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Other Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

See the selected publications on the home page; the remaining peer-reviewed articles are listed here.

  1. Sungho Lee, Arushi Saxena, Jung-Hun Song, Junkee Rhie, Eunseo Choi. Contributions from lithospheric and upper-mantle heterogeneities to upper crustal seismicity in the Korean Peninsula. Geophysical Journal International, 229(2), 1175–1192, 2022. doi
  2. Sungho Lee, Jai-Yong Park, Jung-Hwi Kihm, Jun-Mo Kim. Geomechanical and hydrogeological validation of hydro-mechanical two-way sequential coupling in the TOUGH2-FLAC3D linking algorithm, with insights into the Mandel, Noordbergum, and Rhade effects. Geomechanics and Engineering, 28(5), 437–454, 2022. doi
  3. Jun-Mo Kim, Sungho Lee, Jai-Yong Park, Jung-Hwi Kihm, Sangho Park. A set of failure variables for analyzing stability of slopes and tunnels. Geomechanics and Engineering, 20(3), 175–189, 2020. doi
  4. Jung-Hwi Kihm, Jai-Yong Park, Sungho Lee, Jun-Mo Kim, Byoung-Woo Yum. Thermo-hydrological numerical evaluation of carbon dioxide injection efficiency for its geologic storage using a coupled reservoir-well simulation scheme. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 90, 102623, 2019. doi
  5. Jai-Yong Park, Sungho Lee, Jung-Hwi Kihm, Jun-Mo Kim, Yong Il Lee. Probabilistic evaluation of multi-fluid-phase carbon dioxide storage capacities of saline formations in the Pohang Basin, Korea, using three-dimensional geologic modeling and grid-based Monte Carlo simulation. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 79, 289–312, 2019. doi

Journal Articles (in Korean)

  1. Sungho Lee, Daehee Park, Young Dong Lee, Kyoung-Sik Won, Jung-Hwi Kihm. Heterogeneity characterization in a coastal confined aquifer of the Nakdong River delta area using geological and groundwater modeling. Journal of the Geological Society of Korea, 52(4), 511–523, 2016. doi
  2. Sungho Lee, Daehee Park, Young Dong Lee, Kyoung-Sik Won. Preliminary evaluation of groundwater solute behavior in a coastal confined aquifer of the Nakdong River area. Journal of the Geological Society of Korea, 52(3), 237–245, 2016. doi
  3. Sooyong Chae, Sungho Lee, Daehee Park, Young Dong Lee, Kyoung-Sik Won. Case study on abnormal groundwater table variations in the abandoned channel area during subway construction. Journal of the Geological Society of Korea, 52(3), 247–258, 2016. doi
  4. Sungho Lee, Jai-Yong Park, Jun-Mo Kim. Three-dimensional geologic modeling of a metamorphic complex for characterization of a deep underground research laboratory site. Journal of the Geological Society of Korea, 51(4), 377–387, 2015. doi
  5. Sungho Lee, Jung-Hwi Kihm, Jun-Mo Kim. Evaluation of impacts of grid refinement on numerical modeling of behavior and trapping mechanisms of carbon dioxide injected into deep storage formations. Journal of the Geological Society of Korea, 51(2), 191–202, 2015. doi
  6. Chang-Soo Kim, Sungho Lee, Jung-Hwi Kihm, Jun-Mo Kim. Numerical modeling of impacts of cleat spacing on geologic storage of carbon dioxide in coal beds. Journal of the Geological Society of Korea, 50(6), 797–810, 2014. doi

Manuscripts in Preparation

  1. Chase J. Shyu, Sungho Lee, Xuesong Ding, Jaeyoon Keum, Eh Tan, Luc L. Lavier, Eunseo Choi. DES v2.0: a scalable explicit geodynamics framework with goSPL coupling and rate-and-state friction. In preparation. Computational geodynamics · finite-thickness fault-zone modeling
  2. Sungho Lee, Chang Soo Cho, Seok Goo Song. Coda-derived scattering attenuation as an effective multiscale constraint on broadband random-media simulations: the 2016 Mw 5.4 Gyeongju earthquake, South Korea. In preparation. Seismic-wave constraints · random media · Korean crustal heterogeneity
  3. Sungho Lee, Jun-Mo Kim. General analytical solutions for conductive-convective thermoporoelastic consolidation due to combined mechanical and thermal loading. In preparation. Thermoporoelasticity · analytical solutions · coupled loading

Invited Talks

  1. Postseismic deformation following the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake: implications for lithospheric thickness and earthquake hazard in the Korean Peninsula. CCP2026, Aug. 2026 (scheduled; invited speaker, Abstract I-T14-0004).
  2. Numerical solvers in the AI era: acceleration & coupling. 2026 Workshop of the Seismological Subcommittee, Geological Society of Korea, Yeongdeok, 29 Jan. 2026.
  3. Numerical solvers in the AI era: acceleration & coupling. 1st IUGG-Korea Conference: Computational Geosciences in the Era of AI, Seoul National University, 21 Jan. 2026.
  4. Stress and deformation in the Korean Peninsula. Research Institute for Earth Resources, Kangwon National University, 5 Jun. 2025.
  5. Stress and deformation in the Korean Peninsula. SEES Seminar Series, Seoul National University, 9 May 2025.
  6. LAGHOST: development of a Lagrangian high-order solver for tectonics. FEM at LLNL Seminar Series, 5 Mar. 2024.
  7. Poroelastic rebound from earthquakes and its effect on aftershocks: the 2017 M5.4 Pohang earthquake. CERI Colloquium, 31 Mar. 2023.

Selected Conference Presentations

  1. Sungho Lee, Chang Soo Cho, Seok Goo Song. High-frequency seismic wave simulations in Qs-constrained von Kármán random media for the 2016 Gyeongju earthquake. EGU General Assembly 2026, Vienna, Abstract EGU26-2494.
  2. Sungho Lee, Chang Soo Cho, YoungHee Kim, Youngsang Kwon, Eunseo Choi. Deep slabs and weak subduction boundaries govern crustal stress in the Korean Peninsula. 2025 AGU Fall Meeting, Abstract T33A-0192.
  3. Sungho Lee, Eunseo Choi, Minkyung Son, Seok Goo Song, Demián Gómez. Understanding postseismic deformation patterns in the Korean Peninsula following the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake. International Geological Congress 2024, Abstract T04-S10.
  4. Sungho Lee, Eunseo Choi, Christopher H. Scholz. Do subducted seamounts act as weak asperities? 2023 AGU Fall Meeting, Abstract T41D-0268.
  5. Sungho Lee, Eunseo Choi. A new high-order finite element solver for Lagrangian thermomechanical simulations of long-term tectonic processes. 2023 AGU Fall Meeting, Abstract T11B-0167.
  6. Sungho Lee, Jung-Hun Song, Dabeen Heo, Junkee Rhie, Tae-Seob Kang, Eunseo Choi, YoungHee Kim, Kwang-Hee Kim, Jin-Han Ree. Unusual high heat flux in the southeastern Korean Peninsula and its origin from P-wave tomography and back-arc opening of the East Sea. 2022 AGU Fall Meeting, Abstract T42C-0141.

Teaching Experience

  • Guest lecture on brittle strength and lithospheric deformation, Introduction to Global Geophysics (instr. Eunseo Choi), CERI, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Poroelasticity — lecture series for the Geodynamics Group at CERI, Fall 2023

Mentoring

  • Research mentoring and collaboration with Kuruvitage Chameera Chathuranga Silva (former Ph.D. student at CERI; now Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University), 2022–2024.

Honors & Awards

  • Lecture and Research Scholarship — 2020
  • Development Fund Scholarship of Seoul National University — 2015
  • Dr. Fang's Best Student Silver Award for Oral Presentation, International Conference on Soil and Groundwater Environment, Seoul — 2014

Selected Outreach

  • Earth Day 2023: hands-on Earth science learning for 92 local middle-school students, 21 Apr. 2023
  • 15th Science Camp at Seoul National University: Earth science camp for high-school students nationwide, 11 Jan. 2022

Selected Media Coverage

  1. Research Spotlight: Subducted seamounts may lead to larger earthquakes. EOS, 30 Nov. 2023. link
  2. Subducted seamounts may lead to larger earthquakes. Phys.org, 30 Nov. 2023. link
  3. Underwater volcano riding a sinking tectonic plate may have unleashed major earthquakes in Japan. Live Science, 7 Dec. 2023. link