Research Projects

Research projects

• 2020.3~now. Assistant Professor / Associate Professor, Plant Ecology lab, Gyeongguk National University (Andong National University)

  • Current Project 1 PI: “Seed mixtures-based restoration of native plants for invasive plant management and biodiversity conservation” (budget: 500,000 USD from 2022 to 2027 for five years), National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (MSIT)

  • Current Project 2 PI: “Application of optimal eradication and native plant restoration methods to control invasive plant and improve native biodiversity in Gwanaksan Mountain, Republic of Korea” (budget: 80,000 USD from 2024.05.01 to 2027.04.30 for three years), funded by Society of Ecological Restoration (SER), partner with Microsoft company’s Environmental Sustainability Program.

  • Current Project 3 (a Responsible Participating Researcher), “Restoration of Taiga Bean Goose Wetland Habitat” (budget amount: 50,000,000 won / 35,000 $ out of 190,000,000 won /135,000 $ for three years), funded by Society of Ecological Restoration (SER), partner with Microsoft company’s Environmental Sustainability Program. 

  • Past Project 5: "Development of optimization technology for invasive alien species" (budget: 200,000 USD from 2022.01.01 to 2023.12.31 for two years), Ministry of Environment.

• 2017.1~2020.2. Postdoc Researcher / Research Professor, Ecological Engineering lab, Yonsei University

  • Project PI: ‘Determining invasion causes and impacts of invasive plants and roles of biotic resistance against invasive plants’ funded by NRF (national research foundation of Korea) (budget: 200,000 USD for three years).

• 2015.11~2016.12. Postdoc Researcher, Ecology labs, Seoul National University,

  • Project PI: ‘Management of invasive plant in Seoul Metropolitan region through ecological restoration of alternative plants’ fully funded by NRF (national research foundation of Korea) (budget: 24,000 USD for 1 year).

    • o   Roles: Spearheaded experimental studies about the restoration of plant communities to resist invasive plants in Seoul Capital Area.

    • o   Tasks: Writing research proposal, experimental design, data sampling, statistical data analysis and modeling, and writing scientific articles.

• 2009.1~2015.4. Graduate Student (PhD), Ecology labs, McGill University and IRBV

• Project: Management of the common reed in freshwater marsh; Funding and Partnership: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC); Phragmites research group, Ducks Unlimited; PI: Dr. Sylvie de Blois and Dr. Jacques Brisson

o   Roles: Spearheaded experimental studies about the restoration of wetland plant communities to manage introduced lineage of Phragmites australis (common reed)

o   Tasks: Writing research proposal, experimental design, data sampling, statistical data analysis and modeling, and publication of scientific articles.

• 2013. Research Assistant, Department of Plant Science, McGill University
  Project: Tools for assessing the risks of biological invasion under climate change; Funding and Partnership: Ouranos (PACC26-Uranus); Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs (Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks); PI: Dr. Sylvie de Blois with Postdoc Dr. Reto Schmucki

o   Roles: Assessed invasion risk based on functional traits - identified potential invaders in Eastern North America under climate change, either through altered phenology, fitness, or range expansion projected by species distribution models;

o   Tasks: Collection of trait information, biodiversity database management, statistical analysis, and collaborative writing a report.

• 2005 to 2007. Graduate Student (Master’s), Ecology Labs, Seoul National University
  Projects: (1) Ecological assessment of restored wetlands (fallow paddy fields located in nature conservation areas); (2) Environmental characteristics of typical wetland plants; Funding and Partnership: Ministry of Science & Technology (Funding ID: R08-2004-000-10225-0), Green City Department of Seoul City, South Korea; PI: Dr. Jae Geun Kim

o   Roles: (1) Spearheaded investigation on wetland rehabilitation processes in old fallow agricultural fields and evaluated its ecosystem functions (2) Conducted mesocosm experiment of wetland plants competition/coexistence under different flooding regimes

o   Tasks: Sampling design, experimental design, data measurement and collection and statistical analysis, collaborative writing of government reports and scientific articles.

• 2008.1~2008.12. Research Assistant, Environmental Planning Institute, Seoul
  Projects: (1) Building guideline for restoration of traditional village forests in rural areas (2005), (2) Environmental planning for amenity of Seochun-city (2008) Funding and Partnership: Ministry of Environment, Seochun-city; PI: Dr. Dowon Lee

o   Roles: (1) Assisted field investigation of biodiversity of village ponds, (2) Developed restoration guidelines for ecosystem functions and services in village forests

o   Tasks: Biodiversity data sampling and analysis, environmental planning, review restoration case studies, collaborative writing a report and guideline manual.