MinJu Yeo

Research interests

• Particulate matter and surface ozone: long-term trends and transboundary transport
• Environmental inequality and air quality management strategies
• Climate–energy–air quality interactions
• Air quality and its drivers in North Korea and developing regions

Education

• Ph.D. (2015) in Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
• M.S. (2005) in Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
• B.S. (2003) in Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea

Research Experience

• 2022–present: Research Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
• 2025: Lecturer, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
• 2020–present: Lecturer, Global Environmental Management, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
• 2017–2022: Research Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
• 2015–2017: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea

Publications

* Corresponding author

• Yeo, M. J., H. Lee, J. Park, and J.-H. Koo* (2026), Delayed influenza resurgence following high PM2.5 episodes: Insights from the 2019 spring anomaly in South Korea, Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, in press.
• Eom, S., M. J. Yeo, D. Lee, J.-H. Koo, J. Kim, Y. Ren, C. R. Oxford, X. Liu, A. M. Dillner, R. V. Martin, S.-D. Choi, C.-K. Song, J. Park, H. Kim, and S. S. Park (2026), Contrasting long-range transport signals of metropolitan PM2.5 in South Korea detected by SPARTAN observations, Atmospheric Pollution Research, 17(8), 103088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2026.103088
• Koo, J.-H., S.-J. Lee, T. Lee, D. Lee, M. J. Yeo, H.-J. Song, S. Jeong, and J. Hong* (2025), Analysis of Methane (CH4) Distribution in Northeast Asia Based on Satellite Measurement Data, Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment, 41(5), 826–844. https://doi.org/10.5572/KOSAE.2025.41.5.826 (in Korean with English abstract)
• Kim, H., Y. Lee, J.-H. Koo, and M. J. Yeo* (2025), Changes in future carbon dioxide emissions and contributing factors in Southeast Asia under the shared socioeconomic pathways, Energy for Sustainable Development, 86, 101721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2025.101721
• Yeo, M. J.*, D. Lee, S. Na, D. Lee, Y. P. Kim, J. Park, and J.-H. Koo* (2025), Variation of the concentrations of the particulate chemical components in Seoul response to the changes of major emission sources in the region: Emphasis on ambient heavy metals, Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, 82, Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10874-025-09473-6
• Yeo, M. J., C. Jung, and Y. P. Kim* (2025), Ambient Fine Particles in Korea: Past, Present, and Future, Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment, 41(2), 219–253. https://doi.org/10.5572/KOSAE.2025.41.2.219 (in Korean with English abstract)
• Yeo, M. J.*, D. Lee, Y. P. Kim, and J.-H. Koo (2025), Long-term visibility trend representing perceived air quality in the Republic of Korea, Atmospheric Pollution Research, 16(3), 102422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2025.102422
• Koo, J.-H., D. Lee, H. Bae, T. Lee, S. G. Na, S.-W. Yeh, J. Park, and M. J. Yeo* (2024), Back-trajectory analyses for evaluating the transboundary transport effect to the aerosol pollution in South Korea, Environmental Pollution, 351, 124031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124031
• Lee, Y. W., Y. P. Kim, and M. J. Yeo* (2023), Estimation of air pollutant emissions from heavy industry sector in North Korea, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 23(7), 230066. https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.230066
• Yeo, M. J.* and J.-H. Koo (2023), The estimation of urban air quality change in South Korea under the carbon net-zero scenario, Urban Climate, 49, 101438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101438
• Seo, J., Y. P. Kim, J. Y. Kim*, and M. J. Yeo* (2023), A visibility-based estimation of PM2.5 concentrations in Pyongyang, North Korea: Current status and long-term trends, Journal of Cleaner Production, 388, 136007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136007
• Yeo, M. J.* and Y. P. Kim (2022), Long-term trends and affecting factors of the concentrations of criteria air pollutants in South Korea, Journal of Environmental Management, 317, 115458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115458
• Yeo, M. J.*, Y. P. Kim, and C. H. Jung (2022), Effects of SOx emission on SO2 concentration by district in Korea, Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment, 38(2), 269–282. https://doi.org/10.5572/KOSAE.2022.38.2.269 (in Korean with English abstract)
• Yeo, M. J. and Y. P. Kim* (2021), Long-term trends of surface ozone in Korea, Journal of Cleaner Production, 294, 125352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125352