
Professor
PROFILE

Full-time Professor
Quantum Energy Chemical Engineering
Chan Woo Park (박찬우)
Current Position
2015 ~ present Senior/Principal Researcher, KAERI
2026 ~ present Full-time Professor, Quantum Energy Chemical Engineering, UST
Research Interest
- Materials and Processes for Separation Technology
- Tritium Science and Hydrogen Isotopes
- Functional and Autonomous Materials
Education
2007 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University
2012 Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, KAIST
Work Experience
2013 ~ 2015 Postdoctoral Researcher, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2012 Postdoctoral Researcher, KAIST
2010 Visiting Researcher, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology
Project
(On-going)
- Development of Quantum-Sieving Membrane Technology for Hydrogen Isotope Separation in Fusion Systems, ‘26~’30 (PI)
- Development of Low-Temperature Immobilization and Recycling of Radioactive-Waste Using Low-Melting-Point Alloys, ‘26~’28 (Co-PI)
(Completed)
- Development of highly efficient tritium separation materials based on lattice and pore control, ‘22~’24 (PI)
Publication
Google Scholar : https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Okt-fHgAAAAJ&hl=ko
(International Journal, 2021~present)
- Jeong, E.; Oh, K.-H.; So, S.; Kim, I.; Lee, K. S.; Lee, K. J.*; Park, C. W.*, Effect of catalyst layer deposition method on the durability and hydrogen isotope separation of PEM electrolyzers, Journal of Power Sources, 2026, 690, 240887.
- Song, J.; Kim, C.; Yoo, H.; Lee, J.-M.; Jeong, Y.; Ryu, B.-G.; Park, C. W.*; Hong, H.-J.*, Synergistic mechanism of heterojunction Prussian Blue Analogues for enhanced radioactive cesium decontamination in seawater, Desalination, 2026, 120575.
- Kang, D.; Park, C. W.; Kim, H.-J.*, Metal Incorporated Mesoporous Silica for Hydrogen Isotope Gas Separation Application in Heavy Water Nuclear Power Plant, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2026, 43(7), 1997–2007.
- Kang, D.; Heo, H.; Jeong, E.; Yang, H.-M.; Koh, D.-Y.; Park, C. W.*; Kim, H.-J.*, Hydrophobic block-structured PDMS/Pt mesoporous silica catalysts for sustainable water–hydrogen isotope exchange, Materials Advances, 2026, 7(12), 6035–6044.
- Kumar, S.; Park, J.; Kim, H.; Jung, S.; Park, T.; Park, J.; Cho, H. J.; Park, C. W.*; Oh, H.*, Quantum sieving in robust microporous zeolite SSZ-13 for efficient hydrogen isotope separation, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 100, 184–190.
- Song, J.; Park, C.; Kim, C.; Park, C. W.*; Hong, H.-J.*, Mechanically stable and highly permeable porous alumina foam with immobilized copper hexacyanoferrate (Cu-HCF@AF) for the removal of radioactive cesium (137Cs) from seawater, Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 353, 128504.
- Heo, H.; Jang, J.-U.; Jeong, E.; Kim, H.-J.; Kim, Y. J.; Park, C. W.*; So, J.*; Koh, D.-Y.*, Bifunctionally Hydrophobic MOF-Supported Platinum Catalyst for the Removal of Ultralow Concentration Hydrogen Isotope, Energy & Environmental Materials, 2025, 8(2), e12815.
- Yang, H.-M.; Jeon, H.; Jeong, Y.; Lee, G.-E.; Park, C. W.; Kim, H.-J.; Park, H.-S., Enhanced cesium removal kinetics, capacity, and selectivity of sulfur-encapsulated mordenite in high-salinity nuclear wastewater, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2025, 1–12.
- Song, J.; Kim, C.; Park, C.; Yoo, H.; Senthamaraikannan, T. G.; Lim, D.-H.; Park, C. W.*; Hong, H.-J., Metal-dependent formation of metal hexacyanoferrate (Me-HCF) particles on alginate bead for selective Cesium capture: Role of metal–alginate binding, Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 136480.
- Song, J.; Kim, C.; Park, C. W.; Hong, H.-J.*, Ion-Imprinted alginate beads for enhanced cobalt (Co) removal from aqueous media: A mechanistic study of Co adsorption, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 509, 161194.
- Park, C. W.*; Jeong, E.; Yang, H.-M.; Kim, H.-J., Helical magnetic micromotors decorated with nickel ferrocyanide for the active and rapid adsorption of radiocesium in water, Chemosphere, 2024, 346, 140668.
- Park, C. W.*; Jeong, E.; Kim, I.; Kim, H.-J.; Yang, H.-M.; Sihn, Y.-H.; Yoon, I.-H., Combined water electrolysis and 2D hydron separator for enhanced hydrogen isotope separation, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 498, 155328.
- Park, C. W.*; Kim, S.-W.; Kim, H.-J.; Jeong, E.; Yoon, I.-H., Separation behavior of hydrogen isotopes via water pervaporation using proton conductive membranes, Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 2024, 10(11), 2787–2795.
- Yang, H.-M.*; Sihn, Y.; Kim, I.; Park, C. W., Magnetic hierarchical titanium ferrocyanide for the highly efficient and selective removal of radioactive cesium from water, Chemosphere, 2024, 353, 141570.
- Foster, R. I.; Kim, H.-J.; Kim*, S.-J.; Park, C. W.; Yang, H.-M.; Lee, J.-H., Self-propelling shuttles for radioactive caesium adsorption, Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 2023, 9(11), 2830–2835.
- Song, J.; Park, C.; Kim, S.; Park, C. W.*; Hong, H.-J.*, In situ growth of metal hexacyanoferrate crystals on alginate beads for effective removal of radioactive cesium (137Cs) from seawater, Separation and Purification Technology, 2023, 323, 124488.
- Sihn, Y.*; Yang, H.-M.; Park, C. W.; Yoon, I.-H.; Kim, I., Post-substitution of magnesium at CaI of nano-hydroxyapatite surface for highly efficient and selective removal of radioactive 90Sr from groundwater, Chemosphere, 2022, 295, 133874.
- Park, C. W.*; Kim, T.; Yang, H.-M.; Lee, Y.; Kim, H.-J., Active and selective removal of Cs from contaminated water by self-propelled magnetic illite microspheres, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 416, 126226.
- Park, C. W.*; Kim, S.-W.; Sihn, Y.; Yang, H.-M.; Kim, I.; Lee, K. S.; Roh, C.; Yoon, I.-H., Hydrogen isotope exchange behavior of protonated lithium metal compounds, Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2021, 53(8), 2570–2575.
- Yang, H.-M.*; Park, C. W.; Kim, I.; Yoon, I.-H.; Sihn, Y., Sulfur-modified chabazite as a low-cost ion exchanger for the highly selective and simultaneous removal of cesium and strontium, Applied Surface Science, 2021, 536, 147776.
- Yoon, I.-H.*; Park, C. W.; Kim, I.; Yang, H.-M.; Kim, S.-M.; Kim, J.-H., Characteristic and remediation of radioactive soil in nuclear facility sites: a critical review, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021, 28(48), 67990–68005.
- Kim, I.*; Kim, J.-H.; Kim, S.-M.; Park, C. W.; Yoon, I.-H.; Yang, H.-M.; Sihn, Y., Enhanced selective separation of fine particles from Cs-contaminated soil using magnetic nanoparticles, Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2021, 21(1), 346–354.
- Kim, S.-M.; Kim, I.; Park, C. W.; Kim, J.-H.; Yoon, I.-H.*, Improved flotation separation of fine particles using hydrophobic silica nanoparticles as surface modifiers, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2021, 9(6), 106767.
- Kim, S.-W.; Kim, I.; Jeon, M. K.; Park, C. W.; Yoon, I.-H.*, Cesium removal from nonexpandable illite clay by chloride salt treatment, ACS Omega, 2021, 6(28), 17923–17930.
- Lee, Y.; Park, C. W.; Kim, H.-J.; Kim, S.-J.; Lee, T. S.; Yang, H.-M.*, Sulfur-encapsulated zeolite micromotors for the selective removal of cesium from high-salt water with accelerated cleanup times, Chemosphere, 2021, 276, 130190.
- Park, C. W.*; Kim, S.-M.; Kim, I.; Yoon, I.-H.; Hwang, J.; Kim, J.-H.; Yang, H.-M.; Seo, B.-K., Sorption behavior of cesium on silt and clay soil fractions, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 2021, 233, 106592.
- Kim, T.; Sihn, Y.; Yoon, I.-H.; Yoon, S. J.; Lee, K. S.; Yang, J. H.; So, S.*; Park, C. W.*Monolayer hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets as proton-conductive gas barriers for polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2021, 4(9), 9104–9112.
- Lee, K. S.*; Phiri, I.; Park, C. W.; Kim, S.*; Ko, J. M.*, Nature inspired approach to mimic design for increased specific capacitance as supercapacitor electrodes, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2021, 592, 42–50.
Professional Activities
(2015~present) 한국공업화학회 학술지 편집위원
Teaching Experiences
Honors and Awards
(2022) 한국과학기술단체총연합회 과학기술우수논문상
(2020) 한국원자력연구원 우수연구성과상
