Dr. Roe-Hoan Yoon, NAE
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Roe-Hoan Yoon is a University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech. He earned his B.S. degree from Seoul National University (1967) and his M.S. (1971) and Ph.D. (1977) degrees from McGill University. He worked as a Research Scientist at the Canada Center for Minerals and Energy Technology (CANMET) from 1976 to1978 and joined the faculty of Virginia Tech in January, 1979. He currently serves as Director of the Center for Advanced Separation Technologies (CAST).
Early in his career, his research focus was on fine particle separation, which led to the development of the Microcel flotation column, which is widely used in industry today, and also on the electrochemistry of sulfide minerals. During the last 20 years, Dr. Yoon has been focusing on the study of hydrophobic interactions, which has led to the development of new flotation reagents, dewatering aids, a first-principle flotation model, and new separation processes. These research activities have resulted in over 320 technical publications, 13 book chapters, 1 book, more than 40 plenary and keynote papers at national and international meetings, and a number of Congressional testimonies. He has advised 38 Ph.D. students, 34 M.S. students, and more than 40 post doctorial fellows and visiting scholars. To date he has 57 U.S. and international patents to his credit, many of which have been commercialized through license agreements. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and has won numerous awards, including the Gaudin Award (2003) and the Richards Award (2007).
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