Biography
■MAJOR FIELDS
- Treatment of toxic inorganic and organic chemicals by advanced oxidation process and adsorption process,
- Synthesis of reactive nano materials and application

■EDUCATION
-Doctor of Philosophy
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2000, University of Maryland
Title of Dissertation: “Competitive Adsorption and Photocatalytic Oxidation of Cu(II)-EDTA and Cd(II)-EDTA in TiO2 Suspension”

-Master of Science
Dept. of Chemistry, 1988, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea,
Title of Thesis: “Pyrolysis of Propylene Oxide Behind Reflected Shock Waves”

-Bachelor of Science
Dept. of Chemistry, 1986, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea


■EXPERIENCE

Full Professor (March 2006-present), Department of Environmental Engineering, Seoul, Korea
- Development of removal process for mixed contaminant in water system by multi functional reactive media
- Removal of micro-pollutants using non-thermal plasma
- Development and application of graphene-like carbon prepared with several biomasses

Visiting Professor (March 2012-February 2013), University of California at Santa Barbara, California, USA.
- Removal of Arsenic and Phosphate from Aqueous Solution by Metal(hydr-)oxide Coated Sand

Senior Researcher (October 2002-February 2005), LG Environmental Research Institute, Seoul, Korea.
- Conducted laboratory and field scale applications of iron-coated sand and manganese-coated sand on the removal of arsenic from solution

Post-doctoral Fellow (March 2000-October 2002), Civil Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
- Conducted laboratory research on quantifying the bioavailability of toxic metals
in soils.
- Developed multivariable regression model for the adsorption, partitioning bioavailability, and sequestration of toxic metals in soils.
- Conducted laboratory research on the removal of arsenic with iron-coated sand.

Graduate Research Assistant (1996-2000), Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.

- Conducted research on competitive photocatalytic oxidation (kinetics) of Cu(II)-EDTA and Cd(II)-EDTA complexes with illuminated TiO2.
- Investigated photocatalytic oxidation (kinetics and mechanism) of Cu(II)-EDTA complexes with illuminated TiO2.
- Conducted research on the adsorption of Cu(II), binary Cu(II)/Cd(II), EDTA, Cu(II)-EDTA and binary Cu(II)-EDTA/Cd(II)-EDTA onto TiO2

Senior Researcher (1995 ~ 1996), Agency for Defense Development, Korea
- Developed disposal method of several military wastes

Researcher (1988 ~ 1994), Agency for Defense Development, Korea
- Conducted research on physical and chemical treatment of toxic compounds
- Developed Pt-impregnated Alumina catalyst for the removal of toxic organic
compounds
- Developed pressure swing adsorption method for the treatment of toxic organic
compounds
PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS
  1. R. Janipoor, J.‑K. Yang, M. Shirzad‑Siboni (2023) “Synthesis of sugarcane bagasse‑based magnetic graphene oxide and application in photocatalytic RB5 removal under LED light”, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 1735-2630 Sprin
  2. Jong-Soo Choi, Seon-Hwa Lim, Lingamdinne Lakshmi Prasanna, Se-Yeon Park, Koduru Janardhan Reddy, Jae-Kyu Yang, Yoon-Young Chang (2023) “Development of ultra-high surface area polyaniline-based activated carbon for the removal of volatile organic compound
  3. Hiresh Moradi, Dong-Su Kim, Yoon-Young Chang, Jae-Kyu Yang, Telma Kamranifard (2023) “Mechanistic study on the synergy of cold plasma and sulfate radical in the degradation of azo and triarylmethane dyes using density functional theory”, Journal of Envir
  4. Chandrika Ashwinikumar Pal, Jong-Soo Choi, Ganesh Kumar Reddy Angaru, Lakshmi Prasanna Lingamdinne, Yu-Lim Choi, Janardhan Reddy Koduru, Jae-Kyu Yang, Yoon-Young Chang (2023) “Efficiency of Ppy-PA-p
  5. Phani Brahma Somayajulu Rallapalli, Suk Soon Choi, Hiresh Moradi, Jae-Kyu Yang, Jae- Hoon Lee and Jeong Hyub Ha (2023) “Tris(2-benzimidazolyl)amine (NTB)-Modified Metal- Organic Framework: Preparation
  6. Lakshmi Prasanna Lingamdinne, Ganesh Kumar Reddy Angaru, Yeeun Jeon, Suhyun Lee, Janardhan Reddy Koduru, Jae-Kyu Yang and Yoon-Young Chang (2023) “Removal of Cd2+ from zinc smelter wastewater using g
  7. Hiresh Moradi, Dong-Su Kim, Jae-Kyu Yang, Yoon-Young Chang, Sam-Bae Park, Telma Kamranifard (2023) “Synergy of cold plasma and sulfate radicals in the treatment of dye-contaminated wastewater; mechan
  8. Sarikokba, Lalhmunsiama, Jongte Lalmalsawmi, Diwakar Tiwari, Seung Mok Lee, Jae-Kyu Yang, (2023) “Greener synthesis of novel nanocomposite material for efficient and selective trace detection of Pb2
  9. Ji-Young Do, Hiresh Moradi, Dong-Su Kim, Jae-Kyu Yang, Yoon-Young Chang, Suk Soon Choi (2023) “Mesoporous biobased carbonaceous adsorbent for dye removal from water: Eutectic molten salts effect and
  10. Se-Hee Kim, Dong-Su Kim, Hiresh Moradi, Yoon-Young Chang, Jae-Kyu Yang (2023) “Highly porous biobased graphene-like carbon adsorbent for dye removal: Preparation, adsorption mechanisms and optimizati