Professor
Prof. Yoo-Geun Ham
Contact Information
Present Position :
Associate Professor
Department of Environmental Planning, Graduate School of Environmental Studies(GSES), Seoul National University
E-mail : yoogeun@snu.ac.kr / yoogeun.ham@gmail.com
Tell : +82-2-880-8522
Office : Room 334, Bldg. 220, Gwanak-Go 1, Seoul National University, Gwanak-Gu, Seoul, South Korea, 08826
(220동 334호, 서울대학교 관악캠퍼스)
Research Interests
- AI-Climate multidisplinary researches
– AI-based Climate Modeling/Prediction
– AI-based Climate Change Detection
– AI-based Data Assimilation
– AI-based Carbon Cycle Prediction
– AI-based Seasonal/Decadal forecasts using Atmosphere-Ocean coupled models
- Climate Prediction System
– Ensemble-based Oceanic/Sea-ice Data Assimilation
– Statistical Post-processing
- Climate Variability/Climate Change Mechanism
– ENSO mechanism
– Tropical Climate Variability
– Tropical Inter-basin interactions
– Tropics-mid-latitude Teleconnections
– Large-scale Atmospheric Teleconnections
Scientific Work Experience
- (2024.03 – Present) Associate Professor, Seoul National University
- (2021.09 – 2024.02) Professor, Chonnam National University
- (2016.09 – 2021.08) Associate Professor, Chonnam National University
- (2013.10 – 2016.08) Assistant Professor, Chonnam National University
- (2012.07 – 2013.09) Scientist 2, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- (2010.03 – 2012.06) Scientist 1, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- (2009.09 – 2010.03) Researcher, Seoul National University
Education
- (2009.08) Atmospheric Sciences, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea Ph.D.
- (2003.02) Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea B.S.
Professional Services
- (2021.01 – ) Member, WGNE MJO Task Force
- (2020.09 – ) Member, WWRP/WCRP S2S Machine Learning working group
- (2019.11 – ) Full Member, The Korea Academy of Science and Technology (한림원)
- (2015.02 – ) Panel, Backbone Observing System Task Team
- (2013.02 – 2014.01) Panel, US CLIVAR Predictability, Prediction and Applications Interface (PPAI)
Honors and Awards
- (2024.12) Ministerial Commendation for Contributions to the Promotion of Basic Research, Ministry of Science and ICT (과학기술정보통신부)
(2024.07) Frontiers in Science Award (FSA), International Congress of Basic Science(ICBS), China
(2023.12) Best Research Award, Chonnam National University
(2020.12) Young Scientist Award (Presidential Award), Ministry of Science and ICT
(2020.11) National Research and Development Excellence Performance Top 100 Basic Fields, Ministry of Science and ICT
(2020.06) Yongbong Academic Award, Chonnam National University
(2019.10) Chonnam National University Person of the Month, Chonnam National University
(2014.11) Best paper award in physical oceanography, The Korea Society of Oceanography
(2013.05) Excellence in GESTAR mission achievement, GESTAR
(2013.04) Outstanding Scientific Achievement, Global Modeling and Assimilation Office
(2010.02) Excellent paper in 2010, Brain Korea 21
(2009.08) Outstanding achievement, The Korea Society of Oceanography