Sehee Lee
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
sehee.lee@colorado.edu

Education and Training

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, February 1997, Seoul National University.
M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, February 1993, Seoul National University.
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, February 1991, Seoul National University.

Research and Professional Experience

2014-present: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Colorado at Boulder
2007-2014: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Colorado at Boulder
2007-2007: Senior Scientist II, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
2001-2007: Senior Scientist I, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
1999-2001: Staff Scientist, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
1997-1999: Postdoctoral Appointee, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Research Interests

  • Nanostructured Materials for Energy Applications (Li-ion batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells)
  • Microbatteries for MEMs
  • Miniature Fuel cells
  • Electrochromic windows
  • Fiber-optic hydrogen sensors

Honors and Awards

  • Mollenkopf Faculty Fellowship, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado, Boulder CO, 2013-2018
  • 2012 Provost's Faculty Achievement Award, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
  • 2010 CO-LABS Governor's Award for High-Impact Research (Research team for the development of electrochromic windows)
  • Founding Research Fellow at the RASEI (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute)
  • 2009 R&D 100 Award, PowerPlane UX Microbattery - a solid-state thin-film battery
  • World Class University Professor, Hybrid Materials Major at Seoul National University 2009-2014.
  • Invited speaker in NAE 2008 Japan-American Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, Kobe, Japan Nov 17-19, 2008.
  • Outstanding Graduate Educator, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder. 9/2008
  • Technology Transfer Award, National Renewable Energy Laboratory 12/2006
  • Team of the Quarter, National Renewable Energy Laboratory 04/2006
  • Outstanding Performance Awards, National Renewable Energy Laboratory 03/2006
  • Employee of the Month, National Renewable Energy Laboratory 01/2000
  • Employee of the Month, National Renewable Energy Laboratory 09/1998