Ph.D. Graduates

Dr. Young-Gyun Kim

Current Affiliation: Research Professor at Kangwon National University

Ph.D. Seoul National University, 2013

  • Thesis: Marine heat flow investigation at the Ulleung Basin (East Sea/Sea of Japan), the Northeastern continental slope of Sakhalin Island (Sea of Okhotsk), and the Canterbury Basin (New Zealand)

M.S. Seoul National University, Sedimentology, 2003

  • Thesis: Depositional Systems and Environments of Cretaceous Shiwha Formation

B.S. Seoul National University, Oceanography, 2000

Prof. Byung-Dal So

Current Affiliation: Associate Professor at Kangwon National University

Ph.D. Seoul National University, 2013

  • Thesis: Numerical investigation of shear zone formation : implications for bimaterial instability and surface heat flux

B.S. Seoul National University, Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2006 with second major in Mathematics

Dr. Yoon-Mi Kim

Current Affiliation: Senior Researcher at KIGAM

Ph.D. Seoul National University, 2016

  • Thesis: Analysis of gravity measurements to understand the structure and evolution of the Ulleung basin (east sea/Sea of Japan) and numerical modeling on the genesis of adakites in subduction zones

M.S. Seoul National University, Geophysics, 2007

  • Thesis: Gravity Anomalies across the Yap and Mussau Trenches and Their Implications for Induced Subduction

B.S. Seoul National University, Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2004

Dr. Sung-Hyun Park

Current Affiliation: Chief Researcher at KOPRI

Ph.D. Seoul National University, 2006

  • Thesis: Geochemistry of volcanic rocks recovered from the Ayu Trough, Manus Basin and Woodlark Basin, western Pacific

M.S., Yonsei University, Geochemistry, 1998

B.S., Yonsei University, Geology, 1995

Prof. Gi-Bom Kim

Current Affiliation: Associate Professor at Pusan National University

Ph.D. Seoul National University, 2015

  • Thesis: Volcanic and tectonic evolution of the Ulleung Basin, the East Sea 

M.S. Seoul National University, 2011

  • Thesis: Seismic reflection study of acoustic basement in the South Korea plateau region, East Sea (Prof. Sung-Kwon Chough)

B.S. Seoul National University, 2008

Dr. Clement Pierre Marc Vincent

Current Affiliation:

Ph.D. Seoul National University, 2024

  • Thesis: Role of Upper Mantle Heterogeneity and Plume-Ridge Interaction Along the Central Indian Ridge from 7°S and 18°S : a multidisciplinary investigation based on MORB geochemistry, bathymetry, and gravity analysis

Publications

  • Vincent, C., Révillon, S., Lee, S. -M., Kim, J., Oh, J., & Park, J. W. (2024). Mascarene basin asthenosphere reservoir source and composition revealed by Central Indian Ridge basalt geochemistry. Chemical Geology, 664, 122291.
  • Vincent, C., Maia, M., Briais, A., Brunelli, D., Ligi, M., & Sichel, S. (2023). Evolution of a Cold Intra‐Transform Ridge Segment Through Oceanic Core Complex Splitting and Mantle Exhumation, St. Paul Transform System, Equatorial Atlantic. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems24(5), e2023GC010870.
  • Vincent, C., Park, J. W., Lee, S. -M., Kim, J., Lee, M. J., & Révillon, S. (2022). Heterogeneous Fossil Reunion Plume Component in the Source Region of Enriched MORB Along the Central Indian Ridge Between 12 degrees and 17 degrees S. Journal Of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth127(12), e2022JB025379.