Professor
Department of Chemistry, Kwangwoon University
Room 411, Okui-Building
Seoul, 01897 Republic of Korea
Tel: +82-2-940-8116
Email: ymlee@kw.ac.kr
Education
2004 - 2010: Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry @ Boston College
Thesis Title: Site- and Enantioselective C-C and C-B Bond Forming Reactions Catalyzed by Cu-, Mg-, Zn-, or Al-based N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes
Advisor: Professor Amir H. Hoveyda
2001 - 2003: M.S. in Organic Chemistry @ KAIST
Thesis Title: Synthetic Studies on Dysiherbaine
Advisor: Professor Sung Ho Kang
1997 - 2001: B.E. in Applied Chemistry @ Ajou University (minor in Biotechnology)
Experience
2023-present: Professor @ Kwangwoon University
2018-2023: Associate Professor @ Kwangwoon University
2013 - 2018: Assistant Professor @ Kwangwoon University
2012 - 2013: Postdoctoral Associate @ Harvard University with Professor Emily P. Balskus
2010 - 2011: Postdoctoral Associate @ Harvard University with Professor Eric N. Jacobsen
Grants and Awards
2007 - 2008: AstraZeneca Graduate Fellowship in Organic Chemistry
2007 - 2008: Schering-Plough Fellowship in Organic Chemistry