Dr. Sang-Phil Kim: Leading Researcher in Smart grid
Dr. Alan Steinman, Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre, United Kingdom
Congratulations, Dr. Sang-Phil Kim, on winning the prestigious Best Researcher Award from Sciencefather! Your dedication, innovative research, and scholarly contributions have significantly impacted the field of Spre and post treatment requirements for desalination plants to protect the environment. Your commitment to advancing knowledge and pushing the boundaries of research is commendable. Here’s to your continued success in shaping the future of academia and making invaluable contributions to your field. Well done!
Professional Profiles:
Education:
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- Post-doc (1987-92)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Ecosystem Ecology
- Ph.D. (1987)
- Oregon State University
- Botany/Aquatic Ecology
- M.S. (1983)
- University of Rhode Island
- Botany
- B.S. (1979)
- University of Vermont (cum laude)
- Botany
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- Post-doc (1987-92) 🌳
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Ecosystem Ecology
- Ph.D. (1987) 🌿
- Oregon State University
- Botany/Aquatic Ecology
- M.S. (1983) 🌱
- University of Rhode Island
- Botany
- B.S. (1979) 🌻
- University of Vermont (cum laude)
- Botany
Working Experiences :
- Allen and Helen Hunting Research Professor of Water Resources, Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University, Muskegon, MI: August 2022 – Present
- Teach graduate-level courses
- Principal investigator for research projects on eutrophication, ecosystem restoration, primary productivity, and water resources policy
- Community outreach and service
- Advancement leadership and activities
- Allen and Helen Hunting Director and Professor of Water Resources, Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University, Muskegon, MI: August 2001 – August 2022
- Supervise a 65-person Institute focused on water resources research, geospatial information technology, and education/outreach
- Teach graduate-level courses
- Principal investigator for research projects on eutrophication, ecosystem restoration, primary productivity, and water resources policy
- Community outreach and service
- Advancement leadership and activities
- Director, Lake Okeechobee Department, South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), West Palm Beach, FL: September 1999 – August 2001
- Supervise a 50-person program dedicated to ecosystem-level research, modeling, regulation, and the planning, construction, and implementation of public works projects for the restoration of Lake Okeechobee and its watersheds
- Manage and evaluate staff
- Develop and oversee a $20 million annual budget
- Provide technical guidance for the research program
- Conduct research on nutrient cycling and primary productivity
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, Florida Atlantic University, 1994-present
- Director, Okeechobee Systems Research Division, SFWMD, West Palm Beach, FL: September 1996 – 1999
- Supervise a 25-person division dedicated to ecosystem-level research and modeling for the restoration of Lake Okeechobee and its watershed, and the connecting estuaries
- Manage and evaluate staff
- Develop and oversee a $3.5 million annual budget
- Provide technical guidance for the research program
- Conduct research on nutrient cycling and primary productivity
- Supervising Professional Environmental Scientist, SFWMD, West Palm Beach, FL: November 1993 – September 1996
- Manage the ecosystem research program on Lake Okeechobee and associated estuaries
- Conduct research on aquatic and agro-ecosystems
- Provide guidance to limnological and estuarine projects
- Manage and evaluate 9 scientists and technicians
- Serve as a contract manager for limnological and estuarine research projects
- Senior Scientist, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), San Diego, CA: October 1992 – October 1993
- Conduct research on the Tijuana River
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, San Diego State University 🌱
ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS:
- Nomination, 2022 Jim LaBounty Best Paper Award in Lake and Reservoir Management
- For the paper titled “Assessment of the effectiveness of muck-digesting bacterial pellets” by Kindervater, Oudsema, Hassett, Partridge, and Steinman. Published in Lake and Reservoir Management 38: 150-164.
- Fellow, Society of Freshwater Science, 2021
- Award of Excellence for 2017, National Garden Clubs, Inc.
- Keiser Distinguished Lecturer in Life Sciences, Ohio Northern University, 2016
- Patricia B. Johnson Award for Leadership and Innovative Grantmaking, Community Foundation for Muskegon County, 2016
- Michigan Environmental Hall of Fame (on behalf of AWRI), 2016
- Natural Resource Custodian Award, Muskegon Conservation District, 2013
- Sustainability Champion, Grand Valley State University, 2012
- Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, 2011
- Outstanding Achievement Award (as part of the MI Groundwater Conservation Advisory Council for development of Water Withdrawal Assessment Tool), Renewable Natural Resources Foundation, 2010
- State Program Innovation Award (as part of the MI Groundwater Conservation Advisory Council for development of Water Withdrawal Assessment Tool), Environmental Council of States, 2010
- 2008-2009 Muskegon (MI) Agent of Change, Muskegon Chamber of Commerce, 2009
- Massapequa (NY) High School Hall of Fame, 2009
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Environmental Quality (JEQ), 2007
- Environmental Excellence Award, Muskegon Area Environmental Coordinating Council, 2005
- Public Health Partnership Award, Michigan Association for Local Public Health, 2004
- Certified Senior Ecologist, Ecological Society of America, 2001
- Joan Hodges Queneau Palladium Medal (as part of the Restudy Team) for the restoration of the Everglades, National Audubon Society, 2000
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1999 Outstanding Planning Achievement Award
- In recognition of the Restudy team’s contributions to advancing the state of the art in the practice of water resources planning
- Research Award for Foreign Specialists
- To present research on long-term ecosystem research as a guest of the National Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences (NIAES), Tsukuba, Japan, 3/97.
- Invited Research Scientist
- To conduct research on aquatic bryophytes in the Kuparuk River at the Toolik Lake, Alaska LTER site, 7/93.
- Sigma Xi Graduate Student Travel Award, OSU: 1987
- Sigma Xi: Oregon State University, 1984
- Best Student Paper: Northeast Algal Symposium, Woods Hole, MA, 1983
- Phi Beta Kappa: University of Vermont, 1979
- Lambort Award
- Top student in the study of the Hebrew language. Univ. of Vermont, 1976 🏅
MANAGEMENT COURSES/TRAINING:
- Situational Leadership
- Capturing Brand You
- Forging Breakthroughs
- Building Community
- Self-Management
- Innovation
- High Impact Hiring
- Partnering for Results
- Reframing Change
- Managing Change
- What Matters Most: A Time Management Seminar
- Ethics, Sunshine, and Public Records
- Leadership Performance Training
- 360-Degree Feedback
- Emergency Operations Center Team Training
- Supplier Diversity Training
- Interpersonal and Communication Skills: A Seminar for the Technical Professional
- Effective Customer Service Leadership Training
- Key to Behavioral Interviewing and Candidate Selection
- Improving Managerial Skills of the New Manager
- Key to Performance Appraisal
- Key to Coaching and Counseling
- Diversity Awareness 🌐
Publication :
- Meeting ecological and societal needs for freshwater, Ecological Applications 12 (5), 1247-1260, 2002.
- Biomass and pigments of benthic algae, Methods in Stream Ecology, Volume 1, 223-241, 2017.
- Effects of grazers on freshwater benthic algae, Algal Ecology: Freshwater Benthic Ecosystems, 1996.
- Joint analysis of stressors and ecosystem services to enhance restoration effectiveness, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110 (1), 372-377, 2013.
- Improvements to the diurnal upstream–downstream dissolved oxygen change technique for determining whole-stream metabolism in small streams, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 51 (7), 1591-1599, 1994.
- Event and continuous hydrologic modeling with HEC-HMS, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering 135 (1), 119-124, 2009.
- Productive capacity of periphyton as a determinant of plant‐herbivore interactions in streams, Ecology 70 (6), 1840-1856, 1989.
- Periphyton function in lake ecosystems, The Scientific World Journal 2, 1449-1468, 2002.
- Nutrient dynamics and food-web stability, Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 20 (1), 71-95, 1989.
- Effects of herbivore type and density on taxonomic structure and physiognomy of algal assemblages in laboratory streams, Journal of the North American Benthological Society 6 (3), 175-188, 1987.