Biography

Jaehong Kim is currently the Professor and Department Chair of Chemical and Environmental Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Yale University. Prior to joining Yale University in 2013, he was the Georgia Power Distinguished Professor and the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Programs at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Seoul National University in Korea in 1995 and 1997, respectively, and a Ph.D. degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2002. He is interested in diverse aspects of environmental science and engineering, from fundamental photocatalytic and photoluminescent materials chemistry to water quality engineering in the developing world. He likes traveling, playing guitar, taking photographs, playing tennis, skiing, and most of all, spending time with his two daughters, Seoyoun and Seorin, and of course, his wife, Yanghee.

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Environmental Engineering Ph.D. 2002
Seoul National University (SNU) Chemical & Biological Engineering M.S. 1997
Seoul National University Chemical & Biological Engineering B.S. 1995

Academic Appointments

Feb.2017 - present Professor, School of Public Health, Yale University
Jan.2017 - present Professor, School of Environment, Yale University
Jul.2016 - present Chair, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University
Jul.2015 - present Professor, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University
Jul.2013 - Jun.2015 Adjunct Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), Georgia Tech
Jul.2014 - Jul.2014 Visiting Professor, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, SNU
Apr.2013 - Jun.2013 Professor, School of CEE, Geogia Tech
Jul.2012 - Jun.2013 Associate Chair for Undergraduate Programs, School of CEE, Georgia Tech
Aug.2009 - Apr.2013 Associate Professor with Tenure, School of CEE, Georgia Tech
May.2010 - Jun.2010 Visiting Scientist, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG), Dϋbendorf, Switzerland
Oct.2002 - Aug.2009 Assistant Professor, School of CEE, Georgia Tech
Jun.2007u - Jul.2007 Visiting Professor, Department of Architectural, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea University
Aug.1998 - Aug.2002 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UIUC
Mar.1997 - Feb.1998 Assistant Researcher, Institute of Environmental Safety, SNU
Mar.1995 - Feb.1997 Graduate Research Assistant, Institute of Environmental Safety and Department of Chemical Technology, SNU

Editorial

Mar.2020 - present Associate Editor, ACS ES&T Engineering
Mar.2015 - Dec.2020 Editorial Advisory Board, Environmental Science & Technology Letters
Mar.2012 - Feb.2015 Associate Editor, ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering
Aug.2008 - Jul.2012 Associate Editor, Water Research

Endowed/Chair Professorship

Oct.2018 - present Henry P. Becton Sr. Professor of Engineering, Yale University
Jul.2013 - Jun.2015 Barton L. Weller Endowed Professorship, Yale University
Mar.2012 - Jun.2013 Georgia Power Distinguished Endowed Professorship, Georgia Tech
Oct.2009 - Feb.2012 Carlton S. Wilder Junior Faculty Chair, Georgia Tech

Awards

2021 Environmental Science & Technology 2020 Top Feature/Critical Review Paper Award
2020 Environmental Science & Technology 2019 Top Feature/Critical Review Paper Award
2018 Environmental Science & Technology 2017 Top Environmental Technology Paper Award, First Runner-Upg
2017 One of the Most Prolific Authors, ACS Photonics
2017 One of the Most Prolific Authors, Environmental Science & Technology Letters
2017 Environmental Science & Technology Letters Excellence in Review Award
2016 ACS Editors’ Choice, Environmental Science & Technology Letters
2016 Elected Member, Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
2015 AEESP Distinguished Service Award, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors
2013 Bill Schultz Junior Faculty Teaching Award, School of CEE, Georgia Tech
2013 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
2012 Environmental Science & Technology 2011 Top Environmental Technology Paper Award
2010 Environmental Engineering Faculty Award, AEES at Georgia Tech
2010 Bill Shultz Sabbatical Award, School of CEE, Georgia Tech
2009 Paul L. Busch Award, Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF)
2009 Excellence in Review Award, Environmental Science & Technology
2009 Excellence in Research Award, School of CEE, Georgia Tech
2007 CETL/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Georgia Tech
2007 Excellent Paper Award, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
2004 Editor’s Award, ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering
2002 Engelbrecht Graduate Fellowship in Environmental Engineering, UIUC
2001 Mavis Memorial Fund Scholarship, College of Engineering, UIUC
1997 Best Paper Presentation Award, Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry
1994 Alumni Scholarship, Alumni Association of Chemical Technology in SNU

Advisee Awards

2021 Xuechen Zhou, 2021 CAPEES/Founding President Best Paper Award
2021 Qianhong Zhu, 2020 Graduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society
2020 Qianhong Zhu, Third Place Winner, 1st De Nora Student Pitch Competition, De Nora Tech, LLC
2019 Inhyeong Jeon, Kwangjeong Educational Foundation Fellowship, Korea
2019 David Kim, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
2018 Bezawit Getachew, First Place Winner, 3-Min Thesis Competition, Yale University
2017 Stephanie Loeb, Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) Scholar Award
2016 Brenna Hodges, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
2016 Chiheng Chu, Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
2016 Stephanie Loeb, Best Student Poster, IWA Water and Nano Specialist Group Conference, Houston, TX
2016 Madeline Landon, Third Place Winner, 2015-2016 AEESP Student Video Competition
2015 Chuanhao Li, Presentation Award, 2015 AEESP Research and Education Conference
2015 Bezawit Getachew, Presentation Award, 2015 AEESP Research and Education Conference
2014 Stephanie Loeb, Canadian National Sciences and Engineering Research Council Fellowship
2014 Anna Hagstrom, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
2013 Samuel Snow, Bill Schultz Civil and Environmental Engineering Outstanding TA Award, Georgia Tech
2013 Stephanie Chinnapongse, Best Student Presentation Award, American Chemical Society
2012 Samuel Snow, SNO Student Travel Award, Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization
2012 Tyler Cromey, Georgia Power Fellowship, Georgia Tech
2012 Varun Gandhi, AEES Outstanding Ph.D. Student in Environmental Engineering Award
2012 Kyoung Eun Park, Amirtharajah Fellowship, Georgia Tech
2011 Tyler Cromey, President’s Undergraduate Research Award, Georgia Tech
2011 Min Cho, Outstanding Research Engineer/Postdoc Award, School of CEE, Georgia Tech
2011 Kyle Moor, Presidential Fellowship, Georgia Tech
2011 Kyoung Eun Park, AEES Outstanding Undergrad Student in Environmental Engineering Award
2011 Kyoung Eun Park, President’s Undergraduate Research Award, Georgia Tech
2010 Ezra Cates, Best Student Presentation Award, American Chemical Society
2010 Stephanie Chinnapongse, Presidential Fellowship, Georgia Tech
2010 Seungjin Lee, Amirtharajah Fellowship, Georgia Tech
2009 Ezra Cates, Georgia Power Fellowship, Georgia Tech
2009 Varun Gandhi, AEES Outstanding MS Student in Environmental Engineering Award
2009 Elizabeth West, President’s Undergraduate Research Award, Georgia Tech
2006 Varun Gandhi, President’s Undergraduate Research Award, Georgia Tech
2007 Varun Gandhi, Georgia Power Fellowship
2005 Miyashita Yu, Georgia Power Fellowship
2005 Edward McCallum, AEES Outstanding MS Student in Environmental Engineering Award
2005 Annie Park, President’s Undergraduate Research (Travel) Award, Georgia Tech
2004 Annie Park, President’s Undergraduate Research Award, Georgia Tech