Jung-Eun Lee

Jung-Eun Lee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences at Brown University. Her research focuses on the coevolution of the biosphere and climate, particularly how biological processes modulate the hydrological cycle across timescales from diurnal to geological. She integrates biogeochemical data and climate models to understand fundamental climate system processes.

Her work addresses topics such as ENSO variability, Amazonian rainforest dynamics, and the impact of plant physiology on climate. She actively seeks graduate students interested in joining her research group. Lee’s research has been published in journals like Geophysical Research Letters, Climate, and Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Key contributions include studies on the Andes’ influence on ENSO statistics, thresholds for atmospheric convection in tropical forests, and paleoclimate reconstructions using isotope-enabled models. Her lab employs satellite remote sensing and numerical modeling to explore ecosystem-climate interactions.