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EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. (2003~07) Department of Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO  Dissertation: Land surface and ocean effects on the variabilites of three Asian summer monsoons Advisor: Dr. Thomas N. Chase
  • M.S. (1996~98) Department of Geography, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea             Thesis: A study of spatial distribution and causative factors of typhoon disasters in Korea Advisor: Dr. Hyoun-Young Lee
  • B.S. (1992~96) Department of Geography, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea

 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 2012-             Assistant Professor, Dept. Geology & Geography, West Virginia University (WVU)
  • 2010-2011    Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, PA
  • 2008-2010    Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • 2003-2007    Graduate Research Assistant, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado-Boulder
  • 1998-2001    Army Officer, 5th Corps Artillery Brigade, Republic of Korea Army

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

  • Applied Computational Sciences Innovation Awards (ACSIA) (2012-2013)   Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, WVU ($20,000) Developing Malaria Forecasting Model for India Using Climate and Vegetation Datasets             PI: Eungul Lee, co-PIs: Yanqing Hu and James Harner
  • Gilbert F. White Doctoral Fellowship (2007) –  Department of Geography, University of Colorado ($10,000)
  • CIRES Graduate Student Fellowships (2005~06 and 2003)  –  CIRES, University of Colorado ($38,298)
  • Department Fellowships (2006~07, 2005, and 2003) – Department of Geography, University of Colorado ($9,868)
  • Travel Grants                                                                                                                         NSF (2008), University of Colorado (2007, 06, and 05) HONORS AND AWARDS                        First Place (2007) and Honorable Mention (2005) in the AAG Climate Specialty Group Student Paper Competitions

 SERVICES AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Peer Reviewer for Nature Geoscience, Applied Geography, J. Clim., Clim. Dyn., Int. J. Climatol., Geophys. Res. Lett., Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., Earth Interactions, Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, Climate Research, Atmospheric Environment, J. Arid Environments, J. Ecology & Natural Environment, J. Korean Geographical Society, J.Korean Regional Geographical Society, and J. Clim. Res.
  • Proposal Reviewer for NSF Climate & Large-Scale Dynamics, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC, UK) “The Changing Water Cycle Programme”
  • Editorial/Research Board for Climate Research Institute in South Korea (Since 2009)
  • Session Co-Organizer for ‘Land use and regional land-atmosphere interactions’ session, AAG Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, March 22-27, 2009
  • Science Communication Activities – AGU-CIRES Joint Release: ‘Land’s greenness affects monsoon rains’ strength’, AGU Release #08-37.
  • Assistant Secretary of Korean Geographical Society (1996~97)
  • Army Officer of 5th Corps Artillery Brigade, Republic of Korea Army (1998~2001): Computer Officer (2001), Aide-de-camp of Brigade Commander (1999~2001), and Observation Officer (1998)
  • Member of Association of American Geographers, American Geophysical Union, American Meteorological Society and Korean Geographical Society