"Announcing Korea's Status in Antarctic Marine Research"

Dr. Park Ki-hong of Polar Research Appointed as SOOS SSC Member

The Korea Polar Research Institute (Director Shin Hyung-chul) announced on the 30th that Park Ki-hong, a senior researcher at the institute, has been appointed as a member of the Southern Ocean Observing System Scientific Steering Committee (SOOS SSC) and will serve a three-year term until September 2027.

The Southern Ocean Observing System Scientific Steering Committee (SOOS SSC) is an international organization that monitors changes in the Southern Ocean and establishes a sustainable system to enable scientists worldwide to utilize this data.

SOOS was jointly established in 2011 by the International Science Council (ISC) under two major international Antarctic scientific organizations: the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, to protect and manage the Southern Ocean as a shared future asset of humanity.

Researcher Park is an expert in marine chemistry studying carbon cycling, marine biogeochemistry, and ocean-atmosphere interactions of climate gases in polar seas. He stated, "I will develop specific strategies on how South Korea's Antarctic and Southern Ocean research can contribute to achieving SOOS's goals, and based on this, strive to enable Korea to demonstrate international leadership in Antarctic marine research."

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