Jung-Hoon Kim

About

Experience

• Seoul National University (Full-time · 7 yrs 11 mos)
  • Associate Professor
    Mar 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Assistant Professor
    Sep 2018 - Mar 2023 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    Seoul National University (SNU) School of Earth and Environmental Sciences (SEES) Forecast, Analysis, and Application (FAA) Laboratory http://faa.snu.ac.kr

• WAFS Development Meteorologist at NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
  Jul 2015 - Aug 2018 · 3 yrs 2 mos

  Research Scientist, Colorado State University/Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CSU/CIRA) in affiliation with NOAA/Aviation Weather Center. < Responsibilities > • Develop the next generation of World Area Forecast System (WAFS) for en-route weather hazards (turbulence, icing, and convection) using global ensemble Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models. • Evaluate WAFS grid forecasts using in situ observation measurement data with statistical methods: RMSE, bias, TSS, ROC, Volume metrics. • Implement new WAFS algorithms to UNIX platform of the NOAA’s Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System (WCOSS). < Accomplishments > • Built new automated WAFS turbulence algorithm using parallel Fortran, C-schell scripts, and Python on the NOAA’s WCOSS UNIX platform. • Publish research and evaluation results to peer-reviewed scientific journals. • Present new WAFS products to operational forecasters and aviation users.

• NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) fellow at NASA Ames Research Center
  Mar 2013 - May 2015 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) fellow administrated by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) < Responsibilities > • Develop super ensemble-based wind and turbulence forecast system applicable to NASA’s automated Air-Traffic Management (ATM) system. • Design new concept of optimization technology for flight trajectory modeling. • Research and develop the climate impact to aviation operations. < Accomplishments > • Implement the combined wind and turbulence forecast system with optimized flight trajectory routing system using Fortran, C-schell scripts, Python with PBS job schedules on the NASA’s supercomputer resource. • Publish implementation results to peer-reviewed scientific journals. • Design course materials to stakeholders and aviation users.

• Visiting Scientist at National Center for Atmospheric Research
  Mar 2013 - Apr 2013 · 2 mos

  - Numerical weather simulation by Advanced Research Weather Research and Forecast (WRF-ARW) model. - Analysis of observed turbulence reports by both pilot reports (PIREPs) and in situ eddy dissipation rate (EDR) equipped in commercial aircraft. - Examination of synoptic and meso-scale upper and mid-level flows. - Mountain wave analysis.

• Postdoctoral Researcher at Natural Science Institute in Yonsei University
  Sep 2011 - Feb 2013 · 1 yr 6 mos

  - Lead project scientist for aviation weather hazards over Korea and East Asia.