Hanjoon Kwon Email & Phone Number

Charlottesville, VA, US

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Screened, evaluated, and monitored proposals submitted to US $150 million PROBLUE Trust Fund, particularly related to marine plastic, marine diversity, and pollution
• Drafted reports on the preliminary findings on the co-benefit of air pollution and climate change in Lagos, Johannesburg, and Accra
• Developed and leveraged a database (~900 projects) to help supervise, track, and report on efforts for marine and pollution business lines
• Drafted AINs (Activity Initiation Note), ToRs (Terms of References), and documents on marine plastic monitoring methodologies and preparation for a potential global ASA on marine plastic issues
• Contributed to concept note for potential financial intermediary funds for a pollution business line

Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea

• Drafted internal policy research reports and legislation review reports for National Assembly representatives and policy makers
• Analyzed domestic regulatory frameworks, and involved in comparative research tasks to develop national legislation to tackle regional environmental issues with neighboring countries such as particulate air pollution.

Fiji

• Performed a gap analysis of the regional policy frameworks and regulations, mainly focusing on climate change countermeasures of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) after the Paris Agreement
• Drafted documents for the Pacific Climate Change and Migration (PCCM) project, which is related to migration of indigenous populations in the Pacific region

Kailali District, Nepal

• Executed the internal environmental risk analysis of the municipality, specifically related to the mismanagement of the municipal solid waste system
• Advised the executives on the potential environmental risks of leachate, during the consultation process of the planned landfill site, and engaged with local community stakeholders
• Managed to locate 35 municipal dustbins in downtown to improve collection efficiency and sanitation. Planned and coordinated with local NGOs for additional funding and future support for maintenance
• Cross-supported another agent of KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency) to analyze water sanitation and water resource use of the Katmandu municipality, focusing on the local use of traditional hand-dug wells

Tunis Governorate, Tunisia

• Conducted scientific research to assess the feasibility of organic remediation technology, to reduce hazardous chemicals in contaminated soil
• Supported experiments to measure BOD, COD, and other chemical characteristics of water samples

Seoul, Korean

• Conducted scientific research on radical formation during the sonication of deionized water to remove residual organic chemicals in water
• Completed twelve-week national college student internship program as a research assistant

Master'S Degree, Economics

Master Of Arts - Ma, Economics, 3.89/4

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: The president of SKKU Society of International law / an executive member of the JD student council

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Civil And Environment Engineering

Activities and Societies: Member of the volunteer group "Didimdol"​