Younha Kim
Research Scholar
Pollution Management Research Group
Energy, Climate, and Environment Program
Biography
Younha Kim is a Research Scholar in the Pollution Management Research Group within the Energy, Climate, and Environment Program at IIASA. She first came to IIASA in 2014 as a participant in the Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) and returned to the institute in 2019. She received her master's and doctoral degrees in atmospheric environment from Konkuk University, South Korea, where her Ph.D. research focused on developing and applying the GAINS-Korea integrated assessment model for air quality policy assessment.Her research focuses on emission inventories, emission processing for atmospheric chemistry-transport modelling, air quality policy assessment, future emission scenarios, and the development and application of integrated assessment models. She has extensive experience in international collaborative research projects aimed at supporting evidence-based policymaking through scientific research and bridging the gap between science and policy.
Her current work focuses on improving volatile organic compound (VOC) emission modeling in the GAINS model, including VOC speciation, sector-specific mitigation options, and the role of VOCs in air quality assessment and future air quality projections. This work supports the assessment of VOC contributions to ozone and secondary organic aerosol formation and the design of effective air pollution control strategies. She co-leads AQNEA and coordinates activities under GUIDE, supporting integrated assessment modeling and policy-relevant air quality analysis across Northeast Asia and other regions.
Last update: 15 JUL 2026
Publications
Kumar, N., Park, R.J., Jeong, J.I., Woo, J.-H., Kim, Y. , Johnson, J., Yarwood, G., Kang, S., Chun, S., & Knipping, E. (2021). Contributions of international sources to PM2.5 in South Korea. Atmospheric Environment 261 e118542. 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118542.
Kim, B., Jang, Y., Kim, Y. , Woo, J.-H., Kim, J., Kim, J., & Park, M. (2020). Effect of the Seoul Metropolitan Area Air Quality Policy on the Reduction of Emissions in Mobile Sources. In: AGU Fall Meeting 2020, 1-17 December 2020, San Francisco, USA.
Jang, Y., Woo, J.-H., Kim, Y. , Kim, J., Kim, J., Park, M., & Kim, B. (2020). Impact of Multiple Vegetation Inputs on Biogenic VOC Emissions over the Korean Peninsula. In: AGU Fall Meeting 2020, 1-17 December 2020, San Francisco, USA.
Woo, J.-H., Kim, Y. , Kim, H.-K., Choi, K.-C., Eum, J.-H., Lee, J.-B., Lim, J.-H., Kim, J., & Seong, M. (2020). Development of the CREATE Inventory in Support of Integrated Climate and Air Quality Modeling for Asia. Sustainability 12 (19) p. 7930. 10.3390/SU12197930.
Jo, Y.-J., Lee, H.-J., Jo, H.-Y., Woo, J.-H., Kim, Y. , Lee, T., Heo, G., Park, S.-M., Jung, D., Park, J., & Kim, C.-H. (2020). Changes in inorganic aerosol compositions over the Yellow Sea area from impact of Chinese emissions mitigation. Atmospheric Research 240 e104948. 10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.104948.