에어로졸공학
에어로졸(대기환경, 나노입자 제조, 입자독성, 신소재 입자, 반도체 오염입자 등) 관련 모든 공학적 기초 및 응용을 연구하는 학문
실시간 에어로졸 상세특성 실시간 측정기술 개발
에어로졸 건강유해성 파악 (세포독성 연구)
다양한 발생원/구성성분을 가진 에어로졸 발생 및 제어
다양한 대기 에어로졸 실시간 모니터링
PM2.5 Research Consortium supported by National Research Foundation of Korea (2014-2017) and MSIP, Korea
우리나라도 초미세먼지 국가환경기준이 2015년에 신설될 예정(선진국에 뒤처짐), PM2.5 예보 조기확대(2014.5), 초미세먼지 경보제 추진(2015.1)
대기환경정책의 패러다임이 개별 오염물질의 환경기준 달성에서, 위해성 최소화 전략의 통합관리로 변화하고 있음(인체건강 위해성 진단과 초미세먼지 상세특성 실시간) 위해성 실시간 진단과 초미세먼지 상세특성 실시간 모니터링 시스템 구축을 바탕으로 한 통합관리체계 구축 필요.
National Leading Research Lab (NLRL) supported by National Research Foundation of Korea (2011-2016)
- Development of real-time aerosol measurement techniques (Tandem measurement techniques (HTDMA, VTDMA,DMA-PSD, and etc.), Aerosol Focusing Laser Induced Breakdwon Spectroscopy (LIBS), Aerosol Mass Spectrometry(AMS), Membrane Filtration-DMA technique, CCN counter).
- Atmospheric aerosol measurements (nanoparticles, ultrafine particles, Asian Dust particles, marine aerosols)
- Studies on atmospheric ultrafine particle formation and growth mechanism
- Characterization of nanoparticles and submicrometer particles in water or seawater.
- Better understanding of aerosol effects on climate change and human health
- We provide fundamental properties and improved scientific knowledge of atmospheric aerosol particles which play an important role in radiation balance, climate change, cloud formation, visibility impairment, atmospheric heterogeneous reaction, and adverse human health. Nanoparticle formation and growth in the ambient atmosphere, physical and chemical characterization of the ambient aerosol particles, development of new aerosol measurement techniques, and heterogeneous reaction of particles are the major research areas in the Aerosol Technology and Monitoring Laboratory. Furthermore, the new aerosol and nanoparticle measurement techniques can be applied for particle contamination controls in semiconductor manufacturing, new material developments and coating using nanoparticles, nanoparticle generation/synthesis, and so on.