Yong Keun Chang (장용근)

Professor Emeritus

Education
  • 1987 : Purdue Univ. (Ph.D. in Chem. Eng.)
  • 1980 : KAIST (M.S. in Chem. Eng.)
  • 1978 : Seoul National Univ. (B.S. in Chem. Eng.)
Employment and Professional Experience
  • 1988 ~ Present : Professor, KAIST
  • 1987 ~ 1988 : Post-Doc. Researcher, U. C. Irvine
  • 1980 ~ 1983 : Research Engineer, KIST
Awards and Honors
  • Professor Award, SooDang Foundation (2001)
  • Research Award, KAIST (2003)
  • Contribution Award, The Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (KSBB) (2003)
  • Contribution Award, KSBB (2005)
  • SongAm Award for Academic Excellency, The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology (2006)
  • Award for Excellent Science/Technology Paper, The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KFSTS) (2006)
  • Award for Excellent Science/Technology Paper, KFSTS (2008)
  • Contribution Award, KSBB (2010)
  • Contribution Award, KSBB (2013)
  • Grand Award for Academic Excellency, KSBB (2013)
Research interests
  • Process Systems Biology: systems biology-based microbial strains and fermentation processes development for biopharmaceuticals production
  • Bioseparation: separation processes development for various bioproducts recovery
Selected Publications
  • Construction of asm2 Deletion Mutant of Actinosynnema pretiosumand Medium Optimization for Ansamitocin P-3 Production Using Statistical Approach, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 16(9), 1338-1346, (2006)
  • Production of Soluble Human Interleukin-6 in Cytoplasm by Fed-batch Culture ofRecombinant E. coli, Biotechnology Progress, 21(2):524-531 (2005)
  • Removal of Organic Acid Salts from Simulated Fermentation Broth Containing Succinate by Nanofiltration, Journal of Membrane Science, 246(1):49-57 (2005)
  • Recovery of Ammonium Lactate and Removal of Hardness from Fermentation Broth by Nanofiltration, Biotechnology Progress, 20(3):764-70 (2004)
  • Continuous Culture of Immobilized Streptomyces Cells for Kasugamycin Production, Biotechnology Progress, 17, 453-461 (2001)
BioSystem Engineering Laboratory

Systems Biotechnology, Biopharmaceuticals, Biorefinary & Bioenergy, Bioseparation