Our laboratory has a broad focus on science and technology at the nanoscale. We harness the unique chemical and physical properties of novel nanomaterials to push scientific boundaries in diverse applications. Please refer to Research page to learn more.
Kwan Lee Lab is currently seeking highly self-motivated undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral research fellows with the discipline of engineering, physics, chemistry and related area.
Please contact Professor Kwan Lee with your CV including your academic and research backgrounds and research interests.
2025
Dohee Kim delivered an oral pitch presentation on enhancing the heat induction of magnetic nanoparticles at the 2025 Fall Meeting of the Korean Society for Nanomedicine (2025.11.21)
"Advancing dual-functional phase change material with copper oxide-coated carbon nanofibers for photothermal energy harvesting and thermal management in electronic devices" is published in International Journal of Energy Research (IF=4.2, JIF% 98.8) (2025.06.20)
Our wet chemistry laboratory is renovated (2025.04.07)
"Strengthening of Austenitic Steel 316 Alloy by Incorporating ZrO2 Particles via Mechanical Alloying and Vacuum Hot-Pressing" is published in Korean Journal of Metals and Materials (2025.03.05)
"Phonon-photon synergy in phase change materials through nano-engineered carbon materials for multifunctional applications" is published in Energy Storage Materials (IF=18.9, JIF 95.8%, Q1) (2025.02.23)
"Optimization of synthesis parameters for copper oxide-enhanced phase change material: Balancing thermal conductivity and latent heat trade-off" is published in Thermal Science and Engineering Progress (IF=5.1, JIF 91.5%. Q1) (2025.01.31)
2024
Professor Kwan Lee received the President's Research Incentive Award of the University of Suwon (2024.12.25)
Professor Kwan Lee received the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching on the 42nd anniversary of the University of Suwon (2024.09.25)
"Optimization of Thermal Conductivity and Latent Heat Capacity using Fractional Factorial Approach for the Synthesis of Nano-enhanced High-performance Phase-change Material" is published in International Journal of Energy Research (IF=4.3, JIF% 98.8) (2024.08.22)
"Microstructural characterization and thermal stability of AlCrFeNiTi + Y2O3 high-entropy alloy nanocomposites prepared by mechanical alloying" is published in Materials Letters (2024.07.20)
Congratulations to Ga Eul Choi for starting at Samsung SDI (2024.07)
"Experimental investigation and artificial neural network-based prediction of thermal conductivity of metal oxide-enhanced organic phase-change materials" is published in International Journal of Energy Research (IF=4.6, JIF% 98.5) (2024.02.14)
2023
Ji Won Yeom and Hwiseon Jo presented their research on enhancing the heat induction of magnetic nanoparticles at 2023 Fall Conference of the Korean Ceramic Society (2023.10.19)
"Exploring the mechanical and tribological properties of AlCrFeNiTi high-entropy alloy fabricated by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering" is published in Vacuum (2023.09.20)
"Mechanical and thermal expansion behaviour of TiC-reinforced CoCrFeMnNi high entropy alloy prepared by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering" is published in Powder Metallurgy (2023.06.07)
Congratulations to Tae Won Lim for being accepted by graduate school of Materials Science and Engineering at Yonsei University (2023.05.26)
"Hierarchical porous Mo-Co3O4-CNTc nanosheets for aqueous rechargeable zinc ion batteries with ultralong life" is published in Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials (IF=11.806, JIF% 98.21) (2023.04.21)
Kwan Lee Lab has relocated to the Department of Electronic Materials Engineering at the University of Suwon (2023.04.01)
2022
"Application of Artificial Neural Network to Predict the Crystallite Size and Lattice Strain of CoCrFeMnNi High Entropy Alloy Prepared by Powder Metallurgy" is published in Metals and Materials International (2022.12.26)
"Microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of oxide dispersion strengthened CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloys fabricated by powder metallurgy" is published in Journal of Materials Research and Technology (IF=6.267, JIF% 90.51) (2022.12.15)
Congratulations to Bokyeong Choi for being accepted by graduate school of Electrical Engineering at Yonsei University (2022.12.06)
"High-performance double “Ion-buffering reservoirs” of asymmetric supercapacitors enabled by battery-type hierarchical porous sandwich-like Co3O4 and 3D graphene aerogels" is published in Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials (IF=11.806, JIF% 98.21) (2022.07.20)
Professor Kwan Lee receives Kyungsung University's President Award (Excellence in Teaching Award) on the 67th anniversary of Kyungsung University (2022.05.30)
Bokyeong Choi presented her research on enhancing the heat induction of magnetic nanoparticles at 2022 Spring Conference of the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials (2022.04.27)
"Double ion-buffering reservoirs of advanced NiCo//G-PANI asymmetric supercapacitors with high performance" is published in Journal of Alloys and Compounds (IF=6.371, JIF% 94.30) (2022.03.07)
Professor Kwan Lee receives Kyungsung University's President Award for R&D Achievement (2022.02.28)
"Improved performance in asymmetric supercapacitors utilized by dual ion-buffering reservoirs based on honeycomb-structured NiCo2O4 and 3D rGO-PPy aerogels" is published in Applied Surface Science (IF=7.392, JIF% 97.50) (2022.02.22)
2021
"Spatially Ordered Arrays of Colloidal Inorganic Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals via Controlled Droplet Evaporation in a Confined Geometry" is published in Materials (2021.11.12)
"Alkaline aqueous rechargeable Ni-Fe batteries with high-Performance based on flower-like hierarchical NiCo2O4 microspheres and vines-grapes-like Fe3O4-NGC composites" is published in Applied Surface Science (IF=7.392, JIF% 97.50) (2021.06.17)
"Surface Plasmon Resonance Assay for Identification of Small Molecules Capable of Inhibiting Aβ Aggregation" is published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (IF=10.383, JIF% 85.94) (2021.06.10)
Professor Kwan Lee receives Kyungsung University's President Award for R&D Achievement (2021.02.28)
Congratulations to Ga Eul Choi for being accepted by graduate school at Pusan National University (2021.01.27)
2020
"Controlling Spontaneous Emission from Perovskite Nanocrystals with Metal–Emitter–Metal Nanostructures" is published in Crystals (2020.12.22)
Congratulations to Jonghyun Moon for being accepted by graduate school at Pusan National University (2020.09.15)
Grant from National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) (2020.06.08)
Starting Grant from Kyungsung University (2020.05.21)
"Novel poly (ε-caprolactone) scaffolds comprised of tailored core/shell-structured filaments using 3D Plotting technique" is published in Materials Letters (2020.03.14)
Kwan Lee Lab has relocated to the Department of Advanced Materials Engineering at Kyungsung University, Busan, Republic of Korea (2020.03.01)