The Hyo Jeong International Foundation for the Unity of the Sciences (HJIFUS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 2017, HJIFUS is dedicated to identifying, promoting, and implementing the most effective solutions to environmental challenges on a global scale.
About the Publisher
Loving Nature, Healing the Earth
Our Vision
HJIFUS envisions a world where humanity and the natural world coexist in harmony. Such a world would be built on the principles of interdependence, mutual prosperity, and universally shared values.
Our Mission
To protect and restore the environment, HJIFUS seeks to address environmental issues through various approaches such as scientific research, policy making, and education, and to uplift human consciousness and awareness of the value of nature.
Founder
Rev. Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon
Editorial and Technical Advisors
Ms. Cheryl Wetzstein
Dr. Richard Park
Mr. Norman Shafto
Board of Directors
Dr. Frank Kaufmann
Dr. Michael Jenkins
Mr. Larry Moffitt
Dr. Sun Jin Moon
Dr. Yeon Ah Moon
Dr. Douglas Joo – Chair
Dr. Theodore Shimmyo
Mr. Glenn Strait
Dr. Frederick Swarts
Staff
Dr. Douglas Joo, President
Dr. Sun Jin Moon, Executive Director
Dr. Insup Park, Executive Assistant
Dr. Dinshaw Dadachanji, Research Director
Mr. Gregg Jones, Associate Outreach Director
Mr. Ryu-Sung Weinmann, Associate Admin Director
Mr. Christoph Wilkening, Desk Editor
Mr. Jerry Chesnut, Associate Editor
Mr. Shimpuku Uezono, Assistant Editor
Ms. Chrysantha Brandner, Business Manager
3600 New York Avenue NE, Washington DC 20002
We are in active cooperation with sister organizations located in Korea, Japan, and France.
Major Activities
International Environmental Conferences
HJIFUS sponsors two series of annual conferences bringing together experts from around the world to address environmental threats. One series, the International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences, examines solutions derived from conventional science. The other series, the International Conference on Science and God, explores potential solutions based on frontier science, going beyond what is available through conventional scientific thought. To learn more about our conferences, click here.
Environmental Service Activities
HJIFUS facilitates service activities to foster character education and renew the human connection with the natural world.
The Earth & I
The Earth & I is an online bi-monthly magazine that promotes the benefit of cultivating and maintaining a close relationship with nature and showcases environmental news and policies, green lifestyles, new technologies and products, and success stories on environmental matters.
Future Projects
HJIFUS plans to produce environmental education materials, develop and suggest policy proposals to national and international agencies, engage in practical projects to improve human living conditions, such as water purification projects in Africa, and aid in the industrialization of effective scientific solutions to environmental problems.
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To learn more about us, please visit the HJIFUS website. Any donation would be greatly appreciated.
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The Earth & I is published by HJIFUS, a 501(c)(3) non-profit which means your donation may be tax deductible. Our EIN is 82-1898138.