Junwook Chi is a Professor at the School of Travel Industry Management (TIM), Shidler College of Business, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. His research and teaching focus on transportation economics, tourism transportation, and applied economics, with expertise in travel demand modeling, transportation policy analysis, and commodity flow analysis. His research has been published in leading journals, including Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Transport Policy, Maritime Policy and Management, and Journal of Air Transport Management.

Dr. Chi earned his Ph.D. in Transportation and Logistics from North Dakota State University and his M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics and Business from the University of Guelph in Canada. Before joining the University of Hawai‘i, he served as Program Director of Transportation Economics/Transportation Economist at the Center for Business and Economic Research at Marshall University.

His honors include the School of Travel Industry Management Excellence in Teaching Award (2017), as well as Best Paper Awards from the Global Tourism & Hospitality Conference (2016) and the Academy of Global Hospitality & Tourism Conference (2016).

Dr. Chi is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American Economic Association, Western Economic Association International, Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Forum, and National Defense Transportation Association.