Education

2009~2015:   Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Plant Science (Plant Ecology), McGill University, Canada  
: the top-ranked university in Canada and ranked 27th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2026) 

2005~2007:   Master's in Environmental Planning (Environmental Management), Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

1998~2005:   Bachelor of Science in Biological Science, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
: the top-ranked university in Republic of Korea and ranked 38th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2026) 

Academic Positions

• 2020.3~now. 

  • Assistant / Associate Professor, Gyeongkuk National University (formerly Andong National University)

  • Research: Project principal investigator of grants from (1) National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) (2) Society of Ecological Restoration (SER), with Microsoft company

  • Education: including, but not limited to, Environmental Biology, Ecology & Experiments, Plant Taxonomy, and Plant Restoration & Experiments (undergraduate courses)

  • Services: Department chair (2022.03.01~2023.02.28)

  • Associate Editor, Journal of Ecology (IF 5.6, JCR top 10%), British Ecological Society

  • Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Ecology (IF 4.8, JCR top 8.22%), British Ecological Society

  • Subject Matter Editor, Ecosphere (IF 2.9, JCR top 34%), Ecological Society of America

  • Board of Editor, Journal of Ecology and Environment, Ecological Society of Korea

  • Lead-Author (Representative of Korea), IPBES (the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services), Thematic Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and their Control

• 2017.1~2020.2. Postdoctoral Researcher/Research Professor,
  Ecological Engineering laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University

•  2015.11~2016.12. Postdoctoral Researcher,
  Ecology laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University 

• 2015.11~2016.12. Lecturer (General Ecology)

Department of Biological Sciences, Dankook University