Professor
Dong-Hyun Cha
Professor
Department of Civil Urban Earth and Environmental Engineering,
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST),
Office: Engineering BLDG. 4 (110) Rm. 1011-11
Tel: +82-52-217-2828
E-mail: dhcha@unist.ac.kr
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(20200416)
Education
Ph.D. (Unified course) in Atmospheric Sciences, Seoul National University, 2009
Thesis title: Improvement of a regional climate model and its application to regional-scale interactions among land, ocean
and atmosphere over the East Asian summer monsoon region
Advisor: Professor Dong-Kyou Lee
B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences, Seoul National University, 2001
Research Interests
Development and Improvement of Numerical Models
Real-time Tropical Cyclone Forecasting
Regional Climate Modeling
High Impact Weather (Typhoon, Heavy Precipitation & Snowfall, Flood & Drought, Heatwave & Cold Surge)
Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Models Coupling
Professional Experience
Professor, Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, UNIST, Korea, 2022.03-present
Associate Professor, Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, UNIST, Korea, 2016.09-2022.02
Assistant Professor, Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, UNIST, Korea, 2012.10-2016.08
Invited Assistant Professor, Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, UNIST, Korea, 2012.08-2012.09
Postdoctoral fellowship, International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA, 2011.1-2012.07
Postdoctoral researcher, Brain Korea 21 program, Seoul National University, Korea, 2009.12-2010.12
Postdoctoral researcher, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea, 2009.3-2009.12
Awards
Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, the Korean Meteorological Society, October 2009
Administrator Award, Korea Meteorological Administration, March 2010
Administrator Commendation, Korea Meteorological Administration, January 2016
Prime Minister Commendation in World Meteorological Day, Korea Meteorological Administration, March 2018
Outstanding Reviewer Awards, Korean Meteorological Society, October 2018
Jinsang(眞常) Academic Awards, Korean Meteorological Society, October 2021
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