years. He currently studies simulating turbulent flow in an ozone contactor and UV reactor using (U)RANS and LES code. |
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Samuel Snow is a Ph.D. student whose interest is in developing a sustainable technology to provide clean water in developing world. In particular, he employs C60 and functionally modified C60 embedded in polymers as a novel material which responds to visible light and produces reactive oxygen species to inactivate pathogenic microorganisms. He is a graduate from School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Institute of Technology. |
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Mehmet Dilaver was born in Izmir, Turkey and graduated from Dokuz Eylul University with B.S. and M.S. degrees in Environmental Engineering in 2006 and 2009, respectively. He joined Dr. Kim's group in 2009 as a MS/Ph.D. with the full support from Turkish Ministry of National Education Scholarship. His research interest in developing ceramic membrane technology for water treatment and understanding fouling of ceramic membrane by natural organic matter compared to commonly used polymeric counterparts. |
Visiting
Scholars
Dr. Youngkook Choi, DongWoo Finechem, Korea, 2008.7 - present
Past Members
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