The professors at BERL aim to provide the best possible guidance to its members with commitment. Meet the faculties of BERL below.
Academic Advisor
Prof. Byong-Hun Jeon
Professor
Dept. of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering
Hanyang University
Experiences:
Jun. 2019-present
Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
Director of Leaders in Industry-University Cooperation (LINC)
Sep. 2014-present
Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
Professor in the Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering
Academic Profiles:
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Assistant Professors
Dr.
Do-Hyeon Kim
Research Interests: Soil & Groundwater Remediation, Resource Recovery, Chemical Leaching, Wastewater Treatment System.
My research focuses on the chemical leaching for copper Recovery from ore, identification and inhibition of substances causing paraffin precipitation in oilfield facilities, remediation of diesel-contaminated soil using surfactant, and in-situ chemical oxidation for remediation of arsenic-contaminated groundwater. I am also exploring the advanced water treatment system for reuse of washing waste water, and development of remanufacturing process to reduce environmental pollution.
Dr.
Bikram Basak
Research Interests: Bioenergy, Anaerobic Fermentation, Anaerobic Digestion, Waste and Wastewater treatment, Environmental Biotechnology
Dr. Basak is an Associate Professor at the Resource Development Institute at Hanyang University. He has broad research and teaching experience in the field of Environmental Biotechnology with a specialization in bioremediation, bioenergy production through anaerobic digestion treatment of waste biomass, sewage, and wastewater. Specific interests have been in the microbiotechnology of lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment, fermentation, anaerobic digestion technology, and bioremediation of organic environmental contaminants, especially exploring the microbiota structure, function, and microbial ecology involved in the anaerobic digester microcosms. The research outcomes and developed technologies with an integrated approach to biowaste, sewage, and wastewater treatment, and bioremediation have been aimed at “sustainable clean energy production coupled with waste management for the realization of a circular bioeconomy”.
Dr.
Ramesh Kumar
Research Interests: Bioenergy, Fermentation, Downstream purification, Membrane Separation Technology, Clean Technology, Wastewater Treatment
My research interest has been widely focusing on the membrane-based clean and green technologies for the production of liquid biofuels (viz. bioethanol and biodiesel), organic acids (viz. Gluconic acid, Succinic acid) and amino acid (Glutamic acid) using renewable resources as a feedstock. I am also focusing on the ‘Waste to Energy generation’ by using lignocellulosic biomass and waste oil for producing liquid biofuels. Besides, development of clean abatement technologies for the industrial effluents have also been a prime focus in my research area. Membrane-based fast technology on Industrial Wastewater Treatment for recycling and reusing in Circular Economy approach is also a major concern of my research.
Dr.
Muhammad Tariq Zahid
Research Interests: Bioenergy, Bioremediation, Single-cell proteins , Clean Technology, Wastewater Treatment
Dr. Muhammad Tariq Zahid is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering. As a dedicated researcher, he is focused on the bioremediation of industrial waste, the toxicological impact of environmental pollutants, and the utilization of eukaryotic microorganisms for biomolecule harvesting, including the production of single-cell proteins. His expertise extends to investigating heavy metal resistance in microorganisms, characterizing metal-resistant genes, and understanding the role of enzymes in the biodegradation of textile dyes.
With over 12 years of teaching and research experience at Government College University Lahore, Pakistan, he has supervised two Ph.D. and fifteen MS research students. He has delivered courses on General Biochemistry, Metabolic Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Animal Diversity at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
Currently, his research focuses on evaluating the toxicological implications of modern pollutants. He is also dedicated to exploring environmentally friendly eukaryotic microorganisms as a sustainable source of biomolecules and nutrients, particularly single-cell proteins.
Dr.
Yang-Gyun Kim
Research Interests: