Dr. Youngwoo (Young) Seo

Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
Mail Stop 307
3031 Nitschke Hall
The University of Toledo
2801 W. Bancroft Street
Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390
Phone: (419)530-8131
Fax: (419) 530-8116
E-mail: youngwoo.seo@utoledo.edu

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2008 Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, USA
2001 M.S, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
1999 B.S, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

PROFESSIONAL

2018 - Present   Professor, University of Toledo
                       Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
                       -          Environmental Engineering Program Lab Director
                       -          University of Toledo Water Task Force
                        Department of Chemical Engineering
2011-Present   School of Green Chemistry, University of Toledo
2013-2018      Associate Professor, University of Toledo
2008-2013      Assistant Professor, University of Toledo
2007-2008      Project Engineer, CDM (Camp, Dresser & McKee)
2002-2007      Research & Teaching Assistant, University of Cincinnati
2001-2002      Research Scientist, KIST (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
1999-2000      Research & Teaching Assistant, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Molecular scale analysis of bioadhesion and biofilm formation in natural and engineered systems
Biological degradation of emerging contaminants by biofilm
Biological and chemical dynamics in water systems (microbial ecology in water systems)
Developing biofilm control and detection methods on medical devices
Development and application of environmental sensors (microsensors/nanosensors) to monitor physical/chemical activities in microenvironment
Disinfection by-product formation and control in water distribution systems
Microbial interactions with nanoparticles/Fate and transport of engineered nanoparticles
Sustainable biodegradation and bioremediation of recalcitrant and toxic contaminants
Membrane processes for water & wastewater treatments (membrane biofouling control)

HONORS AND AWARDS

2016 United States Air Force Summer Faculty Summer Research Fellowship (2016)
Kohler International Travel Award from the Center for International Studies and Programs of the University of Toledo (2015)
Eli and Evangelos Theodosious Sigma Xi Young Investigator Research Award (2014)
Faculty Research Excellence Award from the College of Engineering of the University of Toledo (2014)
Travel Award to Attend the Genome Consortium for Active Teaching-NextGen Sequencing Group (GCAT-SEEK) Workshop, National Science Foundation (NSF) and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) (2014)
Faculty Early Career Award from the Environmental Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education, ASEE (2013)
Undergraduate Research Recognition Award, the University of Toledo (2012)
ASCE/EWB-USA Sustainable Development Award for a sustainable engineering project that promotes long-term, community driven, innovative approaches to preserve, and enhance quality of life in developing countries (2011)
US EPA P3 Design Competition Honorable Mention Award (2011)
Faculty Excellence Award from the College of Engineering of the University of Toledo (2010)

With Student Advisees

Student poster presentation award (with Graduate Student: Lijiao Liu) from the Ohio section of the American Water Works Association (2017)
Student paper competition/Oral presentation award (with Graduate Student: Mohsen Behbahani) from the Ohio section of the American Water Works Association (2016)
Student Poster Presentation Award (with Graduate student Lijiao Liu) from of the WQTC of American Water Works Association (2015)
Student paper competition/Oral presentation award (with Graduate Student: Farhad Batmaglich) from the Ohio section of the American Water Works Association (2015)
Student paper competition/Oral presentation award (with Graduate Student: Christopher Hessler) from the Ohio section of the American Water Works Association (2011)
Best Student Presentation Award (with a graduate Student: Chris Hessler) in the “Environmental Applications and Implications of Nanotechnology” Symposium at the 2010 Fall American Chemical Society (ACS) Conference (2010)
Student paper competition/Oral presentation award (with a graduate Student: Zheng Xue) from the Ohio section of the American Water Works Association (2010)

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

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Batmanghelich, F., Lei, L., Seo, Y.*, (2017) Influence of multispecies biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Desulfovibrio vulgaris on the corrosion of cast iron Corrosion Science, 121, 94-104. DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2017.03.008
Coburn, K., Wang, Q., Rediske, D., Xue, Z., Viola, R. E., Hanson, L.B., Seo, Y.*, (2016) Effects of extracellular polymeric substance composition on bacteria disinfection by monochloramine: application of MALDI-TOF-MS and multivariate analysis, Environmental Science & Technology, 50, 9197–9205. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b00927
Matisoff, G., Steely, R., Kaltenberg, E., M., Seo, J., Gibbons, K., Bridgeman, T.B., Seo, Y., Behbahani, M., James, W. F., Johnson, L. T., Dittrich, M., Doan, P., Evans, M. A., Chaffin, J. D. (2016) Internal loading of phosphorus in Western Lake Erie, Journal of Great Lakes Research, 42, 775–788.
Behbahani, M., Seo, Y.*, (2016) Investigation on haloacetic acid degradation by iron powder: application of response surface methodology, Process Safety & Environmental Protection, 103, 153–162. DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2016.06.031
Batmanghelich, F.*, Bagheri, M., Sharifi-Asl, S., Y. Seo, (2016) An electro-chemical investigation of corrosion and time dependent passivation behavior of Al 5052 in the presence of H₂O₂Metals & Materials International 22(4), 609-620 DOI: 10.1007/s12540-016-5699-0
Wei, Z., Hessler, C., Sorial, G., Seo, Y. *, (2016) Influence of nonionic surfactant on fungal and bacterial degradation kinetics of a model volatile organic compound with high Henry’s constant, CLEAN-Soil, Air, Water 4, 745-752 DOI: 10.1002/clen.201500347
Ding, X., Behbahani, M., Gruden, C., Seo, Y.*, (2015) Characterization and evaluation of phosphate microsensors to monitor internal phosphorus loading in the Lake Erie sediments, Journal of Environmental Management, 1, 160, 193-200 (ISSN: 0301-4797)
Xue, Z., Lee, W. Coburn, M. K, Seo, Y.*, (2014) Selective reactivity of monochloramine with extracellular matrix components affects the disinfection of biofilm and detached clusters, Environmental Science and Technology. 48, 3832-3839. (ISSN: 0013-936X, DOI: 10.1021/es405353h)
Wang, Z., Choi, W.Seo, Y.*, (2013) Relative contribution of biomolecules in bacterial extracellular polymeric substances to disinfection byproduct formation, Environmental Science and Technology, 47, 9764-9773. (ISSN: 0013-936X, DOI: 10.1021/es402067g)
Xue, Z., Seo, Y.*, (2013) Impact of chlorine disinfection on redistribution of cell clusters from biofilm, Environmental Science and Technology, 47(3), 1365-1372. #Recommended by Faculty of 1000 Biology: http://f1000.com/prime/717979531 (ISSN: 0013-936X, DOI: 10.1021/es304113e)
Richardson, E. K.; Xue, Z.; Huang, Y.; Seo, Y.; Lapitsky, Y., (2013) Physicochemical and antibacterial properties of surfactant mixtures with quaternized chitosan microgels, Carbohydrate Polymers, 93 (2), 709-717. (ISSN: 0144-8617, DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.12.054)
Xue, Z., Hessler, C., Panmanee, W., Hassett, D. J., Seo, Y.*, (2013) Pseudomonas aeruginosa inactivation mechanism is affected by capsular extracellular polymeric substances reactivity with chlorine and monochloramine. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 83, 1, 101-111. (ISSN: 0168-6496, DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01453)
Xue, Z., Sendamangalam, V., Gruden, L. C., Seo, Y.*, (2012) Multiple roles of extracellular polymeric substances on susceptibility of biofilm and detached clusters, Environmental Science and Technology, 46, 13212-13219. (ISSN 0013-936X, DOI: 10.1021/es3031165)
Wu, M.-Y., Sendamangalam, V., Xue, Z., Seo, Y. *, (2012) The Influence of biofilm structure and total interaction energy on Escherichia coli by Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm, Biofouling Journal. 28, 10, 1119-1128. (ISSN: 0892-7014, DOI:10.1080/08927014.2012.732070)
Wang, Z., Kim, J. Seo, Y.* (2012), Influence of bacterial extracellular polymeric substances on the formation of carbonaceous and nitrogenous disinfection by-products, Environmental Science and Technology, 46, 11361-11369. (ISSN 0013-936X, DOI: 10.1021/es301905n)
Choi, H., Nfodzo, P., A., Lawal, W. A., Souhail, R. A., Seo, Y., (2012) Phenomenological and Spectroscopic Analysis on the Effects of Sediment Aging and Organic Carbon on the Fate of a PCB Congener Spiked to Sediment, Journal of Hazardous Material, 239, 325-332. ISSN: 0304-3894, doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.09.001)
Hessler, C., Wu, M.-Y., Zheng, X., Choi, H., Seo, Y.*, (2012) The influence of capsular extracellular polymeric substances on the interaction between TiO2 nanoparticles and planktonic bacteria., Water Research, 46, 4687-4696. ISSN: 0043-1354, doi:10.1016/j.watres.2012.06.009)
Wang, Z., Hessler, C. M., Zheng, X.,Seo, Y.* (2012) The role of extracellular polymeric substances on the sorption of natural organic matter, Water Research, 46, 1052-1060. ISSN: 0043-1354, doi:10.1016/j.watres.2011.11.077)