Curriculum Vitae. Professor Yoon-Seok Chang, Ph.D.

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1 Curriculum Vitae Professor Yoon-Seok Chang, Ph.D. Division of Environmental Science and Engineering Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) 77 Cheongam-Ro, Namku, Pohang, , Republic of Korea Tel: Fax: Webpage: Professional Experience Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, POSTECH Dean, Ocean Science & Technology Institute, POSTECH Director, School of Environmental Science & Engineering, POSTECH Visiting Senior Researcher, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Visiting Professor, University of California at Riverside, USA Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Korea Group Leader, Korea Basic Science Institute Research Associate, Dept. of Chemistry, MIT, USA Post-doc, Dept. of Biochemistry, Michigan State University, USA Process Engineer, Hanyang Chemical Co., Korea Education 05/1990 Ph.D., Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA 08/1983 B.S., Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea Research Interest - Trace analysis of environmental pollutants using high-resolution mass spectrometry

2 - Fates and simulation models of trace substances in the environment - Persistent Organic Pollutants; Dioxins, PCBs, PBDEs, etc - Biochemistry and microbial degradation of organic pollutants - Application of laccases for biopolymer production - Zero-valent iron based nano-remediation for soil and groundwater - Environmental aspects of engineered nanomaterials Affiliation - Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry UK (2017-present) - Member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology ( present) - Member of the Korean Academy of Environmental Sciences ( present) - President of Korea POPs Forum & Korea-China POPs Forum ( ) - Vice President of Korea Society of Environmental Analysis ( ), Korea Society of Environmental Risk Assessment and Health Science ( ), Korea Society of Mass Spectrometry ( ) - Executive committee members of Koran Society of Environmental Engineering, Korean Chemistry Society Editorial and Advisory board - Environmental Science: Nano (2016-present) - Emerging Contaminants (2016 present) - Current Advances in Environmental Science (2014 present) - Atmospheric and Climate Sciences (2012 present) - Chemosphere ( ) Selected Awards - Best Environmental Research Award, 2016, Korea Chemistry Society - List of 100 most excellent research and development in 2015, Ministry of Science and Technology,

3 Korea - Scientist of the Month, 2014, Ministry of Science and Technology, Korea - Best Research Award, 2014, Korea Society of Environmental Engineering - List of 100 most excellent research and development in 2007, Ministry of Science and Technology, Korea - Presidential Commendation, 2007, Ministry of Environment, Korea Selected Patents of the last 5 years 1. Plant growth accelerator and manufacturing methods Application for patent in USA, 2015 (14/963, 193) 2. Application of nano-sized iron for increasing CO2 assimilation rate and biomass of plants Application for patent in Korea, 2015 ( ) 3. Nanoscale zero-valent iron for purification of infested soil or pollutants in groundwater and the manufacturing method thereof Application for patent in Korea, 2015 ( ) 4. Nanoparticle for purification of pollutants in water and a manufacturing methods thereof Application for patent in Korea, 2015 ( ) 5. Manganese Oxide coated Magnetic Nano-composite and the Method of Manufacturing the Same Registration of patent in Korea, 2015 ( ) Application for patent in Korea, 2014 ( ) 6. Oxygen Releasing Alginate Beads comprising metal oxide and the method of purification of infested soil or polluting substance of ground water using the same Registration of patent in Korea, 2014 ( ) Application for patent in Korea, 2013 ( ) 7. Synthesis of nanoscale zero valent iron coated with iron sulfide precipitate on surface thereof by means of hydrogen sulfide ions and method for purifying environmental pollutants in contaminated soil and ground water using same Application for patent in PCT, 2013 (PCT/KR2012/010505) Registration of patent in Korea, 2012 ( ) Application for patent in Korea, 2012 ( ) Selected Publications of the last 5 years (Total publications: >220, Google H-index: 45) 1. Aerobic bacterial catabolism of persistent organic pollutants: potential impact of biotic and abiotic interaction Jong-Rok Jeon, Kumarasamy Murugesan, Petr Baldrian, Stefan Schmidt, Yoon-Seok Chang*

4 Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2016, 38, Occurrence of Legacy and New Persistent Organic Pollutants in Avian Tissues from King George Island, Antarctica Jun-Tae Kim, Min-Hui Son, Jung-Ho Kang, Jeong-Hoon Kim, Jin-Woo Jung, and Yoon-Seok Chang* Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49(22), Partitioning Behavior of Heavy Metals and Persistent Organic Pollutants among Feto-Maternal Bloods and Tissues Jun-Tae Kim, Min-Hui Son, Duk Hee Lee, Won Joon Seong, Seunghee Han, and Yoon-Seok Chang* Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49(12), Iron Nanoparticle-induced activation of plasma membrane H+-ATPase Promotes Stomatal Opening in Arabidopsis thaliana Jae-Hwan Kim, Youngjun Oh, Hakwon Yoon, Inhwan Hwang, Yoon-Seok Chang* Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49(2), Comparative toxicity of bimetallic Fe nanoparticles toward Escherichia coli: mechanism and environmental implications Eun-Ju Kim, Thao Le Thanh, Yoon-Seok Chang* Environmental Science: Nano, 2014, 1, (selected cover article) 6. Effects of Metal Ions on the Reactivity and Corrosion Electrochemistry of Fe/FeS Nanoparticles Eun-Ju Kim, Jae-Hwan Kim, Yoon-Seok Chang*, David Turcio-Ortega, Paul G. Tratnyek Environmental Science & Technology, 2014, 48(7), Exposure of Iron Nanoparticles to Arabidopsis thaliana Enhances Root Elongation by Triggering Cell Wall Loosening Jae-Hwan Kim, Yongjik Lee, Eun-Ju Kim, Sungmin Gu, Eun Ju Sohn, Young Sook Seo, Hyun Joo An, Yoon-Seok Chang* Environmental Science & Technology, 2014, 48(6), Laccase-mediated oxidation of small organics: bifunctional roles for versatile applications Jong-Rok Jeon, Yoon-Seok Chang* Trends in biotechnology, 2013, 31(6), Coupling microbial catabolic actions with abiotic redox processes: A new recipe for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) removal Jong-Rok Jeon, Kumarasamy Murugesan, In-Hyun Nam, Yoon-Seok Chang* Biotechnology Advances, 2013, 31(2), Hierarchically structured manganese oxide-coated maganetic nanocomposites for the efficient

5 removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous systems Eun-Ju Kim, Chung-Seop Lee, Yoon-Young Chang, Yoon-Seok Chang* ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2013, 5(19),