Lee, Wonhee

Lee, Wonhee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at KAIST. His research focuses on biophysics, specifically biosensing, cryo-EM, and microfluidics. He is affiliated with the Microfluidics & Biosensor Laboratory, where his work involves the development of novel microfluidic and MEMS devices for bio-applications and fundamental sciences. His research interests include nanofluidic liquid and cryo-TEM for structural dynamics of biomolecules, cellular metabolic energy studies using microfluidic calorimeters, and microparticle/cell manipulation through inertial microfluidics. He holds a B.S. in Physics from KAIST and a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Caltech.

Wonhee Lee is a researcher in biophysics and bioengineering, focusing on microfluidic systems for cell manipulation and sorting. Their work explores inertial microfluidic physics, including inertial focusing in non-rectangular cross-section microchannels and triangular microchannels with various apex angles. Lee's research also involves dynamic self-assembly and control of microfluidic particle crystals, as well as the development of high-sensitivity microfluidic calorimeters for biological and chemical applications. Additionally, they investigate microtechnology for cell manipulation and sorting, including label-free cell separation and the integration of microprism mirrors for high-speed three-dimensional measurement. Their contributions span the design of flexible microfluidics and chip calorimeters as novel biosensors, with applications in biomedical and chemical sensing.