Dongwon+Ki

Dr. Dongwon Ki received a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Arizona Statue University (ASU) and is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology (BSCEB). His expertise is in environmental biotechnologies and sustainability that combine microbial and chemical oxidation and reduction. Dr. Ki’s research interests are fundamental understandig of energy conversion processes and resource recoveries from wastes through microbial and chemical reactions. He is also a passionate educator and mentor, having taught multiple classes and tasks during his research history.

Prior to his Ph.D., Dongwon worked in the Korea Institute of Science and Technology as associate researcher. He earned a M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Yonsei University and Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Seoul National University of Science and Technology. He has experienced diverse topics of research in civil and environmental engineering, microbial ecology, electrochemistry, artificial intelligence, and sustainable energy.


 * Research Interests **
 * Microbial electrochemistry and technology
 * Anaerobic digestion
 * Intimate coupling of photocatalysis and biodegradation
 * Microbial ecology


 * Current Research **
 * Characterization of transport limitations in anode-respiring bacteria biofilms with the integration of electrochemical, -omics, and microscopic approaches
 * H2O2 production in microbial electrochemical cells


 * Previous Research (Selected List) **
 * Toxic and degradation-resistance compound treatment using novel photo-induced microbial electrochemical cells
 * Improvement of design, operation, and electrochemical characterization of microbial electrolysis cells with reduced overpotentials
 * Maximizing Coulombic recovery and solids reduction from primary sludge in a flat-plate microbial electrolysis cell
 * Effect of pre-fermentation and pulsed-electric-field treatment of primary sludge in microbial electrolysis cell
 * Pulsed-electric-field pretreatment on primary sludge for enhanced bioavailability and energy capture
 * Importance of OH- transport from cathodes in microbial fuel cells
 * Multi-layered soil filtration system for purification of river water
 * Development of methods for classifying and mapping soil ecological quality using a decision tree algorithm


 * Fellowships, Awards, Honors (Selected List) **
 * Graduate Research Support Program Award. ASU, 2015-2016
 * Interview Travel Grant Award in Graduate and Professional Student Association. ASU, 2015-2016
 * Travel Grant Award in Graduate and Professional Student Association. ASU, 2015
 * Graduate Research Support Program Award. ASU, 2014-2015
 * Oral Presentation Awards. Korean Society of Environmental Engineers, 2010
 * Paper Presentation Awards. Korean Society of Environmental Engineers, 2009
 * Dean’s Scholarships (4 times per 4 semesters). Yonsei University, 2006-2007
 * Graduate 1st on The List in the Department of Civil Engineering. Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 2005
 * Dean’s Scholarships (6 times per 8 semesters). Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 1999-2000, 2003-2005