Sujin Shin

 Sujin Shin is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Laboratory of Environmental Virology (LEV), EPFL. She is working on the SNSF-funded AirTRAC project, which investigates the effects of air composition on the respiratory virus transmission chain. She recently received her PhD from the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST). Her research focuses on DNA degradation and disinfection processes in water treatment. 

Professionals experiences

Visiting Ph.D

During 8 months of research visit, I investigated the synergism between direct and indirect pathway of human adenovirus 2 (HAdV2) sunlight inactivation.

Education

Degradation of DNA in photolysis and photo-sensitized processes: Kinetics, pathways, and implications for water disinfection

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2021 – 2025 Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)

Degradation and deactivation kinetics of plasmid-encoded extracellular antibiotic resistance gene during exposure to singlet oxygen in water

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2019 – 2021 Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)

School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering

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2015 – 2019 Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)

Awards

Best presentation Award of WaterMicro 2025

The International Water Association (IWA)

2025

Best Paper Award of 2023 ACS ES&T

American Chemical Society (ACS)

2024

Research

Current Research Fields

  • AirTRAC project (SNSF): AirTRAC: The effect of air composition on the respiratory virus transmission chain
  • Ozonation of aerosolized respiratory viruses: kinetic, mechanisms, effect of matrix