Jongnam Choi, Ph.D.
Department of
Earth, Atmospheric, and Geographical Information Sciences
Western Illinois
University
1 University
Circle, Tillman Hall 308
Macomb, IL 61455
Email:
j-choi1@wiu.edu
Homepage: faculty.wiu.edu/j-choi1
ACADEMIC
APPOINTMENTS:
Professor, Western
Illinois University (Fall 2011 - present)
Associate
Professor, Western Illinois University (Fall 2006 - Spring 2011)
Assistant
Professor, Western Illinois University (Spring 2001 - Spring 2006)
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., University
of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA, 2001
MA, Seoul National
University, Seoul, Korea, 1992
BA, Seoul National
University, Seoul, Korea, 1990
AREAS OF
SPECIALIZATION:
Synoptic
Meteorology
Climate Change
Paleoecology
Glacial and Periglacial Research
Environmental Policy
Asian Studies
COURSES TAUGHT
GEOG 121 (Planet Earth: Surface Processes and Interactions)
GEOG 301 (Introduction
to Quantitative Geography)
METR 120
(Introduction to Weather and Climate)
METR 300 (Principles of Meteorological Instruments)
METR 327
(Environmental Climatology)
METR 337
(Understanding Climate Change)
METR 425
(Satellite/Radar Meteorology)
METR 432 (Physical
Meteorology)
UNIV 201
(Introduction to Environmental Studies)
COURSES CURRENTLY
RESPONSIBLE FOR
GEOG 121 (Planet Earth: Surface Processes and Interactions)
GEOG 301
(Introduction to Quantitative Geography)
METR 120
(Introduction to Weather and Climate)
METR 327
(Environmental Climatology)
METR 337
(Understanding Climate Change)
METR 432 (Physical
Meteorology)
Gyun Yeol Park,
Bang Jung Bae, Hojong Lee, Daechol
Kwon, Jongnam
Choi, 2024, Sustainable
Land Redevelopment Strategy of Morocco Based on an Eco Ethics Perspective, Studies on Humanities and Social Sciences,
6:1, 867-886.
Gregory Chu, Chul S. Hwang, and Jongnam Choi, 2019, A
Glimpse Into the Geography of North Korea, The
Geography Teacher, 16:4, 150-169, DOI: 10.1080/19338341.2019.1645034
Gregory Chu, Jongnam Choi, Chul S. Hwang, Doug Andersen,
Kenneth. H. Keller, Michael Robinson, and Kelly Swanson, 2016, "Teaching
Spatial Thinking with the National Atlas of Korea: A Valuable Resource for the
Advanced Placement Human Geography," The
Geography Teacher, 13:4, 166-178, DOI: 10.1080/19338341.2016.1210529
Jongnam Choi,
2015, "Longitudinal Analysis of East Sea Naming in American and European
Maps and Atlases," Dokdo Research
Journal, 32, 28-39
Chung-Sun Park,
Sangill Hwang, Soon-Ock Yoon, Jongnam Choi, 2014, Grain Size Partitioning in
Loess-Paleosol Sequence on the West Coast of South Korea using the Weibull
Function, CATENA, 121, 307-320
Okkyong Yoon and
Jongnam Choi, 2014, A Study of American Geography Educators' Knowledge on Korea
and Perception on Sovereignty Education, Journal of The Korean Association
of Regional Geographers, 3, 344-355
Sangill Hwang,
Chung-Sun Park, Soon-Ock Yoon, Jongnam Choi, 2014, Origin and Weathering
Properties of Loess-Paleosol Sequence in the Goseong Area on the East Coast of
South Korea, Quaternary International, 344, 17-33
Climate
of the Past, 9, 261-266
Okkyong Yoon and
Jongnam Choi, 2012, Overview of the Research Stations in Antarctica and the
Geographical Characteristics of the King Sejong Station, Journal of the
Association of Korean Photo-Geographers, 22 (2), 87-100
Okkyong Yoon and
Jongnam Choi, 2012, Preliminary Study on Effective Overseas Public Relations
Strategies for East Sea and Dokdo, Territory and Seas, 2, 86-103
Sangill Hwang,
Soon-Ock Yoon, Ji-Young Lee, Hyo-Seon Kim, Jongnam Choi, 2012, Phytolith
Analysis and Reconstruction of Paleoenvironment at the Nabokri Valley Plain,
Buyeo, Korea, Quaternary International, 254, 129-137
Soon-Ock Yoon,
Hye-Ryung Kim, Sangill Hwang, Jongnam Choi, 2012, Holocene Vegetation and
Climatic Change Inferred from Isopollen Maps on the Korean Peninsula, Quaternary
International, 254, 58–67
Jongnam Choi,
Jeongbo Shim, and Okkyong Yoon, 2011, Labeling and Principles of Geographic
Naming of the Sea Between Korea and Japan with Reference to the Atlas and
Geography Textbook Publishers of the United States and the United Kingdom, Journal of the Korean
Cartographic Association, 11 (2), 27-37
Jongnam Choi,
2009, Seasonality and Criminal Incidents on and off Campus, The Journal of
Humanities, Institute of Humanities, Seoul, Korea, 16, 69-93
Seokhoi Yim and
Jongnam Choi, 2009, Farmers' Perception of Wetlands and Their Attitude on
Government Wetlands Policies: A Study of Four Illinois Counties in the United
States, Journal of the Korean Geographical Society, 44, 624-633
Jongnam Choi,
Gwangyong Choi, and Thomas Williams, 2008, Prevailing Synoptic Patterns for
Persistent Positive Temperature Anomaly Episodes in the United States, Journal
of the Korean Geographical Society, 43, 701-714
Gwang-Yong Choi,
Jongnam Choi, and Ho-Jang Kwon, 2005, The Impact of High Apparent Temperature
on the Increase of Summertime Disease-related Mortality in Seoul: 1991-2000, Journal
of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 38 (3), 283-290.
Jongnam Choi and
Vernon G. Meentemeyer, 2003, "Climatology of Persistent Positive
Temperature Anomalies for the Contiguous United States (1950-1995)" Physical
Geography, 23 (3), 175-195
Gwangyong Choi,
Jongnam Choi, Jong-Wook Kim, and Seok-Woo Son, 2002, The Climatology of
Perceived Sultriness in South Korea, Journal of Korean Geographical Society,
37 (4), 385-402
Gwang Yong Choi,
Jong-Nam Choi, and Jong Wook Kim, 2000, The temporal Variations of Summer
Temperature in Central Area of Korea during the 20th Century, Journal of the
Korean Geographical Society, 35 (4), 519-528
Elgene O. Box and
Jong-Nam Choi, 2000, Estimating Species-Based Community Integrity under Global
Warming, with Special Reference to the Western Mediterranean Region, Phytocoenologia,
30 (2), 325-352
Jongnam Choi,
Won-Kyu Park, and Keun-Bae Yu, 1994, "Central Korea Temperature Changes
Reconstructed from Tree Rings of Subalpine Conifers: AD 1635 to 1990," Dendrochronologia,
12, 33-44
BOOK
Jongnam Choi,
2023, Editor, The National Atlas of Korea: Comprehensive Edition, in
English, The National Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi,
2023, Edición técnica, Atlas Nacional de Corea: Edición abreviada 2023, in Spanish, The
National Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi,
2022, Editor, The National Atlas of Korea 2021, in English, The National
Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi,
2021, Editor, The National Atlas of Korea 2020, in English, The National
Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi,
2020, Editor, The National Atlas of Korea 2019, in English, The National
Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi,
2019, Co-Author, Atlas National de Corée:
Édition Synthétique, in French, The National Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi,
2019, Co-Author, El Atlas Nacional de Corea: Edición Abreviada, in Spanish, The
National Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi,
2018, Co-Author, The National Atlas of Korea: Comprehensive Edition, in
English, The National Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi,
2017, Editor, The National Atlas of Korea, 2nd Edition, Vol. 3, in
English, The National Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi,
2017, Editor, The National Atlas of Korea, 2nd Edition, Vol. 2, in
English, The National Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi,
2015, Editor, The National Atlas of Korea, 2nd Edition, Vol. 1, in
English, The National Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Sunyurp Park,
Jeongjae Park, and Jongnam Choi, 2014, The Handy Weather Answer Book, in
Korean, p. 448, Purungil, Korea
Jongnam Choi,
2013, Editor, The Geography of Dokdo, in English, The National
Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi,
2012, Editor, The Geography of Dokdo, in Korean, The National Geographic
Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi,
2010, Editor, The Geography of Korea, The National Geographic
Information Institute, Korea
BOOK CHAPTER
Jongnam Choi,
2012, Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography, Translation to
Korean, pp.47-66, 119-142, 247-276, Sigma Press, Seoul, Korea
Jongnam Choi,
2012, "Climatology, New perspective to the world," in Exploring Geography in the Knowledge-based Information
Society, 3rd Edition, pp.
135-164. Hanul Publishing Company, Seoul, Korea
Marcus Buker and
Jongnam Choi, 2011, "Meteorology:
Forecasting the Future of Weather Prediction," 21st Century
Geography: A Reference Handbook, pp. 13-28, Sage Publications
Jongnam Choi et
al., 2008, "Climatology, New perspective to the world," in Exploring Geography in the Knowledge-based Information
Society, 2nd Edition, pp.
107-128. Hanul Publishing Company, Seoul, Korea
Jongnam Choi,
2006, "Natural Environment of Gyeonggi Province," in Gyeonggi
Province. (eds.) Gyeonggi Geography, Suwon, Korea, pp.5-25, Government
Publication ID: 71-6410000-000266-01
Jongnam Choi,
2006, "City and Air Pollution," in Kim, Inn and Park, Soojin. (eds.) Urban
Geography and Urbanology, Seoul, Korea, pp.427-443
Park, Siyoung., Su-Yeul
Chung, and Jongnam Choi. 2006. "Asians in Chicago," in Greene, R.P.,
MJ Bouman, and D. Grammenos. (eds.) Chicago's Geographies: Metropolis for
the 21st Century, Association of American Geographers: Washington, DC pp.
217-31
Kwang Chung Kim,
Siyoung Park, and Jongnam Choi, 2005, "Part 1: History and Demographics:
Demographics and Residential Distribution," Koreans in the Windy City:
100 years of Korean Americans in the Chicago Area, East Rock Institute,
pp.37-54
Elgene O. Box and
Jongnam Choi, 2003, "Chapter 1 Climate, in Forest Vegetation of
Northeast Asia", Geobotany 28, pp.5-32, Kluwer Academic Publishers,
Dordrecht, Netherlands
Jongnam Choi et
al., 2002, "Climatology, New perspective to the world, in Exploring Geography in the Knowledge-based Information
Society, pp. 107-128.
Hanul Publishing Company, Seoul, Korea
PROCEEDING
Jongnam
Choi, 2015, "An Introduction of Dokdo Lesson Package for American
Students," Proceeding of the International Conference on the Territory
and Maritime Issues, Korean-American University Professors Association and
Northeast Asian History Foundation, pp. 97-105
Jongnam
Choi, 2015, "Understanding Climate Change," Proceeding of the 2015
Conference on Marine Geographic Name and Marine Education, Korea Hydrographic
and Oceanographic Administration, pp. 63-115
Jongnam Choi and
Joseph Stoltman, 2015, "US Geography Teachers' Familiarity with and
Knowledge of Korea and Dokdo," 2014 KAUPA Special Forum in Seoul,
pp.105-113
Jongnam Choi and Okkyong Yoon, 2014, "American
Geography Teachers' Familiarity with and Knowledge of East Sea," Proceeding of the 20th International
Seminar on Sea Names: Sea, Sea Names, and Peace in East Asia, pp.225-233
Jongnam Choi and Okkyong Yoon, 2014, "Recent
Trend in Naming Geographic Features in Antarctica," Proceeding of the Annual Meeting of the
Korean Association of Regional Geographers, Spring 2014, pp.5-7
Jongnam Choi and Okkyong Yoon, 2014,
"Knowledge and Perception in Korea of American Geography Teachers," Proceeding of the Annual Meeting of the
Korean Association of Regional Geographers, Spring 2014, pp.43-46
Jongnam Choi,
2014, "An Introduction of Higher Values in Higher Education at Western
Illinois University," Proceeding of the 2nd International Workshop on Global
Education and Teacher, pp.67-75
Jongnam Choi and Okkyong Yoon, 2013, "Analysis
of Naming Geographic Features in Antarctica in the Composite Gazetteer of
Antarctica," Proceeding of the 2013 Annual Conference of the Korean
Geographical Society, pp.156-160
Jongnam Choi,
2012, "East Sea in Atlases and Geography Textbooks," Proceeding of
the 3rd International Conference on Geographic Naming and Geographic Education,
pp.65-70, The Northeast Asian History Foundation
Goeun Lee,
Keun-Bae Yu, and Jongnam Choi, 2012, "Climate Changes in North
Korea," Proceeding of the Annual Meeting of the Korean Geographical
Society, Spring 2012, pp.135-136
Donghee Koh and
Jongnam Choi, 2012, "Decadal Change in Distribution of Asian Americans in
Chicago: 1990~2010", Proceeding of the Annual Meeting of the Korean
Geographical Society, Spring 2012, pp.288-291
Okkyong Yoon and
Jongnam Choi, 2012, "The Geographical Characteristics of the King Sejong
Station in Antarctica," Proceeding of the Annual Meeting of the Korean
Geographical Society, Spring 2012, pp.269-270
Jongnam Choi,
2011, "Recent trend in naming East Sea and Dokdo in Atlases and Geography
Textbooks," Proceeding of the 17th International Seminar on Sea Names,
pp.209-212, The Society for East Sea and the Northeast Asian History Foundation
Jongnam Choi,
2011, "East Sea in the Atlases published in the United States and the
United Kingdom," Proceeding on Establishing Identity of Geographical
Features: A Special Focus on Controversies in Naming the Sea between Korea and
Japan, pp.73-96, The Northeast Asian History Foundation
Jongnam Choi,
2011, "Reflection on the 1st International Conference on Territorial and
Geographic Education", Proceeding of the 2nd International Conference
on Territorial and Geographic Education: Korea in Geography Education and
Territorial Issues, pp.7-9, The Northeast Asian History Foundation
Jongnam Choi,
2011, "East Sea and Dokdo in the US Textbooks," Proceeding of the
2nd International Conference on Territorial and Geographic Education: Korea in
Geography Education and Territorial Issues, pp.131-134, The Northeast Asian
History Foundation
Jongnam Choi,
2011, "East Sea in the maps," Proceeding of the Annual Meeting of
the Korean Association of Regional Geographers, Spring 2011, pp.39-43
Jongnam Choi, Christopher
Sutton, and Robert Shepard, 2010, "Naming of the sea between Korea and
Japan in the geography textbooks in the United States," pp.1-4, The
Northeast Asian History Foundation
Jongnam Choi,
2010, Naming Patterns and Policies of Mapmaking Companies in the United States
and the United Kingdom, Proceeding in the Issues of the Geographic Name,
East Sea or Sea of Japan, pp.6-7, The Northeast Asian History Foundation
Jongnam Choi,
2010, Naming Patterns and Policies of Mapmaking Companies in the United States
and the United Kingdom, Proceeding of the Workshop on Geographic Names and
the Name "East Sea," pp. 129-173, The Northeast Asian History
Foundation
Jongnam Choi, 2009,
Korean Geographers in the United States: Focused on their academic activities, Proceeding
of the Workshop on Geographic Names, 89-99
Gwangyong Choi and
Jongnam Choi, "The Favorable Synoptic Patterns of Heat Waves in
Korea," Proceeding of the Annual Meeting of the Korean Geographical
Society, Spring 2003, pp.83-86
Gwangyong Choi,
Jongnam Choi, Jongwook Kim, and Seokwoo Son, "Temporal Trends and Spatial
Patterns of Bioclimatic Heat Stress in South Korea," Proceeding of the
Annual Meeting of the Korean Meteorological Society, Spring 2002
Jongnam Choi and
Vernon Meentemeyer, "Climatology and Synoptic Patterns of Persistent
Positive Temperature Anomalies for the Contiguous United States," Proceeding
of the Annual Meeting of the Korean Geographical Society, Spring 2002
Gwangyong Choi,
Jongnam Choi, and Jongwook Kim, "Heatwave as a natural hazard with a focus
on increasing human mortality in large cities in Korea in 1994", Proceeding
of the Annual Meeting of the Korean Geographical Society, Spring 2002, pp.162-166
Gwangyong Choi,
Jongnam Choi, Seok-Woo Son, 2001, "Normals and Extremes of Heat Stress in
South Korea," Proceeding of the Annual Meeting of the Korean
Geographical Society, Spring 2002, pp.151-153
ESSAY
Jongnam Choi,
2012, "The General Assembly of the International Hydrographic Organization
in Monaco and Controversies on Maritime Name of East Sea," Issue &,
474, pp. 6-9
Okkyong Yoon and
Jongnam Choi, 2012, "King Sejong Scientific Research Base in the
Antarctic," The Korean Geographical Society Newsletter, 113, pp.
4-7
Jongnam Choi,
2010, "Suggestion for the foreign promotion about Dokdo and East
Sea," The Northeast Asian History Foundation Newsletter, 42,
pp.16-17, The Northeast Asian History Foundation, Korea
Jongnam Choi,
2008, "Korean Geographers in the United States," The Korean
Geographical Society Newsletter, 100, pp.11-13
ENCYCLOPEDIA
ENTRY,
Jongnam Choi,
2016, "South Korea," Encyclopedia of Global Warming, Salem
Press, Vol. 3, pp.1003-1005
Jongnam Choi,
2016, "North Korea," Encyclopedia of Global Warming, Salem
Press, Vol. 2, pp.811-813
Jongnam Choi,
2012, "Winds, Westerlies," Encyclopedia of Global Warming and
Climate Change, Sage Reference Publication, 2nd Edition, Vol. 3,
pp.1093-1094
Jongnam Choi,
2012, "Korea, North," Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate
Change, Sage Reference Publication, 2nd Edition, Vol. 2, pp.582
Jongnam Choi,
2012, "Korea, South," Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate
Change, Sage Reference Publication, 2nd Edition, Vol. 2, pp.583-584
Jongnam Choi,
2012, "Heat, Latent," Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate
Change, Sage Reference Publication, 2nd Edition, Vol. 2, pp.499-500
Jongnam Choi,
2009, "Fog," Encyclopedia of Global Warming, Salem Press, Vol.
2, p.437
Jongnam Choi,
2009, "South Korea," Encyclopedia of Global Warming, Salem
Press, Vol. 3, pp.950-952
Jongnam Choi,
2009, "North Korea," Encyclopedia of Global Warming, Salem
Press, Vol. 2, pp.770-772
Jongnam Choi,
2008, "Winds, Westerlies," Encyclopedia of Global Warming and
Climate Change, Sage Reference Publication, Vol. 3, pp.1093-1094
Jongnam Choi,
2008, "Korea, North," Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate
Change, Sage Reference Publication, Vol. 2, pp.582
Jongnam Choi,
2008, "Korea, South," Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate
Change, Sage Reference Publication, Vol. 2, pp.583-584
Jongnam Choi,
2008, "Heat, Latent," Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate
Change, Sage Reference Publication, Vol. 2, pp.499-500
TRANSLATION
Jongnam Choi,
2010, Donghae and Dokdo in Old Maps, The Northeast Asian History
Foundation, Korea
TECHNICAL REPORT
Jongnam Choi,
2013, A Handbook on Naming of Geographic Features in Antarctica,
National Geographic Information Institute, Korea, p. 180
Jongnam Choi,
2011, Status Report for Naming of East Sea and Dokdo in the Atlases,
Northeast Asian History Foundation, Korea, p.64
Jongnam Choi and
Christopher Sutton, 2011, Preliminary Study on the Naming Patterns and
Policies of Mapmaking Companies in the United States and the United Kingdom,
Grant report to the Northeast Asian History Foundation, Korea
Roger Brown and
Jongnam Choi, 2007, Documenting Wind Energy Potential for Illinois, 10/2006 –
06/2007: Annual Report to Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation
Roger Brown and
Jongnam Choi, 2006, Documenting Wind Energy Potential for Illinois, 10/2005 –
06/2006: Annual Report to Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation
Roger Brown and
Jongnam Choi, 2005, Documenting Wind Energy Potential for Illinois, 10/2004 –
06/2005: Annual Report to Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation
GRANT
Jongnam Choi (PI),
2011, Qualifying the impact of rainfall on carbon sinks in the subtropical
forests using remotely sensed data and CO2 emission measurement, University Research
Council, Western Illinois University, $5,600
Jongnam Choi (PI)
and Christopher Sutton (Co-PI), 2010, Preliminary Study on the Naming Patterns
and Policies of Mapmaking Companies in the United States and the United
Kingdom, The Northeast Asian History Foundation, Korea, 2010, $12,548
Jongnam Choi (PI),
2005 UNIDATA Community Equipment Awards, UNIDATA, $4000
Roger Brown (PI)
and Jongnam Choi, 2005, Documenting wind energy potential for Illinois,
Illinois Clean Energy Foundation, 07/04 06/08, $476,250
Jongnam Choi (PI),
2004, Summer stipend recipient, Western Illinois University, $3,000
Jongnam Choi (PI),
2003, Paleoecology and landscape change on Caribou Island, Lake Superior,
Canada, University Research Council, Western Illinois University, $5,000
Jongnam Choi (PI),
2001, College of Arts and Sciences Technology Grant, Western Illinois
University, $1,500
AWARD
College of Arts
and Sciences Outstanding Faculty Award for Service, 2022
Honoring Our Professors
for Excellence (HOPE) Certificate of Excellence in Teaching, Western Illinois
University, 2009.
Provost Travel
Awards: 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022.
PAPER AND POSTER
PRESENTATIONS: ACADEMIC CONFERENCES
¡°Moroccan Geography and Natural Disaster,¡± Conference
on Mutual Cooperation between Morocco and Korea:
Past, Present and Future, Virtual
Meeting, 12/13/2024
¡°Growing against the Odds: Climate Smart Agriculture, a
Strategy for Climate Challenges,¡± The 6th The
International Commission of Agricultural Engineering (CIGR) International Conference 2024,
Jeju, Korea, 05/20/2024
"Fast-Changing Cultural and Ethnic Diversity
in Korea Driven by Globalization," West Lakes Division of the Association of
American Geographers, Cedar Falls, IA, 10/26/2019
"Climate Change and Korean Government's Efforts to Mitigate Its
Impact," The 2019 Annual Meeting of the Illinois Geographical
Society, Dubuque, Iowa, 04/27/2019
"Climate Change Issues Explained in the
National Atlas of Korea: A Great Resources for Geographic Education," The
2019 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Washington, DC,
04/04/2019
"Explore the Uniqueness of South Korea:
Lessons for Your Classroom," National Council for Social Studies, Chicago,
IL, 12/01/2018
"Environmental Issues and Climate Change
Patterns on the Korean Peninsula," West Lakes Division of the
Association of American Geographers, La Crosse, WI, 11/03/2018
"The Challenges and Potentials of
Contemporary Atlases," The 2018 Annual Meeting of the American
Association of Geographers, New Orleans, LA, 04/13/2018
"Robust Environmental and Physical
Geography Contents in the 2017 National Atlas of Korea," The 2017 National
Conference on Geography Education, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 07/29/2017
"Contents and Ideas for Developing Lesson
Plans on Environmental Issues Using the National Physical Atlas of Korea,"
The 2017 National Conference on Geography Education, Albuquerque, New Mexico,
07/29/2017
"Incredible Korea and Your Classroom:
Using the New Korea Human Geography Atlas," The 2017 National Conference
on Geography Education, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 07/28/2017
"AP Human Geography Lesson Plans: Korea's
Population Decline and Voting Patterns," AP Annual Conference 2017,
Washington DC, 07/28/2017
"Teaching Spatial Thinking with the
National Atlas of Korea in US Secondary Level Education,"
The 2017 International Cartographic Association, Washington DC, 07/04/2017
"The Parallelism between Nation Building
and The National Atlas of Korea,"
The 2017 International Cartographic Association, Washington DC, 07/04/2017
"The
National Atlas of Korea: A Wonderful Geographic Resource for Geographic
Education," The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Illinois Geographical Society,
Urbana-Champaign, IL, 04/29/2017
"The
National Atlas of Korea: Broad Resources for Geographic Education,"
The 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Boston, MA,
04/06/2017
"Teaching the Geography of Korea with The National Atlas of Korea – Session
Two," The 2016 National Conference on National Council for Geography
Education, Tampa, FL, 07/30/2016
"Using the Online National Atlas of
Korea in AP Human Geography, 1: Scale and City Development," AP Annual 2016
Conference, Anaheim, CA, 07/16/2016
"Using the Online National Atlas of
Korea in AP Human Geography, 2: Population and Culture," AP Annual 2016
Conference, Anaheim, CA, 07/16/2016
"Interpreting
Thematic Maps of the National Atlas of Korea," The 2016 Annual
Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, San Francisco, 03/30/2016
"Korea: Economic, Cultural, and
International Political Powerhouse," National Council for Social Studies,
New Orleans, LA, 11/12-14/2015
"Geographical
Names as Evidence of Social Inequality and Political
Reconciliation," West Lakes Division of the Association of American
Geographers, Eau Claire, WI, 10/15-17/2015
"An Overview of East Sea," The 2015
National Conference on National Council for Geography Education, Washington,
DC, 08/05-06/2015.
"Movies and Geography," The 2015
National Conference on National Council for Geography Education, Washington,
DC, 08/06/2015.
"An Introduction of Dokdo Lesson Plans
for American Students," The International Conference on the Territory and
Maritime Issue: Sovereignty over Dokdo from Historical, Political, and Cultural
Perspectives, Providence, RI, 06/06/2015
"Influences
of the refractive index and absorptive index on results of grain size analysis
in loess sediments," The 2015 Annual Meeting of the Association of
American Geographers, Chicago, IL, 04/24/2015
"American Geography Teachers'
Familiarity with and Knowledge of East Sea," The 20th International Seminar on Sea Names: Sea, Sea Names, and Peace in East Asia, Gyeongju, Korea, 10/28/2014.
"Territorial
Claims and Geographical Naming Issues in Northeast Asia, "East Lakes and
West Lakes Division of the Association of American Geographers, Kalamazoo, MI,
10/18/2014
"The United
States in Korean Geography Textbooks," 2014 National Conference on
National Council for Geography Education, Memphis, TN, 08/02/2014.
"Korea in
World Regional Geography Textbooks in the United States," The 2014
National Conference on National Council for Geography Education, Memphis, TN,
08/02/2014
"Island
Territorial Issues: South Korea and Japan," 2014 National Conference on
National Council for Geography Education, Memphis, TN, 08/02/2014.
"Where
Korean Tigers Crouch? Residential Distribution of Korean Americans in Chicago
Metropolitan area," The 2014 Annual Meeting of the Association of American
Geographers, Tampa, FL, 04/11/2014
"Dokdo:
A Key to Understanding Political History of Northeast Asia in the 20th
Century", Keynote Speaker, The Interdisciplinary Conference on Asia at
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, 04/24/2014
"Recent Trend
in Naming Geographic Features in Antarctica," The Annual Meeting of the Korean Association
of Regional Geographers, Spring 2014, Cheongju, Korea, 02/14-15/2014
"Knowledge
and Perception in Korea of American Geography Teachers," The Annual Meeting of the Korean Association
of Regional Geographers, Spring 2014, Cheongju, Korea, 02/14-15/2014
"An Introduction
of Higher Values in Higher Education at Western Illinois University," The
2nd International Workshop on Global Education and Teacher, Jeju, Korea,
02/04-05/2014
"American
Geography Teachers' Knowledge on Korea," 2013 National Conference on National
Council for Geography Education, Denver, CO, 08/03/2013.
"Analysis of
Naming Geographic Features in Antarctica in the Composite Gazetteer of
Antarctica," The 2013 Annual Conference of the Korean Geographical
Society, Seoul, Korea, 06/22/2013
"Dokdo in
Atlases and Geography Textbooks," The International Conference on
Perspectives on the Sovereignty Issue over Dokdo, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
12/08/2012
"Finding Crouching Tiger:
American Geography Educators' Knowledge on South Korea," San Marcos,
Texas, 10/03-06/2012
"East Sea in
Atlases and Geography Textbooks," The 3rd International Conference on
Geographic Naming and Geographic Education, Seoul, Korea, 07/18/2012
"Reflection
on the Previous Conferences on Territorial and Geographic Education," The
3rd International Conference on Geographic Naming and Geographic Education,
Seoul, Korea, 07/17/2012
"Demographics
and Residential Distribution in Chicago Metropolitan Area," The 2012
Annual Conference of the Institute of Australian Geographers, Sydney, Australia,
07/01-04/2012
"The
Geographical Characteristics of the King Sejong Station in Antarctica,"
The 2012 Annual Conference of the Korean Geographical Society, Seoul, Korea,
05/25/2012
"Decadal
Change in Distribution of Asian American in Chicago: 1980-2010," The 2012
Annual Conference of the Korean Geographical Society, Seoul, Korea, 05/25/2012
"Demographics
and Residential Distribution of Korean-Americans in Chicagoland," Annual
Meeting of Illinois Geographical Society, Grayslake, IL, 04/28/2012
"East Sea in
the Atlases published in the United States and the United Kingdom," The
3rd International Conference on Geographic Naming and Geographic Education,
Seoul, Korea, 07/01/2011
"Reflection
on the 1st International Conference on Territorial and Geographic Education",
The 3rd International Conference on Geographic Naming and Geographic Education,
Seoul, Korea, 06/29/2011
"National
Geographic Information System (NGIS) in Korea," Illinois Geographical
Society, Macomb, IL, 04/30/2011
"Climate
Changes in North Korea," 2011 Annual Meeting of the Association of
American Geographers, Seattle, WA, 04/13/2011
"Climate
Changes in North Korea," 2011 Annual Meeting of the Association of
American Geographers, Seattle, WA, 04/14/2011
"East Sea in
the maps," 2011 Conference of the Korean Association of Regional
Geographers, Daegu, Korea, 02/17-18/2011
"Climate
change in Northeast Asia," West Lakes Division of Association of American
Geographers, Macomb, IL, 10/21-23/2010
"Report on
South Korea/US Geography Teachers Exchange," The National Council for
Geographic Education, Savannah, GA, 2010, 09/29-10/3/2010
"Public
Knowledge and Perceptions of Wetlands of Four Illinois Counties in the United
States," 2010 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers,
Washington, DC, 04/14-18/2010
"How much do
wetlands mean to Farmers in Illinois?" Illinois Geographical Society,
Chicago, IL, 04/23-25/2009
"The Climate
of North Korea and Inter-Annual Climate Change: 1978-2007," 2009
Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, NV,
03/22-27/2009
"The Great
Midwest Floods of 1993 and 2008: A Tale of Two Summers," 2009 Annual
Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, NV,
03/22-27/2009
"Who cares
about Wetlands," Illinois Geographical Society, Spring Field, IL,
04/24-26/2008
"Public
Knowledge and Perceptions of Wetlands and Government Wetlands Policies,"
2008 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, MA,
04/15-19/2008
"Korean Residential and Business
Concentrations in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area," 2008 Annual Meeting of the Association of American
Geographers, Boston, MA, 04/15-19/2008
"Gaffen and Ross's
'Climatology and trends in US surface humidity and temperature' Revisited 10
years after," 2007 Annual Meeting of the Association of American
Geographers, San Francisco, CA, 04/17-21/2007
"Military Base
Closure and the Decline of Korean Americans in Rural America," 2007 Annual
Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, CA,
04/17-21/2007
"Documenting
Wind Energy Potential for Illinois," Joint Annual Meeting of the Great
Plains-Rocky Mountain Division and the West Lakes Division of Association of
American Geographers, Lincoln, NE, 10/07/2006
"Spatial and
Temporal Patterns of the Heat Index across the Contiguous United States,
1961-2005," Joint Annual Meeting of the Great Plains-Rocky Mountain
Division and the West Lakes Division of Association of American Geographers,
Lincoln, NE, 10/06/2006
"Public
Knowledge and Perceptions of Wetlands and Wetlands Mitigation Policy: A Study
of Four Illinois Counties," Illinois Geographical Society, Glen Ellyn, IL,
04/29/2006
"Documenting
Wind Energy Potential for Illinois," 2006 Annual Meeting of the
Association of American Geographers, Chicago, IL, 03/07-11/2006
"School
Districts and Residential Choices: How Educational Opportunities Determine Residential
Patterns of Korean Americans in Chicago," 2006, Annual Meeting of the
Association of American Geographers, Chicago, IL, 03/07-11/2006
"A New Method
of Defining Heatwave," Illinois Geographical Society, Rock Island, IL,
04/23/2005
"A New Method
of Defining Heatwaves based on the Statistical Deviation of Daily Maximum and
Minimum Apparent Temperatures," 2005, Annual Meeting of the Association of
American Geographers, Denver, CO, 04/04-09/2005
"In the Night
of Heat: Climatology of the Nighttime High Apparent Temperatures in the
Midwest," 2004 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers,
Philadelphia, PA, 03/14-19/2004
"Comparative
Study of the Distribution of Asian Americans in the United States," 2004
Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, PA,
2004, 03/14-19/2004
"Impacts of
Heat Stress on Human Mortality in South Korea, 1990-1999," 2004 Annual
Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, PA,
03/14-19/2004
"The
Favorable Synoptic Patterns of Heat Waves in Korea," The Korean
Geographical Society, Spring Conference, Cheongju, Korea, 05/31-06/01/2003
"A
Climatology of Sultriness in the Midwest," West Lakes Division of
Association of American Geographers, Minneapolis, MN, 10/17-19/2002
"The
Climatology of Heat Stress and Urban Mortality in South Korea," Middle State Division of Association of American
Geographers, Montclair, NJ,
10/12/2002
"Statistical
Characteristics and Synoptic Patterns of Persistent Positive Temperature
Anomalies in the United States, 1950-1995," Korean Meteorological
Administration, Seoul, Korea, 06/05/2002
"Climatology
and Synoptic Patterns of Persistent Positive Temperature Anomalies for the
Contiguous United States," The Korean Geographical Society, Spring
Conference, Chuncheon, Korea, 05/24-25/2002
"Heatwave as
a natural hazard with a focus on increasing human mortality in large cities in
Korea in 1994," The Korean Geographical Society, Spring Conference,
Chuncheon, Korea, 05/24-25/2002
"Temporal
Trends and Spatial Patterns of Bioclimatic Heat Stress in South Korea,"
The Korean Meteorological Society, Spring Conference, Daegu, Korea,
04/24-26/2002
"Spatial patterns and temporal trends of a heat
index for the contiguous United States," 2001 Annual Meeting of the Association
of American Geographers, New York, NY, 2001
"Meteorological
Conditions of Extreme Heat Index Events over the United States," Georgia
Academy of Science, Brunswick, GA, 2001
"Normals and
Extremes of Heat Stress in South Korea," The Korean Geographical Society,
Kwangju, Korea, 2001
INVITED TALK
"Trip to Antarctic Peninsula: Glacial
and Periglacial Landscapes," Macomb Senior High School, Macomb, IL,
03/01/2024
"Trip to Antarctic Peninsula: Glacial
and Periglacial Landscapes," Macomb Senior High School, Macomb, IL,
03/04/2022
"Trip to Antarctic Peninsula: Glacial
and Periglacial Landscapes," Macomb Senior High School, Macomb, IL,
10/01/2021
"How to
Accomplish Your Dream and Build Your Future," Jinju Health College, Jinju,
Korea, 05/28/2021
"Glacier and
Periglacial Landforms in the Antarctic Peninsula," Macomb Senior High
School, Macomb, IL, 03/05/2019
"Climate
Change: Effects, Responses, and Opportunity," Department of Horticultural
Crop Research, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Haman,
Korea, 05/16/2018
"Climate
Change: Causes and Opportunity," Local Government Officials Development
Institute, Wanju County, Korea, 04/19/2018
"Climate
Change: Causes, Effects, and Opportunity," Local Government Officials
Development Institute, Wanju County, Korea, 04/16/2018
"Climate
Change: Opportunity," Tongmyong University, Busan, Korea, 03/29/2018
"Recent
Climatic Impacts on Glacial and Periglacial Landforms," Korea University,
Seoul, Korea, 01/13/2018
"Global
Warming and Climate Change," Hebron Presbyterian Church, Prospect Heights,
IL, 10/12/2016
"Territorial
issues in Northeast Asia," Hebron Presbyterian Church, Prospect Heights,
IL, 03/16/2016
"Basics of
Climate Change," Climate Change Presentation, Center for International
Studies, Western Illinois University, 11/09/2015
"Understanding
Climate Change," Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Administration,
07/29/2015
"Study Aboard
and After," Busan International High School, Busan, Korea, 07/06/2015
"Legitimacy
for Restoring the Name 'East Sea,'" Dokdo East Sea World Organization,
Chicago, IL, 02/07/2015
"The Growing
Socio-Spatial Polarization of Korean Americans in Chicago," Department of
Geography Education, Korea National University of Education, Cheongju, Korea, 10/30/2014
"Dokdo: A Key
to Understanding Political History of Northeast Asia in the 20th Century"
and "East Sea: The Current Dispute over Naming Practices in Northeast
Asia" at the Workshop, Korean Culture, Recent History, and Geography,
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 07/16/2014
"Recent
Climate Change in Northeast Asia and Numerical Weather Forecasting,"
Department of Social Studies Education, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea,
02/05/2014
"Super
Typhoon Haiyan," Panel Discussion on the Recent Super Typhoon in the
Philippines, Multicultural Center, Western Illinois University, 12/04/2013
"Where the Korean Tigers Crouch? Korean in Chicago",
Seowon University, Cheongju, Korea, 11/13/2013
"Numerical Weather Prediction in Modern Meteorology,"
Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea, 11/12/2013
"Suggestion
for East Sea promotion to French Textbook Companies and Authors," Korea Hydrographic Oceanographic Administration,
Pusan, Korea, 11/11/2013
"A Study on
Sovereignty Issues over Dokdo and Naming of East Sea between Korea and
Japan," Keynote Speaker, Seminar on Dokdo and East Sea, Dokdo East Sea
World Organization, Chicago, IL, 06/29/2013
"Importance
of Geographic Naming and East Sea in Geographic Publications," Korea
Maritime Institute, Seoul, Korea, 07/16/2012
"Modern
Meteorological Instruments and Numerical Weather Prediction," Konkuk
University, Seoul, Korea, 06/20/2012
"Geological
Characteristics of the King Sejong Station in Antarctica and Climate Changes in
Antarctica," Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea, 06/13/2012
"Glacial and
Periglacial Landscapes at the King Sejong Station in Antarctica," Korea
Institute of Construction Technology, Ilsan, Korea, 06/08/2012
"Recent
Climate Changes and its Solutions," Seowon University, Cheongju, 05/31,
2012
"Is Climate
Change Underway? Its Causes, Effects, and Solutions," Special Guest
Lecturer, Cheongju National University of Education, Cheongju, Korea,
10/18/2011
"Climate
Change: Causes, Effects, and Solutions," WIU Sustainability Brown baggers
Seminar, 09/27/2011
"Recent trend
in naming East Sea and Dokdo in Atlases and Geography Textbooks," The 17th
International Seminar on Sea Names, Vancouver, Canada, 08/17-20/2011
"National GIS&T Infrastructure: The Korean Model,"
Enhancing Latin American GIS&T Capacity for Innovation and Economic
Development, Panama City, Panama, 12/1-2/2010
"Recent
Climate Change in Northeast Asia," Pusan National University, Pusan,
Korea, 11/22/2010
"Climate
Change and Sustainable Campus," Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu,
Korea, 11/18/2010
"Naming of
the sea between Korea and Japan in the geography textbooks in the United
States," The Northeast Asian History Foundation, Seoul, Korea,
11/15-17/2010
"Study on the Naming Patterns and
Policies of Mapmaking Companies in the United States and the United
Kingdom," The 2nd International Conference on Naming Issues, Washington
DC, 04/16/2010
"Understanding
Climate Change," Seojin Middle School, Daegu, Korea, 11/11/2009
"Modern
Meteorology and Meteorological Methodology," Seoul National University,
Seoul, Korea, 12/15/2009
"New
Climatology," Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 10/19/2009
"Present
Status and Recent Activities of Korean Geographers in the United States,"
organized by Northeast Asian History Foundation, Washington DC, 06/24-26/2009
"Public
Knowledge and Perceptions of Wetlands and Government Wetlands Policies: A Study
of Four Illinois Counties," Environmental Summit, Western Illinois
University, IL, 04/02/2008
"Climate
Change Basics," Focus the Nation Teach-in, Western Illinois University,
Macomb, IL, 01/31/2008
"Wind
Monitoring Program," Community-Based Wind Energy Conference, Bureau Valley
High School, Manlius, IL, 03/29/2006
"Heatwave,
Human Mortality, and Mitigation Policy," Institute for Environmental
Studies, Western Illinois University, 03/21/2006
"Wind
Monitoring Program," The Society for Engineering in Agricultural, Food,
and Biological System, Quad City, 11/01/2005
"The
Geography of Korea" at the Fulbright Program (Understanding Korea Today:
Traditional Values and Modern Technology), Fulbright Building, Seoul, Korea,
06/24/2005
OTHER ACADEMIC
ACTIVITIES
Visiting Scholar,
Heilongjiang Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, Summer 2019
Conference Judge,
6th Annual Graduate Research Conference, Western Illinois University,
03/22/2019
Visiting Scholar,
Heilongjiang Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, 05/27 – 06/27/2018
Visiting Scholar,
Korea Institute of Constructional Technology, Ilsan, Korea,
01/06/2018-07/04/2018
Michael
Robinson, Joe Stoltman and Jongnam Choi, "South Korea's Dokdo and East Sea Territorial and Name
Disputes," Webinar Presentation, National
Council for Geographic Education, 04/01/2015
Workshop
Organizer, "Selecting Content and Materials for the Study of the Korean
Peninsula," 2013 National Conference for Geography Education, Denver, CO,
08/03/2013
Conference
Organizer, The 3rd International Conference on Geographic Naming and Geographic
Education, Seoul, Korea, 07/16-22/2012
Session Chair, 2012, Environmental
Sciences and Biogeography Division, The 2012 Annual Conference of the Korean
Geographical Society, Seoul, Korea, 05/24/2012
Research at King
George Island, Antarctica, Supported by the National Geographical Information
Institute of Korea, 12/01-17/2012
Conference
Organizer, The 2nd International Conference on Territorial Geography Education,
Seoul, Korea, 06/29-07/04/2011
Workshop
Organizer, The 2nd Workshop on Geographic Names and the Name "East
Sea," Churchill Hotel, Washington DC, 04/16/2010
Workshop
Organizer, Workshop on Geographic Names and the Name "East Sea,"
Beacon Hotel, Washington DC, 06/25/2009
Jongnam Choi,
Moderator, The 1st International Conference on Territorial Geography Education,
Seoul, Korea 11/23-24/2009
Conference
Co-Organizer, The 1st International Conference on Territorial Geography
Education, Seoul, Korea 11/23-24/2009
Visiting Scholar,
Department of Geography, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 07/12/2009
Visiting Scholar,
Department of Geography, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 06/08/2005
Field trip Co-organizer for Pre-Congress Scientific Field
Trips, International Geographical Congress (IGC), Seoul, Korea, 08/2000
MEDIA APPEARANCE
The
Chosun Ilbo, 08/22/2018, "Let's Lower the School's Summer Temperature
Standard,"
<http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/07/22/2018072201947.html>
The
Korea Times Chicago, 02/09. 2015
Live
Broadcast Interview with Chicago Korean Radio Broadcasting (K-Radio, Chicago),
02/11/2015
WIUTV,
"Global Warming and Climate Change," WIUTV, 02/28/2013.
EDITORIAL BOARD
International
Journal of Geospatial and Environmental Research (IJGER), 2013-Present
Journal of
Geography (Korean), 2002-2020
Journal of the Korean
Association of Regional Geographers: 2011-2021
Journal of the
Korean Geomorphological Association: 2012-Present
The Geographical
Journal of Korea: ISSN 1225-3766: 2003-2006
AFFILIATION
The American
Association of Geographers (AAG)
The American Meteorology
Society (AMS)
National Council
for Geographic Education (NCGE)
National Council
for the Social Studies (NCSS)
Korea-America
Association for Geospatial and Environmental Science (KAGES)
Korean American
University Professors Association (KAUPA)
The Korean
Geographical Society
The Korean
Geomorphological Association
The Korean
Association of Regional Geographers
OUTREACH
Korean-American Association
for Geospatial and Environmental Scientists (KAGES)
President,
2011-2012
Vice President,
2010-2011
Scholarship
Director, 2012-2014
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Education: 2005–2008, Spring 2010–Spring 2012, Fall 2015–Fall 2017
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Review Committee: 2005–2006
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Committee: 2016–2019
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