Won-June Lee, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Chemistry, Purdue University
560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47906
Email: lee4458@purdue.edu / wjlee@gm.gist.ac.kr /
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I am a material scientist at Purdue University, doing research on the development of functional materials and their processing. I am currently doing my postdoc with Prof. Jianguo Mei in Polymer Innovation for Advanced Organic Electronics (PI-AOE) at Purdue. My researches focus on expeditious organic/inorganic/hybrid-based solution-processing methodologies, novel synthesis & designs of functional chemical-printable solutions for transparent ion-storage materials, advanced low-temperature processes for large-scale energy-efficient device fabrication on flexible substrates for various high-performance electrochemical devices and their applications.
Professional Experience
May. 2022 - Present
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, USA
(Advisor: Prof. Jianguo Mei)
Development of Transparent Ion Storage Materials and Electrochromic Displays
Feb. 2022 - Apr. 2022
Visiting Researcher
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ajou University, Korea
(Research Group: Prof. Sungjun Park)
Fabrication and Characterization of Unconventional Oxide/Hybrid Electronic Materials and Devices
(Semiconductor, Dielectric, etc.)
Mar. 2021 - Jan. 2022
Postdoctoral Researcher
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Korea
(Research Group: Prof. Myung-Han Yoon)
Main Project (Samsung-GIST)
Fabrication of Template-Free Metal Oxide Thin Film Ferroelectric Devices
Joint Projects
Inorganic/Organic Solution-Derived Functional Devices via Photochemical Activation
(e.g., High-Energy Detecting Materials, Encapsulation Layers, Carbonized Materials, etc.)
Mar. 2015 - Feb. 2021
Graduate Research Assistant
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Gwangju Institue of Science and Technology (GIST), Korea
Main Project
"Room-Temperature Photoactivation for High-Quality Sol-Gel Metal Oxide Film Formation and Its Crystallinity Modulation"
(Samsung Research Funding Center of Samsung Electronics (Project No. SRFC-MA1402-10))
(PI: Prof. Myung-Han Yoon, Co-Pi: Prof. Bong-Joong Kim, Prof. Ji-Young Jo, Prof. Sanghan Lee)
Academic Education
Mar. 2015 - Feb. 2021
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Korea
(Advisor: Prof. Myung-Han Yoon)
Thesis: "Unconventional Crystallization Pathways for Functional Metal Oxide Film Formation via Deep-Ultraviolet (DUV) Photoactivation"
Honored with "Minister of Science and ICT Award, Republic of Korea"
Mar. 2013 - Feb. 2015
M.Sc. Materials Science and Engineering
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Korea
(Advisor: Prof. Myung-Han Yoon)
Thesis: "Large-Area Fabrication of Solution-Based Metal Oxide Thin Film Transistors using a Bar-Coating Method"
Mar. 2007 - Feb. 2013
B.Sc. Polymer Science and Engineering (GPA: 4.46/4.5)
Chosun University (CU), Korea
(Advisor: Prof. Hoon Cho, Prof. Jin-Hoo Hong)
Projects (1): "Polyester-based Heat Shrink Tubes for Electronic Packaging (Industry: Moodeung Inc.)"
Projects (2): "UV Photocurable Functional Polymer Inks and Film Depositions and Characterizations"
Honored with "Presidential Award in College of Engineering"
Awards & Honors
2021 Minister of Science and ICT Award, Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) of Korea, Government of Republic of Korea
(Korean: 과학기술정보통신부장관상)
2021 Excellent Paper Award, Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), Korea
(Korean: 한국재료연구원 우수논문상 (재료부문))
2020 Best Oral Presentation Award, Korean Institute of Metals and Materials (KIMM): Fall meeting, Korea
2020 Global University Project (GUP) Scholarship, GIST, Korea
2019 Best Poster Presentation Award, Korean Institute of Metals and Materials (KIMM): Spring meeting, Korea
2017 Korea INNOBIZ Association Scholarship, Gwangju, Korea
2016 Best Poster Presentation Award Nominee, Materials Research Society (MRS): Spring meeting, USA
2015 Global University Project (GUP) Scholarship, GIST, Korea
2013-2018 Government Full Tuition Scholarship, Gwangju-Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Korea
2013 Presidential Award in College of Engineering, Graduated First Class Honor, Chosun University, Korea
2011 Meritorious Deed Award, Gwangju City Hall, Korea
2007-2013 Baek-Ak Full Tuition Scholarship, Chosun University, Korea
Service Activities
2022-Present Reviewer, Applied Physics Letters
2022-Present Reviewer, APL Materials