Hohjai Lee earned his PhD degree at the University of California, Berkeley under the guidance of Prof. Graham R. Fleming, conducting pioneering two-color photon echo experiments to explore quantum coherenece’s role in rapid energy transfer among pigments in bacterial reaction centers.
He then pursued postdoctoral research at Harvard in Prof. Adam E. Cohen’s lab, where he developed a new method utilizing magnetic field-sensitive dyes to visualize magnetic fields around micro-sized magnetic objects, with a focus on electron spin dynamics.
Currently a faculty member at GIST in the Department of Chemistry, Hohjai Lee and his research group delve into exciplex forming electron transfer systems. Their primary focus is on advancing the development of magnetic field-sensitive dyes, unraveling their mechanisms, and exploring applications, including molecular qubits for quantum information science. Their research employs optical spectroscopy, electron spin resonance, microscopy and computational techniques to push the boundaries of our understanding of quantum phenomena and their practical uses.
EDUCATION
PhD Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, USA, 2009 (Advisor: Prof. Graham R. Fleming)
Ms Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, 2002 (Advisor: Prof. Jong-Ho Choi)
Bs Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, 2000
WORK EXPERIENCE
Department of Chemistry, GIST, Gwangju, South Korea, Associate Professor, 2020-present
Department of Chemistry, GIST, Gwangju, South Korea, Assistant Professor, 2013-2019
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 2010-2013 (Advisor: Prof. Adam E. Cohen)
Department of Chemistry & Earth and Environmental Science, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, Research Assistant, 2002-2004
