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Earth and Climate Change

Atmospheric Science and Engineering
Environmental Chemistry and Ecology

Atmospheric Science and Engineering

Research on preparing for environmental and climate changes through climate modeling, transport and fate study of air pollutants, and the development of air pollutant purification catalysts

Envirionmental Catalysis Laboratory

Prof. Sungbong Kang

Research Fields

Heterogeneous catalysis for air pollution control
Chemical reaction/kinetics and surface analysis
CO2 adsorption/desorption and its utilization
H2 production by NH3 decomposition catalyst
H2 production by reforming (CO2-CH4) catalyst

Atmospheric Trace Molecule Sensing Laboratory

Prof. Kyung-Eun Min

Research Fields

Investigations on the controllers in air quality degradation (aerosol and ozone)
Quantifying the source strengths of the climate changing drivers
Development of the state-of-the-art instrument for trace level air pollutant monitoring
Intensive field measurements (ground-, ship- and air-borne)
Assessment of the effectiveness of climate and air quality policies

Aerosol Technology and Monitoring Laboratory

Prof. Kihong Park

Research Fields

Development of aerosol generation and measurement technology
PM2.5 monitoring and sources
Atmospheric new particle formation (NPF)
Construction of PM2.5 toxicity
AI-based prediction of NPF and aerosols

Atmospheric Chemical Information Research Laboratory

Prof. Chul-Han Song

Research Fields

Short- and medium-range forecasting of particulate matter
Development of the integrated system of air quality modeling system and satellite data
Prediction of air quality using a 3-D chemical transport model
Development of forecasting model using artificial intelligence
Research on multi-phase chemical reactions of aerosols

Climate Analysis and Modeling Laboratory

Prof. Jinho Yoon

Research Fields

Anthropogenic (man-made) climate change vs. Natural climate variability
Understanding Weather-Climate Extremes
Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation interaction
Development and analysis of Earth System Modeling
Geoengineering

Environmental Chemistry and Ecology

Research on the fate of micropollutants in water and soil, remediation of contaminants using bio- and nano-technology, ecosystem modeling as a response to climate change, and securing biological resources

Trace Metal Biogeochemistry Laboratory

Prof. Seunghee Han

Research Fields

Biogeochemical cycling of trace metals
Climate change effects on trace metal cycling
Metal-mineral biogeochemical interactions
Atmospheric deposition of trace metals
Materials for trace element remediation and recovery

Applied&Environmental Microbiology Laboratory

Prof. Hor-Gil Hur

Research Fields

Antibiotic resistance bacteria and genes in various environments
Microbial community analysis in domestic agricultural environment
Development of degradation of plastics by bacteria
Research on plastic-degrading bacteria in agricultural environment
Analysis of plastic-degrading mechanisms of bacteria

Earth Materials Science Laboratory

Prof. Huijeong Hwang

Research Fields

Extreme condition science
Reduction to environmental pollutant
Solid Earth water cycle
Carbon capture using porous materials
In-situ X-ray measurements

Stable Isotope Ecology Laboratory

Prof. Chang-Keun Kang

Research Fields

Stable isotope ecology
Marine food web structure
Physiological energetics
Biological oceanography
Restoration ecology

Soil Environment Laboratory

Prof. Kyoung-Woong Kim

Research Fields

Prediction of geochemical behavior of pollutants
Development of eco-friendly soil/groundwater remediation techniques
Development of ecosystem restoration technologies in response to the climate change
Development of remediation techniques for arsenic contaminated soil

Environmental Mass Spectrometry & Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

Prof. Tae Young Kim

Research Fields

Development of mass spectrometric methods for environmentally hazardous substances
Biological risk assessment of microplastics and particulate matter
Development of environmental multi-omics analysis tools
Development of metabolic heavy water labeling techniques
Study on big data processing of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometric analysis

Evolutionary Ecology Laboratory

Prof. Eunsuk Kim

Research Fields

Vulnerable species for climate change and invasive plant
Population genetics
Seed endophyte
Ants and plant interaction