Education

Ph.D. in Oceanography, 1999
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego

Thesis title: "Studies of large-scale intermediate and deep water
circulation and ventilation in the North Atlantic, South Indian and
Northeast Pacific Oceans, and in the East Sea (Sea of Japan), using
chlorofluorocarbons as tracers", [Advisor: Prof. Ray F. Weiss] 

M.Sc. in Chemical Oceanography, 1989
Department of Oceanography, Seoul National University, Korea

B.Sc. in Oceanography (minor in Chemistry), 1987
Department of Oceanography, Seoul National University, Korea

Professional Experiences

Assistant Professor / Research Assistant Professor, 2005-present
Department of Marine Science / Marine Science Institute
The University of Texas at Austin

Research Associate, 2002-2005
Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University                                             
Postdoctoral Research Associate, 1999-2002
School of Oceanography, University of Washington                       

Graduate Student Researcher, 1992-1999
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego                

Assistant Researcher, 1990-1992
Research Institute of Oceanography, Seoul National University, Korea                                

Lecturer, 1991
Department of Oceanography, Kunsan National University, Korea                      

Reserve Officer, 1989-1990
Korean Army                                                                                                         

Research Assistant, 1987-1988
Department of Oceanography, Seoul National University, Korea                                   

Teaching Assistant, 1987
Department of Oceanography, Seoul National University, Korea                                   

Summer undergraduate intern student, 1983
Korean Ocean Research and Development Institute, Korea                            

Teaching Experiences

The University of Texas at Austin
        2008 Summer: MNSf152T - Coastal Environmental Science in Texas Bays (undergrad)
        2008 Summer: MSI REU - Ethics Workshop series (undergrad)
        2008 Spring: MNS307 - Introduction to Oceanography (undergrad)
        2007 Fall: MNS383 - Coastal Processes (graduate)
        2007 Summer: MNSf152L - Cocepts in Marine Conservation Biology Lab (undergrad)
        2006 Spring & Fall: MNS307 - Introduction to Oceanography (undergrad)
        2006 Spring: MNS191 - Science Ethics (grad)
        2005 & 2006 & 2007 Fall: BIO101C - Seminar in Marine Science (guest lecture, undergrad)        

The Pennsylvania State University
        2003 & 2004: Marine Geology (guest lecture, senior level)
        2004: Earth 02 (guest lecture, undergrad)

Kunsan National University, Department of Oceanography, Korea
        1991: Introduction to chemical oceanography and
        1991: Basic marine geochemistry (junior level) - teaching, course development 

Seoul National University, Department of Oceanography, Korea
        1987: Chemical oceanography and Marine chemistry lab (sophomores)
                  - teaching assistant

Professional Societies

American Geophysical Union (1992-present)
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (2003-present)
The Korean Society of Oceanography (1987-present)
Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (2008-present)

Other Professional Organization or Committee

Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS) -  (individual member)
UT Austin Environmental Science Institute, Integrated Watershed Science
           Graduate Portfolio Program (WPP) - (affiliated faculty)

Service to the Scientific Community

Manuscript Reviewer for

1) Journal of Physical Oceanography
2) Marine Chemistry
3) Progress in Oceanography
4) Geophysical Research Letters
5) Journal of Geophysical Research
6) Journal of Oceanography

*Advisory working group for the Port Aransas city's Beach Maintenance Program, 2005
*Expert Analyst (9/03-8/04) and Contributor of KOSEN (The Global Network of
    Korean Scientists and Engineers)
*Outreach writing: Science and the Sea column in Gulf Coast Connections magazine

Others

NASA Summer School for Earth Sciences: Processes of Global Change,  
    California Institute of Technology (1993) 
National Science Foundation Antarctic Proposal Workshop (2002)
Program on Climate Change Summer institute, University of Washington (2002) 

Sea-going Experiences

Year	Expedition	Area	Position
1983 (Aug.)	Jawondo	Yellow Sea	Undergrad. Student
1986 (Apr. & Jul.)	Keum River Estuary	Southwestern Korea	Undergrad. Student
1986 (Aug.)	GwangYang	South Sea, Korea	Undergrad. Student
1986 (Aug.)	DongNamHaeYuk	East Sea (Sea of Japan)	Undergrad. Student
1986 (Nov.)	ChoongMoo	South Sea, Korea	Undergrad. Student
1987 (May x2)	Keum River Estuary	Southwestern Korea	Graduate Student
1987 (Aug. & Nov.)	Keum River Estuary	Southwestern Korea	Graduate Student
1988 (Feb. & Mar.)	Ildo	Yellow Sea	Graduate Student
1988 (Apr.)	BK88	South & East China Seas	Graduate Student
1988 (May)	HBD88	East Sea (Sea of Japan)	Graduate Student
1988 (Aug. & Nov.)	DangJin	Yellow Sea	Graduate Student
1989 (Apr.)	DangJin	Yellow Sea	Graduate Student
1989 (Jul.)	HD89	East Sea (Sea of Japan)	Researcher
1989-1991 (x2)	Environ. Study of Ocean Dumping	East Sea (Sea of Japan)	Researcher
1989-1991 (x2)	Environ. Study of Ocean Dumping	Yellow Sea	Researcher
1992 (May)	JMJ	East Sea (Sea of Japan)	Researcher
1994 (Aug.)	CalCOFI 9408	North Pacific Ocean	Graduate Student Researcher
1995 (Apr.-Jun.)	WOCE I3	South Indian Ocean	Graduate Student Researcher
1996 (Jul.-Aug.)	CREAMS 1996 Summer	East Sea (Sea of Japan)	Graduate Student Researcher
1997 (May-Jul.)	WOCE/ACCE A24	North Atlantic Ocean	Graduate Student Researcher
1999 (Jun.-Jul.)	JES Hahnaro-7	East Sea (Sea of Japan)	Postdoctoral Research Associate
1999 (Jul.)	JES KH36-1	East Sea (Sea of Japan)	Postdoctoral Research Associate
2004 (Aug.)	CLIVAR/CO2 Repeat Hydrography P02 leg2	North Pacific Ocean	co-chief scientist
2006 (Aug.)	Omega 2006	Gulf of Mexico	Scientist
2007 (Dec.-Jan. 08)	CLIVAR/CO2 P18 leg1	Pacific Ocean	co-chief scientist