Professors Kim Baekmin and Seo Eungyo of National Pukyong University Selected as Recipients of the Korean Meteorological Society Academic Award

Professor Kim Baek-min (left) and Professor Seo Eun-kyo of Pukyong National University.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Professor Kim Baek-min and Professor Seo Eun-kyo of the Department of Environmental Atmospheric Science at Pukyong National University were respectively selected as the recipients of the 2022 Korean Meteorological Society Awards for the ‘Climate Science Award’ and the ‘Young Atmospheric Scientist Award.’

Professor Kim Baek-min, who is actively working as a climate scientist, has devoted over 10 years to analyzing abnormal climate phenomena occurring in polar and mid-latitude regions and identifying their causes, earning outstanding academic achievements recognized both domestically and internationally.

Professor Kim continues research on polar climate change, including identifying the causes of Arctic warming phenomena and understanding the long-term variability of polar-midlatitude teleconnection modes, playing a significant role in expanding the domestic climate research and climate science fields.

Professor Seo Eun-kyo, an outstanding young researcher, established a soil moisture data assimilation system using microwave wavelength satellite data and numerical models, producing realistic surface reanalysis data. She also proposed metrics for quantitatively diagnosing data assimilation results, gaining recognition for her research achievements in atmospheric science.

Professor Seo is actively conducting research in climatology on the diurnal variability of surface-atmosphere interactions and the correlation of water/energy circulation within the planetary boundary layer, as well as developing algorithms to reduce high-frequency errors in soil moisture data detected by satellites.

The ‘2022 Korean Meteorological Society Awards Ceremony’ is scheduled to be held on the 19th at the multipurpose hall on the first floor of the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in Gwangju.

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