Presentations
Invited Talks
Seoul National University Graduate School of Environmental Studies, 181st Colloquium
Regulatory filters in the solar transition (Slides)
Guest Lecture, PLAN 656: Climate Impacts Adaptation, UNC Chapel Hill
Undergraduate seniors and graduate students
Mitigation and adaptation in developing countries (Slides)
Conference Presentations
Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) 2026 Annual Conference
Local solar ordinance adoption and interjurisdictional development exposure
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) 2026 Annual Conference
County solar regulation before local development and the role of surrounding development
Macro-Energy Systems 2026 Workshop
Regulating before local development? Neighboring large-scale solar development and county solar ordinance adoption (Slides, Poster)
Department of City and Regional Planning Academic Accelerator (2025)
Local ordinances and large-scale solar development in the United States (Slides)
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) 2025 Annual Conference
Grid connection and renewable energy adoption: Towards just transitions in Africa (Slides)
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) 2024 Annual Conference
Factors in the cancellation of large-scale solar projects in the United States
Korea Environmental Policy and Administration Society 12th Asian Conference in Regional Science (ACRS)
“A multidimensional analysis of energy poverty in Korea: Focusing on the accurate measurement of energy-poor households”
Teaching
Instructor
PLAN 101: Cities and Urban Life (Syllabus) (2026 Summer; 25 undergraduate students)
Teaching Assistant
PLAN 704: Planning Theory (2024 Spring/ 2026 Spring)
PLAN 714: Urban Spatial Structures (2025 Fall)
PLAN 656: Climate Impacts Adaptation (2025 Spring)
PLAN 548: Sustainable Energy Systems (2024 Fall)
PLAN 637: Public Transportation (2023 Fall)
Service
University Service
Faculty Search Committee (2026)
Ph.D. Admissions Committee (2025)
Journal Review
Energy Research and Social Science
Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy
Research Experience
2023 Architecture & Urban Research Institute, Architectural & Urban Culture Research Division Assistant Researcher
2021-2022 Seoul National University, Research Assistant
2021-2022 United Nations Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division Spatial Analysis Intern
2020-2021 Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), Research Assistant
2020-2021 Korea Development Institute (KDI) School, Graduate Student Researcher
2016 UNESCO UNITWIN Nepal & Mongolia, Research Assistant
AWARDS
COIL Graduate Fellowship ($1,500)
PhD Summer Professional Development Funding ($3,000), Department of City and Regional Planning, UNC Chapel Hill
Thesis Support Fund ($1,000), Institute for Sustainable Development, Seoul National University
Urban and Social Innovation Scholarship: Full tuition & stipend ($4,200), Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University
Korea Development Institute 2020 Research Proposal Competition for Graduate Students: Excellence Prize ($3,000)
Brain Korea 21 FOUR Scholarship: Full tuition & stipend ($8,400), Ministry of Education
Scholarship for Academic Excellence: Tuition support, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University
Kim Chan Scholarship: Full tuition