Given projections of a warmer climate, there has been a rapid expansion in scientific interest in how ecosystems will respond to altered climate, groundwater depletion, and periods of prolonged stress.
Hydro-sustainability group provides a framework for understanding the resilience and vulnerability of different ecosystems to climate variability and change. We study green infrastructure in urban systems, water cycle under a changing climate, and water-energy-carbon nexus. We use the synthesis of modeling and field experiments in both dryland and humid regions to examine the hydrologic cycle under an altered climate and increasing climate variability. We couple ecohydrological modeling and field experimentation that mutually inform each other to provide detailed insights at a range of scales and guide us about the place-specific and the generality of the scientific outcomes.
Studies from our group, while providing deep insights for extremely dry and wet regions, enable broader generalizations regarding the interaction between groundwater, surface water, vegetation roots, and aboveground assemblage and their roles in whole-ecosystem performance under a changing climate.
2025 Korea Water Resources Association Poster
2025 Korea Water Resources Association Student Award
