Draft:Kyung-Ja Ha

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Kyung-Ja Ha
CitizenshipRepublic of Korea
EducationPusan National University (B.S.), Seoul National University(M.S.), Yonsei University (Ph.D)
Scientific career
FieldsClimate physics, Climate change sciences, Monsoon dynamics, Planetary boundary layer modeling, Hydroclimate, Tropical-extratropical interaction
WebsiteIBS Center for Climate Physics
Pusan National University GMCL

Kyung-Ja Ha is a highly accomplished climate scientist who has made significant contributions to the understanding of monsoon systems and climate dynamics through her research and leadership roles in South Korea and internationally.

Education[edit]

She is a prominent professor of atmospheric sciences at Pusan National University in South Korea. She received her Ph.D. from Yonsei University in 1992, and has been a professor at Pusan National University in Republic of Korea since 1994.

Research Interests[edit]

Her main research areas are monsoon climate, climate dynamics, and global hydroclimate change. She is the director of the Research Center for Climate Sciences at Pusan National University, which she has led since 2014. In addition to her research work, she has served in various leadership roles, including as Vice Chair of the National Committee of Future Earth in Korea, and as a board member and auditor for the APEC Climate Center.

Career[edit]

Her contributions to the field have been widely recognized. She has been honored with numerous awards, including the Excellent Scientist Korea Nobel Science Award in 2022 and the Unjae Academy Award from the Korean Meteorological Society in 2019. Her extensive publication record, with over 6,800 citations of her work according to Google Scholar[1], further attests to the impact of her research.

  • 2022~present: Advisory committee, Ministry of Environment
  • 2022~2023: President of Korean Meteorological Society
  • 2021~present: Executive editor, Climate Dynamics
  • 2021~2021: Senior vice President of Korean Meteorological Society
  • 2020~present: Chair, Local Advisory Committee of 2024 Asia Oceania Geosciences Society
  • 2020~2022: Advisory committee, Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology
  • 2018~2021: Board member, The Busan National Science Museum
  • 2018~2020: Vice-president, Korea Geoscience Union
  • 2018~2020: Co-chair, Local Advisory Committee of 2020 Asia Oceania Geosciences Society
  • 2017~present: Chair, Environmental Safe Division, Advisory Committee for National Life Science, KOFST
  • 2017~present: WMO/WWRP Monsoon Panel, co-chair of Expert Team on Climate Impact on Monsoon Weather
  • 2017~present: Editor, the Earth and Environmental Sciences section of the board, Nature Scientific Report
  • 2017~2018: Committee member of Expert Committee on Energy and Environment, Korea National Science and Technology Council
  • 2016~present: Fellow, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology(KAST). Member of Steering committee on Science division of KAST
  • 2016~present: Member, Korea committee of “Future Earth”, ICSU
  • 2016~2017: Vice-president, Korean Meteorological Society, Korea
  • 2016~2017: Lead Guest editor, special issue on “Asian Monsoon climate change”, Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences
  • 2014~present: Director, Research Center for Climate Sciences, PNU, Korea
  • 2014~present: Lead author, chapter 10, Korean Climate Change Assessment Report
  • 2012~2013: Vice-president, Korean Meteorological Society, Korea
  • 2012: Committee, East Asian Climate(EAC)
  • 2011~2017: Principal Investigator, Global Research Laboratory on ”Global monsoon climate change”, Korea national research foundation
  • 2011~2014: Board member, APEC Climate Center, Busan, Korea
  • 2010: Lead author, chapter 5, Korean Climate Change Assessment Report
  • 2008~present: Editor, Atmospheric Oceanic Sciences Letter, IAP/China Academy of Science
  • 2008: Editor in Atmospheric Science, Vol 16, Advances in Geosciences, World Scientific
  • 2008: Chair of subdivision on fundraising, Local Advisory Committee of 2008 Asia Oceania Geosciences Society
  • 2006~2009: President of a branch for Busan & Kyungnam region, The Association of Korean Women Scientists and Engineering
  • 2005~2011: Auditor, APEC Climate Center, Busan, Korea
  • 2004~2005: Chief of education committee of Korean Meteorological Society
  • 2004~2014: Board Member of Korean Meteorological Society
  • 2004~2007: Minister Advisory Committee of Ministry of Science & Technology
  • 2003~2009: Director of Busan Women in Scientist and Engineers (Busan WISE) Center
  • 2002~2005: Courtesy prof. of COAS, Oregon State Univ. USA
  • 2002~2004: Director, Women’s studies Center, Pusan National University, Korea
  • 2000~2003: Editor in chief, editorial board of “Atmosphere”, bulletin of Korean Meteorological Society
  • 1999~2000: Visiting assistant professor at College of Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences (COAS)/OSU (supervisor: Prof. Larry Mahrt), USA
  • 1996: Visiting scholar CSRP at Texas A&M University (work with Prof. Gerald North), USA
  • 1994~present: Prof. of Atmospheric Sciences, Pusan Nat. Univ., Korea
  • 1993: post-doctoral position at MRI/JMA, Japan (supervisor: Tatsushi Tokioka)
  • 1984~1985: Research assistant at Yonsei University

Honors and awards[edit]

  • 2022: Excellent Scientist, Korea Nobel Science Award[2][3]
  • 2021: 64th Busan Cultural Award[4][5]
  • 2019: Honor Award, Minister, Ministry of Science and ICT
  • 2019: Unjae Academy Award, Korean Meteorological Society[6][7]
  • 2016: Editor contribution award, IAP/CAS, China
  • 2012: National medal for Science and Technology, Korea Ministry of Science, Technology, and Education[8]
  • 2012: The 11th Busan Science & Technology Award, Busan City, Korea[9]
  • 2011: Korea 100 top researcher award, National Science & Technology Council[10]
  • 2011: The premium professor award, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
  • 2011: Global Research Laboratory fund, Korea National Research Fund, for years of 2011-2017
  • 2008: Best Research Award, Korea Ministry of Education, Science & Technology
  • 2003: Honor Award, Korea Ministry of Science & Technology
  • 2001: Songcheon Award (Best Academic Award), The Korean Meteorological Society[11]

Publications[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Citation: Kyung-Ja Ha". Google Scholar. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Kyung-Ja Ha receives prestigious award from Korean Nobel Science Association". IBS Center for Climate Physics. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ 이, 정희 (1 March 2022). "제5회 대한민국 노벨사이언스상 대상 - 우수과학자상 하경자 교수". 노벨사이언스 (in Korean). Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  4. ^ "제 64회 부산광역시 문화상". Awards, Center for Climate Physics, Institute for Basic Science. November 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  5. ^ 권, 기정 (8 November 2021). "제64회 부산시 문화상에 임정덕·하경자·이성규·조일상·신호국·양정모" (in Korean). 경향신문. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  6. ^ "2019 Unjae Academy Award from Korean Meteorological Society (KMS)". IBS Center for Climate Physics. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  7. ^ "포상현황: 운재학술상". Korean Meteorological Society (in Korean). 30 October 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  8. ^ "하경자 부산대 교수 과학기술훈장 진보상". 한국대학신문 (in Korean). 23 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  9. ^ "부산과학상 수상자 김치대 교수 등 4명 선정" (in Korean). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  10. ^ "하경자 부산대 교수 과학기술훈장 진보상". 한국대학신문 (in Korean). 23 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  11. ^ "포상현황: 학술상(송천/월봉)". Korean Meteorological Society (in Korean). 25 October 2001. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

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