Sangmyung University · MEMS Lab
People
Jin-Soo Park
Principal Investigator
- PhD/ES, Full Professor
- Department of Green Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sangmyung University
- 31 Sangmyungdae-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, Chungnam Province 31066, Republic of Korea
Biography
Jin-Soo Park received his doctoral degree in Department of Environmental Engineering from Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Republic of Korea in 2004. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) from February 2004 to April 2005. He worked as a Senior Researcher at the same center from May 2005 to August 2009. He joined in Department of Green Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sangmyung University, Republic of Korea in 2009, promoted to Assistant Professor in 2011, Associate Professor in 2015, and Full Professor in 2020. He is presently a Full Professor of Green Chemical Engineering at Sangmyung University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea, where he leads a research group involved in electromembrane processes and electrochemical engineering, such as fuel cells, water electrolysis, capacitive deionization, electrodialysis/reverse electrodialysis, electrochemical oxidation processes, and redox flow batteries, and is currently serving as head of the Future Environment and Energy Research Institute, Sangmyung University.
Educational Backgrounds
2000.3.3 – 2004.2.17
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)
Ph.D. – Environmental Science and Engineering
1998.3.4 – 2000.2.22
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)
M.S. – Environmental Science and Engineering
1994.3.2 – 1998.2.20
Inha University
B.S. – Environmental Engineering (magna cum laude)
Degree Thesis
Thesis For M.S.
- A study on recovery of metals from waste printed circuit boards (Advisor: Prof. Seung-Hyun Moon) (22 February 2000)
Thesis For Ph.D.
- Fouling characterization of ion-exchange membranes using electrical impedance spectroscopy (Advisor: Prof. Seung-Hyun Moon) (17 February 2004)
Work Experience
2020. 9. 1 – present
Full Professor
Department of Green Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sangmyung University
2019. 3. 1 – present
Head
Future Environment and Energy Research Institute, Sangmyung University
2024. 8. 1 – 2026. 7. 31
Head
Department of Green Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sangmyung University
2024. 8. 1 – 2026. 7. 31
Head
Department of Green Chemical Engineering, The Graduate School (Cheonan Campus), Sangmyung University
2017. 3. 1 – 2020. 8. 31
Associate Professor
Department of Green Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sangmyung University
2017. 9. 1 – 2019. 7. 31
Head
Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Sangmyung University
2015. 9. 1 – 2017. 2. 28
Associate Professor
Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Sangmyung University
2011. 9. 1 – 2015. 8. 31
Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Sangmyung University
2012. 11. 21 – 2014. 7. 31
Head
Department of Environmental Engineering, The Graduate School (Cheonan Campus), Sangmyung University
2012. 11. 21 – 2014. 7. 31
Head
Department of Civil Engineering·Environmental Engineering·Medical Biotechnology, The Graduate School (Cheonan Campus), Sangmyung University
2012. 8. 13 – 2014. 7. 31
Head
Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Sangmyung University
2009. 9. 1 – 2011. 8. 31
Full Time Lecturer
Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Sangmyung University
2005. 5. 1 – 2009. 8. 31
Senior Researcher
Fuel Cell Research Center, New and Renewable Energy Research Division, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Daejeon, Korea
2004. 2. 18 – 2005. 4. 30
Post-doc.
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Research Department, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Daejeon, Korea
Professional Societies
- Chairman of Public Relations Committee, The Korean Electrochemical Society (2026.01 – 2027.12)
- Associate Editor, Chemical Engineering Journal: Green and Sustainable (2025 – present)
- President of the Environmental Energy Division, The Korean Chemical Society (2025.01 – 2026.12)
- Chairman of Scientific Committee, The Korean Electrochemical Society (2024.01 – 2025.12)
- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society (2022.01 – 2023.12)
- Editorial Director in Korean Electrochemical Society (2014.01 – present)
- Associate Editor, Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society (2010 – 2021)
- Associate Editor, New and Renewable Energy (2018.10 – present)
- Associate Editor, Journal of the Electrochemical Science and Technology (2010 – 2011)
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of the Electrochemical Science and Technology (2012 – present)
- Working staff of Journal Compilation in the Korean Electrochemical Society (2012.01 – 2013.12.31)
- Member of the Korean Electrochemical Society (2009.05 – present) — Life member
- Member of the Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (2016.01 – present) — Life member
- Member of the Chemical Engineering Society of Korea (2001.05.18 – present) — Life member
- Member of the Membrane Society of Korea (2001.10.19 – present) — Life member
- Member of the Polymer Society of Korea (2016.10.09 – present)
- Individual Member of the Membrane Society of Australasia (MSA) (2013.12 – 2014.06)
Awards and Honors
- Merit Award, Korean Electrochemical Society, Apr 4, 2024
- Student Digital Presentation Award, Korean Electrochemical Society & ISE, Oct 28, 2022
- ICAE Best Poster, KIEEME, Nov 12, 2021
- Academic Excellence Award, Fuel Cell Division, Korean Electrochemical Society, Sep 2, 2021
- Outstanding Paper Award, Korean New and Renewable Energy Society, Jul 14, 2021
- Best Poster Award, GIST Ertl Center, Nov 27, 2020
- Best Poster Prize, International Society of Electrochemistry, Sep 4, 2020
- Best Poster Presentation Award, Korean Electrochemical Society, Jul 16, 2020
- Best Poster Presentation Award, Korean Electrochemical Society, Nov 2017
- Outstanding Paper Presentation Award, Korean New and Renewable Energy Society, Sep 2017
- Merit Plaque for the 80th Anniversary of Sangmyung Academy, Sangmyung Academy Foundation, May 17, 2017
- 2017 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award
- Excellence Award for 2015 Professor Evaluation (Grand Prize in Engineering Section), Aug 18, 2016, Sangmyung University
- Excellence Award for 2014 Professor Evaluation (Grand Prize in Engineering Section), Feb 18, 2016, Sangmyung University
- Excellence Award for 2015 1st Semester Class Evaluation (Grand Prize), Aug 18, 2015, Sangmyung University
- Best Poster Award, IWA 7th International Young Water Professionals Conference, Dec 7-11, 2014
- Best Paper Award, Fall Meeting of 2014 The Korean Electrochemical Society, Nov 6, 2014
- Best Paper Award, Fall Meeting of 2013 The Korean Electrochemical Society, Apr 10, 2014
- Excellence Award for 2012 Professor Evaluation (Engineering Section), Feb 18, 2014, Sangmyung University
- Best Poster Award, 2nd International Conference on Advanced Electromaterials, Dec 12, 2013
- Best Paper Award, Spring Meeting of 2013 The Korean Electrochemical Society, Apr 11, 2013
- 2013-2014 Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering
- 2011-2012 Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering
- Best Paper Award, Fall Meeting of 2012 The Korean Electrochemical Society, Nov 12, 2012
- Excellence Award for 2011 Professor Evaluation, Sangmyung University
- Excellence Award for 2011 SCI(E) Journal Publication, Sangmyung University
- Excellence Award for 2011 Class Evaluation, Sangmyung University
- Excellence Award for 2011 Industry Cooperation, Sangmyung University
- Best paper, 2009 Spring Meeting of The Korean Society for New and Renewable Energy, Jun 25, 2009
- Excellence Award for Science and Research, Dec 31, 2007, KIER, Korea
- Best poster paper on Cell and Stack Technology, Fuel Cells Science and Technology 2006, Sep 13-14, 2006, Turin, Italy
- Third prize, 'Fuel Cell' session, International Conference on Electrochemical Power Systems, Dec 20-21, 2004, Hyderabad, India
- Best proceeding, 2002 Spring Meeting of The Membrane Society of Korea, May 10-11, Hanbat National University
Certificates
- Certificate for KS A 17025 : 2000 course of KOLAS accreditation (16 November, 2006)
- Certificate for Measurement uncertainty estimation course of KOLAS accreditation (30 August, 2007)
Teaching Lectures And Invited Lectures
Jin-Soo Park, Effect of potential foulant on the performance of reverse electrodialysis, 4th Asia-Pacific Forum on Renewable Energy, November 17-20, 2014, MVL Hotel, Yeosu, Korea (invited speaker).
Jin-Soo Park, Crosslinked water soluble polymer based anionic ionomer binders for solid alkaline fuel cells, Danish Korean PEM Fuel Cell Workshop, November 18-19, 2013, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea (invited speaker).
Jin-Soo Park, Non-water based ion exchange membranes for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells, 9th World Congress of Chemical Engineering & 15th Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress, August 18-23, 2013, Coex, Seoul, Korea (invited speaker).
Mun-Sik Shin, Jin-Soo Park, Preparation and characterization of crosslinked anion conducting ionomer binders, 2012 Fall Meeting of The Membrane Society of Korea, Nov. 9, 2012, Hanbat National University, Daejeon, Korea (invited speaker).
Jin-Soo Park, The use of functionalized polymers in proton exchange membrane fuel cell, 2011 Fuel Cell Symposium of The Korean Electrochemical Society, Nov. 23, 2011, Busan National University, Busan, Korea (invited speaker).
Jin-Soo Park, Morphological study on water free membranes for anhydrous and high temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells, International Union Materials of Research Societies-International Conference on Electronic Materials 2010 (IUMRS-ICEM 2010), August 22-27, 2010, KINTEX, Seoul, Republic of Korea (invited speaker).
Jin-Soo Park, Satpal Singh Sekhon, Phase separated morphology of supported liquid membranes containing aprotic ionic liquids by small-angle X-ray scattering, 1st Ertl Symposium on Electrochemistry and Catalysis, April 11-14, 2010, GIST, Gwangju, Republic of Korea (invited speaker).
Jin-Soo Park, S.S. Sekhon, Young-Woo Choi, Chang-Soo Kim, Role of ion conducting polymer electrolytes for fuel cell systems, 2009 Fall Meeting of The Polymer Society of Korea, October 7-9, 2009, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Korea (invited lecture).
Jin-Soo Park, Water like behavior of ionic liquids in composite membranes for water free fuel cells, IEA Annex 22 Spring Workshop 2009, June 3-4, 2009, Les Skieurs Hotel, Grenoble, France (invited as an IEA technical expert).
Jin-Soo Park, R&D trend of polymer electrolyte membranes for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, 2009 Spring Meeting of The Korean Electrochemical Society, April 9-10, 2009, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea (invited lecture).
Jin-Soo Park, Application of Hydrocarbon Based Polymers as Electrolyte for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells, Third International Conference on Electroactive Polymers: Materials and Devices (ICEP-2008), October 12-17, 2008, Jaipur, India (invited lecture).
Jin-Soo Park, Young-Woo Choi, Chang-Soo Kim, A Strategy to Control Water Uptake of High Proton Conductive Hydrocarbon Electrolyte Membranes, IEA-Annex XVI Spring, 2008 Workshop, May 29, 2008, Svendborg, Denmark (invited lecture as an IEA technical expert).
Jin-Soo Park, Seung-Hyeon Moon and Chang-Soo Kim, Impedance Analysis of Electrochemical Systems Using an Ion-Conducting Polymer Electrolyte Membrane, 2004 Fall Meeting of the Membrane Society of Korea, May 7, 2004, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea (invited lecture).
Jin-Soo Park and Seung-Hyeon Moon, Recent Developments in Characterization of Ion-Exchange Membrane Processes (in "Current Trends in Membrane Science and Technology"), 19th Symposium of The Membrane Society of Korea, March 26, 2004, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejon, Korea (invited lecture).