Meet the Team

MEET THE TEAM

P.I. Albert Tonghoon Han, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
Graduate School of Green Growth and Sustainability
Graduate School of Data Science | KAIST-NYU G-School
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Dr. Albert Tonghoon Han’s research and teaching backgrounds encompass the fields of land use, urban growth management, environmental planning, and data mining for planning practice and research. Dr. Han’s research was published in top-tier academic journals, including the Journal of the American Planning Association, the Journal of Planning Education and Research, the Journal of Planning Literature, and Land Use Policy.

Prior to joining the faculty of KAIST, Dr. Han was an Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and a postdoctoral research fellow and a lecturer at the University of Calgary in Canada. Dr. Han holds a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S. in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Iowa, and a B.S. in Life Science and Biotechnology from Korea University.

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Research Assistant Professor

Chaeri Kim, Ph.D.

Dr. Chaeri Kim’s research is concerned with how environmental planning and policy can make natural and built environments more sustainable, resilient, and equitable. She studies how planning and policy can utilize nature-based solutions to address issues in urban environments, as well as the impacts of such interventions on communities. Her research has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Cities, and the Journal of the American Planning Association.

Dr. Kim previously served as a Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Lead for the Natural Solutions Initiative at the ACT–Action on Climate Team at Simon Fraser University. She received a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania, where her dissertation investigated how and to what extent local governments have incorporated green infrastructure into their stormwater management. She earned a Master’s in City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master’s in Real Estate Development from New York University, and a Bachelor’s in English Literature from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.

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