Hee Kyung Park | Environmental | Best Researcher Award

Ms. Hee Kyung Park | Environmental | Best Researcher Award

Post-master’s Researcher | Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology | South Korea

Ms. Hee Kyung Park is a Masterโ€™s Degree Researcher at the Department of Environmental Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, whose work focuses on the quantitative risk assessment and safety management of next-generation clean energy systems. Her research emphasizes decarbonized fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia, exploring their combustion behavior, explosion risks, and fire dynamics through both experimental and computational methods. She has conducted extensive studies involving cone calorimetry, toxicity testing, and fire dynamics simulation to enhance safety protocols in energy infrastructure. Her recent publications in leading KCI and SCI(E) journals address crucial topics, including consequence analysis of hydrogen leakage accidents, ammonia fuel risk evaluation in combined cycle power plants, and semi-quantitative safety management frameworks using the Bow-tie method. Additionally, she has contributed to major national research projects developing hydrogen turbine combustor testing methods and retrofitting technologies for gas turbines co-firing hydrogen. Through her interdisciplinary approach integrating thermal engineering, safety systems, and computational risk analysis, Ms. Hee Kyung Park plays a key role in advancing safer, sustainable, and high-efficiency energy technologies that align with global carbon neutrality goals. Her expertise and scholarly output, reflected in 15 citations by 14 documents across 8 publications with an h-index of 3, continue to contribute significantly to the evolution of hydrogen and ammonia-based energy systems within industrial safety and environmental research domains.

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Featured Publications

Park, H. K. (2023, November). Consequence analysis on the leakage accident of hydrogen fuel in a combined cycle power plant: Based on the effect of regional environmental features. Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy.

Park, H. K. (2024, January). Experimental investigation on the measurement performance of high-speed ultrasonic wave thermometry in ambient- and high-temperature environments. Applied Thermal Engineering.

Park, H. K. (2024, April). Semi-quantitative risk assessment using Bow-tie method for the establishment of safety management system of hydrogen fuel storage facility in a combined cycle power plant. Journal of the Korean Society of Safety.

Park, H. K. (2024, April). Analysis of damage impact range according to the NG/NH3 mixing ratio when applying ammonia as fuel for a combined cycle power plant using an ALOHA program. Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas.

Park, H. K. (2024, March). Fire dynamics and evacuation simulation study on the library adapting BIPV based on the experimental data of a cone calorimeter. The Korean Institute of Fire Science & Engineering.

Mr. Santosh Kumar | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award

Mr. Santosh Kumar | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award

Mr. Santosh Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India

Mr. Santosh Kumar, a distinguished environmental scientist from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ, is a leading figure in the field. His innovative research on sustainable environmental practices has garnered widespread recognition ๐ŸŒ. Known for his groundbreaking work on pollution control and resource management โ™ป๏ธ, Mr. Kumar has contributed significantly to environmental science. His dedication to research and education has earned him the prestigious Best Researcher Award ๐Ÿ†. With numerous publications and a commitment to excellence, Mr. Santosh Kumar continues to inspire and lead in the quest for a greener planet ๐ŸŒฟ.

PROFILE ๐Ÿ‘ค

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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS ๐ŸŽ“

Mr. Santosh Kumar is a research scholar (2020-till now) at IIT Kharagpur, focusing on wastewater treatment and bioenergy production ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’ง. His thesis, supervised by Prof. Makarand M. Ghangrekar, explores the application of photosynthetic microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment and bioelectricity production โšก. He completed his M.Tech. in Agricultural Biotechnology (2017-2019) with a thesis on biodiesel production ๐Ÿ›ข๏ธ, supervised by Prof. Nirupama Mallick. He earned his B.Tech. in Biotechnology (2013-2017) from IIT Roorkee, working on genetic characterization and metabolite analysis of Ocimum sanctum ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿงฌ under the guidance of Prof. G. S. Randhawa and Dr. Debabrata Sircar.

CONFERENCE ๐Ÿ“…

๐ŸŒ Mr. Santosh Kumar has been actively contributing to environmental research. In 2023, he presented on “Up-scaled Continuous-flow Clay-cylinder Microbial Fuel Cell for wastewater treatment and electrical power generation” at the IISc Sustainability Summit. ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ”‹ In 2024, he and colleagues presented “Coal-based Anode to Improve the Efficiency of Sediments-Microbial Carbon-capture Cell” at the 19th IWA Leading Edge Conference in Essen, Germany. ๐Ÿ’งโšก Additionally, Kumar’s work on “Continuous-flow Clay Pot-based Field-scale Microbial Fuel Cell for Wastewater Treatment and Bioenergy Recovery” was showcased at the 3rd International Scientific Conference on Environmental Research in Karwar, Karnataka, India. ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’ก

WORKSHOP ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ

Santosh Kumar, along with his colleagues, has made significant contributions to wastewater treatment through innovative research. In 2020, Kumar, Bhowmick, and Ghangrekar reviewed the application of microbial carbon capture cells for wastewater treatment and byproduct recovery at the Indo-Belgium Workshop at IIT Kharagpur. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ”ฌ In 2023, Kumar, Das, and Ghangrekar introduced the use of Clay Pot-Microbial Fuel Cells for sanitary waste management at the ICC Water and Wastewater Innovation Workshop, also held at IIT Kharagpur. โ™ป๏ธ๐Ÿ’ง Their pioneering work in bio-electrochemical systems showcases sustainable solutions for environmental challenges. ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’ก

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ“œ

๐ŸŒŸ Mr. Santosh Kumar was honored with the Best Paper Presentation Award at the 3rd International Scientific Conference on Environmental Research: Issues, Challenges, and Strategies for Sustainable Development and Livelihood Security held in Karwar, Karnataka, India. ๐ŸŒ Additionally, he achieved a Certificate of Achievement with 3rd place in the poster presentation at the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Water and Wastewater Innovation Workshop, hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, on September 29 and 30, 2023. ๐Ÿ…๐ŸŽ‰ His dedication to environmental research is truly commendable! ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ“œ

PUBLICATIONS TOP NOTES ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“š

Heavy metals removal by algae and usage of activated metal-enriched biomass as cathode catalyst for improving performance of photosynthetic microbial fuel cell

Electromethanogenic reactor for biogas production using agricultural and livestock waste and its comparative analysis with biogas plant: A mini-review