Professor

Prof. Yoo-Geun Ham

Contact Information

Department of Environmental Planning, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University

E-mail : yoogeun@snu.ac.kr / teru81@gmail.com

Phone : +82-2-880-8522

Office : Room 334, Bldg. 220, Seoul National University, Gwanak-Gu

               (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

  • 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

Education

  • (2009.08) Seoul National University, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Atmospheric Sciences (Ph.D)

  • (2003.02) Seoul National University, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Atmospheric Science (B.S)

Career

  • (2024.03 -) Seoul National University, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Department of Environmental Planning, Associate Professor

  • (2021.09 – 2024.02) Chonnam National University, Department of Oceanography, Professor

  • (2016.09 – 2021.08) Chonnam National University, Department of Oceanography, Associate Professor

  • (2013.10 – 2016.08) Chonnam National University, Department of Oceanography, Assistant Professor

  • (2012.07 – 2013.09) Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Scientist 2

  • (2010.03 – 2012.06) Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Scientist 1

  • (2009.09 – 2010.03) Seoul National University Basic Science Research Institute, Postdoctoral Researcher

Scientific Activity

  • (2021.01 – ) WGNE MJO Task Force, Member

  • (2020.09 – ) WWRP/WCRP S2S Machine Learning working group, Member

  • (2019.11 – ) The Korea Academy of Science and Technology (한림원), Full Member

  • (2015.02 – ) Backbone Observing System Task Team, Panel

  • (2013.02 – 2014.01) US CLIVAR Predictability, Prediction and Applications Interface (PPAI), Panel

Awards

  • (2024) Frontiers in Science Award (FSA), International Congress of Basic Science, China

  • (2023) Chonnam National University, Outstanding Academic Researcher Award

  • (2020) Ministry of Science and ICT, Young Scientist Award (Presidential Award)

  • (2020) Ministry of Science and ICT, National Research and Development Excellence Performance Top 100 Basic Fields

  • (2020) Chonnam National University, Yongbong Academic Award

  • (2019) Chonnam National University, Chonnam National University Person of the Month

  • (2014) The Korea Society of Oceanography, Best paper award in physical oceanography

  • (2013) GESTAR, Excellence in GESTAR mission achievement

  • (2013) Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, Outstanding Scientific Achievement

  • (2010) Brain Korea 21, Excellent paper in 2010

  • (2009) The Korea Society of Oceanography, Outstanding achievement