Education
1993, M.S., Department of Geological Sciences, Seoul National University
2004, Ph.D., School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University
Thesis title: Simulation of Seismic Wave Propagation Using Locally Variable Time-step Finite-difference Method
Employment
1995-1998, Researcher, R&D Center, SK Engineering & Construction Company (presently, SK ecoplant)
2000-2001, Administrative Assistant, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University
2004-2005, Senior Engineer, Division of Civil Engineering, KEPCO Engineering & Construction Company (KEPCO E&C)
2005-2009, Senior Researcher, Earthquake Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM)
2022-2023, Visiting Professor, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Canada
2023-2024, Professorial Research Fellow, Department of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Vienna, Austria
2009-present, Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Pukyong National University
Service
2011-2013, Board Member, The Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
2011-2020, Board Member, The Korea Society of Earth and Exploration Geophysicists
2014-2015/2020-2021, Board Member, The Geological Society of Korea
2014-2016/2018-2021/2024-2025, Head of Department, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Pukyong National University
2014-2016/2018-2022/2024-2025, Director, Institute of Environmental Geosciences, Pukyong National University
2014-2018, Advisory Board Member, Korea Meteorological Administration
2016-2017, Earthquake and Volcano Disaster Mitigation Advisory Committee, Ministry of Public Safety and Security
2018-2021, Earthquake and Volcano Disaster Mitigation Policy Committee, Busan Metropolitan City
2018-2021, Review Board, National Research Foundation of Korea
2020-2021, The Pohang Earthquake Investigation Committee, The Prime Minister
2020-2023, Earthquake Advisory Committee, Pohang City
2019-2025, Earthquake Analysis Evaluation Committee, Korea Meteorological Administration
2020-2025, Technical Standards Committee (5th, 6th), Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety
2020-2026, Earthquake Disaster Investigation Committee, Ulsan Metropolitan City
2019-2027, Earthquake and Volcano Disaster Mitigation Advisory Committee, Ministry of the Interior and Safety
2022-2028, Korea-China Basic Science Exchange Committee (13th, 14th), National Research Foundation of Korea
2024-2026, Radioactive Waste Management Technical Committee, Korea Radioactive Waste Agency
Award
2006, Young Fellowship Award, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
2016, Commendation of World Meteorological Day, The Prime Minister of the Korean Government
2017, Academic Award, The Korea Society of Earth and Exploration Geophysicists
2019, Academic Award, The Geological Society of Korea
2022, Commendation, Pohang City
2023, Industry-Academic Cooperation Award, Pukyong National University