Lee, Hyung Joo Lee, Hyung Joo
  • Rm 206, Jigok Research Building
  • 054) 279-2319
  • hyungjoolee@postech.ac.kr
Professor Lee, Hyung Joo
  • Rm 206, Jigok Research Building
  • 054) 279-2319
  • hyungjoolee@postech.ac.kr
Air Pollution Lab.

The POSTECH Air Pollution Lab. integrates satellite remote sensing technologies with statistical and AI models to conduct high-resolution air pollution exposure assessments and to perform advanced air quality analyses that support evidence-based policy recommendations.

Particulate Matter (PM)OzoneGreenhouse gasesSatellite remote sensingExposure assessmentStatistical and AI modelingAir quality management
EducationEducation
2012
Ph.D., Harvard University
2008
M.S., Harvard University
2006
B.S., Seoul National University
CareerCareer

January 2022-Present, Assistant Professor, POSTECH Division of Environmental Science and Engineering

October 2018-January 2022, Staff Air Pollution Specialist, California Air Resources Board

September 2015 - October 2018, Air Pollution Specialist, California Air Resources Board

January 2014 - September 2015, NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow, NASA Ames Research Center

June 2012 - January 2014, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard University

PublicationsPublications

Lee HJ*, Shin MY, Kim NR. 2025. Droughts and PM2.5 air pollution in California: the roles of wildfires. Environment International. 202, 109678.

Kim NR, Lee HJ*. 2025. Leveraging high-resolution satellite-derived NO2 estimates to evaluate NO2 exposure representativeness and socioeconomic disparities. Environmental Science & Technology. 59, 7, 3434-3442.

Shin MY, Lee HJ*. 2024. A comprehensive multi-tiered approach to assessing weather penalties on O3 levels and exceedance days in Seoul using generalized additive models (2001-2019). Chemosphere. 368, 143687.

Lee HJ*, Kim NR, Shin MY. 2024. Capabilities of satellite Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) NO2 data for hourly ambient NO2 exposure modeling. Environmental Research. 261, 119633. 

Kim NR, Lee HJ*. 2024. Ambient PM2.5 exposure and rapid population aging: A double threat to public health in the Republic of Korea. Environmental Research. 252, 119032.