Affiliation: NASA Ames Research Center

Division: Earth Science Division (SG), Biospheric Science Branch (SGE), NASA Earth Exchange (NEX)

Email: sungchan.jeong@nasa.gov

Dr. Sungchan Jeong is a NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) Fellow at NASA Ames Research Center starting in December 2025. He conducts research on monitoring terrestrial ecosystem dynamics by integrating multi-source satellite observations with machine learning models. He is currently working on the harmonization of geostationary and low-Earth-orbit satellite observations to better understand global vegetation changes. Before joining NASA Ames Research Center as an NPP Fellow, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Seoul National University. He graduated from Korea National University of Education with a B.S. in Environmental Education in 2020. He received his M.S. in Landscape Architecture in 2022 and his Ph.D. in Engineering in 2025, both from Seoul National University.

Ph.D., 2025, Interdisciplinary Program in Landscape Architecture, Seoul National University, South Korea

M.S., 2025, Department of Landscape Architecture and Rural Systems Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea

B.S., 2019, Department of Environmental Education, Korea National University of Education, South Korea

• Jeong, S., Ryu, Y., Dechant, B., Li, X., Kong, J., Choi, W., … & Chun, J. (2023). Tracking diurnal to seasonal variations of gross primary productivity using a geostationary satellite, GK-2A advanced meteorological imager. Remote Sensing of Environment, 284, 113365.
• Jeong, S., Ryu, Y., Li, X., Dechant, B., Liu, J., Kong, J., … & Gentine, P. (2024). GEOSIF: A continental-scale sub-daily reconstructed solar-induced fluorescence derived from OCO-3 and GK-2A over Eastern Asia and Oceania. Remote Sensing of Environment, 311, 114284.
• Jeong, S., Ryu, Y., Gentine, P., Lian, X., Fang, J., Li, X., … & Prentice, I. C. (2024). Persistent global greening over the last four decades using novel long-term vegetation index data with enhanced temporal consistency. Remote Sensing of Environment, 311, 114282.
• Jeong, S., Ryu, Y., Gentine, P., Lian, X., Fang, J., Li, X., … & Harrison, S. (in review). Sustained global greening driven by continuous CO2 fertilization.