Kyung-Ja Ha

Kyung-Ja Ha is a climate physicist from South Korea. She has been a professor in IBS Center for Climate Physics since 2017 and the Department of Atmospheric Science at Pusan National University since 1994 and leads the Global Monsoon Climate Lab(GMCL) since 2011.^[1] Her research interests include climate physics, monsoon dynamics, planetary boundary layer modeling, hydroclimate, and tropical-extratropical interaction. Prof. Ha's work has been cited about 7,800 times, with an h-index of 46 and an i10-index of 160.^[2] She served as president of the Korean Meteorological Society from 2022 to 2023,^[3] and has been involved in advisory roles at the Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology of South Korea(2022~2023).^[4] Currently, she is co-chair of the Expert Team on Climate Impact on Monsoon Weather in the WMO/WWRP Monsoon Panel since 2017,^[5] executive editor at Climate Dynamics Journals since 2021,^[6] and chair of the Local Advisory Committee of the 2024 Asia Oceania Geosciences Society.^[7] Also, She is chair of local organizing committee for BACO25.^[8] Through her research and leadership roles, she has contributed to the understanding of monsoon systems and climate dynamics.

This biographical article is written like a résumé. (July 2024)

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Kyung-Ja Ha
Citizenship	South Korea
Education	Pusan National University (B.S.), Seoul National University(M.S.), Yonsei University (Ph.D)
Scientific career
Fields	Climate physics, Climate change sciences, Monsoon dynamics, Planetary boundary layer modeling, Hydroclimate, Tropical-extratropical interaction

Website	IBS Center for Climate Physics Pusan National University GMCL

She has been a professor at Pusan National University in South Korea since 1994. She has been honored with numerous awards, including the Excellent Scientist Korea Nobel Science Award in 2022^[9] and the Unjae Academy Award from the Korean Meteorological Society in 2019.^[10] Her extensive publication record, with over 6,800 citations of her work according to Google Scholar,^[11] further attests to the impact of her research.

1984–1985: Research assistant at Yonsei University
1992–1993: Researcher, Institute for Basic Science, Yonsei University
1993: post-doctoral position at MRI/JMA, Japan (supervisor: Tatsushi Tokioka)
1994–present: Prof. of Atmospheric Sciences, Pusan Nat. Univ., Korea
1996: Visiting scholar CSRP at Texas A&M University (work with Prof. Gerald North), USA
1999–2000: Visiting assistant professor at College of Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences (COAS)/OSU (supervisor: Prof. Larry Mahrt), USA
2002–2003: Department Chair, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University
2002–2004: Committee Member, Committee of Public Relation, Pusan National University
2002–2004: Director, Women's studies Center, Pusan National University, Korea
2002–2005: Courtesy prof. of COAS, Oregon State Univ. USA
2003–2007: Committee Member, Budget Planning Committee, Ministerial Advisory Council, Ministry of Science and Technology
2003–2009: Director of Busan Women in Scientist and Engineers (Busan WISE) Center
2004–2005: Chief of education committee of Korean Meteorological Society
2004–2007: Minister Advisory Committee of Ministry of Science & Technology
2004–2014: Board Member of Korean Meteorological Society
2005–2008: Committee Member, Central Council for Gifted Education Promotion, Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development
2005–2011: Auditor, APEC Climate Center, Busan, Korea
2006–2009: President of a branch for Busan & Kyungnam region, The Association of Korean Women Scientists and Engineering
2008: Chair of subdivision on fundraising, Local Advisory Committee of 2008 Asia Oceania Geosciences Society
2009–2011: Auditor, The Network of Promising Women Engineers & Scientists
2010: Lead author, chapter 5, Korean Climate Change Assessment Report
2010–2011: Vise President, The Association of Korean Woman Scientists and Engineers(KWSE)
2010–2011: Advisor, Policy Advisory Committee, Korea Meteorological Administration
2010–2012: Advisor, The Korean Federation of Science and Technology (KOFST)
2010–2016: Member of the 8, 9, 10th Korea-China Basic Science Exchange Committee (NRF-NSFC)
2011–2014: Board member, APEC Climate Center, Busan, Korea
2011–2017: Principal Investigator, Global Research Laboratory on "Global monsoon climate change", Korea national research foundation
2012: Committee, East Asian Climate(EAC)
2012–2013: Vice-president, Korean Meteorological Society, Korea
2013–2015: Co-Director, WISET Southeast Regional Center, Pusan National University
2014–2023: Director, Research Center for Climate Sciences, PNU, Korea^[12]
2014–present: Lead author, chapter 10, Korean Climate Change Assessment Report
2015–2023: Vice President, Busan-Ulsan Branch, Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST)
2016–2017: Vice-president, Korean Meteorological Society, Korea^[13]
2016–2019: Committee Member, Steering Committee for Science Education Standards Development for Future Generations, KOFAC
2016–present: Fellow, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology(KAST).^[14] Member of Steering committee on Science division of KAST
2016–present: Member, Korea committee of "Future Earth", ICSU
2017–2018: Committee member of Expert Committee on Energy and Environment, Korea National Science and Technology Council
2017–present: Professor, IBS Center for Climate and Physics
2017–present: Chair, Environmental Safe Division, Advisory Committee for National Life Science, KOFST
2017–present: WMO/WWRP Monsoon Panel, co-chair of Expert Team on Climate Impact on Monsoon Weather^[5]
2018–2019: President, Association of Women Professors, Pusan National University
2018–2020: Co-chair, Local Advisory Committee of 2020 Asia Oceania Geosciences Society
2018–2020: Vice-president, Korea Geoscience Union^[15]
2018–2021: Board member, The Busan National Science Museum
2020–2022: Advisory committee, Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology^[4]
2020–2024: Chair, Local Advisory Committee of 2024 Asia Oceania Geosciences Society^[7]
2021: Senior vice President of Korean Meteorological Society
2021: Co-Chair, The 22th Northeastern Asian Symposium(on Approaches for Future Earth in Northeast Asia – Climate Change and Its Effects)^[16]
2021–2023: Committee Member, Science and Technology Promotion Council, Busan (3rd and 4th Terms)
2022–2023: President of Korean Meteorological Society^[3]
2022–present: PI in Korea, A3 foresight program(with Prof. Wenjie Dong in China, and Prof. Masahiro Watanabe in Japan)^[17]
2022–present: Advisory committee, Ministry of Environment
2022–present: Advisory Board Member, Supercomputing Center (Specialized Center), Ministry of Science and ICT
2022.4-2025.3 Outside Director, Nonghyup Financial Group Inc.
2023–present: Committee Member, Busan Regional Industry-Academia Cooperation Council
2023–present: Committee Member, Research Advisory Committee, Busan Development Institute(BDI)
2023–present: Committee Member, Science and Technology Distinguished Service Medal Review Committee, Ministry of Science and ICT
2023–present: chair, Local Organizing Committee of BACO25(IUGG 3 societies)^[18]
2025.1-present: Advisory committee, the Basic Research Promotion Council of the Ministry of Science and ICT
2025.1.1-2028.12.31: Member, the Global Precipitation EXperiment (GPEX) Lighthouse Activity Scientific Steering Group, World Climate Research Programme(WCRP)^[19]

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