A.-H. Alissa Park | Members | Photo Gallery
| 2007 – present | Lenfest Junior Professor in Applied Climate Science, the Earth Institute, Columbia University Associate Director of Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, Columbia University |
2012 – present | Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering & Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University |
| 2013 – present | Visiting Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea |
| 2007 – 2012 | Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering & Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University |
| 2005 – 2007 | Post-Doctoral Researcher, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, USA |
Education
| Ph.D. | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, USA |
| M.A.Sc. | Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada |
| B.A.Sc. | with distinction, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada |
Honors and Awards
| 2010 | James Lee Young Investigator Award |
| 2010 | Nominated for the Packard Fellowship by Columbia University |
| 2009 | NSF CAREER Award |
| 2008 | Research Fellowship of the University Diversity Initiative, Columbia University |
| 2006 | The American Institute of Chemists Foundation Outstanding Post-Doctoral Research Award |
| 2005, 06 | Finalist for the Graduate Associate Teaching Award, OSU |
| 2003, 04 | Outstanding Research Award, OSU |
| 2003 | 2nd place for the poster competition at the Ohio Air Quality Research Symposium |
| 2000, 01 | Chemical Engineering Departmental Fellowship, OSU |
| 1998-00 | Faculty of Applied Science International Graduate Tuition Fee Scholarship, UBC |
| 1998-99 | Faculty of Graduate Studies International Graduate Tuition Fee Scholarship, UBC |
| 1998 | 1st place SNC-Lavalin Plant Design Competition Award in Canada |
| 1996 | MacMillan Bloedel Limited Scholarship, UBC |
Honors and Awards Received by Park Group Members
| 2012 | Selected as the Best Paper in the “Carbon Storage” session, AIChE meeting, Greeshma E. Gadikota |
| 2012 | Selected as the Best paper in the “Solvents for Gas Separation” session, AIChE meeting, Camille Petit |
| 2011 | Honorable Mention, Link Foundation Energy Fellowship, Edward J. Swanson |
| 2010 | Environmental Protection Agency STAR Fellowship, Tom Ferguson – His poster presentation was selected to be presented at the Congressional Capitol Hill Reception (2011) |
| 2010 | Travel Grant Award given by the Earth Institute at Columbia University, Greeshma E. Gadikota |
| 2009 | WTERT Fellowship given by the Earth Engineering Center at Columbia University, Kyle Fricker |
| 2007 | National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, Miriam Okun |
Professional Activities and Services
- Appointed as the Programming Committee member of Energy and Fuel (ENFL) Division at the American Chemical Society (ACS): Deputy-Chair (2013-2014), Chair (2014-2015), and Program Secretary (2015-2016).
- Appointed as a member of the International Committee at the AIChE (2012 – present)
- Elected as the Vice-Chair (2009 – 2011) and the Chair (2011 – 2013) of the Area 3 Group B – Fluidization and Fluid-Particle Systems, and elected as the Treasurer (2010 – present): Particle Technology Forum, AIChE
- Elected as the Executive committee member of the Particle Technology Forum of the AIChE (2008 – 2012)
- Elected organization director (2008 – present) and outreach director (2006 – 2008) of the KIChE-US Chapter
- Appointed as the member of the Societal Impact Operating Council of AIChE (2008 – 2011): Involved committees include AIChE K-12 (2008 – 2009), Webinar (2009 – 2011), Mentoring/Scholarships (2010 – 2011), and External Award Committee (2010 – 2011).
- External evaluator for the Brain Korea for 21st Century program of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University in Korea (Spring 2008 – present)
- Active member of Research and New Technology Committee (RANTC) of AIChE (2007 – 2011)
- Member of the Earth Institute and Earth Engineering Center at Columbia University (2007 – present)
- Member of American Chemical Society (2009 – present)
- Member of Particle Technology Forum of the AIChE (2001 – present)
- Member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) (2001 – present)
- Science lecture series at the Birch Wathen Lenox School (3rd and 4th grade students), New York, NY (Jan. 31, 2013).
- Invited talk at the GradSWE’s Ladies’ Luncheon, Columbia University, New York, NY (Nov. 13, 2012).
- Invited speaker at the Columbia Engineering Women's Forum, New York, NY (Nov. 12, 2012).
- Distinguished Speaker at the Womensphere Emerging Leaders Global Summit 2011: The Next Generation of Women Leaders Transforming the World, New York, NY (January 22, 2011).
- Meeting with the Republic of Korea’s first lady, Kim Yoon-ok, to discuss the role of the next generation of female leaders (September 21, 2009)
- Woman and Minority Issues: Member of Society of Women Engineers at Columbia University (2007 – present) and Women In Engineering at OSU (2000 – 2007)
- Making presentations to female students to recruit them to Engineering programs
- Advising graduating seniors on their career plans including the option of graduate studies
- Mentoring Engineering freshman students
- Working with the Executive Director, Nancy Degnan, and the Director of International Programs, Minosca Alcantara, at the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation, The Earth Institute, Columbia University to develop a summer workshop on “Urban Ecosystems: Biodiversity, Water & Energy in New York City.” http://www.cerc.columbia.edu/?id=tt (spring 2010 – summer 2010)
- Working with Ms. Evelyn Roman-Lazen, the Director of the K-12 program at Columbia University and AIChE (2008 – 2009): Develop modules of hands-on experiences for K-12 students and their teachers
- Department summer science workshops for K-12 students, the Ohio State University (2001 – 2007)
- GLS-12: 12th International Conference on Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactor Engineering Congress (New York, NY, USA, June 2015): Conference Chair
- ACEME-15: The Fifth International Conference on Accelerated Carbonation for Environmental and Materials Engineering (New York, USA; June 2015): Conference Chair
- GLS-11: 11th International Conference on Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactor Engineering Congress (Seoul, Korea, August 2013): Conference organizing committee member
- ACEME11: The Fourth International Conference on Accelerated Carbonation for Environmental and Materials Engineering (Leuven, Belgium; April 10 – 12, 2013): Member of the international scientific committee
- WRF 2012: World Resources Forum 2012 (Beijing, China, October 21-23, 2012), A member of the International Scientific Committee
- GLS-10: The 10th International Conference on Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactor Engineering Congress (Braga, Portugal; June 26-29, 2011): International organizing committee member
- ACEME10: Accelerated Carbonation for Environmental and Materials Engineering (Turku, Finland; November 29 – December 1, 2010): Member of the scientific committee
- International Conference CO2 Summit: Technology and Opportunity (Vail, Colorado; June 6-9, 2010): Conference organizing committee member
- Fluidization XIII: New Paradigm in Fluidization Engineering (Gyeong-Ju, Korea; May 16-19, 2010): Conference organizing committee member
- 2009 US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship (Raleigh, NC; July 16-19, 2009): Organizing committee member of the Chemical Engineering and Science Symposia