**SungHyun Nam**

SungHyun Nam (Associate Professor) received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Oceanography (Physical Oceanography) in 1999, 2001, and 2006 respectively all from Seoul National University (SNU). After earning his Ph.D degree he worked at Agency for Defense Development (ADD) for the ROK Navy for 2 years from 2006 to 2008. Then he moved to San Diego, CA, USA to work at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), University of California, San Diego (UCSD) as a postdoctoral researcher. Until he returned to his mother-university (SNU), he stayed in San Diego for 6 years conducting his sea-going studies as postdoctoral researcher and assistant scientist. In 2014, he joined SNU as an assistant professor. He is now an associate professor at the SNU, and serves as a member of ROK governmental and international committees.
