Professor Youngbok Lee

 

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical and Molecular Engineering, Bio-nano Technology

 

 

Education :

 

Ph. D.  Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, 2013
             Advisor: Christian B. Hilty

             Thesis Title: “Application of Dissolution Dynamic Nuclear Polarization to                   the Characterization of Reactions involving Large Molecules”

M. S.   Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea 2006
            Advisor: Hoeil Chung

            Thesis Title: “New Near-Infrared spectroscopic system for monitoring                          wafer etchant solution and improvement of the robustness of               

            corresponding multivariate calibration”

B. S.    Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea 2004
            Advisor: Hoeil Chung

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Professional Carrer :

 

2014 - present    Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Molecular 

                               Engineering, Hanyang University

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2014 - present    Guest Researcher, Yonsei University

                               (방사선의과학연구소)

2013 – 2014          Post-doc Fellow, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center    
2007 – 2013          Graduate Researcher, Texas A&M University, College Station

 

2006 - 2007           Research Scientist, the Research Institute for Natural Sciences, 

                                Hanyang University

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2004 – 2006          Graduate Researcher, Hanyang University 

2004 – 2005          Visiting Researcher, University of Iowa 

 

 

 

Honor and Awards  :

 

• Outstanding Research Award for Young Scholar, Hanyang University, 2015

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• Odyssey Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer       

  Center, 2013

• Dow Chemical Graduate Scholarship, Texas A&M University, 2013

• Martin Corera Travel Award, Texas A&M University, 2012

• The Best Poster Award, US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology and

  Entrepreneurship, Utah, USA, 2011

• Student Travel Stipend, Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference,

  California, USA,  2011

• Hanyang Study Abroad Scholarship, Hanyang University, 2007

• The Best Poster Award, Japan-Korea joint Symposium on Near Infrared

  Spectroscopy, Seoul, Korea,2007

 

 

 

Professional Activities : 

 

• Oral presentation

“Dynamic Nuclear Polarization enhanced Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging,” The Korean Chemical Society, Seoul, Korea, 2014

“Hyperpolarized Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technique for Early-stage Cancer Detection,” Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 2014

“Hyperpolarized Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technique for Early-stage Cancer Detection,” Jeonnam Institute of Natural Resources Research, Jangheung, Korea, 2014

“Dynamic Nuclear Polarization enhanced Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging,” The Korean Chemical Society,” Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea, 2013

“Application of Dissolution Dynamic Nuclear Polarization of the Characterization of Reactions involving Large Molecules,” Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea, 2013

“Application of Dissolution Dynamic Nuclear Polarization of the Characterization of Reactions involving Large Molecules,” US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship, New Jersey, USA, 2013

“Multivariate calibration models of wafer cleaning solutions from Near-Infrared spectra,” the Korea Society of Analytical Sciences, Jeju, Korea, 2005

 

• Poster presentation

“Chemical Reaction-Induced Simultaneous Polarization (CRISP),” Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference, Boston, USA, 2014

“Monitoring Protein-Ligand Interactions by Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) Enhanced NMR Spectroscopy,” US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship, Utah, USA, 2011

“Monitoring Protein-Ligand Interactions by Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) Enhanced NMR Spectroscopy,” Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference, California, USA, 2011

“Spontaneous emission of NMR signals in hyperpolarized proton spin systems,” Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference, California, USA, 2011

“Hyperpolarized NMR for Real-Time Study of Catalysis,” Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference, California, USA, 2011

“Reliable PLS analysis of etching solution by Pure Component Selectivity Analysis (PCSA),” Japan-Korea joint Symposium on Near Infrared spectroscopy, Seoul, Korea, 2006

“Improving PLS performance of Near-Infrared analysis of petrochemical and petroleum products by spectral range optimization,” Japan-Korea joint Symposium on Near Infrared Spectroscopy, Seoul, Korea, 2006

“Feasibility of monitoring active components in wafer cleaning solvent using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy,” the Korea Chemical Society, Jeju, Korea, 2004