Research Interests: Structure, scaling, and complexity of river and urban drainage networks; Surface-water hydrology;
Coupled hydrological, biogeochemical, and ecological processes governing catchment-scale water quantity and quality;
Dynamics of coupled human-water systems; Infrastructure resilience.

Academic Appointments

Mar. 2023 – Present        Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Urban and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

Jun. 2022 – Dec. 2022    Post-Doctoral Researcher (Joint affiliation with UFZ), Center for Advanced Systems Understanding, 

 Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Görlitz, Germany

Oct. 2019 – Dec. 2022    Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis,

 Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Magdeburg, Germany

Education

Jan. 2016 – Dec. 2019    Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with an interdisciplinary concentration in Ecological Sciences and Engineering, Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Sep. 2013 – Dec. 2015    M.Eng. in Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea

Mar. 2008 – Aug. 2013    Dual bachelor's degrees from Korea University, Seoul, South Korea: B.S. in Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering; B.B.A. (second major) 

Professional Service and Affiliations 

International Academic Service 

Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) · Member since 2023

• • Hydrological Sciences Section Secretary [2025–present]

European Geosciences Union (EGU) · Member since 2017 

• • Main Convener, Session HS10.10, EGU General Assembly 2026
    Characterizing and Modelling Hydrological, Biogeochemical and Ecological Processes from High-Mountain Landscapes to River Basins and Networks  (Session Description)

  • Main Convener, Session HS10.7, EGU General Assembly 2025
    Bridging Hydrology, Biogeochemistry, and Ecology in River Networks and Watersheds: Innovations in Ecohydrological Processes and Biological Tracers for Water and Sediment Movement (Session Description)

Helmholtz International Research School TRACER, UFZ

• • Steering Committee Member and UFZ Representative [2019–2022]

: Co-organized courses, seminars, and synthesis workshops for the inaugural cohort of 24 Ph.D. researchers. 

Service to Korean Professional Societies  

Korea Water Resources Association (KWRA) | 한국수자원학회 · Member since 2013

• Board Member, Young Professionals Board [Jan.–Dec. 2026]
  청년이사회 이사

• Secretary, Society Communications Subcommittee of the Planning Committee [2025–present]
  기획위원회 학회홍보분과 간사

• Member, Women’s Committee [2025–present]
  여성위원회 위원

• Mentor, Mentoring Program for Next-Generation Women Scientists and Engineers in Water Resources [2024–present]
  차세대 여성 수자원 과학기술인재 육성을 위한 멘토링 사업 멘토

Korean Society of Civil Engineers (KSCE) | 대한토목학회 · Member since 2013

• Council Member [Jun. 2024–May 2025; Jun. 2026–May 2028]
  평의원

• Member, Committee on Women in Engineering [2024–present]
  여성기술위원회 위원

• Member, Mid- and Long-Term Development Committee [2024]
  중장기발전위원회 위원

Water Engineering Society | 물공학회 · Member since 2019

• Member, Conference Steering Committee [2023–present]
  운영위원회 위원 

Korean Society of Ecology and Infrastructure Engineering (KSEIE) | 응용생태공학회 · Member since 2023

• Board Member, Planning Committee [2025–present]
  기획위원회 이사 

Journal Peer-Review Service 

• 1. • • Water Resources Research 

       • Water Resources Management

       • Frontiers in Environmental Science

       • Geoscience Letters 

       • Theoretical and Applied Climatology 

       • Hydrological Processes 

       • Hydrological Sciences Journal 

       • PLOS One 

       • KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering 

       • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association

Additional Professional Memberships 

• American Geophysical Union (AGU) · Member since 2017

• Korean Society on Water Environment (한국물환경학회) · Member since 2024