Han, Jong-In

Prof.

  • 연구분야

    Environmental Biotechnology, Bioenergy

  • Degree

    Ph.D. Env. Engin., Univ. of Michigan

  • Office

    W1-2 4206

  • Tel

    +82-42-350-3629

  • E-mail

    jihan@kaist.ac.kr

  • 홈페이지

    ebtel.kaist.ac.kr

  • Track

    Sustainable Environment

  • Google Scholar +82-42-350-3610

Professor Han's research seeks microbially-mediated solutions for critical environmental issues, such bioenergy production, biopesticides, and bioremediation. His past studies have focused on the cultivation of microbial strains possessing the abilities to suppress bacterial pathogenesis via the interference of qourum sensing or to degrade recalcitrant contaminants including polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). His current studies are focusing on the isolation of bacterial species and/or consortia that have the exceptional abilities to produce bioenergy such as electricity or bioethanol from wastewaters and biomass. He has applied that use of a number of physiological, chemical, and molecular genetic techniques to his studies, underscoring the utility of both classical and newly developed methods in the pursuit of fundamental questions in Environmental biotechnology.

Education
∙ B.S. Agricultural Chemistry, Seoul National Univ. (1991)
∙ M.S. Biochemistry, Seoul National Univ. (1993)
∙ Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Michigan at Ann Arbor (2002)
Career
∙ 2002~2002 Postdoctoral Researcher, Univ. of Michigan at Ann Arbor
∙ 2002~2004 Postdoctoral Researcher, Caltech
∙ 2004~2007 Assistant Professor, Renssealaer Polytechnic Institute
∙ 2008~2013 Assistent Professor, Dept. of Civil & Env. Eng.,KAIST
∙ 2013~2019 Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil & Env. Eng., KAIST
∙ 2019~present Professor, Dept. of Civil & Env. Eng., KAIST
Main Research Field
∙ Electricity generation from wastes via microbial fuel cell
∙ Cellulosic bioethanol production
∙ Hydrogen production from water via an innovative electrolysis approach
∙ Biocontrol through the interference of quorum sensing (bacterial communication) called quorum quenching
∙ Bioremediation and microbe-assisted phythoremediation (e.g., cleanup of oil spill)