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)