Welcome to Sooyeon’s website
- My research passion lies in addressing critical issues at the intersection of water, environment, and humans, particularly in the face of increasingly frequent and extreme weather events like floods and droughts. I am deeply committed to advancing knowledge and implementing solutions to water challenges that have regional, national, and global impact in this vital field.
- My approach involves identifying and modeling hydrologic changes—whether driven by human activity, climate shifts, or planetary factors—and developing solutions to water challenges using a combination of physics-based models (e.g., WEAP, HEC-ResSim) and data-driven techniques (e.g., machine learning and deep learning).
- I have recently joined Grantham’s Lab as a postdoctoral researcher and am part of Berkeley Freshwater, contributing to the Collaboratory for Equity in Water Allocations COEQWAL project. In this role, I am developing modeling scenarios that integrate environmental flow needs into California’s water management strategies. I am also currently serving as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee Co-Chair at the Berkeley Postdoctoral Association.
- I hold a Ph.D. in Environmental Planning with a focus on Hydrology and Water Resources Management from UC Berkeley. I also hold both a B.S. and an M.S. in Hydrology and Water Resources Management from UC Davis.
