Bio
Sanghyun Kim
Professional address
Institut de recherche sur les forêts, GREMA, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)
Campus d’Amos, 341 rue Principale N, Bureau 5023
J9T 2L8 Amos (QC) Canada
Professional experience
International research experiences in Poland, Sweden, and Korea.
• 2016-17: 6 months as a Bachelor’s project student (Plant Physiology) in Adam Mickiewicz University (Poland) – « Seed priming as a strategy to enhance germination efficiency in Brassica napus »
• 2018-19: 10 months as a Master’s project student (Forest Management and Mycology) in Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) – “Impacts of silvicultural treatments on soil fungal communities in Swedish boreal forests”
• 2020: 7 months as a research assistant in National Institute of Forest Science (Korea) – “Predicting post-fire tree mortality in a temperate pine forest, Korea”
Current research themes
Evaluating impacts of experimental silvicultural treatments on conifer regeneration and soil microbiome in natural even-aged spruce forests.
(PhD student under the direction of Miguel Montoro Girona at Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue).
Key words: Biodiversity, Climate change, Ecosystem-based management, Metagenomics, Microbial biofertilizer, Picea mariana, Uniform shelterwood systems