Yongseung Yun
Dr. Yongseung Yun obtained a BSc from Yonsei University, Korea, in 1979, a master’s degree from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), in 1981, and a Ph.D. from the University of Utah, USA, in 1990. He is a chair researcher at the Institute for Advanced Engineering (IAE), Korea. From 1981 to 1984 Dr. Yun researched coal–oil agglomeration and fluidized bed coal combustion at KAST. For his Ph.D., he worked on the low-temperature air oxidation of coal and developed the TG/MS instrument for coal analysis. At Brown University in 1991–1992, Dr. Yum researched pretreatment methods to enhance coal liquefaction yield. Since 1993 he has concentrated on process developments to produce clean synthetic gas from coal, petcoke, and wastes including biomass. Currently, he heads the blue hydrogen project that includes 30 tons/day of petcoke gasification, syngas cleaning, and PSA purification for 2 tons/day of high-purity hydrogen production. During 2013–2018, he was the president of the Korea Association of Waste to Energy (KAWET). He is currently an auditor for the Korea Society of Waste Management and vice president of the Korea DME Association. He has been the chief editor of Korean Industrial Chemistry News for eight years.