Education and Professional Experiences

1983.2: Graduated from the Dept. of Geology, Seoul National University.

1985.2: Graduated from the master course of the Dept. of Geology, Seoul National University.

1987.9: Graduated from the master course of the Dept. of Geophysics, Tokyo University, Japan.

1990.9: Graduate from the doctoral course of the Dept. of Geophysics, Tokyo University; received the Ph. D. degree in geophysics.

1990.11-1993.2: Senior Researcher at the Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute.

1993.3-1997.3: Assistant Professor, Geophysics, Department of Geoinformation Sciences, Sejong University.

1997.4-present: Associate Professor, Geophysics, Department of Geoinformation Sciences, Sejong University.

1999.2-2000.1: Visiting Scientist at the Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Japan.

2007.3-2008.2: Visiting Scientist at the Department of Geological Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

Research Interests and Activities

Crustal attenuation around the Asian continent

Separation of scattering and intrinsic attenuation using single or few earthquakes

Professional Activities

2004-2010 Editorial board, Journal of the Korean Geophysical Society

2005-present Advisory Boards and Program Committees, Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA)

Awards

Award from Minister of Science, Deputy Prime Minister (2006)

Best Paper Award from Korean Geophysical Society (2010)