o Degrees

- Ph.D. Texas A&M University, Atmospheric Sciences

- M.S. Texas A&M University, Atmospheric Sciences

- M.S. Seoul National University, Physics

- B.S. Seoul National University, Earth Sciences

o Dissertation (Ph.D.)

- Uncertainty of microwave radiative transfer computations in rain

o Work Experience

- Sejong University, Environment, Energy, and Geoinfomatics, Professor (2015 ~ present)

- KMA, NMSC, Senior research scientist (2009 ~ 2015)

- KMA, NIMR, Senior research scientist (2008 ~ 2009)

- NOAA, STAR, Research Scientist (2006 ~ 2008)

o Selected Publications

- Physical retrieval of tropical ocean surface wind speed under rain-free conditions using spaceborne microwave radiometers, Remote Sensing Letters, 2015.

- Polarization conversion for specular components of surface reflection, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 2013.

- A physically-based inversion algorithm for retrieving soil moisture in passive microwave remote sensing, Journal of Hydrology, 2011.

- Global trends of sea ice: small-scale roughness and refractive index, Journal of Climate, 2010

- Global retrieval of small-scale roughness over land surfaces at microwave frequency, Journal of Hydrology, 2010.

- Surface roughness and polarization ratio in microwave remote sensing, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2010.

- Detection of small-scale roughness and refractive index of sea ice in passive satellite microwave remote sensing, Remote Sensing of Environment, 2010.

- Decomposition of unpolarized emissivity, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2010.

- Asian dust (Hwangsa) detection over Yellow sea by decomposition of unpolarized infrared emissivity, Atmospheric Environment,2009.

- Retrieval of refractive index over specular surfaces for remote sensing applications, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 2009.

- Effects of vertical resolution in plane-parallel atmospheric model on brightness temperature, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 2009.

o Journal Publications

- researchgate

o Awards

- The Len Curtis Award (2015) - Best scientific paper

(Taylor & Francis and The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society)

- 환경부 장관상 (2014)

- 기상청장상 (2014)