Professional Preparation 

• Undergraduate Institution

Seoul National University Atmospheric Sciences B.S., 2001

• Graduate Institution

Seoul National University Atmospheric Sciences Ph.D., 2006

• Postdoctoral Institutions

Seoul National University Climate Modeling 3/2006-2/2008

Yonsei University Climate Modeling 3/2008-12/2008

Professional Appointments 

• September 2022- Present

Associate Professor, Dept. of Environmental Atmospheric Sciences, Pukyong National University,

• September 2018- September 2022

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Environmental Atmospheric Sciences, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea

• January 2014 – August 2018

Principal Research Scientist, Korea Polar Research Institute, INCHON, South Korea

• January 2009 – 2013

Senior Research Scientist, Korea Polar Research Institute, INCHON, South Korea

Honor and Major Awards

-‘Best Research & Development’ award from PKNU (Apr, 2023) 

-‘Best Research Efforts’ award from PKNU (Apr, 2023) 

-‘Best Educational Efforts’ award from Prime Minister (Apr, 2019) 

- Best R&D project award from Korea Future Planning Science Ministry (Apr, 2016) (2015년 국가연구개발 우수성과 100선 선정) 

- ‘Young Scientist Awards’ from Climate Change Science Society of Korea (Mar, 2015) 

- ‘Best Paper Awards’ from the Korean federation of Science and Technology Societies (April, 2015) 

- ‘Best Science’ award from Korea Future Planning Science Ministry (April, 2013) 

- ‘Outstanding Climate Change Study’: award from Ministry of Environment (April, 2012)

Publications

• Five most significant publications among total 113 international and domestic publications (2023. 4)

- Yang, S.-I., I.-J. Moon, H.-J. Baek, B.-M. Kim(Corr.), 2022: Intense atmospheric frontogenesis by air-sea coupling processes during the passage of Typhoon Lingling captured at Ieodo Ocean Research Station. Scientific Reports, 12, 15513.

-Kim, S.-H., H.-J. Sung, S.-J. Kim, E.-H. Baek, J.-Y. Moon, and B.-M. Kim(Corr.), 2022: Contribution of Ural and Kmachatka blocking to the amplified warm Arctic-cold Eurasia pattern under Arctic sea ice loss and Eurasian cooling. Journal of Climate, 5, 1-40. 

-Sung, M.-K., H.-Y. Jang, B.-M. Kim(Corr.), S.-W. Yeh, Y.-S. Choi, and C. Yoo(Corr.), 2019: Tropical influence on the North Pacific Oscillation drives winter extremes in North America. Nature Clim. Change, doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0461-5. 

-Kim, B.-M. et al. (2017). Major cause of unprecedented Arctic warming. Scientific Reports, 5, 4646. 

-Kim, B.-M., Son, S.-W., Min, S.-K., Jeong, J.-H., Kim, S.-J., Zhang, X., … Yoon, J.-H. (2014). Weakening of the stratospheric polar vortex by Arctic sea-ice loss. Nature Communications, 5, 4646. http://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5646

Professional Activities

1. Adjunct professor of Environmental engineering school of Ewha Woman’s University (2014-) 

2. Managing journal editor of ‘The Atmosphere’ of Korea Meteorological Society (2011-2015) 

3. Member of advised board of Korea Meteorological Administration climate prediction division (2011-present) 

4. Member of Marine Working Group of Arctic Science Summit (2012-present) 

5. Advisory scientific committee of Korea Meteorological Administration 

6.  Frequent reviewers for AGU, AMS, Nature Climate Change/Geoscience, RMetS Journals

 (More than 10 papers reviewed per year)

Teaching Experiences