Prof. Jae-Seung Lee

Professor, Department of Materials Science and EngineeringKorea University145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02841, Korea
Office: Innovation Hall 802BPhone: +82-2-3290-3267, Fax: +82-2-928-3584E-mail: jslee79 A T korea.ac.kr
Lab/Student Office: New Engineering Building, Room 604 (lab) and Room 608 (student office) (Phone: +82-2-3290-3705) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4077-2043

  • Education


1997 - 2004 B. S. in chemistry: KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Daejeon, Korea (summa cum laude) Major field: Templated Silica and Carbon Mesoporous Materials (Advisor: Prof. Ryong Ryoo)
2004 - 2008 Ph. D. in chemistry: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA Major field: Polyvalent Nanoparticle-Oligonucleotide Conjugates (Advisor: Prof. Chad A. Mirkin)
2008 - 2009 Postdoctoral Associate: MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Cambridge, MA, USA Major field: Nanoparticle-Based Intracellular Delivery (Advisor: Prof. Robert Langer)

  • Experience


1999 - 2001 Research Assistant at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, KAIST2001 - 2003 Military Service in the Republic of Korea Air Force2003 - 2004 Research Assistant at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, KAIST2004 - 2005 Teaching Assistant at Northwestern University2005 - 2008 Research Assistant at Northwestern University2008 - 2009 Postdoctoral Associate at MIT2009 - 2014 Assistant Professor at Korea University2014 - 2019 Associate Professor at Korea University2015 - 2016 Visiting Professor at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Host: Prof. Russ Algar)2019 - present Professor at Korea University

  • Awards and Honors


2007 Malkin Scholar Award, Northwestern University2008 Award for Excellence in Graduate Research, Northwestern University2009 Granite Award (for best teaching in 2009 spring semester), Korea University2012 Granite Award (for best teaching in 2012 spring semester), Korea University2013 Granite Award (for best teaching in 2012 fall semester), Korea University2017 Granite Award (for best teaching in 2017 spring semester), Korea University2018 Granite Award (for best teaching in 2017 fall semester), Korea University2018 Granite Award (for best teaching in 2018 spring semester), Korea University2021 Granite Award (for best teaching in 2020 fall semester), Korea University2021 Granite Award (for best teaching in 2021 spring semester), Korea University 2022 Granite Award (for best teaching in 2021 fall semester), Korea University

  • Professional Activities


2020 - present Editorial Board Member: Materials (Indexed in SCIE)2014 - present Editorial Committee: Electronic Materials Letters (Indexed in SCIE)2014 - 2018 Editorial Board Member: Nanotechnology Reviews (Indexed in SCIE)2014 - 2015 Editorial Board Member: Polymer Science and Technology2016 - 2016 Future Planning Committee Member: the Polymer Society of Korea2007 - present Member of the American Chemical Society2009 - present Member of the Materials Research Society of Korea2009 - present Member of the Korean Chemical Society2012 - present Member of the Polymer Society of Korea2013 - present Member of the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials