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 Engineering in 1995 and 1997, respectively. 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 and photochemical processes involved with water treatment. He likes to spend his leisure time with his two daughters, Seoyoun and Seorin, taking digital photographs, and playing tennis.

 

Education

 

2002     Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

1997     M.S. Chemical and Biological Engineering*, Seoul National University

1995     B.S. Chemical and Biological Engineering*, Seoul National University

 

*Formerly Department of Chemical Technology

    

Professional Experience

 

2012 – present       Associate Chair for Undergraduate Programs, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

2012 -–present       Georgia Power Distinguished Associate Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology2009 – present      Carlton S. Wilder Endowed 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

2010                     Visiting Scientist, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG), Dubendorf, Switzerland

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

 

2012 – present      Associate Editor, ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering

2008 – 2012          Associate Editor, Water Research

   

Awards

 

2012    Georgia Power Distinguished Endowed Professorship, Georgia Tech

2012    Environmental Science & Technology 2011 Top Environmental Technology Paper Award

2010    Environmental Engineering Faculty Award, AEES at Georgia Tech

2010    Bill Shultz Sabbatical Award, School of CEE, Georgia Tech

2009    Carlton S. Wilder Endowed Professorship (5 years)

2009    Paul L. Busch Award, Water Environment Research Foundation ($100,000 Prize)

2009    Excellence in Review Award, Environmental Science & Technology

2009    Excellence in Research Award, School of CEE, Georgia Tech

2007    CETL/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Georgia Tech

2007    Excellent Paper Award, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers

2004    Editor’s Award, ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering

2002    Engelbrecht Graduate Fellowship in Environmental Engineering, UIUC

2001    Mavis Memorial Fund Scholarship Award, College of Engineering, UIUC

1997    Best Paper Presentation Award, Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry

1994    Alumni Scholarship, Alumni Association of Chemical Technology in SNU

 

Student Awards

 

2012    Samuel Snow, SNO Student Travel Award, Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization

2012    Tyler Cromey, Georgia Power Fellowship, Georgia Tech

2012    Varun Gandhi, AEES Outstanding Ph.D. Student in Environmental Engineering Award

2012    Kyoung Eun Park, Amirtharajah Fellowship, Georgia Tech

2011   Tyler Cromey, President’s Undergraduate Research Award, Georgia Tech

2011    Min Cho, Outstanding Research Engineer/Postdoc Award, School of CEE, Georgia Tech

2011    Kyle Moor, Presidential Fellowship, Georgia Tech

2011    KyoungEun Park, AEES Outstanding Undergrad Student in Environmental Eng. Award

2011    KyoungEun Park, President’s Undergraduate Research Award, Georgia Tech

2010    Ezra Cates, Best Student Presentation Award, American Chemical Society

2010    Stephanie Chinnapongse, Presidential Fellowship, Georgia Tech

2010    Seungjin Lee, Amirtharajah Fellowship, Georgia Tech

2009    Ezra Cates, Georgia Power Fellowship, Georgia Tech

2009    Varun Gandhi, AEES Outstanding MS Student in Environmental Engineering Award

2009    Elizabeth West, President’s Undergraduate Research Award, Georgia Tech

2006    Varun Gandhi, President’s Undergraduate Research Award, Georgia Tech

2007    Varun Gandhi, Georgia Power Fellowship

2005    Miyashita Yu, Georgia Power Fellowship

2005    Edward McCallum, AEES Outstanding MS Student in Environmental Engineering Award

2005    Annie Park, President’s Undergraduate Research (Travel) Award, Georgia Tech

2004    Annie Park, President’s Undergraduate Research Award, Georgia Tech

 

Honors and Recognitions

 

2008    Hyung et al., 2007 selected by Thomson Reuters’ Essential Science Indicators as a Fast Breaking Paper (one of the most-cited papers in its discipline published during the past two years) in the field of Environment/Ecology in October 2008 (www.sciencewatch.com)

2007    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

 

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