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In Korean
홍지원 교수(자연과학대학 생물학과)
Education
o (2004) M.Sc., Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
o (2009) Ph.D., University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
Professional Experience
o (2020~Present) Associate Professor, Kyungpook National University, Daegu
o (2016~2020) Researcher, National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea (MABIK), Seochen, Korea
o (2009~2016) Postdoctoral Researcher / Research Professor, Kyungpook National University, Daegu
Research Interests
Microalgae-based bioenery, biological wastetreatment, anaerobic digestion, microbiome, CCUS, microalgae cultivation, rhizosphere, microbial diversity
Major Research Achievements
o Microalgal biomass productivity and dominant species transition in a Korean mass cultivation system
o Potential of freshwater cyanobacterial harmful algal bloom biomass for bomethane production via anaerobic digestion
o Biological treatment of reverse osmosis concentrate by microalgae cultivation and utilization of the resulting algal biomass
o Enhancing landfill gas bio-desulfurization operational insights and microbial dynamics from the Daegu Bangcheon-ri Sanitary Landfill
o Sargassum horneri drift as a soil amendment for soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) and its effects on microbiome composition
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A critical analysis of marine carbon sequestration opportunities in South Korea
Macreadie, P. I., Ross, F. W. R., Duarte, C. M., Hong, J. W. & Yoon, H. S., May 2025, In: PLOS Climate. 4, 5, e0000591.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fungal and Bacterial Community Dynamics in the Rhizosphere and Rhizoplane of Diabelia spathulata in Relation to Soil Properties
You, Y. H., Bae, H. J., Park, J. M., Ku, Y. B., Nam, G. H., Kwak, T. W., Bang, Y. J., Jeong, T. Y. & Hong, J. W., 3 Sep 2025, In: Mycobiology. 53, 5, p. 605-619 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fungal Endophyte from Lithophytic Plants Native to Basalt Coastal Dunes in Gimnyeong and Woljeong, Jeju Islands, Korea
Park, J. M., Hong, J. W. & You, Y. H., 2025, In: Mycobiology. 53, 4, 2502246.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microalgae-mediated green synthesis of silver nanoparticles: a sustainable approach using extracellular polymeric substances from Graesiella emersonii KNUA204
Do, J.-M., Hong, J. W. & Yoon, H.-S., 2025, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 16, 1589285.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mychonastes homosphaera MHSC24 Isolated from Brackish Waters of Korea: Taxonomic, Physiological, and Biochemical Characterization
Jo, C. R., Lee, S., Kim, G. Y., Do, J. M., Hong, J. W., Noh, H. S., Kim, H. J. & Kang, N. S., Oct 2025, In: Microorganisms. 13, 10, 2322.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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