Education
Ph.D. in Geophysics (Seismology), 2004
Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Thesis Title: Estimation of the Crustal Velocity Structure in Southern Korea Using Broadband Waveforms
Master of Science in Geophysics, 1997
Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Thesis Title: Joint Inversion of P-SV and SH Type Waveforms for the Boundary Shape of a Basin Structure
Bachelor of Science in Geology, 1995
Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Research Experience
Professor, 2024-Present
Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Associate Professor, 2019-2024
Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Assistant Professor, 2013-2019
Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Honorary Research Associate, 2014-Present
University College London, London, UK
Senior Research Associate, 2011-2013
University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
Postdoctoral Researcher, 2006-2011
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
Editorial Assistant, 2005-2006
Geosciences Journal, The Association of Korean Geoscience Societies
Postdoctoral Researcher, 2004-2006
Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Professoinal Service
Reviewer for NSF, Nature Geoscience, Geology, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research, Geophysical Research Letters, Geophysical Journal International, Tectonophysics, Tectonics, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Proceedings of the Royal Sciety A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosytems, Bulletin of Seismological Society of America, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Journal of Geodynamics, and Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Geosciences Journal.
Funded Grants as PI
2024 Research Grant from National Research Foundation
Study on mechanism of intraplate volcano formation by the Pacific plate subduction
05/01/2024-4/30/2029, ￦1,900,000,000
2022 Research Grant from KMITI
Analysis on shallow crustal velocity structure in the Gangwon Province
4/1/2022 12/31/2026, ￦1,355,000,000
2019 Research Grant from National Research Foundation
Study on volcanoes in the Korean Peninsula using anisotropy tomography
09/01/2019 2/29/2024, ￦870,000,000
2018 Research Grant from KMITI
Study on subsurface velocity structure beneath the Ulleung Island using seismic tomography
7/1/2018-12/31/2020, ￦310,000,000
2015 Research Grant from KMIPA
Three-dimensional crustal and mantle structure of East Asia
5/15/2015-5/14/2018, ￦370,000,000
2014 Research Grant from National Research Foundation
Global radially anisotropic mantle structure from multiple datasets
11/1/2014-4/30/2017, ￦125,000,000
2014 Research Grant from CATER
Crustal structure estimation using surface-wave group velocities
9/1/2014-8/30/2015, ￦105,000,000
2013 Research Grant from Kangwon National University
Global radially anisotropic mantle structure from multiple datasets
10/1/2013-9/30/2014, ￦30,000,000
BAA11-24 funded by DOE/NNSA (co-PI and Proposal preparer)
Simultaneous inversion for three-dimensional velocity structure and seismic discontinuities beneath eastern Asia using gravity and multiple seismic data
3/14/2011-3/13/2014, $207,620