My research centers on (1) the evolution of planetary bodies in the Solar System, (2) the formation of large igneous provinces, (3) the application of mineral magnetism to problems in geomagnetic field behavior, rock magnetism, and geoarchaeology.
Yongjae Yu
Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
Chungnam National University
99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, KOREA
Phone: [+82] 42-821-6424
Fax: [+82] 42-822-7661
E-mail: yongjaeyu@cnu.ac.kr
ABOUT ME
I am a Professor in the Geological Sciences at the Chungnam National University in Daejeon, South Korea. I direct the CNU Rock Magnetism Laboratory. My principal research interests are in (1) the evolution of planetary bodies in the Solar System, (2) the formation of large igneous provinces, (3) the application of mineral magnetism to problems in geomagnetic field behavior, rock magnetism, and geoarchaeology.
EDUCATION
University of Toronto, Canada Ph.D, Geophysics, 2002
University of Toronto, Canada M.Sc., Geophysics, 1998
Seoul National University, Korea M.Sc., Geophysics, 1996
Seoul National University, Korea B.Sc. (Honors), Geology, 1993
POSITIONS HELD
Professor, Chungnam National University, Korea, Mar. 2017 – Present
Associate Professor, Chungnam National University, Korea, Mar. 2012 – Feb. 2017
Assistant Professor, Chungnam National University, Korea, Feb. 2008 – Feb. 2012
Research Professor, Korea University, Korea, Sep. 2006 – Jan. 2008
Postdoctoral Researcher, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA, Jan. 2003 – Aug. 2006
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Toronto, Canada, Oct. 2002 – Jan. 2003
COURSES
Undergraduate Courses
27611 (Petrology), 27618 (Planetary Geology), 29081 (Volcanology), 27622 (Tectonics)
Graduate Courses
27451 (Modern Planetary Geology), 27476 (Modern Plate Tectonics), 27483 (Metamorphic Petrology), 27484 (Rock Magnetism), 27485 (Rock Fabric Analysis), 27500 (Planetary Materials), 32199 (Environmental Magnetism)
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
I have published over 70 publications, the majority as first author.
See https://scholar.google.co.kr/citations?user=EO9CuI4AAAAJ&hl=en