Dr. Yeunook Bae
Assistant Professor
Office
FHS Felmley Hall Of Science 305
Office Hours
Mon: 9:55-10:55am, 12:50-1:50pm
Wed: 9:55-10:55am, 12:50-1:50pm
Thu: 12:50-1:50pm
Fri: 9:55-10:55am
Wed: 9:55-10:55am, 12:50-1:50pm
Thu: 12:50-1:50pm
Fri: 9:55-10:55am
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
Dr. Bae is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Sciences (Environmental Health Program). He received Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis and M.S.E degree in Environmental Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. He worked as postdoctoral fellow in Northwestern University for four years. He also worked in private firm for 4 years after receiving M.S. and B.S. in Hanyang University (Seoul, South Korea).
Current Courses
HSC 258.001 Epidemiology
HSC 204.002 Health Data Analysis and Statistics
HSC 359.001 Industrial Hygiene
HSC 359.002 Industrial Hygiene
Teaching Interests & Areas
Health Data Analysis and Statistics;
Epidemiology;
Industrial Hygiene;
Water and Wastewater Control
Research Interests & Areas
<Public Health>
- Biomarkers for Exploring Environmental Risk Factors
- Managing Diverse Blood Sources.
- Statistical Analyses; Big Data Interpretation.
<Environmental Engineering & Science>
- Aquatic Chemistry; Drinking Water Management.
- Physical & Chemical Processes
- Wastewater-Based Epidemiology
Post-Doc Preventive Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
PhD Chemical Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
MS Geography and Environmental Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
MS Environmental Engineering
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
BS Civil Engineering
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Best Research Award
American Water Works Association (AWWA)
2019
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
Washington University in St. Louis
2019
Best Poster Award
American Water Works Association (AWWA)
2018
Best Presentation Award
Mid-American Environmental Engineering Conference (MAEEC)
2018
C. Ellen Gonter Environmental Chemistry Award
American Chemical Society (ACS)
2018
Best Presentation Award
Mid-American Environmental Engineering Conference (MAEEC)
2016
Grants and Contracts
CAST Grants for Innovation in Diversity, Equity, Belonging, and Inclusion
Yeunook Bae, Jin Park.
CAST. December 2 2025 - May 30 2026
Journal Article
Advancing Global Health Surveillance of Population-Level Exposures to Mycotoxins using Minimally Invasive Sampling Techniques: A Systematic Critical Review
Yeunook Bae, et al.
Environmental Science & Technology, 58(8), 3580–3594, (2024)
Cord Blood and Postnatal Adductomics Reveal Novel Exposure Pathways of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Yeunook Bae, et al.
Antioxidants, 13(4), 494, (2024)
Unveiling the Effects of Protein Corona Formation on the Aggregation Kinetics of Gold Nanoparticles in Monovalent and Divalent Electrolytes
Yeunook Bae, Xitong Liu.
Environmental Pollution, 346, 123552, (2024)
An ovarian steroid metabolomic pathway analysis in basal and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)-like gonadotropin conditions reveals a hyperandrogenic phenotype measured by mass spectrometry
Yeunook Bae, et al.
Biomedicines, 10(7), 1646, (2022)
Impact of Dissolved Oxygen and pH on the Removal of Selenium from Water by Iron Electrocoagulation
Yeunook Bae, et al.
Water Research, 213, 118159, (2022)
Other
A State-of-the-Science Review and Guide for Measuring Environmental Exposure Biomarkers in Dried Blood Spots
Tyler A. Jacobson, J. S. Kler, Yeunook Bae, et al.
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 33, 505-523, (2022)
Impact of Iron-Rich Scale in Lead Service Line on Elevated Rates of Lead Release to Water
Yeunook Bae, & et al..
AWWA Water Science, 117, 115764, (2020)
Impact of Orthophosphate on Lead Release from Pipe Scale in High-pH, Low-Alkalinity Water
Yeunook Bae, et al.
Water Research, 117, 115764, (2020)
The Ability of Phosphate to Prevent Lead Release from Pipe Scale when Switching from Free Chlorine to Monochloramine
Yeunook Bae.
Environmental Science & Technology, 54(2), 879–888, (2020)
Transformation Impacts of Dissolved and Solid Phase Fe(II) on Trichloroethylene (TCE) Reduction in an Iron-Reducing Bacteria (IRB) Mixed Column
Yeunook Bae.
Water Research, 46, 6391-6398, (2012)
TCE Reduction Modeling in Soil Column: Effect of Zero-Valent Iron, Ferrous Iron, and Iron-Reducing Bacteria. Desalination and Water Treatment
Yeunook Bae.
Desalination and Water Treatment, 4, 229-232, (2009)
Presentations
Human Serum Albumin (HSA)-Cys34 Adducts as Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress (OS).
Yeunook Bae.
264th America Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Chicago, September, 2023
Human Serum Albumin Adducts as Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress
Yeunook Bae.
Chicago Mass Spec Day, Chicago, August, 2023
Characterizing Human Serum Albumin (HSA)-Cys34 Adducts as Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress (OS).
Yeunook Bae.
Research Day, Chicago, July, 2023
The role of orthophosphate to limit lead release from pipe scales when switching disinfectant from free chlorine to monochloramine
Yeunook Bae.
American Water Works Association - Water Quality Technology Conference, Dallas, TX, October, 2019
Impact of Dissolved Oxygen and pH on the Extent and Products of Selenium(VI) Removal by Iron Electrocoagulation
Yeunook Bae.
256th America Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Boston, MA, August, 2018
Rates and Pathways of Controlling Lead Concentrations in Lead Pipes by Orthophosphate Addition.
Yeunook Bae.
255th America Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition,, New Orleans, LA, March, 2018