Waters Recognizes Dr. Sunghwan Kim of Kyungpook National University
17 August 2016 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
Chemistry Professor, an Expert on
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Crude Oil and in the
Environment, Joins Waters Centers of Innovation Program
At a ceremony and symposium at Kyungpook National University
(KNU), Daegu, South Korea, Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today
welcomed Dr. Sunghwan Kim, of Kyungpooks’ Department of Chemistry
into the Waters Centers of Innovation (COI) Program. Dr. Kim is a leading expert on developing and
applying analytical techniques for assessing the impact of PAHs in
the environment and for crude oil processing. KNU is the first
institution in South Korea to be recognized by Waters Centers of
Innovation Program.
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Taking part in today's ceremony at
Kyungpook National University were (l to r) Eric W Fotheringham,
Waters Corporation; Rich Youn, GM, Waters Korea; Richard Chang,
Vice President, Waters Asia Pacific Operations; Prof. Sunghwan Kim,
KNU; and Dongchul Son, President, KNU. (Photo: Business Wire)
“Professor Kim is an expert in mass spectrometry and
chromatographic separation. He set up one of the most advanced mass
spectrometry and chromatography laboratories in Korea at Kyungpook
National University,” said Professor Hong-In Lee, Dean at College
of Natural Science. “The facility is used not only to perform his
own top-notch research but also to educate undergraduate and
graduate students. I am very proud to have Dr. Kim as a colleague
in Kyungpook National University.”
“Dr. Kim’s research is unique and contributing greatly to what
we know about the effects of PAHs on our environment,” said Eric
Fotheringham, Director – Waters Centers of Innovation Program. “Dr.
Kim can see the potential of new technologies and he puts them to
new uses before many of his contemporaries. We couldn’t be happier
to have him and KNU in our program.”
PAHs are a component of crude oil, coal and gasoline and are a
byproduct of wood and fossil fuel combustion. Known as a persistent
organic pollutant, once in the environment, they are hard to get
rid of and their long-term effects are not well understood. Dr. Kim
employs analytical chemistry to test for and identify these
pollutants in soil, air and water. It is why, in the aftermath of
the BP oil spill in 2010, Dr. Kim was hired to consult on the
effectiveness of the clean-up and to assess the harm done to marine
and plant life.
For his research, Dr. Kim employs Waters® ACQUITY®
UltraPerformance Convergence Chromatography™ (UPC2®) System, Waters
ACQUITY UPLC® System and Waters SYNAPT® G2-S Mass Spectrometer.
To acknowledge the work of Dr. Kim, Waters Corporation sponsored
a symposium titled Chemical Analysis by Mass Spectrometry: From
Non-Polar to Polar Molecules. The event featured presentations on
illicit drug screening, petroleum analysis and organic light
emitting diodes (OLEDs), and on emerging mass spectrometry
techniques including paper spray ionization and flame induced
atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry.
Presenters included Dr. Hanbin Oh, Sogang University, Seoul, South
Korea; Prof. Sangwon Cha, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies,
Seoul, South Korea; Dr. Sungchan Cho, Samsung Displays; Prof.
Jentai Shea, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan; along with
Kevin Giles, Scientific Fellow, and Eleanor Riches, Principal
Scientist at Waters Corporation.
About Kyungpook National University
Kyungpook National University (KNU) is one of the top National
Universities in Korea. KNU’s educational mission is to develop
students who can contribute to the development and well-being of
Korea and global human society. KNU’s research goal is to bring the
change and innovation to the world.
About Waters Corporation
(www.waters.com)
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) develops and manufactures advanced
analytical and material science technologies for laboratory
dependent organizations. For more than 50 years, the company has
pioneered a connected portfolio of separations science, laboratory
information management, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis
systems.
Waters, ACQUITY, ACQUITY UPLC, UPLC, SYNAPT, UPC2,
UltraPerformance Convergence Chromatography are trademarks of
Waters Corporation.
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