Dr. Hojin Lee
Telefon: +49 (0)761 203 8307
Email: hojin.lee(at)cep.uni-freiburg.de
Postdoc
Professur für Ökosystemphysiologie
Institut für Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften
Fakultät für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Georges-Köhler-Allee 053 / 054
79110 Freiburg
Germany
Research Interests
My research explores the interactions between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere, with a particular focus on soil-plant-atmosphere dynamics, biogeochemical cycles, and forest ecophysiology. I am also interested in how these processes influence human society through ecosystem services, climate regulation, and environmental sustainability.
Current scientific projects
University Education
2020-2024
Ph.D., Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
- Interdisciplinary Program in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
(Advisor: Dr. Hyun Seok Kim)
2017-2019
M.S., Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
- Forest Environmental Science (Advisor: Dr. Hyun Seok Kim)
2007-2012
B.P.E., Korea University, Republic of Korea
- Sport and Leisure Studies
Research Experience
2024-2025
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Freiburg, Germany
- Investigating VOC flux responses to environmental stress (Supervisors: Dr. Christiane Werner, Dr. Jürgen Kreuzwieser)
2024
Research Exchange, Chiba University & NIES, Japan Research exchange, Chiba University, Japan
- Analyzed urban vegetation effects on land surface temperature (Himawari-8) (Supervisors: Dr. Kazuhito Ichii, Dr. Yuhei Yamamoto)
- Improved an automated chamber system for soil CO2 efflux measurement (Supervisors: Dr. Yoshiyuki Takahashi, Dr. Naishen Liang)
2020-2024
Ph.D., Seoul National University, Republic of Korea (Supervisor: Dr. Hyun Seok Kim)
- CO2/H2O flux monitoring & carbon flux variability in forest ecosystems
- GPP effects on BVOCs, O3 formation, and PM2.5 impact on solar radiation and NEP
- Estimation of ecosystem transpiration (sap flux & EC methods)
- Soil CO2 efflux partitioning using stable isotope (13C)
2017-2019
M.S., Seoul National University, Republic of Korea (Supervisor: Dr. Hyun Seok Kim)
- CO2/H2O flux responses to drought & heavy rainfall
- Development of an automated soil chamber system
- Urban forest cooling effects & land cover temperature comparison
Teaching Experience
SP2019
Teaching Assistant, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
- “Urban Arboriculture and Management Studies and Experiment” for undergraduates
Honors & Awards
2021
Best Poster Presentation, AsiaFlux Conference
2021
Best Oral Presentation, The Ecological Society of Korea
2020
Best Oral Presentation, Korean Society of Forest Science
Scholarships & Fellowships
2023
BK21 Research Scholarship
2022
Lecture & Research Scholarship
2021
Lecture & Research Scholarship
2020
Merit-Based Scholarship
Professional Activities
Scientific committees & Leadership
2024-2025
AsiaFlux Science Steering Committee Observer
2023-2025
FLUXNET Early Career Network Committee
Journal Review Activities
2024
Korean Society of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (Reviewer)
2024
Ecological Indicators (Reviewer)
2024
Remote Sensing of Environment (Reviewer)
2022-2024
Forest Science and Technology (Editorial Board)
Conference & Workshop Organization
2023
AsiaFlux Conference 2023 Organizing Committee Member
2023
FLUXNET Early Career Network International Online Workshop Organizing Committee Member
Publications
As First Author:
- Lee, H., Jeon, J., Lee, M. and Kim, H.S., 2022. Seasonal contrasting effects of PM2.5 on forest productivity in peri‑urban region of Seoul Metropolitan Area, Republic of Korea. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 325, p.109149.
- Lee, H., Jeon, J., Kang, M., Cho, S., Park, J., Lee, M., Lee, H., Kim, D. and Kim, H.S., 2021. The resilience of the carbon cycles of temperate coniferous and broadleaved forests to drought. Forest Ecology and Management, 491, p.119178.
- Lee, H., Ju, H., Jeon, J., Lee, M., Suh, S.U. and Kim, H.S., 2021. Evaluation of Carbon Sequestration Capacity of a 57-year-old Korean Pine Plantation in Mt. Taehwa based on Carbon Flux Measurement Using Eddy-covariance and Automated Soil Chamber System. Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science, 110(4), pp.554-568.
- Lee, H., Cho, S., Kang, M., Kim, J., Lee, H., Lee, M., Jeon, J., Yi, C., Janicke, B., Cho, C. and Kim, K.R., 2018. The quantitative analysis of cooling effect by urban forests in summer. Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 20(1), pp.73-87.
As Co-Author:
- Byeon, S., Kim, S., Hong, J., Kim, T.K., Huh, W., Kim, K., Lee, M., Lee, H., Kim, S., Park, C. and Song, W., 2024. Promotion of cold stress tolerance in transplanted Pinus densiflora seedlings after long-term moderate drought hardening. Forest Ecology and Management, 557, p.121773.
- Byeon, S., Kim, S., Hong, J., Kim, T.K., Huh, W., Kim, K., Lee, M., Lee, H., Kim, S., Park, C. and Bhusal, N., 2024. Waterlogging Hardening Effect on Transplant Stress Tolerance in Pinus densiflora. Forests, 15(3), p.445.
- Jeon, J., Lee, H., Lee, M., Hong, J., Kim, S., Park, C. and Kim, H.S., 2024. Comparative Analysis of Water Isotopic Compositions: Evaluating Isotope Analyzer for Soil and Extraction Method for Stem Water. Forests, 15(3), p.420.
- Chen, R., Liu, L., Liu, Z., Liu, X., Kim, J., Kim, H.S., Lee, H., Wu, G., Guo, C. and Gu, L., 2024. SIF-based GPP modeling for evergreen forests considering the seasonal variation in maximum photochemical efficiency. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 344, p.109814.
- Hong, J., Lee, M., Huh, W., Kim, T.K., Jeon, J., Lee, H., Kim, K., Byeon, S., Park, C. and Kim, H.S., 2023. Comparisons of PM2.5 mitigation with stand characteristics between evergreen Korean pine plantations and deciduous broad-leaved forests in the Republic of Korea. Environmental Pollution, 334, p.122240.
- Cha, J.Y., Lee, S.C., Lee, E.J., Lee, K., Lee, H., Kim, H.S., Ahn, J. and Oh, N.H., 2023. Canopy leaching rather than desorption of PM5 from leaves is the dominant source of throughfall dissolved organic carbon in forest. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(17), p.e2023GL103731.
- Byeon, S., Kim, S., Hong, J., Kim, T.K., Huh, W., Kim, K., Lee, M., Lee, H., Kim, S., Park, C. and Bhusal, N., 2023. Drought hardening effect on improving transplant stress tolerance in Pinus densiflora. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 207, p.105222.
- Bhusal, N., Lee, M., Lee, H., Adhikari, A., Han, A.R., Han, A. and Kim, H.S., 2021. Evaluation of morphological, physiological, and biochemical traits for assessing drought resistance in eleven tree species. Science of the Total Environment, 779, p.146466.
- Kim, J., Ryu, Y., Dechant, B., Lee, H., Kim, H.S., Kornfeld, A. and Berry, J.A., 2021. Solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence is non-linearly related to canopy photosynthesis in a temperate evergreen needleleaf forest during the fall transition. Remote Sensing of Environment, 258, p.112362.
- Lee, M., Park, J., Cho, S., Moon, M., Ryu, D., Lee, H., Lee, H., Kim, S., Kim, T., Byeon, S. and Jeon, J., 2020. Sapflux Measurement Database Using Granier's Heat Dissipation Method and Heat Pulse Method. Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 22(4), pp.327-339.