David J. Kim, Ph.D., researches the development and application of novel water treatment technologies to strengthen resilience of existing water infrastructure and networks. In particular, he has focused on electrochemical devices that utilize electricity to destroy persistent pollutants and recover valuable resources from various streams, including ocean water and industrial waste effluents. From here, he continues to investigate their performance under these real sources and what kind of impacts they directly have on our communities. He has published his findings in numerous journals, including Environmental Science & Technology. He was the recipient of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and has actively served as a teaching fellow and mentor in various outreach programs. He received his Ph.D. in environmental engineering from Yale University and his B.S. in earth and environmental engineering from Columbia University.