Joonhyuk Jung

About

Welcome to my website! Thanks for visiting. My name is Joonhyuk Jung. You might just call me 'Joon.' I am a second-year Ph.D. Student in the Department of Statistics at the University of Chicago. Excited to join the academic community at UChicago and make meaningful contributions!

Last Updated: Feb. 2026

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Education and Employment

The University of Chicago (UChicago)

Sep. 2024 - Present

Ph.D. Student in Statistics

Seoul National University (SNU)

Mar. 2017 - Aug. 2023

B.S. in Statistics and B.A. in Economics

Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.9/4.0

Ranked 1st in the College of Natural Sciences at the 77th Fall Commencement

The University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)

Jun. 2023 - Aug. 2023

Research Internship (Full-Time)

Studied Bayesian dependent mixture models for heterogeneous treatment effect estimation under the guidance of Prof. Juhee Lee

Seoul National University (SNU)

Jul. 2022 - Feb. 2023

Research Internship (Part-Time)

Studied a general framework of covariate balancing for causal inference under the guidance of Prof. Kwonsang Lee and Prof. Yongdai Kim

Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF)

Oct. 2019 - Aug. 2021

Military Service (Full-Time)

Specialized in Military Intelligence and Joint Target Analysis with the Seventh Air Force of the United States

Completed duties as a Staff Sergeant (E-5)

Seoul Science High School (SSHS)

Mar. 2014 - Feb. 2017

Graduated from a specialized high school renowned for its emphasis on STEM education

Awards and Honors

Takintayo Akinbiyi Memorial Award for Academic Excellence

Oct. 2025

Received the Takintayo Akinbiyi Memorial Award for the best academic achievement in the first year of doctoral study

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Full Award from the University of Chicago

Sep. 2024 - Jun. 2029

Receiving an annual funding package worth over $135k, which includes a full-tuition merit scholarship, a yearly stipend, payment for individual health insurance, and coverage of other service fees

The University of Chicago McCormick Fellowship

Sep. 2024 - Jun. 2026

Receiving the McCormick Fellowship in addition to the full award from the University of Chicago

Valedictorian Honor at Seoul National University

Aug. 2023

Ranked 1st in the College of Natural Sciences at the 77th Fall Commencement

Commencement Photo

Full Academic Scholarship from SNU and the Dean's List at SNU

Mar. 2017 - Aug. 2023

Received a full-tuition scholarship from Seoul National University for outstanding academic performances

Consistently made the Dean's List throughout my enrollment at SNU (excluding my military durations)

Research and Publication

Sharp Inequalities between Total Variation and Hellinger Distances for Gaussian Mixtures

2026

Authors: Joonhyuk Jung, Chao Gao

Arxiv Preprint

A General Bayesian Nonparametric Approach for Estimating Population-Level and Conditional Causal Effects

2026

Authors: Yongseok Hur, Joonhyuk Jung, Juhee Lee

Arxiv Preprint

Covariate Balancing Using the Integral Probability Metric for Causal Inference

2023

Talks

Sharp Inequalities between Total Variation and Hellinger Distances for Gaussian Mixtures

Feb. 04, 2026

Talk at Jane Street CAM & Stats Student Seminar

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Sharp Uniform Bound between TV and Hellinger Distances

Oct. 06, 2025

Beyond the Mean: From F-modeling to G-modeling

Mar. 05, 2025

STAT41551: Empirical Bayes Course Project

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Study Abroad Presentation for Students and Parents

May 29 - 30, 2024

Talks at Seoul Science High School

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Statistics Career Lecture for Students

May 18, 2024

Talk at Seoul Science High School

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Statistics Education Program for Gifted Elementary Students

May 11, 2024

Talk at Ajou University Science Education Institute

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Doctoral Program Application Presentation for Undergrads

Apr. 08, 2024

Talk at Seoul National University

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Mathematical Statistics Peer Tutoring for Undergrads

Mar. 2023 - Jun. 2023

Talks at Seoul National University

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Mathematical Statistics Lecture for Undergrads

Dec. 2022 - Jan. 2023

Talks at Seoul National University

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