- Ph.D. in Regional System Engineering, Seoul National University

- B.S. in Agricultural Civil Engineering, Seoul National University

2012 – Present: Professor, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Jeonbuk National University
2025 – Present: Director, Campus Design Office, Jeonbuk National University
2023 – 2025: Deputy Director, Office of Planning, Jeonbuk National University
2020 – 2022: Associate Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Jeonbuk National University
2021 – 2023: Founding Chair, Department of Smart Farm, Jeonbuk National University
2009 – 2012: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Georgia, USA
2024 – 2025: Vice President & Chair, Editorial and Publication Committee, Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers (KSAE)
2021 – Present: Managing Editor, Paddy and Water Environment Journal
2023 – Present: Director, Korean Society of Water Resources (KSWE)
2016 – Present: Director, Korean Society of Rural Planning (KSRP)
2023 – Present: Secretary, Yeongsan River Basin Water Management Committee, National Water Management Committee
2023 – 2025: Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries
2022 – 2024: Member, Central Construction Technology Deliberation Committee, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
2020 – 2024: Member, Urban Planning Committee, Saemangeum Development and Investment Agency
2022 – 2024: Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Yeongsan River Basin Environmental Office
2020 – 2022: Honorary Researcher, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration
2013 – 2023: Member, Provincial Construction Technology Deliberation Committee, Jeollabuk-do Province
2013 – 2022: Member, Regional Water Resources Management Committee, Jeollabuk-do Province
2018 – 2022: Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Korea Environment Corporation
2014 – Present: Member, Technical Deliberation Committee, Korea Rural Community Corporation
2024 – 2025: Member, Technical Deliberation Committee, Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH)

- Monitoring of Agricultural Hydrology and Nonpoint Source Pollution
- Spatial Analysis (GIS/Remote Sensing) and Watershed Modeling
- Climate Change and Agricultural Disaster Management
- Agricultural Water Resources and Precision Agriculture (Open-field Smart Farming)

Survey on Agricultural Water Demand and Supply in Nakdong River and Yeongseom Regions. Korea Rural Community Corporation (KRC). 2025–2027.
Study on Revising Construction Standards for Disaster Response. Korea Rural Community Corporation (KRC). 2025.
Development of a Reservoir Flood Overflow Prediction and DNA-based Optimal Smart Management Platform. Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture, and Forestry (IPET). 2025–2029.
Advancement of Fertilizer and Water Management Prescription Program for Upland Crops. National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (NAS). 2023–2027.
Analysis and Improvement Plan of Water Distribution Status at Seomjingang Dam. Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP). 2023–2025.
Development and Demonstration of a Digital Agriculture Model for Wheat Productivity Improvement. Rural Development Administration (RDA). 2022–2024.
Research on Cultivation Techniques for Stable Production of High-Quality Wheat with Water and Nutrient Management. Rural Development Administration (RDA). 2021–2023.
Establishment of Village-level Water Management Governance for Yeongsan, Seomjin, and Jeju River Basins. Yeongsan River Basin Environmental Office. 2021–2022.
Evaluation of Water Quality Impacts from Rural NPS (Nonpoint Source) Pollution Governance and Development of Priority BMP Implementation Models. National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF). 2019–2022.
Establishment of the Geum River Basin Integrated Water Management Plan (2021–2030). Geum River Basin Environmental Office. 2020–2021.
Establishment of the Yeongsan, Seomjin, and Jeju River Basin Integrated Water Management Plan (2021–2030). Yeongsan River Basin Environmental Office. 2020–2021.

1. Climate-resilient optimization of spatially targeted conservation practices for cost-effective rice paddy management. Agricultural Systems, 230, 2025.
2. Improving wheat yield and water use efficiency through soil water-guided furrow irrigation and hydraulic simulation. Agricultural Water Management, 318, 2025.
3. Evaluation of growth stage-specific crop characteristics and water use efficiency of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under different irrigation conditions. Journal of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers, 67, 2025.
4. Design and development of a web-based decision support system for wheat cultivation management using a process-based crop model. Journal of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers, 66, 2024.
5. Evaluation of load reduction coefficients by applying field-to-field water gate management in paddy fields. Journal of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers, 65, 2023.
6. Development of a simulation method for paddy fields based on surface FTABLE of Hydrological Simulation Program–FORTRAN (HSPF). Agricultural Water Management, 271, 2022.
7. Evaluation of the effects of transplanting date shifts and drainage outlet raising management practices in paddy farming regions under future climates using coupled APEX-Paddy and SWAT models. Paddy and Water Environment, 19, 2021.
8. And many more.

Organic Farming Environment Management. National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, 2017.

- Outstanding Paper Award, 34th Annual Science and Technology Awards, Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST), 2024.
- Commendation by the Governor of Jeollabuk-do Province, 2019.