Personal profile
Research interests
Physics & Astronomy - Analysis of hydrological extremes
Physics & Astronomy - Regional Climate Change Modelling
Physics & Astronomy - Global and planetary change
Position Held
RPG Programs Coordinator (Environment and Sustainability)
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Atmospheric Science, PhD, Pusan National University
2006
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Joint probability of concurrent hot and dry extremes realized by convection-permitting projections based on multi-RCMs and multi-scenarios
TAM, F.C.-Y. (CoI), IM, E. S. (PI), KWON, H.-H. (CoI) & XU, Z. (CoI)
1/01/23 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Developing Hong Kong as a Global Green Finance Centre
HUANG, A. (CoPI), LAU, A. K. H. (CoPI), PARK, A. F. (CoPI), ZALDOKAS, A. (CoPI), MUKHERJEE, A. (CoPI), STEUER, B. (CoI), IM, E. S. (CoPI), CHENG, J. C. P. (CoPI), LEE, S. (CoI), WANG, Z. (CoPI), CHEN, Z. (CoPI), LOH, K. W. C. (CoPI), DU, D. (CoI), ZHANG, C. (PI), CHOI, D. (CoPI), BENZ, E. (CoI), HE, G. (CoPI), LI, K. (CoI), CHAN, K. K. C. (CoI), CHAN, K. (CoPI), HUI, K. L. (CoPI), TAM, K. Y. (CoPI), Delina, L. (CoI), FUNG, J. C. H. (CoPI), WANG, M. (CoI), PANAYOTOV, G. K. (CoPI), MOREAU, Q. B. A. (CoPI), SHI, X. (CoI), LAFON-VINAIS, V. J. A. (CoI), LI, W. (CoI), ZHAO, X. (CoI), QI, Y. (CoPI), NOZAWA, Y. (CoPI), LI, Y. (CoPI) & ZHOU, Z. Y. (CoPI)
RGC - Theme-based Research Scheme
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Environment and Conservation Fund The 9th Convection-Permitting Climate Modeling Workshop 2025
IM, E. S. (CoPI), CHEN, F. (CoPI) & SHI, X. (PI)
Environment and Conservation Fund / Woo Wheelock Green Fund
1/05/25 → 30/11/25
Project: Research
Research output
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Coupling a micro-genetic algorithm with RegCM5 for improving extreme precipitation simulations over Southeast Asia
Zhou, Z., Yoon, J. W., Nguyen-Xuan, T., Hur, J., Park, S. K. & Im, E. S., Feb 2026, In: Environmental Modelling and Software. 197, 106871.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Added Value of High-resolution Climate Simulations in Estimating the Impact of Hot Extremes on Power Demand
ZHOU, Z., IM, E. S. & Zhang, L., Jul 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Paper › peer-review
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A Distributional Regression Network With Data Transformation for Calibrating Rainfall Forecasts
Huang, Z., Schepen, A., Bennett, J. C., Robertson, D. E., Zhao, T., Im, E. S. & Wang, Q. J., Jun 2025, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Machine Learning and Computation. 2, 2, e2025JH000635.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Assessing the Irrigation Impact in North China Plain Using Regional Climate Models with Dynamic Vegetation and Groundwater Pumping
FAN, Y., POKHREL, Y., HUR, J. & IM, E. S., Apr 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Paper › peer-review
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Combinatorial Optimization of Cumulus Convection Scheme Parameters in RegCM5 Using a Micro-Genetic Algorithm for Extreme Precipitation Event Simulations in Southeast Asia
ZHOU, Z., NGUYEN, X. T., IM, E. S., Yoon, J.-W. & Park, S. K., Apr 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Paper › peer-review
Activities
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Editor of Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Science (Journal)
IM, E. S. (Editor)
1 Mar 2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
Awards
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Top Downloaded Paper in 2018 - 2019 in International Journal of Climatology
LU, M. (Recipient) & IM, E. S. (Recipient), Jul 2020
Prize: Best Paper Award and Prize
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Courses
Datasets
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Codes for machine learning and Shapley value analysis
HE, Y. (Owner), ZHOU, Z. (Owner) & IM, E. S. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 15 Mar 2024
Dataset
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RCM Data used in Direct and Indirect Application of Univariate and Multivariate Bias Corrections on Heat-stress Indices based on Multi-RCM Simulations
QIU, L. (Owner), IM, E. S. (Owner), Min, S. K. (Owner), Kim, Y. H. (Owner), Cha, D. H. (Owner), Shin, S. W. (Owner), Ahn, J. B. (Owner), Chang, E. C. (Owner) & Byun, Y. H. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 5 Aug 2022
Dataset
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Drought Indices Derived from NA-CORDEX Data
ZHOU, Z. (Owner), Kim, Y. T. (Owner), IM, E. S. (Owner) & Kwon, H. H. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 24 Nov 2023
Dataset
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Codes for generating FFDI and FWI
HE, Y. (Owner), ZHOU, Z. (Owner) & IM, E. S. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 15 Mar 2024
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