 Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Department of Civil Engineering, USA, 1998.8  M.S., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, Korea, 1989.2  B.S, Korea University, Department of Civil Engineering, Korea, 1987.2

 Full Professor, Kyung Hee University, Korea, 2012 - present  Director, Department of Academic Affairs, Kyung Hee University, 2019-present

1. Van Luan Pham, Do-Gun Kim, Seok-Oh Ko, Mechanisms of Methylene Blue Degradation by Nano-Sized β-MnO2 Particles, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering(KSCE J. Civ. Eng.), vol.24, 2020 2. Quoc CuongDo, Seok-Oh Ko, Am Jang, Yuri Kim, Seoktae Kang, Incorporation of iron (oxyhydr)oxide nanoparticles with expanded graphite for phosphorus removal and recovery from aqueous solutions, Chemosphere, 2020. 3. Van Luan Pham, Do-Gun Kim, Seok-Oh Ko, Advanced oxidative degradation of acetaminophen by carbon catalysts: Radical vs non-radical pathways, Environmental Research, Vol. 188, 2020. 4. Do-Gun Kim, Seok-Oh Ko, Effects of thermal modification of a biochar on persulfate activation and mechanisms of catalytic degradation of a pharmaceutical, Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 399, 2020 5. Thi Nhung Tran, Do-Gun Kim, Seok-Oh Ko, Encapsulation of biogenic manganese oxide and Pseudomonas putida MnB1 for removing 17 α-ethinylestradiol from aquatic environments, Journal of Water Process Engineering, Vol. 37, 2020 6. Thi Nhung Tran, Do-Gun Kim, Seok-Oh Ko, Efficient removal of 17α-ethinylestradiol from secondary wastewater treatment effluent by a biofilm process incorporating biogenic manganese oxide and Pseudomonas putida strain MnB1, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 398, 2020. 7. Poorna Weerarathna Vidanage, Seok-Oh Ko, Seungdae Oh, Metagenomics Uncovers a Core SAR11 Population in Brackish Surface Waters of the Baltic Sea, Water 2020, 12(2), 501. 8. Do Gun Kim, Donggeon Choi, Seungyong Cheon, Seok-Oh Ko, Seungdae Oh, Addition of biochar into activated sludge improves removal of antibiotic ciprofloxacin, Journal of Water Process Engineering, Vol. 33, 101019, 2020.

 Award certificate from Ministry of Environment, 2015, 2009.  Award certificate from Ministry of Construction and Transportation, 2018.  President, Korean Society of Environmental Engineer, 2019 - present

Physico-chemical treatment of toxic substances (adsorption, advanced oxidation, etc.), Fabrication of nano-composite materials and their application for the removal of recalcitrant organic pollutants, Monitoring and assessment of nonpoint source pollutants, Strategic development of LID(low impact development) facility.