CV

Hyunwoo Lee

Associate Professor

School of Earth and Environmental Sciences 

Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Education

• • Ph.D., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA: 2012-2017                                                   

  • M.S., Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea: 2009-2011

  • B.S., Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea: 2003-2009

Appointments

• Associate Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University: 2022-

• Assistant Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University: 2018-2022

• 9th Advisory and Deliberation Committee on Mining Prevention Projects: 2025-2027

• Seoul National University Communications Committee: 2025-2027 

• Posco IH Advisory Council committee: 2025-2026

• The Geological Society of Korea Board Member: 2023-2025

• Seoul Urban Risk Comprehensive Assessment TF Member: 2023-

• Journal of the Geological Society of Korea Editorial Board Member: 2022-2023

• The Petrological Society of Korea Board Member: 2020-2024

• The Korean Society of Economic and Environmental Geology Board Member: 2019-2025

• Earthquake and Volcano Disaster Prevention Policy Committee, Ministry of Security and Public Administration, Republic of Korea: 2019-2025

• Postdoctoral fellow, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo: 2017-2018

• Graduate Research Intern, Sandia National Laboratories: 2016-2017

• Research Assistant, University of New Mexico: 2012-2017

• Military service, 1st division, Republic of Korea Army: 2005-2007

Invited talks

• • Gyeongsang National University, Incheon Jinsan Science High School, KAOS foundation, POSCO IH: 2025

  • Korea National Oil Corporation, Korea Gas Corporation, Seoul National University, Institute for Basic Science, National Research Foundation, and KORAD: 2024

  • Korea National Oil Corporation, Gangneung City, EBS, GIST, Pukyong National University, Hanhwa Ocean, and Seoul National University: 2023

  • Seoul National University, Ewha Womans University, and Korea National Oil Corporation: 2022

  • Kangwon National University: 2021

  • Korea National Assembly Library, Korea Polar Research Institute, and Yonsei University: 2019

  • Chonnam National University, Korea University, KIOST, and KIGAM: 2018

  • Chonnam National University, International conference of Baekdu volcano activity, and Chungnam National University: 2017

Funded projects and awards

• • International Cooperation Project Korean Peninsula Science and Technology Cooperation Project (Mt. Beakdu): 2025-2026 (PI)

  • 2025  Research Award, College of Natural Sciences,  Seoul National University

  • Characterization and Model Development of Factors Influencing Sustainability of Crustal Movement on a National Scale/Field Scale: 2024-2029 (Co-PI)

  • Science Research Center (SRC), National Research Foundation: 2022-2029 (participation in research)

  • Commissioned Research Project of Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI): 2023-2025 (PI)

  • Young Researcher Project, National Research Foundation: 2022-2026 (PI)

  • Fundamental Research Project of Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral resources (KIGAM): 2020-2024 (PI)

  • Young Geoscientist Award, The Geological Society of Korea: 2020

  • National Research Foundation: 2020-2026 (Co-PI)

  • Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of Korea, Southwest Pacific and Indian Ocean Mineral Resources Development Project: 2020-2021 (PI)

  • Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of Korea, Sustainable Research and Development of Dokdo: 2019-2025 (PI)

  • National Research Foundation: 2019-2021 (PI)

  • Korea Meteorological Administration: 2018-2019 (PI)

  • Research Resettlement Fund for the new faculty of Seoul National University: 2018 (PI)