Hosting weekly review lectures for my sedimentary geology course. (2016)

Fig. 1. Hosting weekly review lectures for my sedimentary geology course.
(2016)

 

EDUCATION

PhD in Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, USA, 2028 (Anticipated)
Adviser: Samuel Birch

MS in Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, USA, 2025 (Anticipated)
Adviser: Samuel Birch

MS in Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2022
Adviser: Wonsuck Kim
Committee Members: Nam Chil Woo, Woong Mo Koo

BS in Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA, 2019
Major: Geosciences/Geology
Minor: Mathematics
Adviser: Cornel Olariu

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Instructor of Mathematics, Lone Star College - University Park, Feb. 2023 – Oct. 2023
Taught vector/multivariable/differential/integral calculus, pre-calculus, trigonometry, algebra, computer programming with Python, etc. Held seminars to help students prepare for the mathematics portion of the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) examination, which dictates their placement in university level mathematics courses.

Lead Instructor of Mathematics, Mathnasium, Sep. 2022 – Jan. 2023
Taught differential and integral calculus, pre-calculus, geometry, algebra, etc.

Volunteer Sedimentary Geology Tutor, The University of Texas at Austin, Jan. 2016 – Feb. 2020
Hosted informal weekly review lectures for engineering classmates in sedimentary geology course covering the material learned during the official lecture time due to popular request after helping classmates understand course concepts. Prepared notes over course lectures and study guides to help students prepare for exams.

MENTORED STUDENTS

See People for more information.

Undergraduate Students:

  • María Paula Borja Tibaduiza (Spring 2020 – Fall 2022), BS in Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University.

  • Esoo Yun (Spring 2020 – Fall 2021), BS in Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University.

ACADEMIC HONOURS AND AWARDS

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Receiving an award for Outstanding Undergraduate Poster at the 9th Annual JSG Research Symposium. (2020)

Fig. 2. Receiving an award for Outstanding Undergraduate Poster at the 9th Annual University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences Research Symposium.
(15 Feb. 2020)

Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (FRAS), 2020

Brain Korea 21 Plus (BK21) Fellowship for Leading Universities & Students (4x), 2020 – 2021
Research fellowship awarded by the Korean Ministry of Education & the National Research Foundation of Korea “to produce the next generation of world class leaders in their fields.” Initially provided with a ₩500,000 per month stipend, but later received several raises up to ₩800,000 per month.

JSG Student Research Symposium Outstanding Undergraduate Poster, 2nd Place, 2020
Awarded by the Jackson School of Geosciences and ConocoPhillips for the best research poster of the undergraduate division.

Global Leader Fellowship, 2019 – 2022
Most prestigious fellowship at Yonsei University, awarded to a maximum of 7 newly admitted postgraduate students per application period. Covers full entrance and tuition fees, and provides a ₩500,000 per month stipend.

Fellow of the Geological Society of London (FGS), 2019

William S. Flores Sr. Field Scholarship, 2019

2nd Annual Undergraduate Geological Society Scholarship, 1st Place, 2019
For “embodying the values of the Jackson School of Geosciences” and for being “heavily involved in research, seminars, as well as connecting with fellow undergraduates and faculty of our department.”

1st Annual Undergraduate Geological Society Scholarship, 1st Place, 2018
For “embodying the values of the Jackson School of Geosciences” and for being “heavily involved in research, seminars, as well as connecting with fellow undergraduates and faculty of our department.”

University Honours, 2017
The University of Texas at Austin

University Honours, 2016
The University of Texas at Austin

Foresters Competitive Scholarship, 2015

West Point Bridge Design Competition, Top 50, 2015
National structural engineering competition with several thousand competitors. Awarded by The US Military Academy at West Point, and the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Texas A&M University’s Engineering 12EE Energy Contest, 1st Place, 2014
Led team in designing the most efficient wind turbine which was more than twice as efficient as the 2nd place design through proper application of Betz’s law.

Eagle Scout, 2014
Boy Scouts of America Troop 440

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

*Postgraduate-level coursework

Planetary Science:
Planetary Surface Processes*, Planetary Geology & Tectonics*, Lunar Exploration*, Remote Sensing & SAR (2x)*.

Geology/Geophysics:
Marine Geology and Geophysics Field Course*, Morphodynamics & Quantitative Stratigraphy*, Geofluids Dynamics*, Stratodynamics (2x)*, Depositional Mechanics Modelling*, Geomorphology*, GIS & GPS*, Biogeochemisty*, Environmental Geology*, Structural Geology*, Field & Stratigraphic Methods, Sedimentary Geology (2x), Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology (2x), Palaeontology (2x)*, Research Design & Data Analysis (9x)*, Ethics in Geosciences (2x)*.

Mathematics:
Structure of Modern Geometry* (Proof writing for non-Euclidean geometries), Vector Calculus*, Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations with Linear Algebra*, Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus, Multivariable Calculus.

Engineering/Physics:
Hydraulics & Open Channel Flow*, Engineering/Energy and the Environment*, Petroleum Engineering, Geosystems Engineering MATLAB*, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics*, Engineering Physics I (Mechanics, Heat, Wave Phenomena) & Engineering Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism, Optics, Atomic Phenomena) with laboratories.

Biochemistry/Chemistry:
Astrobiology*, Chemistry I & II with laboratories.