About GIST
Creating limitless possibilities through research and education
President of Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Seung Hyeon Moon
Educational Background
- Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1990
- M.S. Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea, 1982
- B.S. Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea, 1979
Professional Positions
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, GIST, Gwangju, Korea
- 1/00-12/02 Director, Energy and Environmental Research Center
- 8/94-2/98 Department Chair, Environmental Science and Engineering
- 8/94-present Assistant Professor, Associate Professor (3/95), Professor (4/01)
GIST, Gwangju, Korea
- 4/11-6/12 Director, Chemistry and Material Science Concentration GIST College
- 2/09-1/11 Director, Research Institute for Solar and Sustainable Energies
- 5/07-6/08 Acting President of GIST
- 3/06-6/08 Vice President of GIST
- 2/04-3/06 Dean of Academic and Student Affairs
- 03-04 President, the GIST Faculty Association
- 1/01-02/05 Programme Coordinator, Institute of Science and Technology for Sustainability, GIST/United Nations University Joint Programme
Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA
- 6/15-6/18 Member, Board of Trustees
- Gwangju Jeonnam Research Institute, Gwangju, Korea
- 2/92-7/94 Assistant Biochemical Engineer
- 1/91-1/92 Postdoctoral Appointee
National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) (2/15)
- 2/14-present Director, Energy and Environment Technology
Chemical Engineering Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea
- 3/82-7/85 Research Scientist
Awards
- Best Paper Award, The Korean Association for Radiation Protection (2000)
- Best Paper Award, The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (2001)
- GIST Best Researcher Award (Nov. 2002)
- Korea Presidential R&D Award (Apr. 2003)
- Korea Science and Technology Medal (Apr. 2008)
Professional Societies
- Korea Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) 2012-present, member
- Korea Institute of Chemical Engineers 1994 - present, member
- Membrane Society of Korea 1998 - present, member
- Korean Society of Environmental Engineers 1994 - present, member
Editorial work
- Editorial Board, Journal of Membrane Science (2010-present)
- Editorial Board, Desalination and Water Treatment, Desalination Publications (2009-present)
- Editorial Board, Desalination, Elsevier (2004-2009)
- Editor, Korean Chemical Engineering Research, The Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (2007- present)
- Editor-in-chief, Membrane Journal, Korea Membrane Society (2005- 2009)
- Advisory Board, Chinese Journal of Membrane Science and Technology (2008-present)