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Joonhak KI

+82 2 2077 7349

Queen Sunheon Building Room 818

Academic Fields

Low Carbon Policy, Carbon and Environmental Management, Building Energy Management, Big Data Management

Education

Ph.D., Tracer Chemical Oceanography at Seoul National University, Korea
M.S., Chemical Oceanography at Seoul National University, Korea
B.S., Oceanography at Seoul National University, Korea

Experience

​■ Experience ■

Professor at the Department of Convergence of Climate and Environmental studies, Graduate School, SMWU (2017-present)
Hanwha Chemical Advisor (2017-2018)
Head of the Hanwha Eco Institute (2001-2016)
Research Fellow of Hyundai Institute of Eco·Management (1996-2000)
Member of the Seoul Energy Policy Committee (2019-present)
Member of the Committee on Green Growth (2018- present)
Chairman of the Seoul Energy Corporation Citizens’ Committee (2017-2018)
Member of the Green Seoul Citizens’ Committee (2013-2018)
Member of the Central Environmental Policy Committee of Ministry of Environment (2015-2017)
Hanwha Group Emission Trading Response TF Leader (2015-2016)
Member of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Registration and Evaluation Committee of Korea Energy Agency (2009-2016)
Member of the Climate Environment Committee of Korean Chamber of Commerce (2006-2016)
Member of the Central Environmental Policy Committee of Ministry of Environment (2015-2017)

Byeong Chul KIM

+82 2 710 9206

Queen Sunheon Building Room 818

Academic Fields

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESR), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Public Relations (PR)

Education

Ph.D., Public Relations at Dongguk University, Korea
M.P.P., Public Policy at University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.
B.A., Business Administration at Yonsei University, Korea

Experience

​■ Experience ■

Professor and Chair at the Department of Convergence of Climate and Environmental studies, Graduate School, SMWU (2020-present)
Director External Affairs & PMK Board of Directors member (Director or Statutory Auditor) at Philip Morris Korea Inc. (Seoul, Korea) (2005-2019)
Director Public Affairs at Philip Morris International Management, HQ (Lausanne, Switzerland) (2004-2005)
Director External Affairs at Philip Morris Korea Inc. (Seoul, Korea) (2001-2004)
External Affairs Manager at Philip Morris Korea Inc. (Seoul, Korea) (1999-2001)
Staff Reporter & Team Leader of Industry Desk at Maeil Business Newspaper (1993-1999)
Staff Reporter of Political Desk at Maeil Business Newspaper (1988-1993)

Chang Won PARK

+82 2 2077 7873

Queen Sunheon Building Room 814

Academic Fields

Energy Sectors, Feasibility Evaluation of Energy and Environmental Projects, Energy and Environmental Policies

Education

Ph.D., Applied Economics at University of Minnesota, U.S.A.
M.S., Agricultural and Consumer Economics
at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.
B.A., Agricultural Economics at Sung Kyun Kwan University, Korea

Experience

​■ Experience ■

Professor at the Department of Convergence of Climate and Environmental studies, Graduate School, SMWU (2018-present)
Advisor at SK Innovation (2016-2018)
Vice President of Office of Global biz. at SK trading international (2014-1015)
Vice President of Office of New Business Development at SK Energy (2013- 2014)
Vice President of Office of Energy and Petro-Chemical Research at SK Research Institute (2005-2013)
Advisor on energy industry at the Korea's Presidential Committee on Northeast Asian Cooperation Initiative (2004-2005)
Advisor on the 2nd Economic Division at the Korea's 16th Presidency Takeover Committee (Jan 2003-Feb 2003)
Senior Research Fellow at Korea Energy Economics Institute underthe Prime Minister Office (1999-2005)
Senior Researcher at Korea Gas Corporation (1996-1999)

Dongkook SHIN

+82 2 6294 7155

Queen Sunheon Building Room 818

Academic Fields

Derivatives, Green Finance

Education

Ph.D.,Trading Systems at Kookmin University, Korea
M.A., Business and Technology Management at KAIST, Korea
B.A., Business and Technology Management at KAIST, Korea

Experience

​■ Experience ■

Professor at the Department of Climate and Environmental studies, Graduate School, SMWU, Korea (2020-present)
Professor at the Department of Financial Economics, Soongsil University, Korea(2013-2019)
Shinhan Asset Management Co.(2004-2011)
Korea Investment Management Co.(2002-2003)
SERI Samsung Economic Research Institute(1993-1996)

Young Hwan AHN

+82 2 710 9207

Suryeon Faculty Building Room 312

Academic Fields

Climate Policy and Emissions Trading, Energy and GHG Analysis Modeling, Environmental Economics and Policy: Green Products, Markets, and Trade, Corporate Social Responsibility and Socially Responsible Investment (SRI)

Education

Ph.D., Management Engineering at KAIST, Korea
M.S., in Industrial Management at KAIST, Korea
B.S., in Management Policy at KAIST, Korea

Experience

​■ Experience ■

Professor at the Department of Climate and Environmental studies, Graduate School, SMWU, Korea (2019-present)
Senior Research Fellow at the Climate Policy Research Team, Korea Energy Economics Institute, Korea (2016-2019)
Research Scholar at the Mitigation of Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases Program, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria (2011-2016)
Team Leader of the GHG Mitigation Analysis Team at Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center of Korea (GIR), Korea (2010-2011)
Research Fellow at Korea Energy Economics Institute, Korea (2006-2011)
Post-Doctoral Researcher at Center for the Management of Environmental and Social Responsibility (CMER), INSEAD, France (2005-2006)
Senior Researcher/Head of the Consulting Division for Environment and Energy at Eco-Frontier Co., Korea (2002-2005)
Ph.D. Fellow at United Nations University/Institute of Advance Studies (UNU/IAS), Tokyo, Japan (1999-2000)
Part-time Visiting Researcher at Social Engineering Department, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan (Feb 2000-Jul 2000)

Jung Jin OH

+82 2 710 9399

College of Science Room 653

Academic Fields

Physical Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Atmospheric Chemistry

Education

Ph.D., Chemistry at University of Michigan, U.S.A.
M.S., Chemistry at University of Connecticut, U.S.A.
B.S., Chemistry at Korea University, Korea

Experience

​■ Experience ■

Professor at the Department of Chemistry, SMWU (1993-present)
President at the Research Center for Earth and Environment (1998-present)
Dean at the College of Science, SMWU (2008-present)
Lecturer at the Program of Environmental Analysis and Quality Management, National Institute of Environmental Research (2004-present)
Post Doctoral Fellow at University of Michigan (1990-1991)
Research Associate at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA (1991-1993)
Consultant at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA (1993-1994)

Seung Jick YOO

+82 2 2077 7083

Suryeon Faculty Building Room 407

Academic Fields

Climate Change, Environmental and Energy Economics, Trade and Environment, Econometrics, Applied Microeconomic Theory

Education

Ph.D., Environmental Economics at University of California at Berkeley, U.S.A.
M.A., International Economics at Yonsei University, Korea
B.A., Economics at Yonsei University, Korea

Experience

​■ Experience ■

Professor and Chair at the Department of Convergence of Climate and Environmental studies, Graduate School, SMWU (2016-present)
President at the Greenhouse Gas Information & Research Center of Korea, Ministry of Environment (2010-2015)
Senior Research Fellow at the Division of Climate Change and Conservation, Korea Energy Economics Institute (2007-2010)
Visiting Scholar at Australian National University (2006-2007)
Chief Advisor at Presidential Committee on Northeast Asian Cooperative Initiative (2005-2006)
Managing Director at the Center for Energy Research, Northeast Asia, Korea Energy Economics Institute (2004-2005)
Research Economist at the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley (1996-1999)

Ji Yoon LEE

+82 2 710 9336

Queen Sunheon Building Room 907

Academic Fields

Risk Communication, Climate Change Policy

Education

Ph.D., Department of Public Administration at Sookmyung Women’s University, Korea.
M.A., Public Administration at Sookmyung Women’s University, Korea
B.A., Sookmyung Women's University, Korea

Experience

​■ Experience ■

Professor at the Department of Convergence of Climate and Environmental studies, Graduate School, SMWU (2019-present)

Young Soo CHOI

+82 2 2077 9336

Queen Sunheon Building Room 814

Academic Fields

Climate Change and Sustainable Development at a City Level, Policy for Air Pollution and Combat Desertification Assistance for Vulnerable People in Weatherization and Climate Change, Environmental Ecology, Social Policy, Power Qualitative Research

Education

Ph.D., Social Policy at University of Birmingham, U.K.
M.A., Public Administration (Welfare Administration) at University of Seoul, Korea
LL.B., Law at Seokyoung University, Korea

Experience

​■ Experience ■

Professor at the Department of Convergence of Climate and Environmental studies, Graduate School, SMWU (2018-present)
German government-funded Ambitious City Promises Advisor of the ICLEI (2018-present)
Lecturer at the Korea University to students for international environment issues (2015-2017)
Head of the department of Climate Change and Sustainability, the head of the department of Climate and Air pollution and the deputy directors of several departments in Seoul Metropolitan Government (2005-2016)
Lecturer at Graduate School of Urban Science, University of Seoul (2006-2011)

> Current Lab Members 

Current Lab members

Bo Youn KANG

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests

Experience

Climate Change, Modeling, Renewable energy

Experiences

Yerim LEE

M.A.

Research Interests

Experience

Environmental Economics, Energy Economics, Econometrics and Statistics

Presentation at KEEA conference on Green Bank (July 2020)
Presentation at National Assembly on Green New Deal Special Act on Financial Aid (August 2020)
Experiences

Ye Eun LEE

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests

Experience

Climate change, Energy welfare, Sustainable Development

Environment Executive Secretary at Seoul YWCA (2012-2018)
Experiences

Jung-ae PARK

Master's Student

Research Interests

Experience

Indoor Air Quality, Building Sector

Experiences

Bonn CHOI

Master's Student

Research Interests

Experience

Climate Change, International Development Cooperation, Environmental Economics, Energy Transition, Data Analysis

ODA Research Officer at The Export-Import Bank of Korea(2019-2021)

Assistant Manager at Korea Meteorological Institute(2018)


Young Professional at Korea International Cooperation Agency(KOICA) (2016-2017)

Programme Coordinator at United Nations Environment Programme National Committee for the Republic of Korea (2015)
Experiences

Seohyun CHOI

Master's Student

Research Interests

Experience

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation, Sustainable Development

Experiences

Daeun YI

Master's Student

Research Interests

Experience

Environmental Policy, Sustainable Development, Environment and Social Safeguard

Experiences

Sunmi HWANG

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests

Experience

Energy consultant

Experiences

Sohee OH

M.A.

Research Interests

Experience

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Air Pollution

Experiences

Jungwon SHIN

M.A.

Research Interests

Experience

Climate Change, Climate Policy, Environmental Economics, Building Sector

Experiences

Seong Eun KIM

M.A.

Research Interests

Experience

Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas, Waste

Experiences

Hye Young YANG

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests

Experience

Climate Change, Environmental Economics, Modeling

Experiences

Jisoo LEE

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests

Experience

Climate Change, Environmental Economics, Waste, Recycle

Experiences

Su yeon JUNG

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests

Experience

Environmental Economics

Master in Climate, Environment and Energy Studies(Aug 2021)
Presentation at KSCC Conference on solar energy (Nov 2020)
Representative for South Korea at COP25, UNFCCC (Party Overflow) (Dec 2019)
Representative for South Korea at SBs50, UNFCCC (Party Overflow) (Jun 2019)
Internship at United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), Switzerland (Aug 2018-Feb 2019)
Experiences

Minju KWAK

Master's Student

Research Interests

Experience

Capacity Building for Greening Development in Developing Countries, Emissions Trading

Experiences

Hansol LEE

Master's Student

Research Interests

Experience

Quantitative Environmental Science, Environmental Economics

Experiences

Ye Eun PARK

Master's Student

Research Interests

Experience

Sustainable development and environmental issues, Official Development Assistance, Energy Economics and Financial Markets

Development of strategies for 2020 climate change negotiation
Experiences

Haeree KIM

Master's Student

Research Interests

Experience

ESG / Energy

Experiences

Yeejie Yoon

Master's Student

Research Interests

Experience

Climate Change, Energy Economics

Experiences

Yeongjun YEO

M.A.

Research Interests

Experience

Modeling, Road Transport

Experiences

Kyungeun BAE

M.A.

Research Interests

Experience

Environmental Economics

Representative for South Korea at SBs50, UNFCCC (Party Overflow) (Jun 2019)
Representative for South Korea at COP25, UNFCCC (Party Overflow) (Dec 2019)
Experiences

You Joon WON

M.A.

Research Interests

Experience

Environmental Economics, Carbon Market, LULUCF, Climate Change Negotiations

Presentation at KSCC Conference on LULUCF accounting (Nov 2020)
Representative for South Korea at COP25, UNFCCC (Party Overflow) (Dec 2019)
SSCI journal paper on the social, economics, environmental impacts from Taean Oil Spill (Dec 2019)
Representative for South Korea at SBs50, UNFCCC (Party Overflow) (Jun 2019)
Representative for South Korea at COP24, UNFCCC (Party Overflow) (Dec 2018)
Experiences

Jiyun JEOUNG

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests

Experience

Political Science, Game Theory, Environment Economics

Ministry of Environment Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center
UNFCCC
IFPRI
Experiences

Hyeonjin LEE

Master's Student

Research Interests

Experience

Energy Economics, Power Sector Modeling, CGE Modeling

Experiences

MyeongJin JANG

Master's Student

Research Interests

Experience

LP Modeling, Energy, Econometrics

Experiences

Eunjin KIM

Master's Student

Research Interests

Experience

Environmental Economics, Modeling

-A Study on the Implementation Strategy of Net-Zero in the Transportation Sector
-Forecasting high resolution spatial-temporal activities in Korea for fine particle air quality management in Northeast Asia (R&D)
Experiences

Yejoong KWON

Master's Student

Research Interests

Experience

Environmental Economics, B.I(Behavioural Intervention)

SSCI journal paper on the social, economics, environmental impacts from Taean Oil Spill (Dec 2019)
Experiences

Sori KIM

Master's Student

Research Interests

Experience

Sustainability Policy and Measure, ESG, Green Management Strategy

Experiences

Changwoo LEE

M.A.

Research Interests

Experience

Bottom-up LP Modeling, Analysis of Policy Effects in Power Sector, Net-Zero

Experiences

Eunjin CHOE

M.A.

Research Interests

Experience

Environmental Economics and Policy

Internship at Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) / Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) (Sep 2020 - Dec 2020)
Experiences

Sae Won MIN

M.A.

Research Interests

Experience

Emission Trading System, Environmental Policy

Experiences

> Alumni Lab Members 

Alumni Lab members
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