Updated on 11 June 2019
Current Employment
▪ Weather Specialist, Canadian Armed Forces, Department of National Defense 4/2017 – Present
Previous Academic Employment
▪ Postdoctoral Research Associate / Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University
8/2013 – 3/2017
(Co-appointment: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biology, University of Utah 6/2016 – 3/2017)
▪ Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Geography, McGill University 10/2011 – 7/2013
Education
▪ Ph.D., Department of Geography, McGill University 9/2006 – 9/2011
(Thesis title: Modeling and experimental analysis of carbon exchange from artificially flooded boreal forest and peatland ecosystems)
▪ M.C.P. (Master of City Planning, Specialty in Environmental Sciences), Department of Environmental Planning, Graduate School
of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University 3/2004 – 2/2006
(Thesis title: Annual growth of standing biomass estimated with tree-ring data and biometric equation at a Gwangneung deciduous forest,
Korea)
▪ B.Sc., Department of Life Sciences, Ajou University 3/1997 – 2/2004
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
18) Still, C., R. Powell, D. Aubrecht, Y. Kim, B. Helliker, D. Roberts, A.D. Richardson, and M. Goulden. 2019. Thermal imaging in plant and
ecosystem ecology: applications and challenges. Ecosphere 10:e02768. doi:10.1002/ecs2.2768.
17) Jiang, Y., J.B. Kim, A.T. Trugman, Y. Kim, and C.J. Still. 2019. Linking tree physiological constraints with predictions of carbon and water
fluxes at an old-growth coniferous forest. Ecosphere 10:e02692. doi:10.1002/ecs2.2692.
16) Ulrich, D.E.M, C. Still, J.R. Brooks, Y. Kim, and F.C. Meinzer. 2019. Investigating old‐growth ponderosa pine physiology using tree‐rings, δ13C,
δ18O, and a process‐based model. Ecology e02656. doi:10.1002/ecy.2656.
15) Pau, S., M. Detto, Y. Kim, and C.J. Still. 2018. Tropical forest temperature thresholds for gross primary productivity. Ecosphere 9:e02311.
doi:10.1002/ecs2.2322.
14) Kim, Y., C.J. Still, D.A. Roberts, and M.L. Goulden. 2018. Thermal infrared imaging of leaf temperatures: Comparison to thermocouple
measurements and assessment of environmental influences. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 248:361–371.
doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.10.010.
13) Wang, W., N.T. Roulet, Y. Kim, I.B. Strachan, P. del Giorgio, Y.T. Prairie, A. Tremblay. 2018. Modelling CO2 emissions from water surface of a
boreal hydroelectric reservoir. Science of the Total Environment 612:392–404. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.203.
12) Kim, Y., C.J. Still, C.V. Hanson, H. Kwon, and B.E. Law. 2016. Canopy skin temperature variations in relation to climate, soil temperature and
carbon flux at a ponderosa pine forest in central Oregon. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 226–227:161–173.
doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2016.06.001.
11) Wang, W., N.T. Roulet, Y. Kim, I.B. Strachan, P. del Giorgio, Y.T. Prairie, A. Tremblay. 2016. Integrating aquatic and terrestrial biogeochemical
model to predict effects of reservoir creation on CO2 emissions. Biogeosciences Discussions. doi:10.5194/bg-2016-100.
10) Kim, Y., N.T. Roulet, C. Li, S. Frolking, I.B. Strachan, C. Peng, C.R. Teodoru, Y.T. Prairie, and A. Tremblay. 2016. Simulating carbon dioxide
exchange in boreal ecosystems flooded by reservoirs. Ecological Modelling 327:1–17. doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.21016.01.006.
9) Kleinknecht, G.J., H.E. Lintz, A. Kruger, J.J. Niemeier, M.J. Salino-Hugg, C.K. Thomas, C.J. Still, and Y. Kim. 2015. Introducing a sensor to
measure budburst and its environmental drivers. Frontiers in Plant Science 6:123. doi:10.3389/fpls.2015.00123.
8) Kim, Y., S. Ullah, N.T. Roulet, and T.R. Moore. 2015. Effect of inundation, oxygen, and temperature on carbon mineralization in boreal soils.
Science of the Total Environment 511:381–392. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.12.065.
7) Kim, Y., N.T. Roulet, C. Peng, C. Li, S. Frolking, I.B. Strachan, and A. Tremblay. 2014. Multi-year carbon dioxide flux simulations of mature
Canadian black spruce forests and ombrotrophic bogs using Forest-DNDC. Boreal Environment Research 19:417–440.
6) Kim, Y., S. Ullah, T.R. Moore, and N.T. Roulet. 2014. Dissolved organic carbon and total nitrogen production by boreal soils and litter: the role
of flooding, oxygen concentration, and temperature. Biogeochemistry 118:35–48. doi:10.1007/s10533-013-9903-8.
5) Webster, K.L., J.W. McLaughlin, Y. Kim, M.S. Packalen, and C. Li. 2013. Modelling carbon dynamics and response to environmental change
along a boreal fen nutrient gradient. Ecological Modelling 248:148–164. doi10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.10.004.
4) Kim, Y., S. Kang, J.-H. Lim, D. Lee, and J. Kim. 2010. Inter-annual and inter-plot variations of wood biomass production as related to biotic
and abiotic characteristics at a deciduous forest in complex terrain, Korea. Ecological Research 25:757–769. doi:10.1007/s11284-010-0705-3.
3) Hwang, T., S. Kang, J. Kim, Y. Kim, D. Lee, and L. Band. 2008. Evaluating drought effect on MODIS Gross Primary Production (GPP) with an
eco-hydrological model in the mountainous forest, East Asia. Global Change Biology 14:1–20. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01556.x.
2) Kim, Y., S. Kang, and J. Kim. 2007. Enhancing the reliability of MODIS Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) by improving input data. Korean
Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 9:132–139.
1) Kang, S., Y. Kim, and Y.-J. Kim. 2005. Errors of MODIS product of Gross Primary Production by using Data Assimilation Office Meteorological
Data. Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 7:171–183 (in Korean with English abstract).
Teaching and Mentoring Experience
▪ Lab Assistant, College of Forestry, Oregon State University 3/2015 – 6/2015
▪ Research Mentor, College of Forestry, Oregon State University 10/2013 – 12/2014
▪ Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography and the McGill School of Environment, McGill University 9/2007 – 4/2011
Awards
▪ McGill International Doctoral Awards, McGill University, 2007 – 2008
▪ Warren Fellowship in GIS, McGill University, 2006
▪ Graduate School Scholarship, Seoul National University, 2005
▪ Scholarship from External Funds (Samsong Scientific Foundation), Ajou University, 2003
▪ Undergraduate Enterprise Scholarship (Nolboo NBG Inc.), 2002 – 2003
▪ University Scholarship, Ajou University, 2002
Grants
▪ McGill GEC3 Student Travel Grant for BIOGEOMON 2012: The 7th International Symposium on Ecosystem Behavior (CAD 1,000), 2012
▪ Student Travel Grant, PeatNET: International Symposium on Responsible Peatland Management and Growing Media Production (USD 500),
2011
▪ McGill GEC3 Student Travel Grant for 2010 AGU Fall Meeting (CAD 333), 2010
▪ CCP Student Travel Grant for 2009 AGU Fall Meeting (CAD 647), 2009
▪ Student Travel Grant, PeatNET: The 2nd International Symposium on Carbon in Peatlands (USD 1,703), 2009
▪ CCP Student Travel Grant for 2009 AGU Joint Assembly (CAD 235), 2009
Professional Services
▪ Outreach Programs: Presenter at the LSAMP Summer Bridge program (College of Forestry, Oregon State University); Presenter at Annual
HJA Day event (H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Blue River, Oregon); Presenter at 2015 ESA SEEDS field trip (H.J. Andrews Experimental
Blue River, Oregon)
▪ Journal Reviewer: Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment; Agricultural and Forest Meteorology; Ecological Modelling; Environmental
Modelling & Assessment; Geoscientific Model Development; IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote
Sensing; Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology; Journal of Environmental Informatics; Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest
Meteorology; MDPI Forests; MDPI Sensors; MDPI Water; Scientific Reports; Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
▪ Reporter: Canada's environmental issues (Korean Environmental Institute), 2009
Research Skills
▪ Computering and Programming
- Programming language: C, C++, IDL, MATLAB, Python
- Statistics: JMP, R, SAS, SPSS
- GIS and remote sensing analysis: ArcGIS, ENVI, ERDAS Imagine, QGIS
- Graphic tools: Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, 3D-Max
▪ Ecosystem Modeling
- Meteorology: MT-CLIM
- Natural land: 3-PG, Biome-BGC, Forest-DNDC
- Agricultural land: DNDC
▪ Field and Laboratory Experiments
- Thermal infrared camera: FLIR A325sc and A35 (FLIR Systems), Gobi-640-GigE (Xenics Infrared Solutions)
- Canopy structure: LAI-2000 (LI-COR), hemispheric digital images
- Photosynthesis: LI-6400XT (LI-COR)
- Soil respiration: EGM-2 (PP Systems)
- Soil water content: HydroSense (Campbell Scientific)
- Weather transmitter: WXT520 (Vaisala)
- Environmental datalogger: LI-1000 (LI-COR), CR10X, 23X, and AM416 Multiplexor (Campbell Scientific), Onset temperature/light
Intensity/humidity Datalogger (HOBO)
- Gas chromatograph analysis: Shimadzu GC-Mini2
- Dissolved carbon and nitrogen analysis: Shimadzu TOC-VCSN
- Chlorophyll fluorescence camera: IMAGING-PAM M-Series MINI Version (WALZ)
- Tree-ring analysis: LINTAB System (Frank Rinn)
Current Employment
▪ Weather Specialist, Canadian Armed Forces, Department of National Defense 4/2017 – Present
Previous Academic Employment
▪ Postdoctoral Research Associate / Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University
8/2013 – 3/2017
(Co-appointment: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biology, University of Utah 6/2016 – 3/2017)
▪ Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Geography, McGill University 10/2011 – 7/2013
Education
▪ Ph.D., Department of Geography, McGill University 9/2006 – 9/2011
(Thesis title: Modeling and experimental analysis of carbon exchange from artificially flooded boreal forest and peatland ecosystems)
▪ M.C.P. (Master of City Planning, Specialty in Environmental Sciences), Department of Environmental Planning, Graduate School
of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University 3/2004 – 2/2006
(Thesis title: Annual growth of standing biomass estimated with tree-ring data and biometric equation at a Gwangneung deciduous forest,
Korea)
▪ B.Sc., Department of Life Sciences, Ajou University 3/1997 – 2/2004
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
18) Still, C., R. Powell, D. Aubrecht, Y. Kim, B. Helliker, D. Roberts, A.D. Richardson, and M. Goulden. 2019. Thermal imaging in plant and
ecosystem ecology: applications and challenges. Ecosphere 10:e02768. doi:10.1002/ecs2.2768.
17) Jiang, Y., J.B. Kim, A.T. Trugman, Y. Kim, and C.J. Still. 2019. Linking tree physiological constraints with predictions of carbon and water
fluxes at an old-growth coniferous forest. Ecosphere 10:e02692. doi:10.1002/ecs2.2692.
16) Ulrich, D.E.M, C. Still, J.R. Brooks, Y. Kim, and F.C. Meinzer. 2019. Investigating old‐growth ponderosa pine physiology using tree‐rings, δ13C,
δ18O, and a process‐based model. Ecology e02656. doi:10.1002/ecy.2656.
15) Pau, S., M. Detto, Y. Kim, and C.J. Still. 2018. Tropical forest temperature thresholds for gross primary productivity. Ecosphere 9:e02311.
doi:10.1002/ecs2.2322.
14) Kim, Y., C.J. Still, D.A. Roberts, and M.L. Goulden. 2018. Thermal infrared imaging of leaf temperatures: Comparison to thermocouple
measurements and assessment of environmental influences. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 248:361–371.
doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.10.010.
13) Wang, W., N.T. Roulet, Y. Kim, I.B. Strachan, P. del Giorgio, Y.T. Prairie, A. Tremblay. 2018. Modelling CO2 emissions from water surface of a
boreal hydroelectric reservoir. Science of the Total Environment 612:392–404. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.203.
12) Kim, Y., C.J. Still, C.V. Hanson, H. Kwon, and B.E. Law. 2016. Canopy skin temperature variations in relation to climate, soil temperature and
carbon flux at a ponderosa pine forest in central Oregon. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 226–227:161–173.
doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2016.06.001.
11) Wang, W., N.T. Roulet, Y. Kim, I.B. Strachan, P. del Giorgio, Y.T. Prairie, A. Tremblay. 2016. Integrating aquatic and terrestrial biogeochemical
model to predict effects of reservoir creation on CO2 emissions. Biogeosciences Discussions. doi:10.5194/bg-2016-100.
10) Kim, Y., N.T. Roulet, C. Li, S. Frolking, I.B. Strachan, C. Peng, C.R. Teodoru, Y.T. Prairie, and A. Tremblay. 2016. Simulating carbon dioxide
exchange in boreal ecosystems flooded by reservoirs. Ecological Modelling 327:1–17. doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.21016.01.006.
9) Kleinknecht, G.J., H.E. Lintz, A. Kruger, J.J. Niemeier, M.J. Salino-Hugg, C.K. Thomas, C.J. Still, and Y. Kim. 2015. Introducing a sensor to
measure budburst and its environmental drivers. Frontiers in Plant Science 6:123. doi:10.3389/fpls.2015.00123.
8) Kim, Y., S. Ullah, N.T. Roulet, and T.R. Moore. 2015. Effect of inundation, oxygen, and temperature on carbon mineralization in boreal soils.
Science of the Total Environment 511:381–392. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.12.065.
7) Kim, Y., N.T. Roulet, C. Peng, C. Li, S. Frolking, I.B. Strachan, and A. Tremblay. 2014. Multi-year carbon dioxide flux simulations of mature
Canadian black spruce forests and ombrotrophic bogs using Forest-DNDC. Boreal Environment Research 19:417–440.
6) Kim, Y., S. Ullah, T.R. Moore, and N.T. Roulet. 2014. Dissolved organic carbon and total nitrogen production by boreal soils and litter: the role
of flooding, oxygen concentration, and temperature. Biogeochemistry 118:35–48. doi:10.1007/s10533-013-9903-8.
5) Webster, K.L., J.W. McLaughlin, Y. Kim, M.S. Packalen, and C. Li. 2013. Modelling carbon dynamics and response to environmental change
along a boreal fen nutrient gradient. Ecological Modelling 248:148–164. doi10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.10.004.
4) Kim, Y., S. Kang, J.-H. Lim, D. Lee, and J. Kim. 2010. Inter-annual and inter-plot variations of wood biomass production as related to biotic
and abiotic characteristics at a deciduous forest in complex terrain, Korea. Ecological Research 25:757–769. doi:10.1007/s11284-010-0705-3.
3) Hwang, T., S. Kang, J. Kim, Y. Kim, D. Lee, and L. Band. 2008. Evaluating drought effect on MODIS Gross Primary Production (GPP) with an
eco-hydrological model in the mountainous forest, East Asia. Global Change Biology 14:1–20. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01556.x.
2) Kim, Y., S. Kang, and J. Kim. 2007. Enhancing the reliability of MODIS Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) by improving input data. Korean
Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 9:132–139.
1) Kang, S., Y. Kim, and Y.-J. Kim. 2005. Errors of MODIS product of Gross Primary Production by using Data Assimilation Office Meteorological
Data. Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 7:171–183 (in Korean with English abstract).
Teaching and Mentoring Experience
▪ Lab Assistant, College of Forestry, Oregon State University 3/2015 – 6/2015
▪ Research Mentor, College of Forestry, Oregon State University 10/2013 – 12/2014
▪ Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography and the McGill School of Environment, McGill University 9/2007 – 4/2011
Awards
▪ McGill International Doctoral Awards, McGill University, 2007 – 2008
▪ Warren Fellowship in GIS, McGill University, 2006
▪ Graduate School Scholarship, Seoul National University, 2005
▪ Scholarship from External Funds (Samsong Scientific Foundation), Ajou University, 2003
▪ Undergraduate Enterprise Scholarship (Nolboo NBG Inc.), 2002 – 2003
▪ University Scholarship, Ajou University, 2002
Grants
▪ McGill GEC3 Student Travel Grant for BIOGEOMON 2012: The 7th International Symposium on Ecosystem Behavior (CAD 1,000), 2012
▪ Student Travel Grant, PeatNET: International Symposium on Responsible Peatland Management and Growing Media Production (USD 500),
2011
▪ McGill GEC3 Student Travel Grant for 2010 AGU Fall Meeting (CAD 333), 2010
▪ CCP Student Travel Grant for 2009 AGU Fall Meeting (CAD 647), 2009
▪ Student Travel Grant, PeatNET: The 2nd International Symposium on Carbon in Peatlands (USD 1,703), 2009
▪ CCP Student Travel Grant for 2009 AGU Joint Assembly (CAD 235), 2009
Professional Services
▪ Outreach Programs: Presenter at the LSAMP Summer Bridge program (College of Forestry, Oregon State University); Presenter at Annual
HJA Day event (H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Blue River, Oregon); Presenter at 2015 ESA SEEDS field trip (H.J. Andrews Experimental
Blue River, Oregon)
▪ Journal Reviewer: Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment; Agricultural and Forest Meteorology; Ecological Modelling; Environmental
Modelling & Assessment; Geoscientific Model Development; IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote
Sensing; Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology; Journal of Environmental Informatics; Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest
Meteorology; MDPI Forests; MDPI Sensors; MDPI Water; Scientific Reports; Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
▪ Reporter: Canada's environmental issues (Korean Environmental Institute), 2009
Research Skills
▪ Computering and Programming
- Programming language: C, C++, IDL, MATLAB, Python
- Statistics: JMP, R, SAS, SPSS
- GIS and remote sensing analysis: ArcGIS, ENVI, ERDAS Imagine, QGIS
- Graphic tools: Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, 3D-Max
▪ Ecosystem Modeling
- Meteorology: MT-CLIM
- Natural land: 3-PG, Biome-BGC, Forest-DNDC
- Agricultural land: DNDC
▪ Field and Laboratory Experiments
- Thermal infrared camera: FLIR A325sc and A35 (FLIR Systems), Gobi-640-GigE (Xenics Infrared Solutions)
- Canopy structure: LAI-2000 (LI-COR), hemispheric digital images
- Photosynthesis: LI-6400XT (LI-COR)
- Soil respiration: EGM-2 (PP Systems)
- Soil water content: HydroSense (Campbell Scientific)
- Weather transmitter: WXT520 (Vaisala)
- Environmental datalogger: LI-1000 (LI-COR), CR10X, 23X, and AM416 Multiplexor (Campbell Scientific), Onset temperature/light
Intensity/humidity Datalogger (HOBO)
- Gas chromatograph analysis: Shimadzu GC-Mini2
- Dissolved carbon and nitrogen analysis: Shimadzu TOC-VCSN
- Chlorophyll fluorescence camera: IMAGING-PAM M-Series MINI Version (WALZ)
- Tree-ring analysis: LINTAB System (Frank Rinn)