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Dr. Jaehong Kim was born in Seoul, Korea in 1971. Prior to coming to the US, he attended Seoul National University where he obtained both B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemical technology. He obtained his Ph.D. in environmental engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2002. He then joined the faculty of environmental engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is interested in various subjects related to physicochemical processes involved with water treatment. He likes to spend his leisure time with his two daughters, Seoyoun and Seorin, take digital photographs, play tennis and golf, and watch NBA and movies. |
Education
2002 Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1997 M.S. Chemical Technology*, Seoul National University
1995 B.S. Chemical Technology*, Seoul National University
*Currently School of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Professional Experience
2009 – present Carlton S. Wilder Associate Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
2009 – present Associate Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
2002 – 2009 Assistant Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
2007 Visiting Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
1998 – 2002 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1997 – 1998 Assistant Researcher, Institute of Environmental Safety, Seoul National University
1995 – 1996 Graduate Research Assistant, Institute of Environmental Safety and Department of Chemical Technology, Seoul National University
Professional
Service
2008 – present Associate Editor, Water Research
Awards
1. Carlton S. Wilder Endowed Professorship (2009-2014)
2. Paul L. Busch Award, Water Environment Research Foundation (2009)
3. Excellence in Review Award, Environmental Science & Technology (2009)
4. Excellence in Research Award, School of CEE, Georgia Tech (2009)
5. CETL/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Georgia Tech (2007)
6. Excellent Paper Award, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers (2007)
7. Editor’s Award, ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering (2004)
8. Engelbrecht Graduate Fellowship in Environmental Engineering, UIUC (2002)
9. Mavis Memorial Fund Scholarship Award, College of Engineering, UIUC (2001)
10. Best Paper Presentation Award, Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry (1997)
11. Alumni Scholarship Award, Alumni Association of Chemical Technology in SNU (1994)
Student Awards
1. Ezra Cates, Georgia Power Fellowship (2009)
2. Varun Gandhi, AEES Outstanding MS Student in Environmental Engineering Award (2009)
3. Elizabeth West, President Undergraduate Research Award, Georgia Tech (2009)
4. Varun Gandhi, Georgia Power Fellowship (2007)
5. Varun Gandhi, President Undergraduate Research Award, Georgia Tech (2006)
6. Miyashita Yu, Georgia Power Fellowship (2005)
7. Annie Park, President Undergraduate Research Award, Georgia Tech (2005)
8. Edward McCallum, AEES Outstanding MS Student in Environmental Engineering Award (2005)
9. Annie Park, President Undergraduate Research Award, Georgia Tech (2004)
Honors
and Recognitions
1. Hyung et al., 2007 selected by Thomson Reuters’ Essential Science Indicators as a Fast
Breaking Paper in the field of Environment/Ecology in October 2008 (identified as one of
the most-cited papers in its discipline published during the past two years)
2. Hyung et al., 2007 rated as 4th Most Accessed Paper in 2007 (whole year) in ACS Environmental Science & Technology
Professional Affiliation
American Water Works Association
American Chemical Society
International Ozone Association
Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors
Korean Environmental Professionals Association in America
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