Jeunghoon Lee
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
jeunghoonlee@boisestate.edu
SN 324
(208) 426-3473

Educational Background
B.S., Seoul National University, 1994
M.S., Seoul National University, 1996
Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 2005
Postdoc, Northwestern University, 2005-2008

Research Interest
Many inorganic materials in nanometer size scale exhibit unique properties that are not only scientifically intriguing but also technologically significant. These nanoparticles, however, have to be incorporated into architectures that provide specific functionality. Goal of my research is to 1) synthesize and fabricate nanoparticles with high degree of architectural control, 2) investigate fundamental physical and optical properties of the nanoparticles, and 3) devise methodologies to assemble functional structures from nanoparticle building blocks. Combining these capabilities new tools for biological sensing and analysis can be developed.
My research will focus on 1) bottom-up synthesis and top-down fabrication of inorganic nanoparticle building blocks, 2) assembly and manipulation of the nanoscale building blocks into functional structures using functional organic molecules and polymers, and 3) characterization and analysis of the nanostructures. The resulting nanoscopic assemblies will be tested and used for applications such as biological imaging, chemical sensing, optoelectronic devices.