Professor
Department of Oceanography, Hanyang University ERICA
My research focuses on understanding the impacts of Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice loss on global climate change and weather patterns. I also study major ocean circulation systems, such as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and ocean gyres, which play a key role in redistributing heat and shaping regional climates. To explore these processes, my lab uses cutting-edge climate models and develops advanced techniques that allow us to adjust specific atmospheric conditions and sea surface temperatures in targeted regions. This approach helps reveal cause-and-effect relationships in the climate system that are otherwise difficult to untangle.
Antarctic sea ice loss as a driver of global climate shifts
An analytical model for Arctic sea ice drift
Quantifying climate feedbacks in polar regions
Career
Professor of Oceanography at Hanyang University (2025~present)
Associate Professor of Oceanography at Hanyang University (2019~2025)
Research Scientist at Korean Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (2014-2019)
Postdoc at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (2012-2013)
Postdoc at California Institute of Technology (2010-2012)
Education
Ph.D in Climate Science at UC Berkeley (2010)
M.S in Civil & Environmental Engineering at University of Washington (2005)
B.A in Geography at Seoul National University (2002)
Award
The National lab (KIGAM)'s Best Researcher Award (2018)
National Research Council of Science & Technology: Young Investigator Award (2016)
Berkeley Atmospheric Science Center (BASC) fellowship (2008-2009)
