Stephen Lee (chemist)
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Stephen Lee is a MacArthur Award winning chemist and son of Tsung-Dao Lee
, the winner of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics
. He is currently a professor at Cornell University
.
, and graduated with a BA in 1978. He later received his PhD from the University of Chicago
in 1985.
for his continued research. After working in the inorganic chemistry subdivision at Cornell, Stephen Lee received tenure
in 1998 in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology. He is the 78th professor in the department to receive tenure in Cornell history.
In 1999, Lee joined Cornell University
as a professor of solid state chemistry in the chemistry and chemical biology department from the University of Michigan
, where he had been associate professor of chemistry since 1993 and where he had been recognized as both a MacArthur and a Sloan fellow. He was also a visiting scientist at Cornell in 1995.
He currently continues his teaching career at Cornell, where he instructs students in (honors) general chemistry and introduction to chemistry courses. During the past two years, Lee has devoted his summer to helping incoming freshmen learn basic chemistry to prepare them for the academic year. This has been considered part of Lee's philanthropic work, as he teaches these summer courses probono.
His current research involves developing stronger porous solids in which all the host porous bonds are covalent in character. Lee is also researching ways to introduce cross-linkable guests (such as di-isocyanides or disilyltriflates) which will react with nucleophilic groups, leading to a fully covalent organic porous solid. He also hopes to develop a long range order in intermetallic phases: Examine noble metal alloys where unit cell dimensions range from just a few, to almost 104 Å.
(T.D. Lee) and Hui-Chun Jeannette Chin (Chinese
: 秦惠莙; pinyin
: Qín Huìjūn), who died in 1998. Lee has one brother, James Z. Lee, who is the Chair Professor of the Division of Social Science at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
. James also graduated with a Ph.D., from the University of Chicago. Stephen Lee has two young daughters, Abigail and Kate, who are 11 and 13, respectively.
Lee is a considered a huge fan of baseball
and is in to science fiction movies, such as the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
Tsung-Dao Lee
Tsung-Dao Lee is a Chinese born-American physicist, well known for his work on parity violation, the Lee Model, particle physics, relativistic heavy ion physics, nontopological solitons and soliton stars....
, the winner of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics
Nobel Prize in Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 and awarded since 1901; the others are the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and...
. He is currently a professor at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
.
Education
Lee attended Yale UniversityYale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, and graduated with a BA in 1978. He later received his PhD from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
in 1985.
Career
In 1994, Lee received the MacArthur Award for his work in the field of physics and chemistry. In addition, he has received an award from the Alfred P. Sloan FoundationAlfred P. Sloan Foundation
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a philanthropic non-profit organization in the United States. It was established in 1934 by Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., then-President and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors.-Overview:...
for his continued research. After working in the inorganic chemistry subdivision at Cornell, Stephen Lee received tenure
Tenure
Tenure commonly refers to life tenure in a job and specifically to a senior academic's contractual right not to have his or her position terminated without just cause.-19th century:...
in 1998 in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology. He is the 78th professor in the department to receive tenure in Cornell history.
In 1999, Lee joined Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
as a professor of solid state chemistry in the chemistry and chemical biology department from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, where he had been associate professor of chemistry since 1993 and where he had been recognized as both a MacArthur and a Sloan fellow. He was also a visiting scientist at Cornell in 1995.
He currently continues his teaching career at Cornell, where he instructs students in (honors) general chemistry and introduction to chemistry courses. During the past two years, Lee has devoted his summer to helping incoming freshmen learn basic chemistry to prepare them for the academic year. This has been considered part of Lee's philanthropic work, as he teaches these summer courses probono.
His current research involves developing stronger porous solids in which all the host porous bonds are covalent in character. Lee is also researching ways to introduce cross-linkable guests (such as di-isocyanides or disilyltriflates) which will react with nucleophilic groups, leading to a fully covalent organic porous solid. He also hopes to develop a long range order in intermetallic phases: Examine noble metal alloys where unit cell dimensions range from just a few, to almost 104 Å.
Personal life
Stephen Lee was born to Nobel Prize winner Tsung-Dao LeeTsung-Dao Lee
Tsung-Dao Lee is a Chinese born-American physicist, well known for his work on parity violation, the Lee Model, particle physics, relativistic heavy ion physics, nontopological solitons and soliton stars....
(T.D. Lee) and Hui-Chun Jeannette Chin (Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
: 秦惠莙; pinyin
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: Qín Huìjūn), who died in 1998. Lee has one brother, James Z. Lee, who is the Chair Professor of the Division of Social Science at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is a public university located in Hong Kong. Established in 1991 under Hong Kong Law Chapter 1141 , it is one of the nine universities in Hong Kong.Professor Tony F. Chan is the president of HKUST...
. James also graduated with a Ph.D., from the University of Chicago. Stephen Lee has two young daughters, Abigail and Kate, who are 11 and 13, respectively.
Lee is a considered a huge fan of baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
and is in to science fiction movies, such as the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
External links
- Chemist Stephen Lee is exploring new building blocks to the future
- http://www.chem.cornell.edu/faculty/index.asp?fac=34
- Tsung-Dao LeeTsung-Dao LeeTsung-Dao Lee is a Chinese born-American physicist, well known for his work on parity violation, the Lee Model, particle physics, relativistic heavy ion physics, nontopological solitons and soliton stars....
- http://www.chem.cornell.edu/history/faculty.htm
- http://gradeducation.lifesciences.cornell.edu/faculty/individual6074