Calvin Chung, MSc
Pronouns: he/him
Contact
Grad Teaching Assistantship, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept
- thchung@ualberta.ca
Grad Teaching Assistantship, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept
- thchung@ualberta.ca
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Environmental engineering Microbial electrochemical technologies Biosensor CO2 reduction Wastewater treatment Resource recovery Anaerobic biotechnology
About
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Environmental Engineering - University of Alberta, 2021-Present
- Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Environmental Engineering - University of Alberta, 2020
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Environmental Engineering - University of Alberta, 2018
Selected Awards, Honors & Recognitions
- Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship (2023-2025)
- ConocoPhillips Canada Limited Graduate Scholarship in Hydrocarbon Development (2023-2024, 2024-2025)
- Andrew Stewart Memorial Graduate Prize (2024-2025)
- William Boytzun Memorial Graduate Scholarship (2023-2024)
- Ivy A Thomson and William A Thomson Graduate Scholarship (2023-2024)
- Westmoreland Coal Company Graduate Student Scholarship in Environmental Engineering (2020-2021, 2022-2023, 2023-2024)
- Graduate Student Research Excellence Award (2024)
- J-1 Scholar at Stanford University (2024)
- Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements at Stanford University (2024)
- Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral (CGS-D, top-ranked applicant) (2021-2024)
- President’s Doctoral Prize of Distinction (2021-2024)
- University of Alberta Graduate Student Teaching Award (2020, 2023, 2024)
- Most Caring Teaching Assistant Award in Civil and Environmental Engineering (2023)
- John and Patricia Schlosser Environment Scholarship (2022-2023)
- Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarship (AIGSS) – Doctoral (2021-2023)
- 2nd Canadian IWA Young Water Professionals Conference Best Oral Presentation Award - 1st Place (2023)
- Walter H Johns Graduate Fellowship and President’s Doctoral Prize of Distinction Top-Up Award (2023)
- University of Alberta Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship (2021)
- Korean Honor Scholarship (The Embassy of the Republic of Korea) (2022)
- KOGAS Canada Scholarship (Korean Canadian Scientists’ Scholarship Foundation) (2022)
- Young Professional Forum Award (Association of Korean-Canadian Scientists and Engineers) (2020 declined, 2021 declined)
- Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarship (AIGSS) – Master’s (2019-2020)
- Leonard E. Gads Teaching Assistant Award (2020)
- Yu-An Farms Scholarship (Korean Canadian Scholarship Foundation) (2020)
- University of Toronto Graduate Research Days Invitation (2020)
- Korean Canadian Scholarship Foundation of Edmonton (KCSFE) Graduate Student Scholarship (2019)
- 11th Western Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Best Oral Presentation Award (2019)
Professional Services
- Journal Reviewer, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2024-Present)
- Co-Chair, International Water Association-Young Water Professional (IWA-YWP) Canada (2023-Present)
- Publishing Director, International Water Association-Young Water Professional (IWA-YWP) Canada (2021-Present)
- Journal Reviewer, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology Journal (2021-Present)
- Organizing Committee Member, International Water Association Young Water Professional (IWA-YWP) Conference (2021-Present)
- Journal Reviewer, Water Science and Technology Journal (2021-Present)
- Organizing Committee Member, Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research (CAWQ) (2019-Present)
Professional Experience
- Graduate Teaching Assistantship - Principal Instructor (GTA-PI), University of Alberta (2023-2024)
Professional Memberships
- Engineer-In-Training, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
- Young Water Professional, Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ)
- Young Water Professional, International Water Association (IWA)
- Young Professional, Association of Korean-Canadian Scientists and Engineers (AKCSE)
- Member, Golden Key International Honour Society
Research
Research Interest
- Anaerobic digestion (AD)
- Anaerobic biotechnology
- Biological Processes
- Biosensor
- CO2 reduction
- Environmental monitoring
- Microbial electrosynthesis systems (MESs)
- Microbial electrochemical technologies (METs)
- Wastewater treatment
- Conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) to value-added products using microbial electrosynthesis systems (MESs)
- Exploration of different biocathodes in microbial electrolysis cell-assist anaerobic digesters (MEC-ADs)
- Detection of naphthenic acids in oil sands process-affected water using bioelectrochemical sensors
Teaching
Current Courses
- Environmental Engineering (ENV E) 220 - Environmental Chemistry for Engineering (Fall 2024)
- Environmental Engineering (ENV E) 324 - Biological Processes (Fall 2024)
Past Courses (Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Graduate Teaching Assistantship - Principal Instructor)
- Civil Engineering (CIV E) 221 - Environmental Engineering Fundamentals (Winter 2020, Winter 2021)
- Civil Engineering (CIV E) 628 - Municipal Solid Waste Management (Winter 2021, Winter 2022, co-instructor in Winter 2023, instructor in Winter 2024)
- Civil Engineering (CIV E) 729 - Anaerobic Biotechnology (Fall 2020)
- Environmental Engineering (ENV E) 302 - Environmental Impact Assessment (Winter 2023)
- Environmental Engineering (ENV E) 324 - Biological Processes (Fall 2018, Fall 2019, instructor in Fall 2023)
- Environmental Engineering (ENV E) 325 - Chemical and Physical Processes (Winter 2020, Winter 2022)
- Environmental Engineering (ENV E) 421 - Municipal Systems (Fall 2022)
- Environmental Engineering (ENV E) 432 - Solid Waste Management (Fall 2020, Fall 2021, backup instructor Fall 2022)
Announcements
Important Note (Before Reaching Out): I have been receiving numerous emails regarding prospective graduate student or post-doctoral positions. Please note that I am not a professor and therefore do not have the authority to hire anyone in our lab. Unfortunately, I will not respond to your email if you inquire such. If you are interested in joining Dr. Bipro Dhar's research lab, please contact Dr. Bipro Dhar directly at bipro@ualberta.ca. Alternatively, you may visit our Department's website for information on other professors and faculty members.
Featured Publications
Chung, T.H.
Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta. 2024 November;
Chung, T.H.; Dhillon, S.K.; Shin, C.; Pant, D.; Dhar, B.R.
Biotechnology Advances. 2024 November; 77 (108474) 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108474
Chung, T.H.; Rahman, A.; Chakrabarty, A.A.; Zakaria, B.S.; Khondoker, M.A.H; Dhar, B.R.
Journal of Power Sources. 2024 September; 623 (235461) 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2024.235461
Chung, T.H.; Dhillon, S.K.; Zakaria, B.S.; Meshref, M.N.; Dhar, B.R.
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 2024 August; 421 (136514) 10.1016/j.snb.2024.136514
Chung, T.H.; Dhar, B.R.
Emerging Trends and Advances in Microbial Electrochemical Technologies, Edited by A. K. Yadav, M.T. Noori, P. Srivastava, Y. Zhang. 2024 August; Chapter 7 10.1016/B978-0-443-15557-4.00002-2
Zakaria, B.S.; Chung, T.H.; Ju, Z.; Dhar, B.R.
Decentralized Sanitation and Water Treatment: Towards Circular Economy and Sustainable Development Edited by R. D. Tyagi, A. Pandey, P. A. Drogui, B. Yadav, J.W.C. Wong, and S. Pilli, CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group. 2024 March; 1st Edition (CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group):91-109 10.1201/9781003381419-8
Chung, T.H.; Dhar, B.R.
Material-Microbes Interactions: Environmental Biotechnological Perspective, Edited by N. Aryal, Y. Zhang, D. Pant, and S. Patil, Elsevier. 2023 June; 10.1016/B978-0-323-95124-1.00006-1
Chung, T.H.; Shahidi, M.; Mezbahuddin, S.; Dhar, B.R.
2nd Canadian IWA Young Water Professionals Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada . 2023 June; Oral Presentation
Chung, T.H.; Shahidi, M.; Mezbahuddin, R; Dhar, B.R.
Chemosphere. 2023 March; 324 (138313) 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138313
Chung, T.H.
International Water Association Young Water Professional (IWA-YWP) Canada . 2022 September;
Haffiez, N.1; Chung, T.H.1; Zakaria, B.S.; Shahidi, M.; Mezbahuddin, S.; Maal-Bared, R; Dhar, B.R.
Science of The Total Environment. 2022 May; 839 (156211) 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156211
Haffiez, N.; Chung, T.H.; Zakaria, B.S.; Dhar, B.R.
Bioresource Technology. 2022 April; 354 (127189) 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127189
Chung, T.H.; Zakaria, B.S.; Meshref, M.N.; Dhar, B.R.
Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 2022 April; 210 (114275) 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114275
Chung, T.H.; Dhar, B.R.
Sustainable Solutions for Environmental Pollution: Waste Management and Value-Added Products, Edited by Nour El-Gendy, Scrivener Publishing and John Wiley and Sons. 2021 September; 10.1002/9781119785439.ch1
Chung, T.H.; Dhar, B.R.
Bioresource Technology. 2021 September; 342 (125950) 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125950
Chung, T.H.; Dhar, B.R.
Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 2021 July; 192 (113485) 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113485
Chung, T.H.; Dhar, B.R.
Frontiers in Energy Research. 2021 May; 9 10.3389/fenrg.2021.679061
Chung, T.H.; Meshref, M.N.; Dhar, B.R.
Chemical Engineering Journal. 2021 March; 424 (130245) 10.1016/j.cej.2021.130245
Chung, T.H.
University of Alberta. 2021 January; 10.7939/r3-vhnm-me57
Chung, T.H.; Meshref, M.N.; Dhar, B.R.
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 2020 June; 873 (114405) 10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114405
Chung, T.H.; Meshref, M.; Hai, F.I.; Al-Mamun, A.; Dhar, B.R.
Bioresource Technology. 2020 June; 313 (123727) 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123727
Zakaria, B.S.; Lin, L.; Chung, T.H.; Dhar, B.R.
Advances in Bioenergy Edited by Y. Li and S. Khanal. 2020 May; 5 10.1016/bs.aibe.2020.04.004
Impact of microplastics on anode biofilms
Chung, T.H.; Zakaria, B.S.; Meshref, N.A.; Dhar, B.R.
55th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Toronto, ON, Canada . 2020 February;
Calibration of bio-electrochemical naphthenic acids sensor using electrical response from charging-discharging cycles
Chung, T.H.; Zakaria, B.S.; Dhar, B.R.
Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) Innovation Summit, Calgary, AB, Canada . 2019 June;
Development of microbial electrochemical cell as a rapid biosensor for the detection of naphthenic acids
Chung, T.H.; Zakaria, B.S.; Dhar, B.R.
11th Western Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Edmonton, AB, Canada . 2019 May;
A comparative study on evaluation of carbonaceous and metallic cathode electrodes for electro-methanogenesis
Zakaria, B.S.; Chung, T.H.; Omania, R.D.; Dhar, B.R.
54th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Toronto, ON, Canada. 2019 February;
Barua, S.; Zakaria, B.S.; Chung, T.H.; Hai, F.I.; Haile, T.; Al-Mamun, A.; Dhar, B.R.
Chemical Engineering Journal. 2018 December; 361 10.1016/j.cej.2018.12.067
Sustainable nitrogen recovery from digestate centrate using a microbial electrolysis cell
Barua, S.; Chung, T.H.; Zakaria, B.S.; Haile, T.; Dhar, B.R.
53rd Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Toronto, ON, Canada . 2018 February;
Observations of temperature and dissolved oxygen in the hyporheic environment on an anchor-ice-affected hydropeaking stream
Nafziger, J., Chung, T.H., She, Y.
CGU HS Committee on River Ice Processes and the Environment 19th Workshop on Ice, Whitehorse, YT, Canada . 2017 July;