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Environmental Internship Program

Participating Laboratories in the Environmental Internship Program
Professor Laboratory Research Areas
Jonghun Kam Hydroclimatology Lab
  • Understanding the definition and characteristics of drought
  • Understanding the need for integrated water quality and quantity management
  • Understanding the social impacts of hydrological extreme events
Saeyun Kwon Environmental Health
Assessment Lab
  • Environmental forensics using isotopes
  • Biogeochemical cycling of mercury in marine and polar environments
  • Ecophysiology and environmental toxicology
Seung-Ki Min Climate Change Lab
  • Detecting human influence on extreme climate events (heatwaves, heavy rainfall, typhoons)
  • Projecting future extreme events using climate modeling
  • Analyzing climate change using deep learning
Woochul Song Energy & Environmental
Membrane Lab
  • Synthesis of thin-film composite membranes for advanced water treatment
  • Synthesis of MOF-based nanoporous structures
Ki-Tae Kim Global Environment Lab
  • Ocean acidification
  • CO2 removal technologies using the ocean
  • Ocean carbon cycle
Wooyong Um Nuclear Environment Lab
  • Characterization of secondary liquid wastes generated from chemical treatment for eco-friendly remediation of nuclear facility contaminants
  • Deriving optimal compositions and evaluating properties of geopolymer and cement solidification matrices for immobilizing key nuclides (60Co and 137Cs) in secondary liquid wastes
  • Fabrication of solidified waste forms that satisfy acceptance criteria for radioactive waste repositories and evaluation of those criteria
  • Development of remediation and treatment technologies for soils and groundwater contaminated with radioactive elements
Hyung Joo Lee Air Pollution Lab
  • Multi-layer monitoring of air pollutants and greenhouse gases
  • Data analysis using AI, statistical models, and geographic information systems (GIS)
  • Proposing data-driven air quality and carbon-neutrality policies
Kangwoo Cho Accelerated Wastewater
Conversion Lab
  • Processes and catalysts for wastewater electrolysis for water treatment and fuel production
  • Processes and catalysts for wastewater fuel cells for water treatment and power generation
  • Processes and materials for capacitive deionization for water treatment and energy storage
Seokbong Hong Nanoporous Materials Lab
  • Synthesis of nanoporous frameworks
  • Hydrogen separation and storage
Dongsu Hwang Eco-friendly Biomimetic
Materials Lab
  • Degradation of eco-friendly plastics
  • Control of membrane fouling
  • Nanocellulose / nanochitin
Seokhwan Hwang Environmental Bioprocess Lab
  • Carbon-neutral technologies (biogas)
  • Environmental AI (machine learning)
  • Control of environmental bioprocesses
  • Please indicate your 1st and 2nd preferred professors and research areas from the list above when submitting your application.