Dr. Chul Park

Associate Professor

Graduate Program Director

16A Marston Hall

College of Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst
130 Natural Resources Road
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003

chulp@umass.edu

(413) 545-9456

(413) 545-2202

Full Curriculum Vitae

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Education

Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2007.

M.S. Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2002.

B.S. Environmental Engineering, Yeungnam University, 2000.

Study Abroad Scholar of Civil Engineering, Washington State University, 1999.

Research

Research Interests

Microbial physiology and the role of extracellular polymeric substances in bioaggregation

Photogranulation phenomenon in diverse environments

Production and fate of microbial dissolved organic nitrogen and its impact on algal blooms in estuarine and coastal waters

Minimizing sludge production during wastewater treatment

The role of metals in bacterial aggregation and digestion of biomass

Biological water and wastewater treatment

Anaerobic digestion

Minimization of sludge production

Recovery of energy and nutrients in wastewater

Sanitation in developing countries

Program Area:

Environmental and Water Resources Engineering

Publications

Abouhend, A.S., McNair, A., Kuo-Dahab, W. C., Watt, C., Butler, C. S., Milferstedt, K., Hamelin, J., Seo, J., El-Moselhy, K. M., Gikonyo, J.G., Park, C. (2018) The oxygenic photogranule process for aeration-free wastewater treatment. Environmental Science & Technology 52(6), 3503-3511; doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00403.
Milferstedt, K., Kuo-Dahab, W.C., Butler, C.S., Hamelin, J., Abouhend, A.S., Stauch-White, K., McNair, A., Watt, C., Carbajal-González, B.I., Dolan, S., Park, C. (2017) The importance of filamentous cyanobacteria in the development of oxygenic photogranules. Scientific Reports 7(17944); doi:10.1038/s41598-017-16614-9.
Eom, H., Borgatti, D., Paerl, H., Park, C. (2017) Correction to formation of low-molecular-weight dissolved organic nitrogen in predenitrification biological nutrient removal systems and its impact on eutrophication in coastal waters. Environmental Science & Technology 51(22), 13514–13514.
Milferstedt, K., Hamelin, J., Park, C., Jung, J., Cho, S., Jung, K., Kim, D. (2017) Biogranules applied in environmental engineering. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 42, 27801-27811.
Lee, J., Lee, J.W., Kim, Y.M., Park, C., Park, K.Y. (2017) Performance and fouling in pre-denitrification membrane bioreactors treating high strength wastewater from food waste disposers. Water 9(7), 512; doi:10.3390/w9070512.
Stauch-White, K., Srinivasan, V., Kuo-Dahab, W.C., Park, C., Butler, C.S. (2017) The role of inorganic nitrogen in successful formation of granular biofilms that support cyanobacteria and bacteria. AMB Express 7, 146.
Eom, H., Borgatti, D., Paerl, H., Park, C. (2017) Formation of low-molecular-weight dissolved organic nitrogen in predenitrification biological nutrient removal systems and its impact on eutrophication in coastal waters. Environmental Science & Technology 51(7), 3776-3783.
Park, C., Sheppard, D., Yu, D., Dolan, S., Eom, H., Brooks, J., Borgatti, D. (2016) Comparative assessment on the influences of effluents from conventional activated sludge and biological nutrient removal processes on algal bloom in receiving waters. Environmental Engineering Research 21(3), 276-283.
Kim, D.H., Lee, M.K., Hwang, Y., Lim, W.T., Yune, Y.M., Park, C., and Kim, M.S. (2016) Microbial granulation for lactic acid production. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 113, 101-111.
Park, C. and Chon, D.H. (2015) High-rate anaerobic side-stream reactor (ASSR) processes to minimize the production of excess sludge. Water Environment Research 87, 2090-2097.
Wang, M. and Park, C. (2015) Investigation of anaerobic digestion of Chlorella sp. and Micractinium sp. grown in high-nitrogen wastewater and their co-digestion with waste activated sludge. Biomass and Bioenergy 80, 30-37.
Wang, M., Kuo-Dahab, W.C., Dolan, S., and Park, C. (2014) Kinetics of nutrient removal and expression of extracellular polymeric substances of microalgae, Chlorella sp. and Micractinium sp., in wastewater treatment. Bioresource Technology 154, 131-137.
Nguyen, L.N., Hai, F.I., Nghiem, L.D., Kang, J., Price, W.E., Park, C., Yamamoto, K. (2014) Enhancement of removal of trace organic contaminants by powdered activated carbon dosing into membrane bioreactors. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 45(2), 571-578.
Baek, K., Wang, M., McKeever, R., Rieber, K., Park, C., and Nüsslein, K. (2014) Biodegradation of low concentration of 1,2-Dibromoethane in groundwater is enhanced by phenol. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 98, 1329-1338.
Wang, M., Sahu, A.K., Rusten, B., and Park, C. (2013) Anaerobic co-digestion of microalgae Chlorella sp. and waste activated sludge. Bioresource Technology 142, 585-590.
Lee, J.W., Jutidamrongphan, W., Park, K.Y., Moon, S., and Park, C. (2012) Advanced treatment of wastewater from food waste disposer in modified Ludzack-Ettinger type membrane bioreactor. Environmental Engineering Research 17(2), 59-63.
Baek, K., McKeever, R., Rieber, K., Sheppard, D., Park, C., Ergas, S.J., Nüsslein, K. (2012) The potential for aerobic cometabolism of 1,2-dibromoethane in contaminated groundwater. Bioresource Technology 123, 207-213.
Kim, Y.M., Chon, D.H., Kim, H.S., and Park, C. (2012) Investigation of bacterial community in activated sludge with an anaerobic side-stream reactor (ASSR) to decrease the generation of excess sludge. Water Research 46, 4292-4300.
Yuan, X., Wang, M., Park, C., Sahu, A.K., and Ergas, S.J. (2012) Microalgae growth using high strength wastewater followed by anaerobic co-digestion. Water Environment Research 84(5), 396-404.
McKeever, R., Sheppard, D., Nüsslein, K., Baek, K., Rieber, K., Ergas, S.J., Forbes, R., Hilyard, M., and Park, C. (2012) Biodegradation of ethylene dibromide (1,2-Dibromoethane [EDB]) in microcosms simulating in situ and biostimulated conditions. Journal of Hazardous Materials 209-210, 92-98.
Chon, D.H., Rome, M., Kim, Y.M., Park, K.Y., and Park, C. (2011) Investigation of the sludge reduction mechanism in the anaerobic side-stream reactor process using several control biological wastewater treatment processes. Water Research 45, 6021-6029.
Chon, D.H., Rome, M., Kim, H.S., and Park, C. (2011) Investigating the mechanism of sludge reduction in activated sludge with an anaerobic side-stream reactor. Water Science and Technology 63(1), 93-99.
Kim, J., Park, C., and Novak, J.T. (2011) Combination of coagulating agents, alum and cationic polymer, for sludge dewatering and odors. Korean Society of Civil Engineers Journal of Civil Engineering 15(3), 447-451.
Kim, Y.M., Lee, D.S., Park, C., Park, D., and Park, J.M. (2011) Effects of free cyanide on microbial communities and biological carbon and nitrogen removal performance in the industrial activated sludge process. Water Research 45, 1267-1279.
Kim, Y.M., Cho, H.U., Lee, D.S., Park, C., Park, D., and Park, J.M. (2011) Response of nitrifying bacterial communities to the increased thiocyanate concentration in pre-denitrification process. Bioresource Technology 102(2), 913-922.
Gu, A., Nerenberg, R., Sturm, B.M., Park, C., and Goel, R. (2010) Molecular methods in biological systems. Water Environment Research 82, 908-930.
Baek, K.H., Park, C., Oh, H.M., Yoon, B.D., and Kim, H.S. (2010) Diversity and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in activated sludge treating different types of wastewater. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 20(7), 1128–1133.
Westgate, P. and Park, C. (2010) Evaluation of proteins and organic nitrogen in wastewater treatment effluents. Environmental Science and Technology 44, 5352–5357.
Park, C., Fang, Y., Murthy, S.N., and Novak, J.T. (2010) Effects of floc aluminum on activated sludge characteristics and removal of 17-α-ethinylestradiol in wastewater treatment systems. Water Research 44, 1335-1340.
Ostendorf, D., Park, C., Rotaru, C., and Pereira, M. (2009) A case study of steady oxygen concentration gradients in a groundwater plume from a highway infiltration basin. ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering 135, 1237-1243
Park, C. and Novak, J.T. (2009) Characterization of lectins and bacterial adhesins in activated sludge flocs. Water Environment Research 81, 755-764.
Park, C. and Helm, R.F. (2008) Application of metaproteomic analysis for studying extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in activated sludge flocs and their fate in sludge digestion. Water Science and Technology 57, 2009-2015.
Park, C., Helm, R.F., and Novak, J.T. (2008) Investigating the fate of activated sludge exocelluar proteins in sludge digestion using sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Water Environment Research 80, 2219-2227.
Park, C., Novak, J.T., Helm, R.F., Ahn, Y., and Esen, A. (2008) Evaluation of the extracellular proteins in full-scale activated sludges. Water Research 42, 3879-3889.
Novak, J.T., Park, C., Higgins, M.J., Chen, Y.-C., Morton, R., Gary, D., Forbes, R., and Erdal, Z. (2007) Impacts of the MicroSludge™ process on odor causing compounds in anaerobically digested biosolids. Water Practice 1.
Park, C. and Novak, J.T. (2007) Characterization of activated sludge exocellular polymers using several cation-associated extraction methods. Water Research 41, 1679-1688.
Park, C., Muller, C.D., Abu-Orf, M.M., and Novak, J.T. (2006) The effect of wastewater cations on activated sludge characteristics: effects of aluminum and iron in floc. Water Environment Research 78, 31-40.
Park, C., Abu-Orf, M.M., and Novak, J.T. (2006) The digestibility of waste activated sludges. Water Environment Research 78, 59-68.
Novak, J.T., Park, C., and Abu-Orf, M.M. (2005) Conditioning and dewatering of digested waste activated sludges-Closure. Journal of Residuals Science and Technology 2, 110-112.
Novak, J.T. and Park, C. (2004) Chemical conditioning of sludge. Water Science and Technology 49, 73-80.
Novak, J.T., Park, C., and Abu-Orf, M.M. (2004) Conditioning and dewatering of digested waste activated sludges. Journal of Residuals Science and Technology 1, 45-51.
Abu-Orf, M.M., Muller, C.D., Park, C., and Novak, J.T. (2004) Innovative technologies to reduce water content of dewatered municipal residuals. Journal of Residuals Science and Technology 1, 83-91.

Honors

Office of Technology Commercialization & Ventures Technology Development Fund Award, University of Massachusetts, 2018

MassCEC Catalyst Program Award, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, 2016

Park, C. and Chon, D.H. (2016) Wastewater treatment system to reduce sludge generation. US Patent 9422178.

Park, C. and Dolan, S. (PCT published in 2015) Algal-sludge granule for wastewater treatment and bioenergy feedstock generation, WO 2015112654 A3.

Manning Proof of Concept Fund Award, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2015

Paul L. Busch Award, Water Environment Research Foundation, 2013

Commercial Ventures & Intellectual Property Technology Development Award, The President’s Office, University of Massachusetts, 2010

Graduate Research & Development Program Award, Virginia Tech, 2006

Sussman Fellowship, Edna Bailey Sussman Foundation, 2004

Paul E. Torgersen Research Excellence Award, Virginia Tech, 2003

International Exchange Program Scholarship, Yeungnam University, 1998

Experience

Experience

Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2013 - present

Visiting Researcher, INRA, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l'Environnement (LBE), France, January 2014 – Aug 2014

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts, September 2007 - 2013

Instructor, Virginia Tech, Spring 2007

Graduate Research Assistant, Virginia Tech, 2001 – 2006

Teaching:

Classes Taught

CEE 370 Environmental Engineering Principles

CEE 471 Water and Wastewater Treatment

CEE 575 Hazardous Waste Management

CEE 671 Biological Processes for Environmental Engineering

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