Academic Profile : Faculty

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Assoc Prof Lee Seok Woo
Associate Professor, School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
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Biography

Seok Woo Lee received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in 2003 and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in 2008. Since January 2016, he is an assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University after his postdoctoral scholar and research associate carrier in Stanford University for about 6 years. He is the author of 37 journal papers and has gotten more than 2600 citations. His research interests are in electrochemical systems for energy storage and conversion.

Research Interests

1. High density material for lithium-ion batteries
- Mechanics of battery materials
- Thermal behavior of battery materials
- Manufacturing of high performance electrode for LIB
- Beyond lithium

2. Electrochemical systems for thermal energy harvesting
- Materials of highly efficient thermal energy conversion
- Electrochemical devices for body heat conversion
- Grid-scale waste heat harvesting system
 

Current Grants

  • Active tuning of single quantum emitters using electrochemical quantum strain engineering
  • Building Optical Phased Array for Chip-Scale LiDAR by Using Silicon Photonics Technologies
  • Marine-biodegradable Package-free Battery
  • Material Characterization and Fabrication for GeSn Lasers Operating at Room Temperature
  • Photonic Integration of On-Chip Optoelectronic Devices for Mid-Infrared Optical Sensing Applications
  • Ultra-Thin High Power Density Battery for Disposable and Eco-Friendly Smart Contact Lenses