Kim, Hyung-Sub

Member Profile

School of Integrative Plant Science
Cornell University
110 Arboretum Rd, Ithaca, NY 14853
Email: hk948@cornell.edu

Research area
Ecosystem ecology, carbon and nitrogen dynamics, biogeochemistry, forest ecology, forest management, forest stand dynamics, modeling, climate change

Education
Mar. 2017 – Feb. 2022, Ph.D. in Bioresource and Ecology, Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University

Mar. 2013 – Feb. 2017, B.Sc., in Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University

Professional experiences
Mar. 2022 – Oct. 2023, Research professor in Institute of Life Science and Natural Resources, Korea University

Experiences
Sep. – Dec. 2022, Graduate Instructor for Biogeochemistry (Fall 2022), Korea University

May 16 – 27, 2022, Invited speaker for 5th Training course on new advances in land carbon cycle modeling, Northern Arizona University

May 13 – 24, 2019, Trainee of the 2nd Training course on new advances in land carbon cycle modeling, Northern Arizona University

Sep. 2020 – Aug. 2023, Technical Research Personnel of A three-year contract aimed at improving domestic basic science as an alternative to mandatory military service in Republic of Korea, Ministry of National Defense

Awards and honors
Nov. 2018, Poster award in NARO-MACRO international symposium on “Nitrogen cycling and its environmental impacts in East Asia”

Publications
Choi, B., Baek, G., Kim, H-S., Son, Y., & Kim, C. (2023). Carbon and nitrogen status by decay class in fallen dead wood of three pine species in southern Korea. Forest Science and Technology, 1–7.

Hou, E., Ma, S., Huang, Y., Zhou, Y., Kim, H-S., López-Blanco, E., Jiang, L., Xia, J., Tao, F., Williams, C., Williams, M., Ricciuto, D., Hanson, P. H., & Luo, Y. (2023). Across‐model spread and shrinking in predicting peatland carbon dynamics under global change. Global Change Biology, 00, 1–17.

Kim, G-J., Jo, H., Kim, H., Cho, M. S., Noh, N. J., Chang, H., Kim, H-S., & Son, Y. (2023). Experimental design of open-field temperature and precipitation manipulation system to simulate summer extreme climate events for plants and soils. Turk Tarim ve Ormancilik Dergisi/Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 47(1).

Kim, G., Jo, H., Kim, H-S., Kwon, M., & Son, Y. (2022). Earthworm effects on soil biogeochemistry in temperate forests focusing on stable isotope tracing: a review. Applied Biological Chemistry, 65(1).

Choi, B., Baek, G., Kim, H-S., Son, Y., & Kim, C. (2022). Comparisons of carbon and nitrogen dynamics of litterfall components in adjacent Pinus densiflora and Quercus variabilis stands. Journal of Forest Science, 68(8), 287-297.

Kim, H-S., Noulèkoun, F., Noh, N. J., & Son, Y. W. (2022). Future projection of CO2 absorption and N2O emissions of the South Korean forests under climate change scenarios: toward net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050 and beyond. Forests, 13(7), 1076.

Kim, M., Lee, S., Lee, S., Yi, K., Kim, H-S., Chung, S., Chung, J., Kim H. S., & Yoon, T. K. (2022). Seed dispersal models for natural regeneration: a review and prospects. Forests, 13(5), 659.
Kim, H., Jo, H., Kim, G. J., Kim, H-S., & Son, Y. (2022). Effects of spring warming and drought events on the autumn growth of Larix kaempferi seedlings. Water, 14(12), 1962.

Kim, H., Jo, H., Kim, G. J., Kim, H-S., & Son, Y. (2021). Short-term physiological responses of Larix kaempferi seedlings to spring warming and drought manipulation. Forest Science and Technology, 17(4), 197-205.

Kim, H-S., Luo, Y., Noulèkoun, F., Noh, N. J., Lee, J., & Son, Y. (2021a). Carbon and nitrogen turnover times of South Korean forests estimated via data‐model fusion. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 126(10), e2021JG006368.

Kim, H-S., Noulèkoun, F., Noh, N. J., & Son, Y. W. (2021b). Impacts of the national forest rehabilitation plan and human-induced environmental changes on the carbon and nitrogen balances of the South Korean forests. Forests, 12(9), 1150.

Choi, B., Baek, G., Kim, H-S., Son, Y., & Kim, C. (2021). Comparisons of decomposition rates, carbon and nitrogen dynamics of branches in Pinus densiflora and Quercus variabilis stands. Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 23(2), 89-99.

Jang, M., Roh, Y., Kim, H-S., Lee, J., & Son, Y. (2021). Aboveground biomass of tropical rain forests by forest type in Brunei Darussalam. Korean Journal of Environmental Biology, 39(3), 266-272.

Lee, J., Kim, H-S, Song, C., Kim, G. S., Lee, W. K., & Son, Y. (2020). Determining economically viable forest management option with consideration of ecosystem services in Korea: a strategy after successful national forestation. Ecosystem services, 41, 101053.

Kim, G., Kim, S., Kim, H. J., Chang, H., Kim, H-S., Park, Y. H., & Son, Y. (2020). Estimation of carbon storage in reclaimed coal mines: Focused on Betula platyphylla, Pinus koraiensis and Pinus spp. plantations. Korean Journal of Environmental Biology, 38(4), 733-743.

Kim, H-S., Kim, S., Lee, J., Chang, H., Roh, Y., An, J., & Son, Y. (2019). Development of a forest carbon and nitrogen model: pilot application for a Pinus densiflora forest in central Korea. Forest Science and Technology, 15(4), 202-209.

Kim, H-S., Lee, J., Han, S. H., Kim, S., & Son, Y. (2018). Approaches for developing a forest carbon and nitrogen model through analysis of domestic and overseas models. Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science, 107(2), 140-150.

International conference presentations
Kim, H-S., Kim, G-J., Lee, J-M., Kwon, M-Y., Kim, G-E., Ahn, J-E., Choi, Y-J., Kwon, S-G., Kim, J-S., Park, J-E., Jo, H-J., Son, Y. (2023). Transient dynamics of forest growth and stand density after thinning. 2023 International Association for Impact Assessment. Kuching, Malaysia. (Oral presentation; Speaker)

Kim, H-S., Lim, H., Kim, M., Noh, N., Kwon, Y., Kwon, S., Ahn, J., Noulèkoun, F., & Son, Y. (2022). Understanding stand density dynamics by linking ingrowth and mortality with stand structural and environmental factors. 2022 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, United states. (Poster presentation; Speaker)

Kim, H-S. & Son, Y. (2022). Modeling soil physicochemical characteristics in 1:5,000 Forest Soil Map by using the random forest. Korean Society of Forest Science. Daegu, Korea. (Oral presentation; Speaker)

Kim, H-S., Lee, J-M., Kwon, M., Kim, G., & Son, Y. (2022). Explaining variances in soil chemical characteristics with climatic and soil physical factors using the random forest in South Korean forests. 8th International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter. Seoul, Korea. (Poster presentation; Speaker)

Kim, H-S., Luo, Y., Noulèkoun, F., Noh, N. J., Lee, J., & Son, Y. (2021). Carbon and nitrogen turnover times of South Korean forests estimated via data-model fusion. 2021 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana, United states. (Oral presentation; Speaker)

Kim, H-S., Noulèkoun, F., Jang, M., Kim, G-J., Lee, J-M., & Son, Y. (2020). Estimating mean carbon turnover time of three forest ecosystems in South Korea using data-model fusion. 2020 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Online. (Poster presentation; Speaker)

Kim, H-S., Chang, H., Roh, Y., An, J., & Son, Y. (2019). Development of the Forest Biomass and Dead organic matter Carbon And Nitrogen (FBDCAN) model: Balancing reliability with realism. 2019 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California, United states. (Poster presentation; Speaker)

Kim, H-S., Lee, S. J., Kim, H. S., Kwon, B. R., Baek, G. W., Chang, H., Son, Y. (2019). National carbon emission factors for dead wood by decay class and species. Journal of Climate Change Research. Seoul, Korea (Oral presentation, Speaker)

Lee J., Kim, H-S., Kim, S., & Son, Y. (2018). Estimating the economic viability of forest management at the national scale in Republic of Korea. 2018 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Washington, D.C., United states. (Poster presentation; Speaker)

Kim, H-S., Lee, J., Kim, S., Han, S-H., & Son, Y. (2018). A modeling approach estimating the national carbon and nitrogen pools in Pinus densiflora forests across South Korea. NARO-MACRO international symposium on “Nitrogen cycling and its environmental impacts in East Asia”. Tsukuba, Japan. (Oral presentation)

Kim, H-S., Lee, J., Kim, S., Han, S-H., & Son, Y. (2018). Estimating carbon and nitrogen pools of 70-year-old Pinus densiflora forests in central Korea with a forest carbon and nitrogen model. NARO-MACRO international symposium on “Nitrogen cycling and its environmental impacts in East Asia”. Tsukuba, Japan. (Poster presentation; Speaker)

Kim, H-S., Lee, J., Han, S-H., & Son, Y. (2018). Development of national carbon emission factors for dead wood. Journal of Climate Change Research. Jeju, Korea. (Oral presentation, Speaker)

Kim, H-S., Lee, J., Han, S. H., Kim, S., & Son, Y. (2017). Including effects of water stress on dead organic matter decay to a forest carbon model. 2017 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana, United states. (Poster presentation; Speaker)