Research Experience
Department of Oceanography, Kyungpook National University
2024.10-
Associate Professor (tenure-track)
Department of Oceanography, Kyungpook National University
2021.09-2024.09
Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
KIOST
(Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology)
2021.05-2021.07
Geological Institute, ETH Zurich
Senior Researcher
Postdoctoral Fellow
2019.09-2021.04
Education
Seoul National University
Ph.D., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
2019.08
POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology)
M.S., Graduate School of Oceanography
2014.02
Chonnam National University
B.S., Science Education
2011.02
Experiences
Field works
Cruises-Oceanography
2022, 2023, 2024 MS Teisten in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, Arctic (stayed in KOPRI and NPI stations)
2018 IBRV Araon in the Amundsen Sea, Antarctic (1.5 months; 21 Dec. 2017~13. Feb. 2018)
2016 RV Akademik ma Lavrentyev in the East/Japan Sea (1 week)
2014 IBRV Araon in the Amundsen Sea, Antarctic (1 month; 24 Dec. 2013~25. Jan. 2014)
2013 RV Eardo in the East/Japan Sea (1 week)
2012 IBRV Araon in the Amundsen Sea, Antarctic (2 months; 31 Jan. 2012 ~20 Mar. 2012)
2011 RV HY 2000 in the East/Japan Sea
With several short cruises in Hyungsang River and Hupo bay (1 week)
Fieldworks-Geology
2010 Geological fieldwork in Jeju province and northern Gwangju, Korea (1 week)
Research Experiences
Prof. Timothy Ian Eglinton
Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Visiting student
Funding; Global PhD fellowship (2017), Young researcher’s exchange program between Korea and Switzerland (2018)
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Summer 2011 (2 week): Alkenone analyses, Northwest Atlantic margin
(related paper; Hwang et al., 2014)
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Summer 2012 (3 week): Radiocarbon analyses, Canada Basin, Arctic
(related paper; Hwang et al., 2015)
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Autumn 2017 (3 month): Radiocarbon and sterol analyses, Amundsen Sea
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Autumn-Winter 2018 (5 month): Sterol and clay mineralogy analyses, Amundsen Sea
Prof. Yeong Koo Koh
Department of Science Education, Chonnam National University, Korea
Intern student (autumn semester, 2010)
Funding; Problem-solving project for undergraduate students
Research Topic: Characteristics of lithology and mineralogy in soils on northern part of Gwangju province, South Korea
Prof. Kyoung-Woong Kim
School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, GIST (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology), Korea
Intern student (summer vacation, 2009)
Research Topic: Heavy metal removal in the mining area
Honors and awards
18. Early Career Publication Award (L&O letters) (2024), Willey, USA
17. Zhu-Peterson Early Career Scientist Award (2023), PICES, USA
16.한국 로레알-유네스코 여성 과학자상. L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards(2023), Korea
15. 문무대왕해양대상. King-Munmu’s Ocean award: Early Career scientist (2022), Korea
14. 해수부장관상. The first prize of Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Korea (2021), Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Korea, The Korean Society of Oceanography
13. WISET Support for Paper Publications (2021), Center for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET), Korea
12. 삼각상. Best PhD dissertation award (2020), The Korean Society of Oceanography
11. Best Antarctic presentation award (2020), 6th APECS International Online Conference, APECS
10. DISCO (Dissertations Symposium in Chemical Oceanography) (2020), NSF, NOAA
9. The Best Paper award for PhD student, 박사학위우수논문상, (2018), The Korean Society of Oceanography Meeting
8. PICES annual meeting Travel Grants, (2018), The Korean Society of Oceanography Meeting
7. Global PhD fellowship Great-Performance award (2017), Korea NSF
6. WISET Support for Research Travel Grants (2017), Center for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET), Korea
5. 해양문학상 11th Marine Literary Award (2017), Korea Ocean Foundation
4. 전재규 젊은과학자상 6th “Jeon Jaegyu” Young Scientist Award (2017), Korea Polar Research Center
3. Marine safety campaign 2016- memoirs, (2016), Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
2. BK (Brain Korea) 21 special grant for graduate student (2016), Seoul National University
1. APECS Antarctic Conference Travel Support (2016), APECS
Scientific services and activities
10. APECS-Korea chair (2025-)
9. PICES-SCOR-KIOST meeting organizer/host (2022)
8. PICES AP-ECOP co-chair & mentor task team leader (2022-2025)
7. Korea-ECOP co-chair (2022-)
6. KIOST Ocean camp for next-generation; presenter & co-chair (2025), chair (2022) and co-chair (2021)
5. UN Ocean decade kickoff conference (2021.11.26), ECOP (Early Career Ocean Professionals) Asia, (invited talk)
4. WATS seminar (2021.09.09), Seoul National University (invited talk)
3. Science-Touch on Friday (2021.03.19), Korea NRF Youtube live (invited talk)
2. Career counseling talk-meet the scientist (2020.12.23), Yeosu High School (invited talk)
1. Meeting on Young researcher’s exchange program between Korea and Switzerland (2020.11.17), Korea NRF (mentoring)