EDUCATION

·    Ph.D, GPS/Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 07/2003

·    B.Sc, Geodesy/Geomatics, Wuhan University, China, 07/1999

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

·    2008-Now, Research Scientist, Cent. Space Res., University of Texas at Austin, USA

·    2008-2008, Research Scientist, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium

·    2006-2008, Professor, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea

·    2006-2008, Senior Scientist, Korea Astronomy & Space Science Inst., South Korea

·    2005-2006, Post-Doc Fellow, Korea Astronomy & Space Science Inst., South Korea

·    2004-2005, Visiting Fellow, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

·    2003-2005, Asst/Assoc. Professor, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, CAS, China

EXPERTISE AREAS & INTERESTS

·    GNSS/SAR/Gravimetry/Altimetry Geodesy and Remote Sensing

·    Geodetic data processing, Reference frame & Earth rotation/motion

·    Navigation/Positioning, LEO Orbit determination and Gravity field

·    GNSS Meteorology, Atmos./Ionospheric Sounding & Space Physics

·    Satellite Altimetry, Sea level change/Tides, Hydrology & Glaciology

·    Earth system coupling/Surface mass transport & Postglacial rebound

·    Kinematics and Dynamics of the Earth’s Lithosphere and Mantle

·    Tectonics, Climate, Surface processes & Earthquake/Volcano cycles

·    Geodynamics, Earth Interior Physics & Planetary Geodesy/Physics

AWARDS & HONORS

·    Listed in Marquis' Who's Who in the World, 2010-present

·    Guest Editor of Advance in Space Research Special Issue, 2009-2010

·    Chairman of IAG SG 4.1 “GNSS Remote Sensing & Applications”, 2007-2011

·    Special Prize, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, South Korea, 12/2006

·    1st Prize of Earthquake Disaster Reduction, China Earthquake Administration, 12/2004

·    Outstanding Scholarship, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, CAS, China, 10/2002

·    Graduate Scholarship of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China, 09/2002

SELECTED JOURNAL PAPERS (Full Publication List)  (IF=Impact Factor (ISI))

·    Jin, S.G., and O.F. Luo (2009), Variability and climatology of PWV from global 13-year GPS observations, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 47(7), 1918-1924, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2008.2010401. (IF=3.157)

·    Jin, S.G., W. Zhu, and E. Afraimovich (2009), Insights on the 2008 Mw 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake from dense GPS network observations, Int. J. Remote Sens., 30. (IF=1.041)

·    Jin, S.G., O.F. Luo, and J. Cho (2009), Systematic errors between VLBI and GPS precipitable water vapor estimations from 5-year co-located measurements, J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys., 71(2), 264-272, doi: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.11.018. (IF=1.667)

·    Jin, S.G., O.F. Luo, and S. Gleason (2009), Characterization of diurnal cycles in ZTD from a decade of global GPS observations, J. Geodesy, 83(6), 537-545, doi: 10.1007/s00190-008-0264-3. (IF=1.689)

·    Jin, S.G., and J. Wang (2008), Spreading change of Africa-South America plate: Insights from space geodetic observations, Int. J. Earth Sci.97(6), 1293-1300, doi: 10.1007/s00531-007-0220-0. (IF=1.970)

·    Jin, S.G., O.F. Luo, and P. Park (2008), GPS observations of the ionospheric F2-layer behavior during the 20th November 2003 geomagnetic storm over South Korea, J. Geodesy, 82(12), 883-892, doi: 10.1007/s00190-008-0217-x. (IF=1.689)

·    Jin, S.G., Z. Li, and J. Cho (2008), Integrated water vapor field and multi-scale variations over China from GPS measurements, J. Appl. Meteorol. Clim., 47(11), 3008-3015, doi: 10.1175/2008JAMC1920.1. (IF=1.761)

·    Jin, S.G., Y. Wu, R. Heinkelmann, and J. Park (2008), Diurnal and semidiurnal atmospheric tides observed by co-located GPS and VLBI measurements, J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys., 70(10), 1366-1372, doi: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.04.005. (IF=1.667)

·    Jin, S.G., J.U. Park, J.H. Cho, and P. H. Park (2007), Seasonal variability of GPS-derived Zenith Tropospheric Delay (1994-2006) and climate implications, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D09110, doi: 10.1029/2006JD007772. (IF=2.953)

·    Jin, S.G., P.H. Park, and W. Zhu (2007), Micro-plate tectonics and kinematics in Northeast Asia inferred from a dense set of GPS observations, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 257, 486-496, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.03.011. (IF=3.873)

·    Jin, S.G., and J.U. Park (2007), GPS ionospheric tomography: A comparison with the IRI-2001 model over South Korea, Earth Planets Space, 59(4), 287-292. (IF=1.188)

·    Jin, S.G., J.H. Cho, and J.U. Park (2007), Ionospheric slab thickness and its seasonal variations observed by GPS, J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys., 69(15), 1864-1870, doi: 10.1016/j.jastp.2007.07.008. (IF=1.566)

·    Jin, S.G., and P.H. Park (2006), Strain accumulation in South Korea inferred from GPS measurements, Earth Planets Space, 58(5), 529-534. (IF=1.188)

·    Jin, S.G., J. Wang, and P.H. Park (2005), An improvement of GPS height estimates: Stochastic modeling, Earth Planets Space, 57(4), 253-259. (IF=1.188) 

·    Jin, S.G., and W.Y. Zhu (2004), A revision of the parameters of the NNR-NUVEL1A plate velocity model, J. Geodyn., 38(1), 85-92, doi: 10.1016/j.jog.2004.03.004. (IF=1.454)

·    Jin, S.G., and W.Y. Zhu (2003), Active motion of tectonic blocks in Eastern Asia: Evidence from GPS measurements, ACTA Geol. Sin., 77(1), 59-63. (IF=1.781)