Prof. Young Hee Lee received his PhD in Physics from Kent State University in 1986. He was faculty of Physics at Chonbuk National University from 1986 to 2001. He joined Sungkyunkwan University in 2001, and is currently Director of Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics, and Professor of Energy Science and of Physics.

Prof Lee’s researches focus on understanding the fundamental properties of nanostructures in 0D, 1D and 2D and their hybrid heterostructures, design and synthesis of various heterostructures to implement unique physical and chemical properties. His research covers carrier dynamics, carrier multiplication phenomena, hot carrier solar cell, thermoelectrics, quantum mechanical tunneling phenomena, and nanocarbon-based soft electronics. His pioneering works on synthesis and engineering of electronic and atomic structures of carbon nanotubes and grapheme, other 2D materials and their applications to field emission displays, electronic devices, and energy harvesting have led not only nanoscience but also nanotechnology industry in Korea. He has published more than 380 scientific papers in international journals and his total citation number exceeds over 17,000 times with h-index of 59.

Prof Lee received numerous awards including the Science Award from the Korean Physical Society, Lee Hsun Research Award from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Presidential Award in Science and Education, etc. He was also nominated as a National Scholar by the Ministry of Education in Korea. He is a Fellow of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology.