Sung Cheol Koh

- Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple projects regarding wastewater, polluted soil/groundwater, solid wastes, microbial monitoring and regulatory compliances with a positive attitude.

- Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

• The first-ever discovery of sMMO in the type I methanotroph which is involved in TCE biodegradation (published in the prestigious journal)
• The first-ever discovery that terpene-utilizing isolates could enhance biotransformation of PCBs (published)
• The first-ever identification of potential biomarkers for diazinon exposure to Japanese Medaka using annealing control primers (published)
• The first-ever implementation of artificial neural networks (ANNs) to the analysis of inter-taxa communities of benthic microorganisms and macroinvertebrates in a polluted stream (published)
• The first-ever achievement of the full-scale biological treatments of tannery wastewater and dye wastewater using the novel microbial consortia BM-S-1 and CES-1 (published)

• American Society for Microbiology
• International Society of Microbial Ecology
• Microbial Society of Korea
• The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology
• The Korean Society for Environmental Engineering
• The Korea Society of Waste Management
• Academic Editor for the journal Agronomy, MDPI, Switzerland; 2021 - Present
• Associate Editor for the journal Microbes and Environments; 2007- 2008

Awards:

1. 2021/08/31 Prime Minister Citation and Medal (Contribution to education and academic development)

2. 2016/12/08 Korea Industry-Academia-Research Association Commendation (Contribution to excellent technology development)

3. 2016/11/05 Korea Maritime and Ocean University President's Citation (Contribution to academic and education)

4. Excellent Achievement Award in Education and Academic Advancement, 2016, recognized by Minister of Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea

6. Excellent Achievement Award in Education and Research, 2016, recognized by President of Korea Maritime and Ocean University

7. Excellent Project Achievement Award, 2016, Korea Association of Industry, Academics and Research. Inst.

8. Academic Achievement Award, 2014, the Korea Institute of Ecological Architecture and Environment

10. Listed in the Marquis Who's Who in the World, 31st Edition 2014

11. Excellent Technology Development Award, 2012, Korea Small Business Bureau

12. Excellent Project Achievement Award, 2012, Korea Assn. Industry, Acad. Rsch. Inst.

Key Papers:

Koh, S.-C., J.P. Bowman, G.S. Sayler. 1993. Soluble Methane Monooxygenase Production and Trichloroethylene Degradation by a Type I Methanotroph, Methylomonas methanica 68-1. Appl Environ Microbiol. 59(4):960-967.

Searle, D., S.-C. Koh and D.D. Focht. 1996. Genetic exchange in soil between introduced chlorobenzoate degraders and indigenous biphenyl degraders, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62:3910~3913

Hernandez, B. S.-C. Koh and D.D. Focht. 1997. Terpene-utilizing isolates and their relevance to enhanced biotransformation of polychlorinated biphenyls in soil, Biodegradation 8:153~158

Chon, T.S., N. Chung, I.S. Kwak, J.S. Kim, S.-C. Koh, S.K. Lee, J.SB. Leem, E.Y. Cha. 2005. Movement behaviour of Medaka (Oryzias latipes) in response to sublethal treatments of diazinon and cholinesterase activity in semi-natural conditions. Environ Monit. Assess. 101:1-21.

H.W. Bae , D. Kim, K.Y. Choi, N.R. Kwon, J.C. Chae, G.J. Zylstra, S.-C. Koh, C.H. Lee, E. Kim. 2007. Functional identification of p-cumate operons in the terpene-degrading Rhodococcus sp. strain T104. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 266:54-9.

Yoo, J.H., S.W.Shin SW, J.S. Kim, C.B. Kim, J.S. Kim, S.-C.Koh. 2007. Identification of potential biomarkers for diazinon exposure to Japanese Medaka (Oryzias latipes) using annealing control primers. J. Environ. Sci. Health B. 42(4):373-9.

Byunghyuk Kim, Se-Eun Lee, Mi-Young Song, Jung-Hye Choi, Soon-Mo Ahn, Keunsup Lee, Eungchun Cho, Tae-Soo Chon and Sung-Cheol Koh 2008. Implementation of artificial neural networks (ANNs) to analysis of inter-taxa communities of benthic microorganisms and macroinvertebrates in a polluted stream. Sci. of Total Environment 390(1):262-274

In-Soo Kim , Kalu I. Ekpeghere, Shin-Young Ha, Bong-Soo Kim, Bongkeun Song, Jongsik Chun, Jong-Tae Kim, Hong-Gi Kim, Sung-Cheol Koh. 2014. Full scale biological treatment of tannery wastewater using the novel microbial consortium (BM-S-1). Journal of Environmental and Health, Part A Vol. 49: 355-364

Sul, Woo-Jun, In-Soo Kim, Kalu I. Ekpeghere, Bongkeun Song, Bong-Soo Kim, Hong-Gi Kim, Jong-Tae Kim and Sung-Cheol Koh. 2016. Metagenomic insight of nitrogen metabolism in a tannery treatment plant bioaugmented with the microbial consortium BM-S-1 Journal of Environmental and Health, Part A Vol. 51: 1164-1172

Emmanuel, S. Aalfin. Jangyeon Yoo, Eok-Jo Kim, Jae-Soo Chang, Young-In Park and Sung-Cheol Koh. 2017. Development of functional composts using spent coffee grounds, poultry manure and biochar through microbial bioaugmentation, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B, Vol. 52 (11):802-811

Lee, Jinhwan, In-Soo Kim, Aalfin Emmanuel, Sung-Cheol Koh. 2019. Microbial valorization of solid wastes from a recirculating aquaculture system and the relevant microbial functions Aquacultural Engineering Vol. 87, 102016

Santhanarajan, A.E.; Sul, W.-J.; Yoo, K.-J.; Seong, H.-J.; Kim, H.-G.; Koh, S.-C. 2021. Metagenomic Insight of a Full Scale Eco-Friendly Treatment System of Textile Dye Wastewater Using Bioaugmentation of the Composite Culture CES-1. Microorganisms, 9, 1503. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9071503

Santhanarajan, A.-E.; Han,Y.-H.; Koh, S.-C. The Efficacy of Functional Composts Manufactured Using Spent Coffee Ground, Rice Bran, Biochar, and Functional Microorganisms. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 7703. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11167703

Santhanarajan, A.-E.; Rhee, C.; Sul, W.J.; Yoo, K.; Seong, H.J.; Kim, H.-G.; Koh, S.-C. Transcriptomic Analysis of Degradative Pathways for Azo Dye Acid Blue 113 in Sphingomonas melonis B-2 from the Dye Wastewater Treatment Process. Microorganisms 2022, 10, 438. https://doi.org/10.3390/ microorganisms10020438