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A PhD graduate with a focus on non-thermal plasma. I have a keen interest in exploring the application area of cold plasma for environmental remediation. I have extensive knowledge on plasma diagnostics and optimization for tailored application areas.

  • Birthday: 30 May 1995
  • Phone: +82 10-2474-6598
  • City: Seoul
  • Email: kirubeamsalu12@gmail.com

Interests

Plasma Diagnostics

Water Treatment

Aqueous Ozonation

Micro/emerging pollutants

Cold Plasma

Plasma Physics

Education

PhD in Physics

March 2022 - August 2025
Relevant Coursework
  • Plasma Diagnostics
  • Reactive Nitrogen & Oxygen Species
  • Environmental (water, soil) remediation
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MSc. in Mechanical Engineering

September 2018 - August 2020
Relevant Coursework
  • Nanomaterials Fabrication
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Advanced Foundry Technology
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BSc. in Manufacturing Engineering

September 2013 - July 2018
Relevant Coursework
  • Machine Design
  • Material Science
  • Metallurgy
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Experience

Kwangwoon University

March 2022 - August 2025

PhD Researcher

  • Optimize and characterize various types of plasma devices for efficient degradation of environmental pollutants.
  • Design and implement experimental setups, develop novel concepts to combat emerging contaminants.
  • Publish different experimental results on high-end journals and present them on international conferences.

Kwangwoon University

September 2023 - December 2023, March 2024 - July 2024,September 2024 - December 2024, March 2025 - July 2025

Teaching Assistant

  • Handling experimental sessions for the "Kwangwoon-Vertically Integrated Project (KW-VIP)" course under the supervision of Prof. Eun Ha Choi.
  • Teaching undergraduate students from various disciplines in understanding fundamental electrical circuits.
  • Instructing students on assembling and building an inverter circuit for plasma generation, constructing plasma devices, and analyzing their electrical characteristics.
  • Providing hands-on troubleshooting support during the experimental sessions to ensure students gained practical experience.

Addis Ababa Science and Technology University

September 2018 - September 2020

Academic and Research Assistant

  • Supervise undergraduate students on final year projects.
  • Developing start-up projects
  • Developing and leading a project on urban farming to promote food security.

Projects

  • All
  • Personal
  • Collaborative

Pesticide Degradation from Green Coffee Beans

Dibutyl phthalate removal from water using OH radicals

Spatial and temporal diagnostics of OH radicals

Carbamazapine degradation using APPJ generated species

Synergy between plasma water and seaweed biostimulants in tomato

Enhancing growth and salinity tolerance of Pak Choi plants

Surface activation of polyvinyl alcohol films

THP removal from soil using ozone gas

Ampicilline removal from water using APPJ discharge

Dual duty cycle for selective generation of reactive species

Textile dye removal using nitrix oxide species

Skills

Hardware

CD

Circular DichroismD

Gas FTIR

Gas FTIR

GC-FID

GC-FID

GC-FID

GC-MS

High Voltage

High Voltage Measurment

HR4000 Spectrometer

HR4000 Spectrometer

LC-MS

LC-MS

LC-MS

ICCD-Monochromator

LC-MS

Raman Spectroscopy

LC-MS

Laser Induced Fluorescence

LC-MS

X-ray Diffraction

LC-MS

UV Absorption Spectroscopy

Software

CD

MS Office- Advanced

CD

Orgin pro- Advanced

CD

Python- Beginner

CD

Matlab- Beginner

CD

GNU Octave- Begineer

CD

MassiveOES- Advanced

CD

LIFBase- Intermediate

Contact

My Address

Gwangun-ro, Nowon-gu

Seoul, 01899

Social Profiles

Email

kirubelamsalu12@gmail.com

kirubelamsalu@kw.ac.ar

Contact

+82 10-2474-6598