Professor

Principal Investigator


Daehyun KIM, Ph.D.


Professor of Physical Geography

Department of Geography

College of Social Sciences

Seoul National University

Seoul 08826, South Korea

(tel.) +82-2-880-4059 / (fax) +82-2-876-9498

E-mail: biogeokim@snu.ac.kr

CV - Daehyun Kim (Apr 2024).pdf

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

 

07/2021 - 07/2022          Visiting Scholar, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University

09/2020 -                        Professor with tenure, Department of Geography, Seoul National University

09/2017 - 08/2020          Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Seoul National University

08/2014 - 06/2017          Associate Professor with tenure, Department of Geography, University of Kentucky

08/2009 - 07/2014          Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Kentucky

03/2000 - 02/2002          Platoon Commander (1st Lieut.), the 2nd Division, Republic of Korea Marine Corps

 

EDUCATION AND MAJOR

 

2005 - 2009           Ph.D., Texas A&M University (Geography)

2002 - 2004           M.A., Seoul National University, South Korea (Geography)

1996 - 2000           B.A., Seoul National University, South Korea (Geography)

1993 - 1996           Daeil Foreign Language High School, South Korea (German)

 

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION


     •  Biogeomorphology

     •  Biogeography

     •  Ecological multivariate analysis

     •  Geospatial analysis

     •  Earth surface systems modeling

     •  Predictive simulation modeling

 

TEN KEY WORDS


     •  Ecosystem engineering

     •  Niche construction

     •  Biogeomorphic coevolution

     •  Feedback

     •  Weather extremes

     •  Disturbance

     •  Vegetation dynamics

     •  Scale-dependence

     •  Spatial autocorrelation

     •  Soil–landform modeling


MAJOR EXTERNAL RESEARCH GRANTS (NSF and NRF)


Regular Research (Sole PI), National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-RS-2024-00353634: ‘Biogeomorphological coevolutionary feedback between organisms and the environment, and ecosystem resilience (생물과 환경의 생물지형학적 공진화 되먹임과 생태계 회복탄력성)’, 1,808,620,000 KRW (ca. $1,326,000)

Regular Research (Sole PI), National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2021R1I1A2047661: ‘A biogeomorphic study to predict the vulnerability and regeneration probability of riparian ecosystems to catastrophic flooding (우리나라 하천생태계의 홍수 취약성과 재생 가능성을 예측하기 위한 생물지형학적인 연구)’, 318,822,000 KRW (ca. $280,000)

Regular Research (Sole PI), National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2020R1F1A1048427: ‘Monitoring ecological and geomorphological changes after radical coastal management in the Sindu dune of the Taean peninsula (급진적 해안관리 이후의 생태적·지형적 변화 추적: 태안반도 신두리 해안사구를 사례로)’, 85,500,000 KRW (ca. $69,000)

Regular Research (Sole PI), National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2017R1C1B5076922: ‘A study of coastal dynamics driven by climate change (기후변화에 의한 해안환경의 역동성 연구)’, 90,000,000 KRW (ca. $79,000)

Regular Research (Lead PI with co-PIs Heejun Chang and Yongwan Chun), National Science Foundation Geography and Spatial Sciences Division BCS-1560907: ‘Analyzing the effects of spatial autocorrelation in geospatial databases’, Total grand sum, $336,478 (Lead institute UKY portion, $169,420)

Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (co-PI with PI David Cairns), National Science Foundation Geography and Spatial Sciences Division BCS-0825753: ‘Spatial and temporal dynamics of salt marsh vegetation across scales,’ $11,730


SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS


     •  2020                 The 13th Yeochon Ecology Award (여천생태학상), Yeochon Association for Ecological Research

     •  2020                 Best Paper of the Year Award, Korean Federation of Science & Technology Societies

     •  2012                 J. Warren Nystrom Award, Association of American Geographers

     •  2005                 Regents Fellowship, Texas A&M University, $15,000


SELECTED EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES


     •  2024 -               Editor, Progress in Physical Geography

     •  2022 -               Associate Editor, Journal of Ecology and Environment

     •  2019 -               Member, Editorial board, The Professional Geographer

     •  2018 -               Academic Editor, PLOS ONE

     •  2018 -               Member, Editorial board, Geomorphology

     •  2017 -               Member, Editorial board, Physical Geography