 Dr. Hyeok Choi Assistant Professor |
Address:
Box 19308
Arlington, TX 76019-0308
Phone: (817) 272-5116
Email: hchoi@uta.edu
Education:
Ph.D., 2007, Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati
M.S., 2000, Environmental Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
B.S., 1998, Civil Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
Area of Expertise:
Physicochemical Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment
Advanced Oxidation Technologies, TiO2 Photocatalysis, and Membrane Technologies
In Situ Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater, Soil and Sediment
Destruction of Emerging Chemicals of Concern
Environmental Nanotechnology
Background:Dr. Choi is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington. He earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering at the University of Cincinnati in 2007 with a major concentration on Environmental Nanotechnologies for Water and Wastewater Treatment. He worked at the National Risk Management Research Laboratory of US Environmental Protection Agency as a postdoctoral research fellow of Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, where he further developed his research career on the remediation of contaminated groundwater, soil and sediment. His research contributed to the understanding of challenging environmental problems and development of cleanup strategies based on sound science. He has strong research experience, background, and knowledge on synthesis of nanomaterials for environmental applications and characterization and analytical instrumentation for environmental samples. His accomplishment and pursuit in the multidisciplinary work could be found in the list of published research products, which required collaboration with people from chemistry, biology, materials science, chemical engineering, and environmental science and engineering.
Professional experience:
2009-Present Assistant Professor Department of Civil Engineering University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2007-2009 Postdoctoral Fellow of Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education National Risk Management Research Laboratory US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH
2002-2007 Research Assistant Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
2000-2001 Field Manager Woo-Zoo Construction Company, Seoul, Korea
1998-2000 Research Assistant Civil and Environmental Engineering Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
1993-1995 Military Service, Army Construction Corps, Korea
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