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Oil & POPs

What do we study?

This is only a brief introduction of the research group. Feel free to write to us to know more about us!

Research Areas

Team Leader: Won Joon Shim

Shim

Won Joon Shim obtained his PhD on Organotin pollution in Korea and he is a world renowned researcher in that field. He has spent considerable time developing ecosystem health index for Korean waters. After the Taean oil spill in 2007 in Korea, he is leading the KORDI research on Oil Pollution.

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Oil Chemistry: Un Hyuk Yim

Un Hyuk Yim

Un Hyuk Yim leads Oil Chemistry, finger printing and PAHs research at KORDI.

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Oil Chemistry: Moonkoo Kim

Moonkoo Kim

Moonkoo Kim studied Isotope Geochemistry and currently leading Rapid Assessment of Oil Pollution at KORDI.

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POPs Research: Sang Hee Hong

Sang Hee Hong

Sang Hee Hong leads the research on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) at KORDI. Her interests spans on coastal monitoring, marine ecosystem quality and health, long range transport, fate of trace contaminats, emerging pollutants

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Ecological Risk Assessment: Jee Hyun Jung

Jee Hyun Jung

Jee Hyun Jung's research focus is on Marine environmental risk assessment using biochemical and molecular biomarkers.

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Outreach Training Programs: Narayanan Kannan

Narayanan Kannan

Narayanan Kannan has extensive experience in POPs research. Currently he is managing the APEC Marine Environmental Training and Education Center (AMETEC) with Sang Hee Hong.

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OPRG Team: Team Members

OPRG research team includes postdocs, technical staff and post graduate students. To see a preview of the team click HERE!

Taean Oil Spill
one of the largest in Korean history has been investigated by OPRG since 2007, the time of the accident. OPRG has been awarded a US$ 2.5 million grant/year for this project.Watch video clips of Taean Oil Spill here!

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
OPRG is one the leading labs in Korea conducting state-of-the-art POPs research. It monitors not only Korea coast but the Yellow Sea and the Arctic. Among the various recent initiative Passive Air Sampling has been one. Both classical POPs and emerging contaminants are investigated alone and with International collaborations such as IFREMER, PML, NOAA.

AMETEC
OPRG has taken charge of APEC Marine Environmental Training and Education Center since 1994 and conducted over 20 international workshops. Technology transfer, training and cooperation are the behind this endevour between developing economies in Asia Pacific region and Republic of Korea.