Dai-Yeun Jeong
Biography
1. Current Position
o March 2012 – Present: Director of Asia Climate Change Education Center, South Korea
o January 2013 – Present: Acting Director of Jeju Secretariat, UNESCO World Network of
Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves
o March 2012 – Present: Emeritus Professor of Environmental Sociology
at Jeju National University, South Korea
2. Educational Attainment
o BA and MA in Sociology from Korea University, South Korea
o PhD in Environmental Sociology from The University of Queensland, Australia
3. Past Major Professional Activities Since 2000
o Professor at Jeju National University, South Korea (March 1981 – February 2012)
o President, Asia-Pacific Sociological Association
o Teaching Professor at The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
o Member, Presidential Commission on Sustainable Development of the Republic of
Korea
o Delegate of South Korean Government to United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
o Delegate of South Korean Government to OECD Environmental Meeting
o Research Associate, Environmental Policy Committee for Sustainable Development,
The National Assembly of Republic of Korea
4. Academic Research Publications: 13 books including Environmental Sociology and
60 academic research papers in domestic and international journals
5. Unpublished Research Projects; 95 environment-related projects funded by domestic
and international organizations