Hyojung is currently pursuing her Ph.D  in ecology with the Global Change Research Group at San Diego State University.  She has been conducting research in Barrow for several years.

I am currently pursuing my Master's degree in ecology at California State University in San Marcos, California.  I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from the same institution. My research involves examining how pollutants (nitrogen) effect the gas exchange of some of the native chaparral plants in southern California. I also work for SDSU-based  PISCES Project, an exciting  hands-on  science improvement program for grades K through 8 that partners higher education students with elementary school teachers. And finally, I am also a research assistant for the Global Change Research Group at San Diego State University.  I'll be coordinating the activities and traveling to Alaska with Ms. Vevoda ando Mrs. Fox for this exciting adventure.