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Research interests
Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Composition
Air Quality, Atmospheric Environment
Climate change
Radiative Transfer
Teaching
Radiative Transfer
Remote Sensing of Environment
Atmospheric Environment
Atmospheric Physics
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Professional Information
2003- Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University
1991-2003 Principal Researcher, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
2023- Associate Member, National Academy of Engineering Korea (NAEK)
2021- Fellow, Korea Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)
2021-2022 Director, Particulate Matter Research Institute,
Carbon Capture Research Institute,
Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)
2016-2017 Visiting Scientist, Harvard | Smithonian
2009-2011 Visiting Independent Advisor, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
2010-2011 Visiting Scholar, UCLA, U.S.A.
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D., Atmospheric and Space Sciences, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
1988 → 1991
Award Date: 1991 May 4
M.S., Atmospheric Sciences, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
1986 → 1987
Award Date: 1987 Dec 31
B.S., Atmospheric Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University
1982 → 1986
Award Date: 1986 Feb 28
External positions
National Council on Climate and Air quality (NCCA), Committee of Science and Technology
2019 May → 2021 May
International Radiation Commission
2017 → 2024
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Evaluation for the machine learning based PM2.5 estimation using different spatial resolution of geostationary satellite AOD over megacities in Korea
Lee, J., Kim, J., Cho, Y., Lee, S., Pendergrass, D. C., Jacob, D. J., Lim, H., Jung, H. C., Myung, K. M., Kim, Y. D., Han, K. M. & Koo, J. H., 2026 May 15, In: Atmospheric Environment. 373, 121941.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantifying Multi-pollutant Co-exposure via Deep Learning-Based Simultaneous Prediction Using Geostationary Satellite Data
Kang, E., Jung, S., Im, J., Choi, H., Hwang, S., Yoo, C., Marshall, J. D., Kim, D., Kim, J. & Kim, S. M., 2026 Mar 31, In: Environmental science & technology. 60, 12, p. 9319-9332 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Total column water vapor retrievals from the Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS)
Cha, H., Chong, H., Kim, J., González Abad, G., Zhu, L., Park, S. S., Ahn, D. H., Loyola, D., Lee, W. J. & Ahn, M. H., 2026 Jun, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 339, 115401.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Validating tropospheric NO2 column density from GEMS version 3.0 and Tropospheric Chemistry Reanalysis version 2 from background to urban conditions over Japan: with a focus on diurnal variations
Ha, P. T. M., Kanaya, Y., Sekiya, T., Takashima, H., Sudo, K., Choi, Y., Chang, L., Lee, H., Hong, H. & Kim, J., 2026 Dec, In: Progress in Earth and Planetary Science. 13, 1, 26.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A continuous 2011–2022 record of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in East Asia at daily 2-km resolution from geostationary satellite observations: Population exposure and long-term trends
Pendergrass, D. C., Jacob, D. J., Oak, Y. J., Lee, J., Kim, M., Kim, J., Lee, S., Zhai, S., Irie, H. & Liao, H., 2025 Apr 1, In: Atmospheric Environment. 346, 121068.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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