Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering and Chemistry
Dr. Jeunghoon Lee joined Boise State University as Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry in 2008. He was promoted to Associate Professor and has been holding a joint appointment with the Micron School or Materials Science & Engineering since 2014. He earned his Ph.D. in polymer science from the University of Connecticut, and his M.S. and B.S. in chemical technology from Seoul National University. Dr. Lee additionally completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University. Since his arrival at Boise State, Dr. Lee has been a member of NanoMaterials and Devices Group (NMDG). His research interests and expertise include functional nanomaterials via DNA nanotechnology, biosensing using dynamic DNA networks, and DNA-assisted assembly of quantum coherent dye systems.
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About Jeunghoon Lee
Dr. Jeunghoon Lee joined Boise State University as Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry in 2008. He was promoted to Associate Professor and has been holding a joint appointment with the Micron School or Materials Science & Engineering since 2014. He earned his Ph.D. in polymer science from the University of Connecticut, and his M.S. and B.S. in chemical technology from Seoul National University. Dr. Lee additionally completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University. Since his arrival at Boise State, Dr. Lee has been a member of NanoMaterials and Devices Group (NMDG). His research interests and expertise include functional nanomaterials via DNA nanotechnology, biosensing using dynamic DNA networks, and DNA-assisted assembly of quantum coherent dye systems.
| 2014 - Present | Associate Professor, Boise State University ‐ Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering | |
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| 2014 - Present | Associate Professor, Boise State University ‐ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry | |
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| 2008 - 2014 | Assistant Professor, Boise State University ‐ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2022 - Present | Design of DNA-Templated Molecular Dye Aggregates for Excitonic-Based Nanoscale Quantum Gates |
| Department of Defense, Office of Naval Research | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| $2,586,000 | |
| 2021 - 2023 | DNA-Controlled Dye Aggregation – A Path to Create Quantum Entanglement |
| Department of Energy EPSCoR | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| $5,000,000 | |
| 2019 - 2022 | Optimizing DNA-Assembled Dye Aggregations for Quantum Coherent Exciton Devices |
| Department of Defense, Office of Naval Research | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| $3,700,000 | |
| 2019 - 2021 | Entanglements in DNA-Templated Dye Aggregates Phase I |
| Department of Energy EPSCoR | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| $1,350,000 | |
| 2017 - 2021 | Rapid Colorimetric Detection of Biomarkers via Catalytic Disassembly of Gold Nanoparticle Aggregates |
| National Science Foundation - 1706065 | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Elton Graugnard (Co-Principal Investigator) | |
| $303,412 | |
| 2011 - 2015 | Synthetic DNA Reactions for Low-Cost Diagnosis and Treatment of Disease |
| W. M. Keck Foundation | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| $1,000,000 | |
| 2010 - 2015 | IDR: Self-Assembling Nanophotonic and Nanoelectronic Devices on DNA Nanobreadboards |
| National Science Foundation - 1014922 | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Bernard Yurke (Principal Investigator), William Knowlton (Co-Principal Investigator), Wan Kuang (Co-Principal Investigator), William Hughes (Co-Principal Investigator) | |
| $774,999 | |
| 2011 | - |
| Office of Sponsored Research, Boise State University | |
| Internal Grant for Graduate Research Assistant | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $25,000 | |
| 2010 - 2011 | DNA Polymerization-Assisted Colorimetric Detection of Nucleic Acids using Gold Nanoparticles |
| Mountain States Tumor and Medical Research Institute | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $7,500 | |
| 2009 - 2011 | MRI: Acquisition of Vis-NIR Tunable Femtosecond Mode-Locked Laser System for Nanophotonic Devices and Materials Research |
| National Science Foundation - 0923541 | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): W. Kuang (P.I.), W. Knowlton (Co-P.I.), B. Yurke (Co-P.I.), E. Graugnard (Co-P.I.), T. Zhang (Former Co-P.I.) | |
| $627,185 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2016 - Present | College of Arts and Sciences Representative, Faculty Senate Diversity Committee, Boise State University | 2013 - Present | Faculty Advisor, ACS Project SEED Program | 2015 | Symposium Organizer and Chair, 57th Idaho Academy of Sciences and Engineering Meeting | 2011 - 2014 | College of Arts and Sciences Representative, Faculty Research Committee, Boise State University | 2009 - 2014 | Secretary, American Chemical Society - Snake River Section | 2012 | Symposium Organizer and Chair, 67th American Chemical Society Northwest Regional Meeting |
Honors and Awards
- 2002 - 1st Place, Polymer Program Poster Competition, University of Connecticut
| 2005 | Ph.D. - Polymer Science, University of Connecticut - Storrs | |
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| 1996 | M.S. - Chemical Technology, Seoul National University | |
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| 1994 | B.S. - Chemical Technology, Cum laude, Seoul National University | |
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