LEADING INVESTIGATOR
prof. Daeha Kim
Department of Civil Engineering, Chonbuk National University, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
Contact
T: +82-63-270-2426
M: daeha.kim@jbnu.ac.kr
Education
- Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA, 2015
- M.S., Civil Environmental Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, 2007
- B.S., Civil Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea 2005
Activities
- Mar. 2025 – Present
Associate Professor, Jeonbuk National University, South Korea
Teaching: Engineering Hydrology (undergraduate), Hydrologic Design (undergraduate), Hydraulics (undergraduate), Physical Hydrology (graduate), Statistical Hydrology (graduate)
- Jul. 2015 – Aug. 2020
Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Climate Center, Busan, South Korea
- Analyzed climate extremes using climate projections and forecasts
- Produced seasonal forecasts of agricultural productivity
- Assessed performance of complex hydrological systems under climate change
- Assessed flood risks by combining stochastic and deterministic approaches
- Predicted streamflow in ungauged catchments
- Developed extreme-climate indicators
Jan. 2011 – Jul. 2015
Research Assistant, Utah Water Research Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
- Assessed impacts of climate change on water scarcity in a large river basin
- Developed a risk-based hydro-economic framework to manage climatological and economic risks
- Validated a crop model with remote sensing data
- Predicted streamflow in snowmelt-driven watersheds
Mar. 2007 – Jun. 2010
Researcher, Hydrological Survey Center, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- Standardized the methods for hydrological survey in South Korea
- Developed computer programs for quality control of hydrologic measurements
- Analyzed streamflow data at multiple stations in Geum River Basin, South Korea
Awards
The best researcher in 2019 awarded by the APEC Climate Center
Affiliations
American Geophysical Union, member
- European Geosciences Union, member
- Korea Water Resources Association, member
- Korean Wetlands Society, member
- Korean Meteorological Society, member