Professor In Soo Kim lectures at the 11th Frontier Scientists Workshop for the Korea Academy of Science and Technology

□ Professor In Soo Kim of the School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST, President Seung Hyeon Moon) and the Global Desalination Research Center (GDRC) was invited by the Korea Academy of Science and Technology to lecture at the 11th Frontier Scientists Workshop held in San Francisco, USA, from July 23 to 27, 2017.

□ Professor In Soo Kim has achieved excellent research results, including 207 international journals, 71 domestic journals, and 27 patents. He was selected as a full member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology in 2009 and the first Fellow of the 2010 International Water Society (IWA) (9 in Korea and 9 in the United States) in recognition for his contributions to domestic and international developments water treatment.

□ The workshop was held under the theme of "Resilient Infrastructure for Smart City" and the following people made remarks: Dr. Ook-joon Yu (Vice President of the Academy), Yale Professor Menachem Elimelech (American Academy of Engineering), Northwestern University Professor Surendra T. Shah (American Academy of Engineering), MIT Professor Jongyoon Han, University of North Carolina Professor Richard Kim (President of the Korea-US Association of Scientists and Engineers in 2016), UCLA Professor J. Woody Ju, and  University of Arizona Professor Kevin Lansey.

□ Professor Kim, under the theme of "Key Issues for Membrane-based Water Desalination Technology" in the Smart Water Supply Session discussed: ▲ the need to develop and research new water resources in response to the new conditions, ▲ low carbon and low-energy desalination technologies (new and renewable energy desalination fusion technology, energy production type desalination technology, etc.), and ▲ next-generation desalination membrane development technologies.

□ In particular, Professor Kim has received considerable attention from researchers around the world by developing the next-generation desalination film made from graphene and inorganic nanocomposite membranes, such as the thin film nanocomposite hollow fiber membrane, that have high-performance in eliminating substances when used with desalination technology.