Won-Kyu Lee, Ph. D. (he/him)
Won-Kyu received his B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering and M.S. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Yonsei University, and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University. At Northwestern, he conducted his doctoral research under the supervision of Prof. Teri W. Odom, focusing on nanofabrication and surface engineering. He then joined the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University as a postdoctoral researcher under the supervision of Prof. George M. Whitesides, where he worked on autonomous soft robotics. In March 2021, he joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Hongik University as an Assistant Professor.
Email: wklee@hongik.ac.kr
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ORCID: 0000-0002-7878-1981
CV: Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests: Materials, Energy, Robotics, Photonics, Film Studies
EDUCATION
Ph. D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2018 (Doctoral Advisor: Prof. Teri W. Odom)
M. S. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, 2010 (Academic Advisor: Prof. Dae-Shik Seo)
B. S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 2008
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2021-Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Hongik University
2018-2021
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University (Postdoctoral Advisor: Prof. George M. Whitesides)
2010-2013
Senior Researcher (Alternative Military Service), Electronic Materials Research Institute, KOLON Central Research Park
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
Domestic
2026-2029
글로벌 기초연구실 지원사업 심화형 (BRL, National Research Foundation of Korea), 연구책임자
2026-2029
핵심연구 도약형 (National Research Foundation of Korea), 연구책임자
2024-2025
신진연구자 인프라 지원사업 (Korea Basic Science Institute), 연구책임자
2022-2026
우수신진연구 (National Research Foundation of Korea), 연구책임자
2021-2022
기본연구 (National Research Foundation of Korea), 연구책임자
International
2017
Materials Research Society (MRS) Graduate Student Gold Award
2016
Outstanding Research Award (International Institute of Nanotechnology at Northwestern
University)
2016-2018
Ryan Fellowship (International Institute of Nanotechnology at Northwestern University)
2016
Best Paper Award (the 42nd ASME Design Automation Conference)
2013-2018
Research Assistant Fellowship (Northwestern University)
2006
National Science and Technology Scholarship (Korea Science and Engineering Foundation)