Professors

Prof. Sim’s research focus lies at the intersection between microbiology and geology. In particular, he is interested in utilizing the geochemical fingerprints of microbial processes, in the form of strongly fractionated sulfur isotopic compositions.

• Ph.D., Geobiology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA, USA, 2012
• M.S., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 2004
• B.S., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 2002

• Associate Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 2020-
• Assistant Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 2016-2020
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, CA, USA, 2013-2016
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, IL, USA, 2012-2013

1. Min Sub Sim, Hideaki Ogata, Wolfgang Lubitz, Jess F. Adkins, Alex L. Sessions, Victoria J. Orphan and Shawn E. McGlynn, (2019). Role of APS reductase in biogeochemical sulfur isotope fractionation. Nature Communications, 10, 44, doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07878-4
2. Min Sub Sim, Alex L. Sessions, Victoria J. Orphan and Jess F. Adkins, (2019). Precise determination of equilibrium sulfur isotope effects during volatilization and deprotonation of dissolved H2S. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 248, 242-251, doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2019.01.016
3. Min Sub Sim, Guillaume Paris, Jess F. Adkins, Victoria J. Orphan and Alex L. Sessions, (2017). Quantification and isotopic analysis of intracellular sulfur metabolites in the dissimilatory sulfate reduction pathway. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 206, 57-72, doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2017.02.024