Dr. Ju Hyoung Lee specializes in ecohydrology and remote sensing.
Her research focuses on monitoring forest temperature and soil moisture using passive and active microwave satellites, contributing to wildfire and hydrological risk management to advise policy. At UNU-INWEH, she is developing analytical methods to assess the impact of heatwaves generated by mega forest fires on forests. In addition, she is developing new UNU-INWEH courses on the use of remote sensing for detecting and predicting wildfire spread.
Dr. Lee holds a Ph.D. in Spatial Hydrology and Land Surface Satellite Data Assimilation from Politecnico di Milano. She has contributed to major global research initiatives, including the WMO's Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses, the Asian Monsoon Experiment (GAME)-Tibet, the FAO Water-Energy-Food Nexus report, and the Northern Water Futures project (focused on Canada and Siberia) of the Global Water Futures program in Canada. She has previously served as a research professor at Korea University and Seoul National University in South Korea.