PEOPLE
Professor Yuong-Nam Lee, Ph.D.

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INTERESTS Vertebrate Paleontology, Evolution, Paleoecology, Taphonomy
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EDUCATION
1980~1986 Department of Geology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
(B.S., Geology, 02/1984)
(M.S., Paleontology, 08/86: Supervisor: Prof. Ha-Young Lee)
Thesis: Paleontology and stratigraphy of the Jigunsan Formation and
Duwibong Formation of the Chosen Supergroup in
Nokgeon Sangdong area, Yeongweol Gun, Kangweon Do,
South Korea
1990~1995 Department of Geological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas,
TX, USA
(Ph.D., Vertebrate Paleontology, 05/95, Supervisor: Prof. Louis L. Jacobs)
Dissertation: Mid-Cretaceous archosaurs of the Paw Paw and Woodbine
formations, Texas
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POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1995~1996 Department of Geological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Texas,
USA
1996~1997 Department of Earth Science Education, Kyungpook National University,
Korea
1997~1999 Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University, Korea
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1994 Invited scholar at Smithsonian Institute
2000~2001 BK21 invited scholar at Seoul National University
2001~2007 Senior Researcher at KIGAM
2006~2011 Leader of Korea-Mongolia International Dinosaur Expedition
2008~2015 Principal Researcher at KIGAM
2009~ Visiting Researcher at Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Japan
2010~2015 Director of Geological Museum of KIGAM
2013 Visiting Professor at Hokkaido University Museum, Japan
2013~ Vice President of ADA (Asia Dinosaur Association)
2015~ Professor at School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National
University
2018~2019 Vice President of the Geological Society of Korea
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ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
1983 An honor from the president of Yonsei University, Korea
1991 T.E. Williams Research Award, Southern Methodist University, USA
1993 Dallas Korean-American Scholarship, Dallas, USA
1994 Smithsonian Institution Short Term Visitor Award, USA
1996 The Saurus Institute Research Award, USA
1999 Distinguished Research Award from Korea Research Foundation, Korea
2003 Best Research Award from KIGAM, Korea
2004 Best Research Award from the Geological Society of Korea, Korea
2005 Special Award from KIGAM, Korea
2006 Best Science Writer from Donga Newspaper, Korea
2012 Best Research Award from the Paleontological Society of Korea, Korea
2014 2014 Scientist of the Year from Korea Science Journalists Association,
Korea
2014 Best Researcher of the Year from KIGAM, Korea
2015 Special Award from NST (National Research Center of Science &
Technology), Korea
2015 Honor Medal from Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Korea
2015 Global Player from KIGAM, Korea
2015 The National Academy of Sciences Award, Korea
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EDITOR
2004~2007 Journal of the Paleontological Society of Korea (Chief Editor)
2009~2011 Palaios (Assistant Editor)
2013~ Geosciences Journal (Associated Editor)
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LECTURE OFFERED
046.012 Understanding the Earth (undergraduate class)
3345.308 Fossils & Lab. (undergraduate class)
3345.746 Seminar in Paleobiology (graduate class)
- Vertebrate Paleontology
- Dinosaurology
- Microvertebrate Paleontology
- Vertebrate Ichnology
- Paleoichthyology
- Bone histology
- Pterosauria
3345.606 Stratigraphy and Paleontology (graduate class)

Graduate Students
김성영 (Seong Yeong Kim)
Ph.D. student
Email: sykim2016@snu.ac.kr
I am Seong Yeong Kim at Paleontological laboratory. I liked dinosaur very much from my childhood, so it was natural that I started being interested in Geology. The more I knew of it, the more I wanted to study it. This is the reason why I chose geology as my major and has become a great motivation I dedicated myself to studying it hard. In undergraduate course, I widely learned entire field of the study. In master’s course, I specifically studied sedimentology and paleoenvironment in Pukyoung National University, and I researched the taphonomy of invertebrate fossils excavated in the Jinju Formation, lacustrine deposits developed in Cretaceous. After graduation from the department, I worked in Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) as the postmaster for a year. During the training period, I researched authigenic carbonates precipitated in sediments by gas hydrate dissociation. Finally, this year, I began to study dinosaur at Seoul National University. Though I am almost a beginner in the field, I would like to research taphonomy, physiology, evolutionary biology, and bones through SEM.
이한울 (Hanwool Lee)
Combined Master's & Doctoral student
Email: hwlee@snu.ac.kr
My research interests are focused on the evolution of Cenozoic mammals, Mesozoic dinosaurs, and their diversification into modern families, using extensive anatomical and functional knowledge as a basis for comparison. Especially, interested in the evolution and community structure of carnivorans, human, and theropods.
이성진 (Sungjin Lee)
Ph.D. student
Email: sungjinlee@snu.ac.kr
My interests are as diverse as dinosaurs, from their evolution to physiology to ecology. Studying their various shapes and lifestyles with fossil remains is what I do in order to know more about these fascinating creatures. Also, I have great interest in systematics and want to figure out phylogenetic relationships among Mesozoic dinosaurs and other archosaurs, mainly those lived in East Asia.
김수환 (Su-Hwan Kim)
Ph.D. student
Email: shwan0@snu.ac.kr
I studied Cenozoic fishes during my undergraduate in Kyungpook National University. My interests are taxonomy of fossil fishes and their paleoenvironment based on sedimentary rocks. I think it is worth to study fossil fishes for understanding of paleobiodiversity of Korean peninsula. Through my research activities, I hope that many people become interested in fossil fishes and their evolution.
윤한상 (Han Sang Yoon)
Ph.D. student
Email: rex0123@snu.ac.kr
Dinosaurs leaded my way to the natural science, especially geology and paleontology. Nowadays my research interests are focused on taphonomy and sedimentology, and using these tools I want to reconstruct paleoenvironment in more detailed ways. As a beginner, my main subject is dinosaur footprints and trackways, and I hope I could understand their behaviors and inhabited environment through their traces.
홍성윤 (Sung Yoon Hong)
M.Sc. student
Email: syhongedu@snu.ac.kr
Hello, my name is Sungyoon Hong. I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2017 with a Geoscience degree. I have experience as a fossil preparator for 3 years in the school's Geology museum and as a lab intern in Two Medicine Dinosaur Center (Bynum, Montana) for 3 months. Also, I conducted a quantitative study of the relationship between ammonite shell and their geographical distribution during my undergraduate years. My main interest in paleontology includes paleobiogeography, paleoecology, systematics, and evolution/extinction in extinct vertebrates. Especially, I am deeply interested in change of global distribution of extinct vertebrates through geologic time and find out the meaningful geographic and evolutionary pattern behind it. I am particularly interested in biogeography of Southern continent dinosaurs (especially Abelisaurs, Titanosaurs, and Elasmaria) and late early Jurassic/early middle Jurassic vertebrate fossil gap anomaly.
김 도 현 (Dohyeon Kim)
M.Sc. student
Email: a37995590@gmail.com
My name is Dohyeon Kim. I have been interested in Paleontology since I was a child. And when I was a university freshman in 2015, I had a great chance to participated in a special program (Gobi Dinosaur Supporters) organized by Prof. Lee. It was my first experience to discover and excavate dinosaur’s fossils. That unforgettable memory led me to find my goal that becomes a paleontologist.
My hobby is exercising and enjoying epicurism. Whenever I get stressed out, I have delicious food after doing extreme sports. I love reading books and meditating in a calm cafe sometimes.
Alumni

최승 (Seung Choi)
2020. 8. (Ph.D.)
Postdoctoral fellow
at IVPP

손민영 (Minyoung Son)
2021. 8. (M.Sc)
Ph.D. Student
at University of Minnesota

고혜진 (Haejin Ko)
2021. 8. (석사과정 수료)

박진영 (Jin-Young Park)
2022. 8. (Ph.D.)
국립과천과학관 연구사

박의준 (Euijun Park)
2019. 8. (석박통합과정 수료)

박성준 (Sung Jun Baag)
2021. 8. (M.SC)

김뇌헌 (Noe Heon Kim)
2022. 8. (M.SC)
Ph.D. Student
at Princeton University