
Dr. Jae-Hoon Hwang
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Education
- Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, South Korea, 2013
- M.S. Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, South Korea, 2008
- B.S. Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, South Korea, 2006
Research activities and interests
- Fermentative hydrogen production via anaerobic system using wastewater
- Bio-alcohol (ethanol and butanol) production using pretreated algal biomass as feedstocks by fermentation
- Photo auto/hetero-trophic hydrogen production from algae and hydrogenase activities in algae cell-under aerobic condition
- Advanced photobioreactor designs to maximize the harvest rate of the product while minimizing the rates of nutrient from wastewater
- Electrochemical microsensors for in situ monitoring of heavy metal ions in real environments
- Nanomaterial application for energy production via Microbial Electrochemical Technologies (METs)

Stephanie Stoll
Doctoral Student
Education
- B.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2020
- M.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2022
- Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2022- present
Research activities and interests
- Hydrothermal gasification of concentrated black water to produce energy and low tier water
- MC-LR detection biosensor development and application to HAB events
- COVID-19 wastewater collection and surveillance research

Jong-Hyun Baik
Doctoral Student
Education
- B.S. Civil Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, South Korea, 2020
- M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, South Korea, 2022
- Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2022-present
Research activities and interests
- Electrochemical detection of emerging contaminants
- MFC biosensors for water toxicity

Jennifer Huges
Undergraduate Student
Education
- B.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2021-present
Research activities and interests
- Harmful algal bloom (HAB)’s cyanotoxin monitoring sensor development
Honors and awards
- Track 1 (SURF Fellow), Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR), UCF, 2022