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최원용 교수 Wonyong Choi, Ph.D.


Distinguished Professor & Director

KENTECH Institute for Environmental and Climate Technology,
Korea Institute of Energy Technology(KENTECH),
200 Hyeoksin-ro, Naju, Jeonnam 58330, Rep. of Korea

Tel : +82-61-330-9689
Fax :
Email : wchoi@kentech.ac.kr


최원용 교수 Wonyong Choi, Ph.D.


Distinguished Professor & Director

KENTECH Institute for Environmental and Climate Technology,
Korea Institute of Energy Technology(KENTECH),
200 Hyeoksin-ro, Naju, Jeonnam 58330, Rep. of Korea

Tel : +82-61-330-9689
Fax :
Email : wchoi@kentech.ac.kr
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W. Choi's CV
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Education
Ph. D. (1996. 6) Environmental Chemistry, California Institute of Technology (CALTECH) (Pasadena, CA, USA)
M. S. (1990. 2) Physical Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) (Pohang, Korea)
B. S. (1988. 2) Chemical Technology, Seoul National University (Seoul, Korea)
Professional Career
2022.2 - present Distinguished Professor & Director, KENTECH Institute for Environmental and Climate Technology, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH)
1998.2 - 2022.1 Professor, Division of Environmental Science and Engineering (also at Dept. of Chemical Engineering since June 2008), POSTECH (serving as Head of Division of Environmental Science & Engineering since 2016.01)
1996.6 - 1998.2 Postdoctoral Scholar, NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Atmospheric Chemistry Research Element, Earth and Space Sciences Division
2020.1 - present Editor-in-Chief, ACS ES&T Engineering
2017.4 - 2019.12 Associate Editor, Environmental Science & Technology
2008.2 - 2017.3 Editor, Journal of Hazardous Materials (Elsevier)
2020.7 - present Editorial Advisory Panel, Nature Sustainability
2008.5 - present Editorial Advisory board, Energy and Environmental Science
2017.3 - present

Editorial Advisory board, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
2015.2 - 2017.3 Editorial Advisory board, Environmental Science & Technology
2009.1 - 2011.12 Editorial Advisory board, Journal of Physical Chemistry
Awards and Honors
2021 Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics)
2021 Elected as Associate member, National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK)
2020 Proud Postechian Award (Research)
2020 Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics)
2020 Doosan Yonkang Environment Award
2019 Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics)
2019 Academic Award, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
2018 Korea Engineering Award
2017 Environment & Energy Award, Korean Chemical Society (KCS)
2015 KAST Science and Technology Award
2014 KIST Excellent Researcher Award
2014 Elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
2014 Elected as Fellow of Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)
2013 Excellence in Review Award, Environ. Sci. Technol. (ACS)
2012 Pohang MBC-Samil Munhwa Special Award
2012 Namgo (Jong-Ryul Lee) Chair Professor, POSTECH
2011 Awardee of “Rising Star” Faculty Special Support Program (POSTECH)
2008 Lectureship Award for Asian and Oceanian Photochemist (Japanese Photochemistry Association)
2006 Young Scientist Award, Korea Academy of Science and Technology
2006 LG Yonam Research Fellow
2003 Elected as a Associate member of Korea Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)
1988 President of Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Engineering Students (SNU Engineering College)
Research Interests
- Semiconductor photocatalysis for environmental and energy applications
- Solar fuel production, artificial photosynthesis
- Development of visible light active photocatalysts
- Photochemical purification of water and air
- Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs)
- Environmental (photo)chemistry
- Ice (photo)chemistry
- Redox processes of environmental significance