Professor

Won-Gu Lee Professor
- Degree
- Seoul National University, 2007
- Major
- Bio / Health Systems Engineering
- Interest
- Optofluidics and Nanobiosystem Engineering
Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea, 2007
Career
Full Professor, Kyung Hee University, Korea, 2010 – present
Feinberg Foundation Visiting Professor, Weizmann Institute, Israel, 2013-2014
Adjunct Professor, Xian Jiatong University, China, 2010 – present
Postdoc, Harvard-MIT HST, Harvard Medical School, U.S.A., 2007 – 2010
Paper
Z. Chen, W. G. Lee, 2019, “Electroporation for microalgal biofuels: A review,” Sustainable Energy & Fuels 3 (11), 2954 - 2967.
W. G. Lee et al., 2017, “A glasses-type wearable device for monitoring the patterns of food intake and facial activity,” Scientific Reports, 7: 41690.
K. Kim, W. G. Lee, 2017, “Electroporation for nanomedicine: a review,” Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 5: 2726-2738.
K. Kim, W. G. Lee, 2012, “Seeing the electroporative uptake of cell membrane impermeable fluorescent molecules and nanoparticles,” Nanoscale, 4: 5051-5058.
J. A. Kim, W. G. Lee, 2011, “Role of weakly polarized nanoparticles in electroporation,” Nanoscale, 3: 1526-1532.
W. G. Lee et al., 2010, “Nano/microfluidics for diagnosis of infectious diseases in developing countries,” Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 62: 449-457.
Conference
Examiner, Ministry of Security and Public Admin, 2010 – 2016
Grant Reviewer, National Research Foundation of Korea, 2012 – present
Best Teaching Awards, Kyung Hee University, 2011-2013 (3 consecutive years)
Associate Editor, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 2010 – 2016
Editorial Board, Microsystem Technologies, 2008 – present
Editorial Board, Micromachines, 2020 – present
Chief Director, Korean Society of Industrial Applications, 2014 – present
Councilor, Korean Biochip Society, 2010 – present
Councilor & Senior Member, ICROS, 1998 – present
Best Graduate Paper Award (with highest honor), 2007
Best Presentation Paper Award, Asan-Harvard Joint Int’l Symposium, 2004
Full Scholarship (merit-based, admission with highest distinction), 1992
Interest
Microscale electroporation for nanomedicine and biofuel applications
Machine element design & engineering for human-machine interface applications
Wearable sensors via machine learning for digital healthcare applications