Graduate student scholarship in microbial biotechnology, bioinformatics, and system modeling at Kyung Hee University in Korea

The Environmental Engineering Laboratory at Kyung Hee University is looking for highly motivated prospective PhD students (or combined MS-PhD course), who hold a MS or BS in engineering fields (civil/environmental/biological/chemical), microbiology, bioinformatics associated with the research projects described below.

The PhD students will get involved in research projects that examine i) microbiome engineering/management for urban water cycles, ii) pollutant removals in environmental biochemical processes (e.g., biotransformation, adsorption, advanced oxidation, etc.), iii) synthesis/application of 3D printed biocomposites for water treatment, or iv) environmental biosystem modeling using artificial intelligence techniques (e.g., machine learning).

Good communication (written and oral) skills in English would be highly desirable. An official English test score (TOEFL or IELTS) is mandatory for graduate program admission in KHU. The graduate student scholarship covering tuition fees and monthly stipends will be offered, following the University guideline. Applicants are encouraged to contact Prof. Oh by emailing a single PDF file, including resume with an English test certificate with score and contact information of references.

Environmental Engineering Laboratory in the department of Civil Engineering at KHU

Prof. Seungdae Oh

Email: soh@khu.ac.kr

Lab website: https://sites.google.com/view/seungdae/

* Application period for Spring/2023: October/12-23 2022