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SeungHyun Son received the BS and MS degrees in oceanography from Pusan National University, in Busan, South Korea in 1996 and 1998, respectively. He received the PhD degree in oceanography from the University of New Hampshire, in 2004. After postdoctoral appointments at the University of Maine and the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dr. Son joined STAR, working as a research scientist with I.M. System Group in support of SOCD / MEB at NOAA/NESDIS.

SeungHyun Son's current research is focused on development of bio-optical and primary production models in the turbid coastal waters as well as validation/evaluation of Ocean Color Satellite products. Another interest is to understand the temporal variation of phytoplankton productivity in various spatial scales and phytoplankton dynamics as well as a connection with physical forces and climate change using various remote sensing data, especially ocean color data such as SeaWiFS and MODIS.

Awards

• 'Best Paper Award' at the fall meeting of the Korea Society of Oceanography in 2007 ('Spring phytoplankton bloom in the fronts of the East China Sea', Ocean Science Journal. 41(3): 181-189).

E-mail: SeungHyun.Son@noaa.gov