Jae-Woo Lee

Jae-Woo Lee is a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Sejong University. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill in 2001, following an M.S. (1998) and B.S. (1993) from the same institution and Yonsei University, respectively. Since joining Sejong University in 2003, he has progressed from Assistant Professor (2003-2006) to Associate Professor (2007-2012) and now Professor (2013–present).

Lee's research focuses on Multiple Stellar Populations in Globular Clusters, Stellar Photometry and Spectroscopy, and Astrophysical Filter Systems. His work explores phenomena such as

• the discovery of multiple stellar populations in globular clusters
• homogeneous Ca-CN-CH photometry techniques
• metallicity and chemical abundance analysis
• kinematic studies of cluster populations

Recent publications include groundbreaking studies on 47 Tucanae and NGC 2257 using JWST data, revealing insights into binary star distributions and environmental effects. His fingerprint highlights dominance in Globular Cluster Physics (100%) and significant contributions to Red Giant Branch Physics (56%) and Metallicity (38%).

Scientific accolades include

• NASA Group Achievement Award (2005)
• Scientist of the Month (2011)
• National Research Foundation Top 100 Achievements (2010)

Lee actively mentors students through research projects involving spectral synthesis models, multi-population analysis, and cosmic distance measurement techniques. His laboratory, the Stellar Species Research Lab, operates with office hours on Mon/Wed/Fri: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM.