Dr. Seunghwan Lee
- Position: Associate Professor
- Areas of expertise: tribology; biotribology; surface functionalization; implants
- Email: S.Lee4@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: 4.42a School of Mechanical Engineering
- Website: LinkedIn | Googlescholar | ORCID
Profile
Experience
- Associate Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, since Sep 2023
- Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, Jan 2009 – July 2020
- Senior Researcher, Department of Materials, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ), Zurich, Switzerland, Jul 2003 – Dec 2008
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Materials, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ), Zurich, Switzerland, Aug 2000 – Jun 2003
Education
- PhD, Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA, Aug 1995 – May 2000
- MSc, Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Mar 1992 – Feb 1994
- BSc, Department of Chemistry Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Mar 1987 – Feb 1991
Responsibilities
- Deputy Head for the Institute of Functional Surfaces (iFS)
Research interests
- Aqueous Lubrication
- Mucins and Mucus
- Surface Functionalization and Biotribology of Biomedical Implants
- Biofouling
- Oral and Food Tribology
- Tribology of Soft Tissues and Their Models
- Polymer Brush Tribology
- Nanomechanics and Nanotribology
Qualifications
- PhD in Chemistry
Student education
Module Leader for MECH5345M Fundamentals of Tribology
Research groups and institutes
- Institute of Functional Surfaces