Ph.D. Younghoon Lee
Country: South Korea.
Date of Birth: March 15, 1990.
Hobby: Soccer, Weight training, Singing
Affiliation:
Research Laboratory of Electronics, MIT
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Hydrogel
1) Utilizing hydrogels as transparent and stretchable electrodes
2) Multi-functional soft materials.
Triboelectric nanogenerator
1) Transparent and stretchable generators
2) High-voltage power sources
3) Self-powered sensors
4) Electrical stimulation for operating DEA.
5) Kinematic design for sustainable energy harvesters.
Dielectric elastomer actuator
1) Soft lens actuated by triboelectric nanogenerators
2) Resonance cleaning based on dielectric elastomer actuating
Soft robotics
1) Bio-inspired versatile soft robotics
2) Transparent and stretchable soft robots
3) Soft robots actuated by TENGs
Electrostatic adhesion
1) Transparent and stretchable electrostatic adhesion devices
2) Multi-functional electrostatics
Self-cleaning surface treatment
1) Multi-functions of soft robots
2) Self-cleanable soft robots
EDUCATION
Oct. 2021 - Present
MIT (Advisor: Kevin (Yufeng) Chen)
Postdoctoral Fellow
2021 - Present
Seoul National University (Advisor: Yong-Lae Park)
Senior Researcher
2016 - 2021
Seoul National University (Advisor: Jeong-Yun Sun)
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering
2014 - 2016
Kyung Hee University (Advisor: Dukhyun Choi)
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
2010 - 2012
Republic of Korea Air Force
Completing military service as a sergeant.
2009 - 2014
Kyung Hee University (Advisor: Dukhyun Choi)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering