2016.09 ~ 2021.02 Ph.D. - School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, South Korea.
2011.02 ~ 2014.11 B.S. - Engineering (Civil and Infrastructure), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University
Language Fluency
English : Reading and Writing (Proficient) / Listening and Speaking (Proficient)
Korean : Native
Japanese : Reading and Writing (Intermediate) / Listening and Speaking (Proficient)
Research Interest
Osmotically-driven membrane process
Membrane module and process design
Computational Fluid Dynamics and Fluid Structure Interaction
Project
2014.11 ~ 2020.02 Development of Pressure Assisted Forward Osmosis (PAFO) and Reverse Osmosis (RO) Hybrid Desalination Technology (Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs of Korean government)
2013.11 ~ 2014.10 Study on ceramic-based grahpene/vertically grown carbon nanotube (CNT) membrane for advanced water treatment (National Research Foundation of Korea)
2013.11 ~ 2014.10 해수담수화플랜트 연구성과 활용 통합관리시스템 구축운영(해수담수화 융합기술 센터) (Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs of Korean government)
International Papers
(21) D.H. Kim, C. Lee, T.T. Nguyen, R.S. Adha, C. Kim, S.J. Ahn, H.J. Son, In S. Kim*, Insight into fouling potential analysis of a pilot-scale pressure-assisted forward osmosis plant for diluted seawater reverse osmosis desalination, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 98, 237-246, 2021.
(20) C. Lee, Y. Kang, D.H. Kim, In S. Kim*, Practical Considerations of Wastewater–Seawater Integrated Reverse Osmosis: Design Constraint by Boron Removal, Membranes 11 (4), 240 2021
(19) R.S. Adha, T.T. Nguyen, C. Lee, J. Jang, In S. Kim*, An improved perm-selectivity prediction of forward osmosis membrane by incorporating the effect of the surface charge on the solute partitioning, Journal of Membrane Science, 119303, 2021.
(18) C. Kim, C. Lee, S.W. Kim, C.S. Kim, In S. Kim*, Performance Evaluation and Fouling Propensity of Forward Osmosis (FO) Membrane for Reuse of Spent Dialysate, Membranes 10 (12), 438, 1 2020.
(17) D.H. Kim, C. Lee, C. Choi, S.J. Ahn, In S. Kim*, Transport analysis of particulate matter in media-saturated mesh tube filter for the desalination primary pretreatment process, Desalination 495, 114642, 2020.
(16) C. Choi, C. Lee, In S. Kim*, Modeling of flow uniformity by installing inlet distributor within the inflow part of a pressurized module using computational fluid dynamics, Environmental Engineering Research 25 (6), 969-976, 2020.
(15) C. Lee, T.T. Nguyen, R.S. Adha, H.K. Shon, In S. Kim*, Influence of hydrodynamic operating conditions on organic fouling of spiral-wound forward osmosis membranes: Fouling-induced performance deterioration in FO-RO hybrid system, Water Research 185, 116154, 2020.
(14) D.H. Kim, C. Choi, C. Lee, R.S. Adha, T.T. Nguyen, S.J. Ahn, H.J. Son, In S. Kim*, An Improved Configuration of Vertical-Flow Mesh Tube Filters for Seawater Pretreatment: Performance, Cleaning, and Energy Consumption, Water 12 (10), 2804, 2020.
(13) C. Lee, S.H. Chae, E. Yang, S. Kim, J.H. Kim, In S. Kim*, A comprehensive review of the feasibility of pressure retarded osmosis: Recent technological advances and industrial efforts towards commercialization, Desalination 491, 114501, 2020.
(12) T.T. Nguyen, C. Lee, R.W. Field, In S. Kim*, Insight into organic fouling behavior in polyamide thin-film composite forward osmosis membrane: Critical flux and its impact on the economics of water reclamation, Journal of Membrane Science 606, 118118, 2020.
(11) C. Lee, J. Jang, T.T. Nguyen, S. Kim, C.Y. Tang, In S. Kim*, Effect of spacer configuration on the characteristics of FO membranes: Alteration of permeation characteristics by membrane deformation and concentration polarization, Environmental science & technology 54 (10), 6385-6395, 2020.
(10) C. Lee, T.T. Nguyen, R.S. Adha, In S. Kim*, Performance analysis of serially-connected membrane element for pressure-assisted forward osmosis: wastewater reuse and seawater desalination
, DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT 183, 104-113, 2020.
(9) J. Jang, I. Park, S.S. Chee, J.H. Song, Y. Kang, C. Lee, W. Lee*, M.H. Ham*, and In S. Kim*, Graphene oxide nanocomposite membrane cooperatively cross-linked by monomer and polymer overcoming the trade-off between flux and rejection in forward osmosis, Journal of Membrane Science 598, 117684, 2020.
(8) S. Kim, C. Lee, In S. Kim*, Effect of Twisted Hollow Fiber Membranes in a Module: Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations on the Pressure and Concentration Profile of the Module in the forward Osmosis, Membrane Journal 30 (1), 66-77 2020.
(7) C. Choi, C. Lee, N.S. Park, In S. Kim*, Numerical study of fluid behavior on protruding shapes within the inlet part of pressurized membrane module using computational fluid dynamics, Environ. Eng. Res. 25(4) 498-505, 2020.
(6) Thanh-Tin, Nguyen, Seungho Kook, Chulmin Lee, Robert W. Field, In S. Kim, Critical flux-based membrane fouling control of forward osmosis: Behavior, sustainability, and reversibility, J. Membr. Sci. 570-571, 380~393 (2019)
(5) Seungho Kook, Chulmin Lee, Thanh Tin Nguyen, Jangho Lee, Hokyong Shon, In S. Kim, Serially connected forward osmosis membrane elements of pressure-assisted forward osmosis-reverse osmosis hybrid system: Process performance and economic analysis, Desalination 448, 1~12 (2018)
(4) Seungho Kook, Chivukula Durga Swetha, Jangho Lee, Chulmin Lee, Tony Fane, In S. Kim, Forward Osmosis Membranes under Null-Pressure Condition: Do Hydraulic and Osmotic Pressures Have Identical Nature?, Environ. Sci. Technol. 52(6), 3356~3566 (2018)
(3) Chankyoo Choi, Chulmin Lee, Is S. Kim, Comparison of hydrodynamics by backwashing and channel washing within hollow fiber membrane module using computational fluid dynamics, Desal. Water Treat., 119, 9~15 (2018)
(2) Chulmin Lee, Seungho Kook, Changkyoo choi, In S. Kim, Effects of membrane envelope geometry on hydrodynamics inside draw channel of forward osmosis spiral wound membrane element, Desal. Water Treat., 112, 282~291 (2018).
(1) Jinwoo Lee, Seungho Kook, Chulmin Lee “Effect of intermittent pressure-assisted forward osmosis (I-PAFO) on organic fouling”, Desalination, 419, 60~69 (2017).
International Proceedings
Seungho Kook, Chivukula Durga Swetha, Jangho Lee, Chulmin Lee, In S. Kim “Performance of FO Membranes under Null-pressure Condition: Do Hydraulic and Osmotic Pressures Have Identical Nature?”, Proceeding of the International Desalination Workshop 2017, Busan, Republic of Korea, Nov. 22~25, 2017
Changkyoo Choi, Chulmin Lee, In S. Kim “Comparison of Backwashing and Channel Washing within Hollow Fiber Membrane using Computational Fluid Dynamics ”, Proceeding of the International Desalination Workshop 2017, Busan, Republic of Korea, Nov. 22~25, 2017
Chulmin Lee, Seungho Kook, In S. Kim “The Effects of Membrane Leaf Geometry on Hydrodynamic Behaviours Inside FO Spiral-wound Draw Channel by using 3D CFD Simulations ”, Proceeding of the International Desalination Workshop 2017, Busan, Republic of Korea, Nov. 22~25, 2017
Thanh Tin Nguyen, Seungho Kook, Chulmin Lee, In S. Kim “Critical Flux in Forward Osmosis Membrane”, Proceeding of the International Desalination Workshop 2017, Busan, Republic of Korea, Nov. 22~25, 2017
Thanh-Tin Nguyen, Seungho Kook, Chulmin Lee, Robert W. Field, In S. Kim, “Critical Flux-based Membrane Fouling Control of Forward Osmosis Membrane: Behavior, Sustainability, Reversibility”, Oral presentation at the 6th IWA Regional Membrane Technology Conference, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, December 10-12 (2018).
Thanh-Tin Nguyen, Jaewoo Baek, Chulmin Lee, Seunghoo Kook, In S. Kim, “Critical Flux Behavior-based Membrane Fouling Control of Forward Osmosis Membrane: Effect of Organic Macromolecules and Foulant Concentration”, Oral presentation at 2018 KSEE Conference, Gwanju, Korea, November 14-16 (2018).
Chulmin Lee, Thanh Tin Nhuyen, In S. Kim, “Effect of hydraulic operating condition on membrane fouling propensity in spiral-wound forward osmosis membrane element”, Oral presentation at The 12th International Desalination Workshop (IDW) , Jeju, Korea, August 28-30 (2019)
Chulmin Lee, Thanh Tin Nhuyen, Rusnang Syamsul Adha and In S. Kim, Improved Energy Saving and Sustainability via Forward Osmosis-Reverse Osmosis (PAFO-RO) Hybrid Process in Seawater Desalination and Wastewater Reuse, Oral presentation at IDA World Congress 2019, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 20-24
Thanh Tin Nhuyen, Chulmin Lee, In S. Kim, EFFECT OF ORGANIC MACROMOLECULES AND FOULANT CONCENTRATION ON FOULING BEHAVIOR IN FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANE: A STRATEGY OF FOULING MITIGATION-BASED CRITICAL FLUX, Oral presentation at IDA World Congress 2019, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 20-24
Domestic Proceedings
이철민, 국승호, 김인수 “Effects of Membrane Envelope Geometric Features on Hydrodynamics Inside” Proceeding of the 2018 한국물환경학회-대한상하수도학회 공동학술발표회, Gwangju, Korea, Mar. 22-23, 2018
Patents
이철민, 국승호, 김인수 “유로수축 개선 스페이서 및 이를 포함하는 수처리용 막 모듈 Channel shrinkage improving spacer and water treating membrane module” Pending, 10-2018-0038697
최창규, 이철민, 김인수 “원수와 역세수의 유량 분배성이 우수한 가압식 막 모듈” Registration, 10-2018-0007176
Best paper award in International environmental engineering conference (IEEC) & annual meeting of the Korean society of environmental engineers (KSEE) jointly with the 4th international conference on biological waste as resource (BWR) 2019, J. Jang, Y. Kang, S. Kim, C. Lee, K. Jang, In S. Kim*, Nanofibric Ion Exchange Membrane Based on the Inorganic/Organic Nanocomposite for Electrochemical Energy Generation, 2019.12.10.
The best oral presentation: “Critical Flux-based Membrane Fouling Control of Forward Osmosis Membrane: Behavior, Sustainability, Reversibility”, Oral presentation at the 6th IWA Regional Membrane Technology Conference, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, December 10-12 (2018).
The best poster presentation: “Critical flux in Forward Osmosis Membrane”, Poster presentation at the 10th International Desalination Workshop, Busan, Korea, December 22-25 (2017).
