The permanent secretariat is set up at Ocean University of China, where the General Secretary belongs to, which is responsible for the daily work of IAMRI. Under the supervision of the Steering Committee and the direction of the Chairman, the Secretariat:
a) To act as a center for information on questions of international interest related to higher education and marine-related research and provides, by appropriate means, for the dissemination of this information;
b) To facilitate the exchange of students and scientific staff, and develop means for better distribution and exchange of laboratory materials, books and other equipment;
c) To undertake other tasks that are compatible with the aims of the IAMRI; and
d) To prepare the draft agenda for the General Meeting; the draft is to be approved via correspondence by the Steering Committee and issued to the General Meeting, not less than one month before its meeting.

CURRENT SECRETARY-GENERAL

Professor Minhee LEE

Dean of the College Environmental and Marine Sciences and Technology,Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea

EDUCATION  

EXPERIENCE

2016-present: Dean of the College Environmental and Marine Sciences and Technology,Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea
2016-present: Director of Institute of Marine Sciences & Technology, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea
2010-2012: Vice president of Planning Department, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea
2007-2008: Director of Institute of Environmental Geosciences, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea
2010-2014: Councilor of the Environmental Division, Busan Metro City, South Korea
2000-present: Professor, Department of Environmental Geosciences, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea

1997-2000: Post-doc. Research Scholar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Davis, USA

RESEARCH AREAS OF INTEREST:  Soil and groundwater pollution and remediation

Professor LEE is interested in all aspects of remediation procedures in contaminated soil and groundwater, but primarily for organic pollutant (NAPL) and heavy metals. The focus of his research is in how to best use chemical components (i.e. surfactant, alcohol) and micro-organisms providing the highest efficiency to clean up NAPL contaminated soil and groundwater. He has the enthusiasm to work for biological degradation, SVE, in-situ soil flushing, and Fenton oxidation in real contaminated site. He is also interested in the development of remediation technologies such as soil washing, soil stabilization, phytoremediation, soil reclamation for tailing and soil around abandoned mines.

Dean of the College Environmental and Marine Sciences and Technology,Pukyong National University, Busan, South KoreaDean of the College Environmental and Marine Sciences and Technology,Pukyong National University, Busan, South KoreaDean of the College Environmental and Marine Sciences and Technology,Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea