Discover Chemical Engineering - Meet the Editor-in-Chief for Discover Chemical Engineering
Dr. Sang Yup Lee, Distinguished Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea
"Chemical Engineering covers broad and truly multidisciplinary fields encompassing fundamental sciences and engineering principles. It is THE most important discipline for successfully designing chemical, biological and materials products and developing processes for their efficient production. The core principles of chemical engineering, including thermodynamics, material and energy balances, heat and mass transfer, reaction engineering, process design and control, and unit operations, remain essential for developing products and processes, while new expertise such as data science, machine learning, nanotechnology, and systems and synthetic biology are being rapidly integrated. Furthermore, sustainability, circular economy, and good health have become key values of chemical engineering. Discover Chemical Engineering will serve as a platform to highlight such exciting research of yours in all areas of chemical engineering, including reaction engineering, transport phenomena, separation and purification processes, process design and optimization, plant design, control and management, biochemical engineering, sustainable processes, and other interdisciplinary topics. It is time for you to DISCOVER “new” Chemical Engineering!"
Dr. Lee is Distinguished Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). He is currently the Dean of KAIST Institutes, Director of BioProcess Engineering Research Center, and Director of Bioinformatics Research Center. He has published more than 660 journal papers, 85 books/book chapters, and more than 710 patents, many of which are licensed. He received numerous awards, including the National Order of Merit, National Science Medal, Ho-Am Prize, POSCO TJ Park Prize, the Best Scientist and Technologist Award, James Bailey Award, Merck Metabolic Engineering Award, Elmer Gaden Award, Charles Thom Award, Marvin Johnson Award, Eni Award, George Washington Carver Award, and Samson Israel Prime Minister’s Prize. He is currently Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy of Microbiology, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, the World Academy of Sciences, Korean Academy of Science and Technology, National Academy of Engineering of Korea, and National Academy of Inventors USA. As of 2020, he is one of 13 people in the world elected as Foreign Associate of both National Academy of Engineering USA and National Academy of Sciences USA. He was the chair of the Global Agenda Council on Biotechnology, and is currently co-chair of the Global Future Council on Biotechnology, World Economic Forum.