Applied and Environmental Microbiology Lab.
                                                                   Since 2023

Summer vacation 2026 New undergraduate student, Chaeeun Lee. Welcome to AEML! So happy to have you with us!

July 1st 2026 Exciting news from our lab! We’re grateful for the chance to bring our ideas to life and excited to see where these new projects will take us. Let’s work hard, have fun, and make some great research happen! Title: 강원 바이오신소재 산업 활성화를 위한 바이오차-미생물 복합 농업용 활성제 고도화 및 수요자 연계형 지역 실증 연구 Period: July 2026 - December 2027 (18 months) Funding: 연구개발특구진흥재단/강원연구개발특구육성(R&D)사업(지역 혁신 실증 스케일업)

July 1st 2026 Exciting news from our lab! We’re grateful for the chance to bring our ideas to life and excited to see where these new projects will take us. Let’s work hard, have fun, and make some great research happen! Title: 지속 가능한 축사 환경을 위한 미세소포체 기반 유해균 제어 및 가축 건강 증진 기술 개발 (Development of Eco-Friendly Microvesicle-Based Technology for Pathogen Control and Livestock Health Improvement to Achieve a Sustainable Livestock Farm Environmen) Period: July 2026 - June 2029 (3 yrs)

July 1st - 3rd 2026 Congrat! Best poster presentation award, Chaemin Sim! Title: Priestia megaterium Strain GS1: Characterization and A Biochar-Endospore Immobilization Strategy Short break in a romantic city

June 24th - 27th 2026 A cozy moment with Prof. Michael J. Sadowsky, Prof. Hor-Gil Hur, and Prof. Tao Yan at Chuncheon. My academic grandfather, father, and uncle...!

June 25th 2026 Current and Future Horizons of Microbial Applications: From Lignin Upcycling to Microbiome-Driven Biotechnology Prof. Michael J. Sadowsky from University of Minnesota, USA Title: Applications, Challenges, and Limitations of Microbiota Transplantation Therapy Prof. Tao Yan from University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA Title: Biodegradation of Leaked Oil from Underground Storage Tanks and Potential Impact on Groundwater Quality Prof. Youri Yang from KNU Title: Unlockin

June 21st - 24th 2026 Happy networking days with PCGE@KNU, and AEML@GIST alumni Chaemin's the first oral presentation for graduate student session Title: Biochar Immobilization and Endospores of Ureolytic Priestia megaterium Strain GS1 Big congrat. Best poster presentation award, Miso Kim Title: Biodegradation Potential of Azo and Triarylmethane Dyes by Laccase-Producing Pseudomonas palmensis Strain MSK1

May 15th 2026 The forth Teacher's day in KNU!! Thanks to AEML members and Sojung&Hoyeon!

April 20th - 21st 2026 MSK workshop for microbial ecology and environment Miso gave an oral presentation, titled Biocatalytic Potential of A Novel Laccase-Producing Pseudomonas palmensis Strain MSK1 for In Situ Bioremediation of Dye-Contaminated Environments.

March 1st 2026 Cheers to your new chapter!! May your Ph.D. journey be filled with enjoying learning, groundbreaking discoveries, and great achievement, Miso. Photo with the best present, Starbucks gist card, haha.

February 20th 2026 This award is presented to an outstanding graduate with high potential in the field of "Applied Biological Chemistry". Big Congrat, Miso!

February 20th 2026 To my first-ever student, Big congrat! Wishing you the very best in your academic studies and research pursuits. Looking forward to seeing you grow into a truly outstanding scientist! GOOD LUCK!

January 15th 2026 ReMAT (Renewable materials) 연구회. The joint Industry-Academic research with Prof. Yong-Gu Lee. Thanks for Chaemin's good performance.

December 24th 2025 AEML year end party and gift exchange event. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

December 1st - 15th 2025 Professor Cuong Tu Ho and Nguyen Thi Thao, M.S. student, from GUST-VAST, Vietnam Thao had a super busy schedule with experiments, networking, experiencing K-culture and foods. I hope her first visiting to Korea was a memorable one.

December 5th 2025 Congrat! Siyeon's nice presentation for B.S. degree. Thanks to all the graduate students, too.

November 18th 2025 The research day for graduate students of KNU-CALS (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences) Congratulation for the Best poster presentation award, Jieun Lim!

September 21st - 22nd 2025 The global symposium on Natural Products by The Asian Society of Natural Products Congrat! Best poster presentation award, Miso Kim Title: Characterization of Laccase-Producing Pseudomonas palmensis Strain MSK1 from the Plastisphere and Its Potential for Synthetic Dyes Decolorization

September 1st 2025 Haeun's new start in AEML as a graduate student. Hope you have days full of the joy of learning! GOOD LUCK.

September 1st 2025 We’re greatly honored to have secured collaborative R&D funding from the NRF together with Professor Hyeran Kim’s research team (Plant Cellular Genetic Engineering Lab at KNU). Cheers to our journey, filled with success, growth, and achievement! *Title: Next-Generation Green Biologics: Plant-Microbe Fusion System for Sustainable Biocatalyst and Bioplastic Production (식물 기반 그린 바이오로직스 플랫폼을 활용한 미생물 유래 고기능성 바이오 촉매 및 생분해성 고분자 생산 기술 개발) *Period: September 2025 –