DIRECTOR, PROF. LEE, WOO-KYUN
Established July 09, 2004, Research Field : Environmental Technology – GIS/RS
Room No. 322, East Bldg, Dep.of Environmental Science & Ecological Engineering
College of Life Science, Korea University, Anam-Dong, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul
+82-2-3290-3016 & +82-2-3290-3470
EDUCATION
B.S. : 1980. 3 - 1987. 2
Department of forestry, Korea University in Seoul Bachelor of agriculture
M.S. : 1987. 3 - 1989. 2
Graduate school of forestry, Korea University in Seoul Master of agriculture
Ph.D : 1990. 4 - 1993.11
Doctoral course at college of forestry of Goettingen University in Germany Doctor of forestry
Post Doctor : 1994. 3 - 1995. 2
Post doctoral course in Korea University, Seoul
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES & ACTIVITIES
2019. 9 - present : Director of Ojeong Eco-Resilience Institute, Korea University
2014. 3 - 2017. 3 : Visiting scholar for Yanbian University, China
2013. 8 - 2017. 2 : Director of Undergraduated Interdisciplinary Course for Climate Change,
Korea University.
2013. 9 - present : Chief of BK21+ Eco-Leader Education Center. Korea Universitys
2013. 8 - present : Chairman of Climate Change Program Cross Major, Korea University
2010. 3 - 2012. 8 : Visiting scholar for University of Göttingen, German
2009. 8 - 2011. 8 : Visiting scholar for Yanbian University, China
2004. 7 - present : Director for Environmental GIS/RS Center, Korea University
2004. 3 - present : Professor Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University
2001. 3 - 2004. 2 : Associate Professor, Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University
2002. 1 - 2003. 2 : Visiting scholar Division of Ecosystem Science. Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management. University of California, Berkeley
1999. 3 - 2001. 2 : Associate Professor, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences, Korea University
1998. 8 - present : Advisory Research Fellow, Korean Forestry Research Institute
1996. 3 - 1999. 2 : Assistant Professor, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences, Korea University
1994. 3 - 1996. 2 : Lecturer, Department of Forest Resources, Korea University
1995. 9 - 1996. 2 : Lecturer, Department of Forestry, Kyoung-Hi University
1994. 3 - 1994. 8 : Lecturer, Department of Forestry, Won-Kwang University
1987. 4 - 1989. 9 : Research Fellow, Korea Rural Economic Institute
SPECIAL EXPERIENCES & ACTIVITIES
2019. 12 – present : Director of Nowon Green Foundation
2019. 7 – present : Director of Institute for Climate Change Action
2019. 3 – present : Committee Member of Korea Research Fondation 1st IIASA Korea
Committee
2019. 2 – present : Committee Member of Central City Planning Committee of Ministry of
Land, Infrastracture and Transport
2019. 3 – present : Committee Member of 2050 Low Carbon Society Vision Forum of Ministry of Environment
2019. – present : Head of TF Team for Development of Korea Agriculture and forestry Satellite of Korea Forest Service
2019 – 2020 : General Chair of Asian Conference of Remote Sensing 2019 (ACRS2019)
2019. 3 – present : Korean National Committee for IIASA
2019. 1 – 2019. 8 : IEEE/GRSS International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 2019 Scientific Committee
2018. 4 – present : Policy Advisory Committee of Korea Meteorological Administration
2018. – 2018. : Committee member of 2018 Pyeongchang Forum
2018. – present : Editorial Board member of Environments
2018. 3 – present : Committee Member of Green Asia Organization (GAO)
2018. 3 – present : Editor-in-Chief of Forest Science and Technology (FST)
2018. – present : Director of Sustainable Development Solution Network Korea (SDSN Korea)
2018. – present : Director of Mid-Latitude Region Network (MLRN)
2017. – present : Editorial Board member of Current Trends in Forest Research
2017. – present : Executive director of the Institute for Climate Change Action
2017. 7 – present: Research Committee member of Measures to Respond to the New Climate Regime of National Institute of Forest Science
2016. 2 – present : Member of Board Directors of the Korea Forest Conservation Assosication
2015. 2 – present : B of Climate Change Forum at Korean Assembly
2014. 12 – present : Committee member of Korean Peninsula Afforestation Expert Forum
2014. 2 – present : Research Institute of Climate Change Policies researcher
2013. 10 – present : Green Fund Scholorship Program Committee
2012. 1 – present : Director General of Moon-Sook Science Support Foundation
2012. 1 – present : Metropolitan-area Economic Development Advisory Committee
2012. 3 – 2018. : Environmental Advisory Chair of Winter Olympic of 2018 Pyeongchang
2012. 12 – 2018. : Games-related facility design consultant of Winter Olympic Of 2018 Pyeongchang
2010. – present : Head of the Scientific Committee of GCP(Global Carbon Project)-Korea Office
2017. 4 – present : Advisor of the Korean Society of Forest Management and Information
2017. 4 – 2017. 12 : Committee member of the 4th Industrial Revolution and Future Agricultural Products Forum of the Korea Rural Economic Institute
2015. 5 – 2017. 5 : Committee Member of NIFoS (National Institute of Forest Science)
2015. 6 – 2016. 5 : Advisory Commitee for International Cooperation Project between IIASA (Internatinal Institute of Applied Systems Analysis) and NRF
(National Research Foundation) of Korea
2013. 6 – 2015. 6 : Forest Forum Committee, Korean Forest Service
2013. 1 – 2015. 12 : Board Member of the Korea Forest Conservation Association
2012. 12 – 2014. 12 : Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk Journal Associate Editor
2009. 12 – 2011. 12 : Research Advisory Committee member of the of the Seoul Institute
2009. 11 – 2011. 11 : Metropolitan-area Economic Development Advisory Committee
2009. 9 – 2011. 12 : Committee member of KRD
2009. 8: Yang-pyeong sustainable agricultural sector policy advisory Committee
2009. 7 - 2010.7 : Spatial-information project Evaluation Committee,
Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs
2009. 1 - 2010.12 : City advisor Committee of Seoul Metropolitan City
2008. 5 – 2015. 5 : Investment Examination Committee of Seoul Metropolitan City
2008. 3 – 2009. 2 : Advisory Committee member for forest resource survey of National Forestry Cooperative Federation
2007. 3. 1 - 2008. 2. 28 : Associate Professor of UNEP Eco-peace Leadership Center
2006. 2. 22 : Urban Public Park Committee of Seoul Metropolitan City
2006. 10. 19 : Program Evaluation Committee of the management program for digital forest
type map
2006. 10. 10 : Evaluation Committee of the 5th National Forest Resource
Investigation Management
2006. 9. 28 : Evaluation Committee of the FGIS application for digital forest type map production
2005. 6 : Committee member of City Planning of Nowon-gu
2005. 5 : Expert member for monitoring forest policy implementation of 2005
2004. 3 : Judging Committee for rural financial stress of National Forestry Cooperative Federation
2003. 2. 5 – 2003. 12.: Advisory Committee of the project “Producing the land cover map”
2003. 11 : Member of forest research evaluation and design deliberation
2001. 11. 19 : Evaluation Committee of the forestry research evaluation 2001
2001. 5. 29 : Executive Committee of fundamental science promotion for the
“Master plan for science technology”
2001. 1. 1 - 2001. 12. 31 : Advisory Committee of Korea Environment Institute
2000. 11. 18 : Evaluation Committee of the forestry research evaluation 2000
1999. 5 : Advisory professor of the bidding committee for national nature history museum
1999. 11. 19 : Evaluation Committee of the forestry research evaluation 1999
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCITIES
2019. – present : President of Korean Society of Remote Sensing (KSRS)
2018. 4 – present : Executive director of the Korea Society of Forest Science
2018. 1 – present : Executive director of the Korea Association of Geographic Information Studies
2017. - present: Advisoty committee of Korean Society of Forest Management and Information
2016. – present : Member of the Korea Academy of Environmet Science
2015. - 2017. : President of Korean Society of Forest Management Information
2015. - present : Head of International Affair Committee of The Korean Society of Climate Change Research
2014. - present : Vice President of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
2014. - present : Vice President of the Korean Society for Geospatial Information System
2013. - present : Vice President of Remote Sensing Society
2008. – present : Committee Member of Korean Society of Forest Science
2010. - present : Executive director of the Korea Spatial Information Society
2011. - present : Vice-President of Korean Society of Konrad Adenauer Foundation
2006. - present : Executive director of the Korean Society for Geospatial Information System
2004. - present : Member of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
1987. - present: Executive director / Committee Member of Korean Forestry Society
1994. - present : Member of Korean Forest Economic Society
1994. - present : Member of Korean Society Environmental Impact Assessment
2017. - 2018. : President of the Korean Society of Climate Change Research (KSCCR)
2015. – 2017. : President of the Korean Society of Management Information System
2013. - 2015. : Vice President of Korean Society of Climate Change Research
2011. - 2012. : General affairs director of the Korean Society of Remote Sensing
2011. – 2015. : Vice-President of Korean Society of Forest Management Information
2010. - 2012. : Committee Member of the Korean Society of Climate Change Research
2009. – 2010. : Executive director / Panel of experts of Korea Spatial information Society
2009. - 2011. : Executive director of the Korean Society of Remote Sensing
2008. – 2010. : Head of International Cooperation of geographic information system association of Korea
2007. – 2009. : Committee Member of the Korean Society of Remote Sensing
2007. - 2010. : Advisory committee for international exchange of Korean Society of Forest Measurements
2007. - 2010. : Executive committee of the Korean Society for Climate Change
2006. - 2010. : Vice President of the GIS Association of Korea
2004. – 2007. : Vice President of the Korean Society of Forest resource measurement
2003. – 2005. : Executive director of the Korea institute of forest recreation welfare
1998. - 2010. : Advisory committee of "Koreanisches Verein von Konrad Adenauer Stiftung"