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)

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