Curriculum Vitae

Yeon Ui Lee 

Academic and Research Career 

• Associate Professor, Chungbuk National University, 02/2025–present

• Assistant Professor, Chungbuk National University, 03/2021–02/2025

• JSPS Invitational Fellow 2022, OIST, Japan, 04/2022 – 03/2023  (Host: Prof. Síle Nic Chormaic, Dr. Shilong Li) 

• Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California San Diego, 02/2018–02/2021 (Advisor: Prof. Zhaowei Liu)

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Quantum Metamaterial Research Center, 08/2015–02/2018 (Advisors: Prof. Jeong Weon Wu, Dr. Anthony D'Aléo) 

• Ph.D. Department of Physics (Optics), Ewha Womans University, 08/2015

• Thesis: Control of optical phenomena by metamaterial resonances design (Advisor: Prof. Jeong Weon Wu)

• Outstanding Dissertation Award

• Credits: 60, GPA: 99.3/100 (4.48/4.50)

• B.S. Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, 02/2010

• B.S. Department of Mathematics (Double Major), Ewha Womans University, 02/2010

• An honor graduate

• Undergraduate research participation (URP)

• Credits: 145, GPA: 96.3/100 (4.23/4.50)

Memberships and Services 

• 한국물리학회 제30대 집행부 - 학술담당부실무이사, 정책위원회 위원, 여성위원회 위원, 01/2023–01/2025

• 국가참조표준센터 - 기술위원회 위원, 08/2022–08/2025

Click here for a list of Publications

Invited Talks/Colloquium (Selected)

1. “Molecular metamaterials for optical nanoscopy”, The 8th A3 Metamaterials Forum, Shenzhen, China, 25 July (2024)

2. “Metamaterial Assisted Optical Nanoscopy", Yonsei University, May 2024

3. "Organic molecular epsilon-near-zero films for fluorescence nanoscopy", 35th Annual OSK Meeting (2024 Winter Meeting), February 2024 

4. “Metamaterial Assisted Optical Nanoscopy", Hanyang University, November 2023

5. “Optical nanoscopy enabled by metamaterials", Optics and Photonics Congress 2023, OSK-OPTICA-OSJ joint symposia, 27-30 August 2023 

6.  “Metamaterial Assisted Optical Nanoscopy", Chungnam National University, April 2023

7.  “Optical properties of organic epsilon-near-zero materials and monolithic hyperbolic materials”, 2023 KPS Spring Meeting, April 2023 

8.  “Super-resolution optical microscopy using metamaterials”, 34th Annual OSK Meeting (2023 Winter Meeting), February 2023

9.  “Optical super-resolution microscopy using metamaterials”, 2022 KPS Fall Meeting, October 2022 

10. “Metamaterial Assisted Optical Nanoscopy”, Korea University, IBS, October 2022 

11.  “Organic Metamaterial Assisted Optical Nanoscopy”, The 13th Applied Physics Symposium (Applied physics division, The KPS), August 2022 

12.  “Basic concepts of nano-optics and super-resolution fluorescence microscopy”, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), July 2022 

13.  “Organic Metamaterial Assisted Optical Nanoscopy”, The 6th A3 Metamaterials Forum, June 2022 

14.  “Photostability enhancement of fluorophores by low-loss organic hyperbolic materials”, Advanced Lasers and Their Applications 2022 (ALTA-2022), May 2022 

15.  “Organic Hyperbolic Material Assisted Optical Nanoscopy”, 2022 KPS Spring Meeting, April 2022 

16.  “Organic Hyperbolic Material and Its Optical Applications”, 33th Annual OSK Meeting (2022 Winter Meeting), February 2022 

17.  “Metamaterial Assisted Optical Nanoscopy”,  Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI), January 2022 

18.  “Metamaterial Assisted Optical Nanoscopy”,  Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), December 2021 

19.  “Metamaterial Assisted Optical Nanoscopy”,  Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), December 2021 

20.  “Metamaterial Assisted Optical Nanoscopy”,  Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), November 2021 

21.  “Metamaterial Assisted Optical Nanoscopy”,  Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), November 2021 

22.  “Metamaterial Assisted Optical Nanoscopy”, Ewha Womans University, September 2021

23.  “Super Resolution Imaging with Metamaterials”, California State University Northridge, April 2021

24.  “Super Resolution Imaging with Metamaterials”, Chungbuk National University, December 2020

25.  “Super Resolution Imaging with Metamaterials”, Ajou University, November 2020

26.  “Super Resolution Imaging Assisted by Plasmonics and Metamaterials”, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), November 2018 

27.  “Control of Optical Phenomena by Metasurfaces”, Pohang University of Science and Technology  (POSTECH), September 2016

28.  “Control of Optical Phenomena by Metamaterial Resonances Design”, Pusan National University, June 2016

Presentation at International Conferences (Selected)

1. “Super-resolution Localization Microscopy Using Metamaterials”, ICMAT 2023, Singapore, 26-30 June (2023), Oral.

2. “Organic hyperbolic materials for super-resolution imaging applications”, ICAMD 2021, Jeju, Korea, 9 December (2021), Oral.

3. “Metamaterial assisted cellular imaging using photobleaching kinetics”, SPIE optics+photonics, Digital Forum, San Diego, USA, 20 August (2020), Oral.

4. (Substitute presenter, Invited) “Super Resolution Imaging Assisted by Plasmonics and Metamaterials”, 31th Annual Conference of the IEEE Photonics Society, Virginia, USA, 04 October (2018), Oral.

5. “Organic molecular epsilon-near-zero ultrathin film: toward enhanced nonlinear optical response in visible spectral range”, SPIE optics+photonics, San Diego, USA, 28 August (2017), Oral.

6. “Double Fano resonance with externally driven subradiant mode”, 10th International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2016, Crete, Greece, 18 September (2016), Poster.

7. “Orbital Hall effect in spin symmetry breaking metasurface”, SPIE optics+photonics, San Diego, USA, 28 August (2016), Oral.

8. “Extrinsic spin- and orbital-Hall effect in cyclic group symmetric metamaterial”, 20th International Vacuum Congress (IVC-20), Pusan, Korea, 21 August (2016), Poster. 

9. “Extrinsic orbital Hall effect in cyclic group symmetric metamaterial”, META’16, Malaga, Spain, 25 July (2016), Oral.

10. “Observation of extrinsic orbital Hall effect in cyclic group symmetric metamaterial”, Nano Korea 2016, Korea, 13 July (2016), Poster. Best Poster Awards, NANO KOREA 2016

11. “Extrinsic orbital Hall effect in cyclic group symmetric metamaterial”, A3 Metamaterials Forum, Sendai, Japan, 8 July (2016), Poster. Excellent Poster Presentation Award, A3 Metamaterials Forum

12. “Double Fano Resonances in a Composite Metamaterial Possessing Tripod Plasmonic Resonances”, 9th International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2015, Oxford, UK, 8 September (2015), Oral.

13. “Double Fano resonances in a composite metamaterial possessing tripod plasmonic resonances”, SPIE optics+photonics, San Diego, USA, 13 August (2015), Oral.

14. “Weak measurement of optical spin Hall effect in phase-discontinuity metasurface”, META’15, the 6th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, New York, USA, 6 August (2015), Oral.

15. “Electro-optic switching in phase-discontinuity complementary metasurface twisted nematic cell”, Nano Korea 2016, Korea, 1 July (2015), Poster. Best Poster Awards Silver Medal, NANO KOREA 2015

16. “Optical spin Hall effect in two-dimensional phase gradient”, SPIE 2014, San Diego, USA, 18 August (2014), Oral.

17. “Generalized Snell's law and electro-optic control of polarization in metasurface twisted nematic liquid crystal cell”, 8th International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark, 25 August (2014), Oral.

18. “Electric control of reflection in metamaterial - twisted nematics liquid crystal cell structure”, SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, USA, 01 February (2014), Poster.

19. “Dependence of THz Metamaterial Resonance on Doping Carrier Density and Pattern Line Width”, 7th International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2013, Bordeaux, France, 16 September (2013), Poster.

20. “Fano resonance in a composite metamaterial of superlattice and isotropic metamaterials”, CLEO-PR 2013, Japan, 30 July (2013), Oral.

21. “Electric control of reflection in metamaterial”, CLEO 2013, San Jose, USA, 30 June (2013), Poster.

22. “Polarization control of Fano-resonance in metamaterial”, CLEO 2012, San Jose, USA, 6 May (2012), Poster.

Public lecture (Selected)

1. "Telescope and Microscope", Gifted Education Center at CBNU, 15 June 2024

2. "Understanding CCD and Digital Cameras", Gifted Education Center at CBNU, 23 September 2023

3. "Telescope and Microscope", Gifted Education Center at CBNU, 8 July 2023

4. "Telescope and Microscope", Gifted Education Center at CBNU, 10 June 2023

5. "Telescope and Microscope", Gifted Education Center at CBNU, 05 October 2022

6. "Understanding CCD and Digital Cameras", Gifted Education Center at CBNU, 05 October 2021

Fellowships, Honors, and Awards

08/2006 – 08/2009  Honors Scholarship, Ewha Womans University

08/2006 – 08/2009  Excellent Grade Award, Ewha Womans University

02/2007 – 02/2008  Basic Science Fellowship, Ewha Womans University

02/2010                   An honor graduate prize, Ewha Womans University

02/2008 – 02/2013  Academic Scholarship, Lotte Group Scholarship Foundation of Korea

08/2013 – 02/2015  Academic Scholarship, Brain Korea 21, NRF

10/2011                   Excellent Oral Presentation Award, Korean Physical Society

04/2013                   Excellent Oral Presentation Award, Korean Physical Society

07/2013            Excellent Thesis Award, Optical Society of Korea

12/2013                   Young Women Researcher Award, Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology (WISET) - Korean Physical Society

02/2014                   Excellent Thesis Award, Optical Society of Korea

04/2014                   Excellent Oral Presentation Award, Korean Physical Society

10/2014                   Excellent Oral Presentation Award, Korean Physical Society

02/2015                   Excellent Poster Presentation Award, Nano-imprint Molding Print Forum

04/2015                   Excellent Oral Presentation Award, Korean Physical Society

07/2015                   Best Poster Awards Silver Medal, NANO KOREA 2015

08/2015                   Outstanding Dissertation Award, Ewha Womans University

07/2016                   Excellent Poster Presentation Award, A3 Metamaterials Forum

07/2016                   Best Poster Awards, NANO KOREA 2016

2022                        POSCO Science Fellow 2022

2022                       JSPS Invitational Fellow 2022

09/2025                  2025 Academic Year Researcher of the Month Award (Chungbuk National University)