Principal Investigator
Associate Professor | Korea University
노인수 (Insoo Ro)
Insoo Ro is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Korea University. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering (Magna Cum Laude) from Rice University in 2012 and his doctoral degree from University of Wisconsin at Madison under the supervision of Professors James Dumesic and George Huber. Following his degree, he worked as a postdoctoral scholar at University of California at Santa Barbara with Professor Phillip Christopher. From 2020 to August 2025, he was a faculty member at Seoul National University of Science and Technology before joining Korea University in September 2025. His research interests include heterogeneous catalysis, reaction kinetics, and in situ and operando characterizations.
Early Career Advisory Board, Journal of Catalysis
Dec 2025 – present
Associate Editor (Catalysis, Reaction Engineering), Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
2023 – present
Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) Lectureship Award 2025
Chemical Society of Japan, 2026
Emerging Investigator in Chemical Communications
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2025
Emerging Investigator in Green Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2025
34th Science & Technology Outstanding Paper Award
Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies, 2024
Excellent Teaching Award
Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 2024
Miwon Young Scientist Award
The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2021
Kokes Award
North American Catalysis Society, 2017
Doh Wonsuk Memorial Award
Korean Institute of Chemical Engineering (KIChE)-US Chapter, 2016
International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE) Travel Award
Dow Chemical, 2016
Contact info
Contact: +82-2-3290-3291
Email: insooro@korea.ac.kr
Location
Advanced Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Laboratory
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Korea University
145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
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