Sun-Jin YUN
Environmental and energy policies, Political economy of environment and energy, Environmental sociology, Environmental education
Education
B.A. in Sociology, Seoul National University, Feb. 1989
M.A. in Urban Affairs and Public Policy, University of Delaware, Aug. 1997
Ph.D. in Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware, May. 2001
Professional Experience
Dec. 2020 -~ present, Chairperson, Commission on Sustainable Development, Ministry of Environment
Sep. 2019 - present, Head of program for Cultivating Innovative Professionals for Sustainable Cities in the Era of Great Transformation of BK 21 Four Supported by National Research Foundation of Korea
July 2019 - present, Member, Budget Policy Advisory Committee of National Assembly Budget Office
April 2019 - present, Member, professional committee of mitigation (Division of Transportation and Life), National Council on Climate and Air Quality
Feb. 2019 - present, Member, Special Committee on Measures for Fine Dust (Head of subdivision for Mitigation)
Sep. 2018 - present, Member, National Strategy Committee at Seoul National University
Dec. 2020 - present, Chairperson, Commission on Sustainable Development under the Ministry of Environment
April 2019 - present, Director, Institute for Sustainable Development at Seoul National University
Jul. 2018 – present, Chairperson, Korea Energy Information Culture Agency
Jan. 2019 – Dec. 2020, President, Korea Association for Environmental Sociology
Feb. 2018 - present, Board member, Energy Transition Forum Korea
Dep. 2017 – present, Member, Presidential Commission on Policy Planning (Dec. 2020 ~ present, Division head of Sustainable Society)
Jun. 2017 – Sep. 2020, Member, Seoul Regional River Management Committee
2012 – present, Free Minds Network, Foundation for Renewable Energy and Environment (FREE)
2011 – present, Co-executive Chairperson, De-nuclear Energy Professors' Meeting
2001 – Jun. 2017, Board Member, Korean Energy Transition Forum
Oct. 2016 – present, Member, Industry and Energy's New and Renewable Energy Policy Review Committee of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Jan. 2016 – present, Vice President, the Korea Association for Environmental Sociology
Jun. 2015 – present, Member, Comflict Management Committee of KEPCO
2015 – present, Member, Central Environmental Policy Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Environment
Jul. 2014 – Aug. 2016, Member, Self-evaluation Committee of the Ministry of Environment
2014 – 2016, Member, Seoul Metropolitan Council for Academic Services
2014 - 2016, Member, the deliberation committee on the operation of the levy of the Strategy and Finance Ministry
2014 - 2016, Member, the Seoul environmental impact assessment committee
2014 - 2016, Member, Self-evaluation committee of Seoul metropolitan government
2014 – 2015, Member, Seoul City Planning Committee
Jan. 2014 – present, Vice President, Korean Association of Space & Environment Research
Jan. 2014 – present, Vice President, the Korean Society for Environmental Education
2013 – 2015, Member, Environmental Impact Assessment Natural Landscape Review Committee of the Ministry of Environment
2013 – 2015, Member, Central Environmental Conservation Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Environment
2013 – 2015, Member, the Sustainable Development Committee in Seoul
Jan. 2013 – present, Board Member, the Korean Society of Climate Change Research
2012 – 2014, Member, the Energy Committee of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
2012 – 2013, Fellow Member, the Sustainable Development Committee under the German Chancellor's Office
Jan. 2012 – present, Member, the Executive Committee for One Less Nuclear Power in Seoul
2012 – 2014, Member, Architectural Review Committee of Seoul
2012 – 2014, Member, the Green Citizens' Committee in Seoul
2009 – 2011, Member, the Research and Development Special Zone Committee of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy
2008 – 2010, Consultant, the Environment and Labor Committee, the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
Mar. 2008 – present, Professor, the Graduate School of Environmental Studies of the Seoul National University
Feb. 2006 – Feb. 2007, Member, the technical committee of the Ministry of Science and Technology
Jul. 2005 – Aug. 2008, Member, the Government Innovation and Regional Decentralization Committee
Jan. 2004 – Dep. 2004, Member of the casting committee, the Korean Association for Public Administration
Dep. 2003 – Dep. 2005, Specialist Member, the Energy Industry Committee of the Sustainable Development Committee
Sep. 2003 – Feb. 2008, Member, the Joint Evaluation Committee of Local Governments, the Ministry of the Interior
Sep. 2003 – Feb. 2008, Member, the Central Environmental Conservation Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Environment
Sep. 2003 – Jun. 2008, Member, the Power Policy Council of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
May. 2003 – May. 2005, Dean, the Department of Administration of the University of Seoul
Jan. 2003 – Dep. 2003, a general affairs commissioner, the Korean Association for Public Administration
Sep. 2001 – Aug. 2005, Professor, the Department of Administration of the University of Seoul
Jul. 2001 – Jun. 2004, Editor, the Korea Association for Environmental Sociology
Nov. 2001 – present, Board Member, the environmental organization for energy transition, called the Center for Energy Alternatives
Jan. 2001 – Aug. 2001, Researcher, the Environmental Planning Institute of Graduate School of Environmental Studies, the Seoul National University
Sep. 1995 – Dep. 2000, Researcher, Delaware Energy Institute, the University of Delaware