Dr. Hyoung-il Kim is a faculty member in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Yonsei University, where he currently serves as the Yonsei Lee Youn Jae Rising Fellow, a title awarded in 2024 in recognition of his outstanding research. He received his Ph.D. from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in 2014, after which he conducted postdoctoral research at Yale University, focusing on environmental nanotechnology and solar-based treatment technologies. In 2017, Dr. Kim joined Yonsei University as a faculty member, where he rapidly established himself as a leading scholar in the field. He held the Hwalchun Endowed Professorship from 2020 to 2023, and in 2024 was honored as the Yonsei Lee Youn Jae Rising Fellow in recognition of his research excellence. His interdisciplinary work combines nanomaterials, solar energy utilization, and electrochemical processes to develop sustainable solutions for water treatment and green chemical production.