Professional Experiences
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), USA
2018 - present: Scientist
2016 - 2018: Postdoctoral researcher
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA
2015 - 2016: Postdoctoral researcher
Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), South Korea
2013 - 2015: Project Researcher
Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), South Korea
2008 - 2011: Air Force Officer (Lieutenant), Weather Forecaster,
Education
Yonsei University, Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences, 2014
Yonsei University, M.Sc. in Atmospheric Sciences, 2008
Yonsei University, B.Sc. in Atmospheric Sciences, 2006
Technology Experiences
Numerical Simulation:
Climate/Weather Model Development and big data analysis (CMIP)
Real-time operation of weather forecast model (WRF, CFS, GRIMs)
Languages: Python, Fortran (including Multi-CPU programming [MPI or openMP]), Shell, JavaScript, HTML
OS: Linux/Unix, Mac, Windows environment
Database: Climate data format in netCDF and GRIB
Analysis libraries: Python (Scipy, NumPy, pandas, xarray), PCMDI Metrics Package (PMP), xCDAT, CDAT, CDO, and NCO
Plotting libraries: Python (matplotlib, bokeh, hvplot), GrADS, and NCL
Version Control: GitHub, Git, SVN
Notebooks: Jupyter
Awards
The R&D 100 Award, Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF), As part of the ESGF development team led by Dean Williams of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Dec 2017.
Best Peer-Reviewer Award, Oct 2016, Korean Meteorological Society
Best Doctoral Dissertation Award, Oct 2015, Korean Meteorological Society
Military Recognition, Mar 2011, Republic of Korea Air Force Intelligence Operation
Meteorological Policy Idea Contest Winner (1st Prize), Nov 2010, Korea Meteorological Administration
Military Recognition, Jul 2009, Republic of Korea Air Force Weather Unit
Weather Forecast Competition Winner (2nd Prize), Feb 2005, Korea Meteorological Administration
Academic/Community Service:
Scientific Steering Panel
CMIP7 Model Benchmarking Task Team (2022. 11 ~)
Academic Journal Referee
Advances in Atmospheric Sciences
Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences
Atmosphere (in Korean/English, published by Korean Meteorological Society)
Geoscientific Model Development
International Journal of Climatology
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
Journal of Earth System Science
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmosphere
Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Theoretical and Applied Climatology
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Expert Review
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6)