Dr Ryu is Principal Research Scientist at the Korea Ocean Satellite Center of the Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI). His speciality is remote sensing and its various applications (ocean color, habitat mapping, sediments…). His group was involved in the launch of the world’s first geostationary ocean colour observation satellite (GOCI). Dr Ryu was an instructor on the CofE regional training course in Vietnam in Sept-Oct 2011.