Han, Albert Tonghoon

Assoc. Prof

  • 연구분야

    Land Use and Environmental Planning, Urban Growth Management

  • Degree

    City and Regional Planning

  • Office

    W1-2, Room 2202

  • Tel

    +82-42-350-3642

  • E-mail

    albert.han@kaist.ac.kr

  • 홈페이지

    https://plasc2.kaist.ac.kr/

  • Track

    Smart Urban Systems

Dr. Albert Tonghoon Han’s research and teaching backgrounds encompass land use, urban growth management, environmental planning, and data mining for planning practice and research. His research interests include the following three areas: (1) evaluating regional growth management and local land use policies for urban sprawl mitigation and land preservation; (2) analyzing the effectiveness of environmental policies for air pollution and climate change mitigation; and (3) enhancing planning process with data mining and online platforms. Dr. Han has previously taught various undergraduate and graduate-level planning courses at the University of Texas at San Antonio, the University of Calgary, and the University of Pennsylvania.

Education
B.S., Life Science and Biotechnology, Korea University (2009)
M.S., Urban and Regional Planning , University of Iowa (2011)
Ph.D., City and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania (2015)
Career
2009~2011 Research Assistant, University of Iowa
2011~2012 Research Associate, Korea Environment Institute
2012~2015 Research Assistant, University of Pennsylvania
2016~2019 Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Lecturer, University of Calgary
2019~2021 Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Texas at San Antonio
Main Research Field
Planning and policy evaluation for urban sprawl mitigation and land preservation
Evaluating environmental policies for pollution and climate change mitigation
Enhancing planning process with data mining and online platforms