Republic of Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute (Director Gang Jeong Geuk) announced that Dr. Kim Cheol Ho from the Climate Change & Coastal Disaster Research Department was awarded the 'KORDI prize of the month.'

Through domestic and international activities, Dr. Kim has contributed to developing marine research, and was recognized his achievement of raising awareness of the effect of the ocean on climate change among governmental and non-professional groups.

Dr. Kim studied at SNU (MA in ocean science) and Kyushu University in Japan (PhD), joining KORDI in May 1986. He formerly served as Director of the Earth Environment Research Dept. and the Marine Climate？Environmental Research Dept. He is now a senior research of KORDI, and Republic of Korea’s representative in IAPSO.*

He has contributed to increasing the accuracy of weather forecasts in his research on ocean and climate since 2003 as a climate expert member of the National Weather Service and member of ELNINO response team. Since 2006, he has been working to inform the world of his finding as the representative of IAPSO.

In particular, he is highly recognized for his contribution in initiating the 'Climate joint workshop' 6 times between the National Meteorological Center and KORDI from 2006 to 2011.

*Note

- IAPSO : International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans

▲ Dr. Kim Cheol Ho, Climate Change & Coastal Disaster Research Dept., KORDI

※ The ‘KORDI award of the month’ honors those who have contributed to KORDI through excellent academic research. The award is given four times per year.

One representative research result in the last 3 years of any KORDI member 
with more than 7 years experience is evaluated.

△ Research is evaluated based on article, patent, research development report and commercialization performance, and △ for supporting part, the winner is 
selected based on the contribution of creative work performance, including 
system improvement, organization development activity, financial contribution, 
job performance and planning ability.