MEET the TEAM

PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR

Dr. Yoonja Kang (강윤자)Associate Professor
E-mail: yoonjakang@jnu.ac.krTel: +82-061-659-7141Address: 50, Daehak-ro, Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do, Chonnam National University, South Korea 59626
2023.10 - Present       Associate Professor, Department of Ocean Integrated Science, Chonnam National University, South Korea2020.03 - 2023.09    Assistant Professor, Department of Ocean Integrated Science, Chonnam National University, South Korea2018.01 - 2020.02     Post-Doctoral Scholar, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea2017.01 - 2017.12       Post-Doctoral Scholar, Stony Brook University, USA2011.09 - 2016.12      Ph.D. Marine Science Stony Brook University, USA2008.09 - 2010.08    M.S. Marine Science  University of Miami, USA2001.03 - 2007.08     B.S. & M.S. Marine Science Pukyong National University, South Korea

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Yeongji Oh (오영지)M.S. Student
E-mail: fivezeroji@gmail.com
Research Interests: Dynamics of plankton community in the northern East China Sea with intrusion of Changjian Diluted Water, microbial interactions during bloom dynamics
2021.03 - Present      Bachelor and Master Program, Department of Ocean Integrated Science, Chonnam National University2020.04 - 2021.02    B.S. student intern at MPREL of Chonnam National University
Minji Lee (이민지)Ph.D. Student
E-mail: 2minggi@gmail.com
Research Interests: Long-term monitoring of plankton bloom dynamics, pigment analysis,  HABs
2023.03 - Present     Ph.D. student, Department of Ocean Integrated Science, Chonnam National University2023.01 - Present      Researcher at HABs Department in National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS)2014.01 - 2022.12     Research Assistant at Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST)2010.03 - 2016.02    B.S. & M.S. Department of Oceanography, Pukyong National University
Danbi Bang (방단비)M.S. Student
E-mail: danbi8718@jnu.ac.kr
Research Interests: The nutrient utilization of phytoplankton in the southwestern coastal waters of Korea, nori aquaculture farms, marine environmental conditions for plankton dynamics
2023.03 - Present      M.S. student, Department of Ocean Integrated Science, Chonnam National University2020.09 - Present      Research Assistant at HABs Department in National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS)2011.03 - 2016.02      B.S. Department of Law, Sunchon National University
Seong-Su Shin (신성수)M.S. Student
E-mail: holywater248@gmail.com
Research Interests: Bloom dynamics in the Southwestern Coastal Waters of Korea, determined using UPLC and flow cytometry
2023.03 - Present      M.S. student, Department of Ocean Integrated Science, Chonnam National University2019.06 - Present      Research Assistant at HABs Department in National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS)2011.03 - 2018.02      B.S. Department of Aquaculture, Chonnam National University
Chan-Woo Kwon (권찬우)M.S. Student
E-mail: kwonchanwoo99@gmail.com
Research Interests: Long-term monitoring of cryptophytes in eutrophic coastal waters, dynamics of microbial food webs during blooms
2024.03 ~ Present     M.S. student, Department of Ocean Integrated Science, Chonnam National University2022.05 - 2024.02    B.S. student intern at MPREL of Chonnam National University
Eunbi Lee (이은비)M.S. Student
E-mail:
Research Interests: Fate of bloom-induced organic matter and bloom dynamics in response to regenerated nitrogen
2024.03 ~ Present      M.S. student, Department of Ocean Integrated Science, Chonnam National University2021.03 ~ Present      B.S. student intern at MPREL of Chonnam National University

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Du-Wan Kim (김두완)B.S. Student (Intern)

2022.05 ~ Present      B.S. student intern at MPREL of Chonnam National University
Sang-Hoon Jeong (정상훈)B.S. Student (Intern)

2022.05 ~ Present      B.S. student intern at MPREL of Chonnam National University
Moon-Kyu Lee (이문규)B.S. Student (Intern)

2023.09 ~ Present      B.S. student intern at MPREL of Chonnam National University
Tae-Hee Kim (김태희)B.S. Student (Intern)

2023.09 ~ Present      B.S. student intern at MPREL of Chonnam National University

LAB ALUMNI

Change-Sung Kim, B.S., 2021Kyeong-Won Park,  B.S., 2022Ha-Yeong Kim, B.S., 2024Seo-Jin Shin, B.S., 2024Kwon-Chan Woo, B.S., 2024Eunbi Lee, B.S., 2024