Professor

Namyoung Kang

Namyoung Kang

Associate Professor
Department of Geography, Kyungpook National University


Research Area

Climatology, Climate Change & Risks, Typhoon, Weather Information Service


Education

Year Degree
2014 Ph.D. in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Florida State University, USA
2002 M.S. in Atmospheric Science, Yonsei University, Korea
1996 B.S. in Atmospheric Science, Yonsei University, Korea

Professional Experience

Sep 2019 – Present Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Kyungpook National University
Feb 2024 – Present Disaster Advisory Committee Member, YTN
Feb 2025 – Present Board Member, Korean Geographical Society
Jul 2022 – Present Policy Advisory Member, Korea Meteorological Administration
Sep 2019 – Sep 2022 Adjunct Professor, Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, USA
Mar 2020 – Feb 2021 Committee Member, Natural Disaster Safety Division, National Science Advisory Council
Feb 2018 – Aug 2019 Vice Chair, Training and Research Coordination Working Group, UN ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee
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Jun 2024 – Present Expert Member, National Technical Qualification Committee
Mar 2020 – Present Advisory Member, Korea Meteorological Industry Technology Institute
Jan 2021 – Feb 2022 Editor, Korean Association of Regional Geographers
May 2014 – Sep 2019 Deputy Director, National Typhoon Center, Korea Meteorological Administration
1999 – 2001 Researcher, Institute of Earth Environment, Yonsei University
1996 – 1999 Forecast Officer, Central Meteorological Division, ROK Air Force

Certification

2007 Professional Engineer (Weather Forecasting), Human Resources Development Service of Korea