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Department of Health Sciences

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
Office Phone
(309) 438-8329office
phone
Email
ybae2@ilstu.eduemail
Website
https://scholar.google.co.kr/citati... website
  • 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)

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