Professor Sunghee Lee PhD

Professor Sunghee Lee is a Biophysical Analytical Chemist as well as active teacher and advisor. Her research group builds artificial mimics of cell membranes, both to improve our fundamental understanding of cell membranes, and to engineer new devices inspired by nature, which has been continually funded by NSF, the ACS-PRF, and Camille-Henry Dreyfus Foundation. Prof. Lee has a strong track record of building STEM educational programs through integration of undergraduate education and research. Prof. Lee has a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Brown University; and has performed her post-doctoral research at Duke University. She received the 2013 Distinguished Scientist Award by the Westchester Chemical Society of New York ACS, and was recipient of a 2013 Rising Star Award by the ACS Women Chemists Committee.