Ahn Ji Whan

Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources, Korea

Biography

Ahn Ji Whan has received her BS, MS and PhD degree in Mining and Minerals Engineering during the years 1986-1997 from Inha University and she hasrnanother Master’s degree in Resources Environmental Economics from Yonsei University. Presently she is working as a Principal Researcher in Korea Instituternof Geosciences and Mineral Resources, Director for Resources, Environment and Materials R&D Center, KIGAM, President for Korea Institute of Limestone &rnAdvanced Materials (KILAM), Chairperson, Japan/Korea International Symposium on Resources Recycling and Materials Science, Vice President of KoreanrnSociety for Geosystem Engineering and Vice President of Korea Institute of Resources and Recycling. She is an Advisory Member for Ministry of Environment consulting committee of waste treatment technology (ME-CCWTT) and she is Representative for ISO 102 (Iron Ore) from South Korea. In KIGAM, she has 20 yearsrnresearch experience and she started the multidisciplinary research areas and developed new novel technologies. She has published more than 154 papers, 716rnproceedings papers/conference presentations and 71 patents. She has received many awards, National Science Merit (Presidential Citation Award), The ExcellentrnResearch award from Ministry of Knowledge Economy and The First Women Ceramist award etc., for her research excellence.