Joonki Noh

Joonki Noh serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Banking & Finance at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management, where he joined in 2015 after completing his finance doctorate at Emory University. His academic journey includes dual doctoral training in finance and electrical engineering, reflecting his interdisciplinary expertise.

Education

• PhD in Finance, Emory University (2015)
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan (2007)
• MA in Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan (2007)
• MS in Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan (2005)
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University (2003)

Noh's research integrates quantitative finance with computational methods, focusing on empirical asset pricing, market microstructure, and textual analysis enhanced by machine learning techniques. His work examines how linguistic patterns in corporate disclosures affect market reactions, liquidity dynamics in asset pricing, and information diffusion through industry networks. Teaching responsibilities span Investment Management and Financial Modeling in Big Data for both undergraduate and Master of Finance students.

His publication record demonstrates evolving expertise from early biomedical engineering research to contemporary finance applications, with recent work leveraging natural language processing on earnings conference calls and liquidity factor modeling. This trajectory highlights his unique ability to transfer methodological rigor across disciplinary boundaries.

Academic Honors

• Shinhan Finance Investment Best Paper Award (2022)
• Korea America Finance Association Young Scholar Award (2019)
• Financial News & KAFA Top-Journal Paper Award (2018, 2022)
• George J. Benston Scholar Award at Emory University (2014)
• Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award (University of Michigan, 2008)

Noh actively contributes to academic governance as seminar organizer for the BAFI Department Research Series and committee member for faculty recruitment. His professional service includes editorial roles for the Asia-Pacific Association of Derivatives and conference reviewing for major finance associations. He maintains strong connections with Korean financial institutions through KAFA partnerships while presenting research at premier venues including the American Finance Association and European Finance Association meetings.