About me
I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), working with Professor Michael F. Howland in the Howland Lab. My research lies at the intersection of environmental flow physics and computational science, with an emphasis on uncertainty quantification. I couple multifidelity simulations of atmospheric flows with forward and inverse uncertainty quantification methods, drawing on both high-fidelity simulation data and field observations, to improve the modeling of turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). By bridging physics-based theory and data-driven inference with the aid of machine learning tools, I seek to advance our fundamental understanding of the ABL and to support critical decision-making in applications such as numerical weather forecasting, climate modeling, energy systems, and urban planning. If this aligns with your interests, get in touch!
Outside the lab, you may find me training for my next marathon, playing pick-up basketball, or enjoying a good book with a cup of coffee.
News
August 2026 - New preprint in ArXiv.
April 2026 - New preprint in ArXiv.
April 2026 — I presented a talk at an Environmental Fluid Mechanics (EFM) meeting held at MIT.
April 2026 — I presented a poster at the 2026 Member Meetings Poster Session on AI for Sustainability held by the MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium.
November 2025 — I presented a talk at the 78th meeting of APS DFD in Houston, TX.
November 2025 — Our paper was published in Boundary Layer Meteorology.
November 2025 — Our paper was published in Boundary Layer Meteorology.
Earlier news
June 2025 — I was awarded 1st Place Best Student Oral Presentation by the American Meteorological Society for my talk at the 25th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence in Torino, Italy.
February 2025 — I presented a poster with Dr. Baris Kale at the 2025 CEE Annual Research Day.
February 2025 — I became a student member of the Committee on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, American Meteorological Society.
December 2024 — Our report was published in Proceedings of the Summer Program, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University.
December 2024 — I presented a talk at the AGU24 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
November 2024 — I presented an invited talk at the 77th meeting of APS DFD in Salt Lake City, UT.
August 2024 — I presented a poster at the KSEA Scientists and Engineers Early Career Development (SEED 2024) program.
July 2024 — I participated in the CTR Summer Program 2024, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University.
April 2024 — I passed my General Exam Part 2 and advanced to PhD candidacy.
March 2024 — I served as panel director for the panel “Winds of change in offshore landscape” at the MIT Energy Conference.
February 2024 — I presented a poster at the 2024 CEE Annual Research Day.
January 2024 — I successfully completed the Grad Teaching Development Tracks (equivalent to Kaufman Teaching Certificate Program) by the MIT Teaching + Learning Lab.
November 2023 — I presented my first talk at the 76th meeting of APS DFD in Washington, D.C.
June 2023 — I received the 2023-2024 CEE MathWorks Fellowship.
May 2023 — I participated virtually in the von Karman Institute Lecture Series on CFD for Atmospheric Flows and Wind Engineering.
September 2022 — I graduated from Yonsei University with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.