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Alumni

PhD Graduates

Yorum Hwang (Ph.D): 2016-2023

Thesis title: “Remote sensing of structural and functional variations in urban vegetation across multiple scales in space and time ”

Now: Postdoc at Boston University (with Lucy Hutyra).

Juwon Kong (Ph.D): 2019-2023.

Thesis title: “Monitoring vegetation changes by enhancing the spatiotemporal resolution of satellite imagery”

Now: Postdoc at Seoul National University.

Yulin Yan (Ph.D): 2019-2022.

Thesis title: “Nocturnal stomatal conductance in rice: a coordinating bridge between prior respiration and photosynthesis next dawn”

Now: Postdoc at Huazhong Agricultural University.

Jongmin Kim (Ph.D): 2017-2021.

Thesis title: “Continuous observation of vegetation phenology and solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence using near-surface remote sensing systems”

Now: Postdoc in the University of Virginia (with Xi Yang)

Jeehwan Bae (Ph.D): 2019-2021.

Thesis title: “Evaluation of soil organic carbon stocks in heterogeneous land cover types towards carbon neutral city”

Now: Postdoc in the Kyunghee University

Soohyun Jeon (PhD course): 2013-2014.

Now Employed: LG U+

Galam Lee (PhD Course): 2013-2014.

(currently, PhD course at Interdisciplinary Program in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, SNU)

Yorum Hwang (Ph.D): 2016-2023

Thesis title: “Remote sensing of structural and functional variations in urban vegetation across multiple scales in space and time ”

Now: Postdoc at Boston University (with Lucy Hutyra).

Juwon Kong (Ph.D): 2019-2023.

Thesis title: “Monitoring vegetation changes by enhancing the spatiotemporal resolution of satellite imagery”

Now: Postdoc at Yale University (with Karen Seto)

Yulin Yan (Ph.D): 2019-2022.

Thesis title: “Nocturnal stomatal conductance in rice: a coordinating bridge between prior respiration and photosynthesis next dawn”

Now: Postdoc at Fujian Normal University (with Jing Ming Chen).

Jongmin Kim (Ph.D): 2017-2021.

Thesis title: “Continuous observation of vegetation phenology and solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence using near-surface remote sensing systems”

Now: Postdoc in the University of Virginia (with Xi Yang) and Harvard University (with Missy Holbrook)

Jeehwan Bae (Ph.D): 2019-2021.

Thesis title: “Evaluation of soil organic carbon stocks in heterogeneous land cover types towards carbon neutral city”

Now: Postdoc in the Kyunghee University

Soohyun Jeon (PhD course): 2013-2014.

Now Employed: LG U+

Galam Lee (PhD Course): 2013-2014.

(currently, PhD course at Interdisciplinary Program in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, SNU)

Master Graduates

Tackang Yang (MLA): 2021-2023

Thesis title: “Mapping carbon stock of individual street trees using lidar-camera fusion-based mobile mapping system”

Now: PhD course in the same lab.

Ryoungseob Kwon (MLA): 2021-2023

Thesis title: “Merging multiple sensing platforms and deep learning empowers individual tree mapping and tree species detection at a city-scale”

Now: PhD course in the same lab.

Jeongho Lee (MLA): 2020-2022

Thesis title: “Development of an automated ground-based hyperspectral field spectroscopy system that integrates two geometric observation configurations”

Now: PhD course in the same lab.

Sungchan Jeong (MLA): 2019-2021.

Thesis title: “Tracking diurnal to seasonal variations of gross primary productivity using a geostationary satellite, GK-2A advanced meteorological imager”

Now: PhD course in the same lab

Wonseok Choi (MLA): 2019-2021.

Thesis title: “Drone Based Evaluation of Spatial Variability in Satellite Surface Reflectance Products”

Now: PhD course in the same lab

Juwon Kong (MLA): 2017-2019.

Thesis title: “Inter-comparison of image fusion products against in-situ spectral measurements over heterogeneous rice paddy landscape”

Now: PhD course in the same lab

Jeehwan Bae (MLA): 2012-2019.

Thesis title: “Land use and land cover changes explain spatial and temporal variations of the soil organic carbon stocks in a constructed urban park”

Now: Postdoc Fellow in Kyunghee University

Kaige Yang (MLA): 2016-2018.

Thesis title: “Sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence is more strongly related to absorbed photosynthetically active radiation than gross primary productivity in a rice paddy”

Now: Tencent

Soyoun Kim (MLA): 2016-2018.

Thesis title: “Does spatial resolution influence the detection and attribution of extreme reduction in gross primary productivity?”

Now: Researcher in Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Seoul National University

Jane Lee (MLA): 2016-2018.

Thesis title: “Relative Contribution of different Climate drivers and Plant Functional Types to Growing Season Gross Primary Productivity Interannual variation in Alaska”

Now: Researcher in KOPIA (Korea Project on International Agriculture)

Jongmin Kim (MLA): 2015-2017.

Thesis title: “Continuous observation of vegetation indices, leaf area index (LAI) and fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (fPAR) using an integrated low-cost near surface sensing system”

Now: Postdoc in the University of Virginia (with Xi Yang) and Harvard University (with Missy Holbrook)

Yorum Hwang (MLA): 2014-2016.

Thesis title: “Correction for light scattering combined with sub-pixel classification improves estimation of gap fraction from digital cover photography”

Now: Postdoc at Boston University (with Lucy Hutyra).

Seungjun Lee (MLA): 2014-2016.

Thesis title: “Urban heat mitigation by roof surface materials during the East Asian summer monsoon”

Now Employed: PhD course at Cornell University (with Ying Sun)

Jina Jeong (MLA): 2013-2016.

Thesis title: “Trees growing through impervious surfaces use shallower water sources: A stable isotope study”

Now PhD student at VU University Amsterdam (with Sebastiaan Luyssaert)

Hyungsuk Kimm (MLA): 2013-2015.

Thesis title: “Modeling carbon and energy fluxes in a heterogeneous urban park”Now PhD student at University of Illinois at Urbana

Now Employed: Assistant Professor at Department of Plant Science, Seoul National University

Postdoc Fellows

Zilong Zhong 2022-2023.

Now Employed: McMaster University

Henock Mamo 2021-2022.

Now Employed:

Changming Yin 2022.

Now Employed:

Sheir Afgen Zaheer 2021-2022.

Now Employed: KC ML2

Bolun Li 2019-2021.

Now Employed: Lecturer at Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, China

Jiangong Liu 2020-2022.

Now Employed: Postdoc at the department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University in the City of New York

Vaibhav Lodhi 2019-2021.

Now Employed:

Benjamin Dechant: 2017-2021.

Now Employed: Postdoc at Synthesis Centre for Biodiversity Sciences (sDiv), German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)

Yan Huang: 2015-2018.

Now Employed: Assistant Professor, Qian Xuesen Laboratory of Space Technology, China Academy of Space Technology

Chongya Jiang: 2014-2017.

Now Employed: Professor at Nanjing Agriculture University

Youngkeun Song: 2013-2015.

Now Employed: Associate Professor at Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University

Researchers

Minsung Kim: 2022-2022

Dongok Kim: 2022-2022

Sai Qu: 2019-2021.

Seungjoon Lee: 2020-2021.

Xingmei Xu: 2020-2021.

Administrative staff

Yunah Lee: 2017-2020.

Buyoung Park: 2016-2017.

Geunmin Park: 2016.

Sanghee Park: 2015.

Undergraduate Internships

Myunghan Son: 2023

Daewon Kim: 2022

Jinwook Shin: 2019

Youngbum Kim: 2019

Jung-Eun Lee: 2017, 2018

Sungkyu Lee: 2016

Jisoo Sung: 2015

Wonseok Choi: 2015

Junhaeng Ho: 2015

Jongmin Kim: 2014

Yorum Hwang: 2014

Youngdae Shin: 2013

Seungjun Lee: 2013

Hyungsuk Kimm: 2012

Juwon Kong: 2012

Jaehoon Jung: 2012