Professor Song Mi-jeong (College of Natural Science, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences) has been reappointed as a member of the Prime Minister's Special Committee on Fine Dust, which deliberates on major national issues related to fine dust.

The committee is chaired by the Prime Minister and two civilian co-chairs, and is composed of up to 40 government and civilian members. The second-term committee launched in February.

Since 2019, Professor Song has served as a member of the committee's first term and has served as a specialist member of the Science and Technology Committee of the National Climate and Environment Council, the national body established to address fine dust issues. She is a leading expert in the field of fine dust.

Through her activities in the committee's second term, she will be responsible for proposing a range of policy options to the government to address fine dust problems at the level of a social disaster.

Professor Song, who received her Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences from ETH Zurich, is an expert on fine dust and conducts leading research into the formation mechanisms and physicochemical properties of atmospheric particulate matter. She has published in top international journals in the field, including papers ranked within the top 1% by citations.