Biography
Sunghee Lee, Ph.D., is Board of Trustees Endowed Professor of Science and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Iona University. Her research program explores membrane biophysical chemistry, droplet interface bilayers, lipid membranes, and molecular behavior at soft interfaces. Her academic training includes Brown University, POSTECH, Sungkyunkwan University, Texas A&M University, and Duke University.
Education
1989 – 1991
M.S.
Physical Chemistry
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea
Postdoctoral Training
1998 – 2002
Chemistry of Soft-Wet Materials and Colloid Science with Professor David Needham,
Department of Mech. Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC.
1997 – 1998
Surface Science of Catalyst with Professor D. Wayne Goodman,
Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
Professional Profile
July 2014 – Present
Iona College Board of Trustees Endowed Professor in Science, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY.
Sept. 2013 – Present
Professor, Department of Chemistry, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY.
July 2010 – June 2018
Chair, Department of Chemistry, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY.
July 2008 – August 2013
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY.
Sept. 2004 – June 2008
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY.
2003 – 2004
Faculty, Division of Science, Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ.
1998 – 2002
Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC.
1997 – 1998
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
1997
Teaching/Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI.
1992 – 1996
Teaching/Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI.
1991 – 1992
Research Scientist, Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., Material Science Division of R&D, South Korea.
1989 – 1991
Teaching/Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea.
