Stevens Institute of Technology
Woo Lee plans to revitalize the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology through expansions into innovative new research areas, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a bit of an engineering mindset.
The breadth and depth of Stevens Institute of Technology professor Woo Lee's eclectic 30-year career serves as a unique strength for his upcoming appointment as chair of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (CCB). His vision for the department—in many ways similar to his own career—positions CCB as an intellectual nexus "at the intersection of science, engineering, and medicine."
Lee served as chair of the combined Chemical, Biomedical, and Materials Engineering department from 2001 to 2005, during which he launched the undergraduate biomedical engineering program with professor Arthur Ritter. An autodidact in biology and physiology with formal training in chemical engineering and decades of research experience in materials science, Lee's current research focuses on developing human models of cancer.
To distinguish Stevens in chemical and biological sciences, Lee said, "We need to find the intellectual bridge to the engineering and other academic units on our campus through collaboration." By employing his already-established network and what he describes as his own "engineering mindset," he said, "I can make that bridge to enhance the differentiating factors of our chemistry and chemical biology programs." . . .
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