SEOKTAE, KANG Researcher e-mail:seoktae.kang@yale.edu Phone: 203-432-2217 EDUCATION 2002 KAIST, Ph.D. - Civil and Environmental Engineering 1997 KAIST, M.S. - Civil and Environmental Engineering 1995 KAIST, B.S. – Civil Engineering WORK EXPERIENCES 2003-2005 Research professor, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Korea 2002-2003 Researcher, Center for Applied Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea 2002-2003 Post-doc Dept. Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA Click here to find the resume		Dr. Kang finished his Ph. D. at the department of Civil and Environmental engineering (Advisor Hangsik Shin) in KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology). His thesis involved a) physico-chemical characterization of exocellular polymers (EPS) and soluble microbial products (SMP) of activated sludge treating organics and nutrients, b) roles of EPS and SMP on membrane fouling during the operation of MBRs, and c) the development and the operation of novel MBR process for the advanced wastewater treatment. During his Post-doc with Dr. Hoek (currently in UCLA), he designed the novel flow cell to evaluate initial microbial adhesions onto membrane surfaces. His researches are currently focusing on the micro- to nano-scale analysis of microbial adhesion phenomena using flow cell, atomic force microscopy, and related theoretical models. RESEARCH INTERESTS Characterization and fundamental dynamics of colloids and microorganisms ● Measurement and analysis of functional groups on colloidal surfaces ● Probing cell surface softness both direct and indirect methods Selected Paper ● Seoktae Kang, Heechul Choi, “Role of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) on the initial adhesion of S. cerevisiae to membrane surfaces”, Wat. Sci. Technol. in revision Direct observation of colloidal adhesion onto solid surfaces ● Direct observation of colloidal adhesion onto various solid surfaces ● Examination and verification of physico-chemical properties of solution on initial adhesion phenomena Selected Paper ●Seoktae Kang, Heechul Choi, “Effect of Surface Hydrophobicity on the Adhesion of S. cerevisiae onto Modified Surfaces by Poly(styrene-ran-sulfonic acid) Random Copolymers”, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, in press ● Seoktae Kang, Arun Subramani, Eric M. V. Hoek, Marc A. Deshusses, Mark R. Matsumoto, “Direct observation of biofouling in cross-flow microfiltration: mechanisms of deposition and release”, J. Membr. Sci., 244, 151-165, 2004 Membrane biofouling ● Analysis of exocellular polymers and soluble microbial products originated from activated sludge during membrane bioreactor operations and their impacts on membrane biofouling ● Development of novel membrane bioreactor and application Selected Paper ● Hangsik Shin, Seoktae Kang, Chaeyoung Lee and Jaelim Lim, “Performance of a pilot scale membrane bioreactor coupled with SBR (SM-SBR) – Experiences in seasonal temperature changes”, Wat. Sci. Technol.: Water Supply, 4, 135-142, 2004 ● Hangsik Shin and Seoktae Kang, “Characteristics and Fates of Soluble Microbial Products in Ceramic Membrane Bioreactor at Various Sludge Retention Times”, Wat. Res., 37, 211-217, 2003 ● Hangsik Shin, Seoktae Kang and Seyong Nam, “Effect of Carbohydrate and Protein in the EPS on Sludge Settling Characteristics”, Wat. Sci. Technol., Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 193-196, 2001 Environmental nanotechnology for novel water treatment ● Application of nano-sized reactive particles to treat organics and toxic pollutants ● Application of meso-porous carbon