Education
2014: Ph.D., Bioengineering, Seoul National University
2006: M.S., Environmental Science and Engineering, POSTECH
2004: B.S., Chemical Engineering, POSTECH
Professional Experience
2022–Present: Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Urban, Earth, and Environmental Engineering, UNIST
2021–2022: Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University
2017–2020: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University
2015–2016: Senior Research Scientist, Center for Water Cycle Research, KIST
2015: Post-doc, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
2006–2015: Research Scientist, Center for Water Cycle Research, KIST
2005: Visiting Researcher, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
Awards, Honors, and Memberships
2025: Academic Award, Korean Society on Water Environment
2024: Academic Award, Korean Federation of Water Science and Engineering Society
2023: Best Paper Award, 6th International Conference on Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering (Corresponding Author)
2022: Oral Presentation Award, Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Science International Conference (Corresponding Author)
2021: Excellence Paper Award (Presentation), Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies
2020: Outstanding Young Researcher, Pusan National University
2019: Excellent Editor Award, Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
2019: Best Poster Award, 11th Asian Symposium on Microbial Ecology (Corresponding Author)
2018: Excellent Editor Award, Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
2014: Excellent Oral Presentation, Conference of the Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (Corresponding Author)
2013: Best Student Oral Presentation, Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE) Conference (Presenter)
2012: Excellent Employee Commendation, Korea Research Council of Fundamental Science and Technology
2010: Excellent Research Team, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
2010: Excellent Oral Presentation, 3rd International Desalination Workshop (Presenter)
2010: Excellent Presentation, Conference of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers (Presenter)
2009: Excellent Presentation, Conference of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers (Presenter)
Research Interests
Energy neutrality in wastewater treatment
Carbon storage using microalgae
Energy-saving nitrogen removal
Bacterial community structures for biogas production
Machine learning applications for system optimization
Doctoral Thesis
Title: Integration of Ammonia-Oxidation and ANAMMOX Reactions in a Double-Layered Gel Bead for Single-Stage Ammonia Removal
H. Bae, H. Yang, Y-C. Chung, Y.J. Yoo*, S. Lee* (2014) High-rate partial nitritation using porous poly(vinyl alcohol) sponge, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 37(6), 1115-1125
H. Bae, Y. Chung, H. Yang, C. Lee, A. Aryapratama, Y.J. Yoo*, S. Lee* (2015) Assessment of bacterial community structure in nitrifying biofilm under inorganic carbon-sufficient and –limited conditions, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 50(2), 201–212
H. Bae, H. Yang, M. Choi, Y. Chung, S. Lee*, Y.J. Yoo* (2015) Optimization of the mechanical strength of PVA/alginate gel beads and its effects on the ammonia-oxidizing activity, Desalination and Water Treatment, 53(9), 2412-2420
H. Bae*, M. Choi, C. Lee, Y.C. Chung, Y.J. Yoo, S. Lee* (2015) Enrichment of ANAMMOX bacteria from conventional activated sludge entrapped in poly (vinyl alcohol)/sodium alginate gel, Chemical Engineering Journal 281, 531-540
H. Bae*, M. Choi, Y.C. Chung, S. Lee, Y.J. Yoo* (2017) Core-shell structured poly (vinyl alcohol)/sodium alginate bead for single-stage autotrophic nitrogen removal. Chemical Engineering Journal, 332, 408-416
H. Bae*, M. Choi (2019) A shell layer entrapping aerobic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria for autotrophic single-stage nitrogen removal. Environmental Engineering Research, 24(3), 376-381
N.T. Minh, M. Choi, H. Bae* (2021) Critical design factors for polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel entrapping ammonia-oxidizing bacteria: biomass loading, distribution of dissolved oxygen, and bacterial liability, Environmental Engineering Research, 26(2), 200010
H.Bae* (2022) Simulated nitrogen removal for double-layered PVA/Alginate structure for autotrophic single-stage nitrogen removal, Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment, 38(4) 171-176