International  Center  for  Isotope  Effects  Research

Nanjing University

Giyoon Lee


Position: Post-Doc
Office: E-201
E-mail: giyoon80@snu.ac.kr

 

Reasearch interest: 

My research interest is focused on understanding the Earth climate system by analyzing the isotopes of aerosols (SO42− and NO3−) and greenhouse gases (CO2 and CH4) using modern aerosol samples and polar ice cores.

Education

B.Sc. in Earth and Environmental Sciences at Korea University. 2013-2019.

Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Sciences at Seoul National University. 2019-2024.

 

Awards and honors

30. Jul. 2024 Best teaching assistant award, Seoul National University Faculty of Liberal Education

09. Nov. 2023 Outstanding paper from student speakers, The Geological Society of Korea, Fall Meeting

27. Oct. 2022 Outstanding paper from student speakers, The Geological Society of Korea, Fall Meeting

 

Publication

4）Lee G., Ahn J., Ju H., Oyabu I., Ritterbusch F., Kim S., Moon J., Lee J., Han Y., Hur S. D., Kawamura K., Lu Z.-T., Jiang W., and Yang G.-M.: Identification of 320 000-year-old blue ice at the surface of the Elephant Moraine region, East Antarctica. The Cryosphere, 19, 3295–3308, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-3295-2025, (2025).

3）Lee G., Burke A., Hutchison W., Sugden P., Smith C., McConnell J. R., Sigl M., Oppenheimer C., Rasmussen S. O., Steffensen J. P., Lee S. R., and Ahn J.: Phasing and climate forcing potential of the Millennium Eruption of Mt. Baekdu. Communications earth & environment, 5, 549, https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01713-z, (2024).

2）Lee G., Ahn J., Park S.-M., Moon J., Park R., Sim M. S., Choi H., Park J., and Ahn J.-Y.: Sulfur isotope-based source apportionment and control mechanisms of PM2.5 sulfate in Seoul, South Korea during winter and early spring (2017–2020). Science of the Total Environment, 905, 167112, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167112, (2023).

1）Lee G., Ahn J., Ju H., Ritterbusch F., Oyabu I., Buizert C., Kim S., Moon J., Ghosh S., Kawamura K., Lu Z.-T., Hong S., Han C. H., Hur S. D., Jiang W., and Yang G.-M.: Chronostratigraphy of the Larsen blue-ice area in northern Victoria Land, East Antarctica, and its implications for paleoclimate. The Cryosphere, 16, 2301–2324, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-2301-2022, (2022).

 

Projects

Sept. 2024 – Aug. 2025 Postdoctoral fellowship for research in domestic institutes, “Investigation of greenhouse gas (CO2, CH4) production and destruction mechanism within glacial ice through UV photochemistry”, (60,000,000 KRW), Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea