Membranes for Energy Applications

Young Moo Lee is currently Distinguished Professor of Energy Engineering at Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. He served as the 14th President of Hanyang University from 2015-2019. He is engaged in novel membrane materials and processes for gas and vapor separation including thermally rearranged polymer membranes, organic-inorganic hybrid membranes, surface modified membranes, and the design of novel polymers for fuel cells. Professor Lee has received numerous awards such as Top 100 Research Award by Korea Research Foundation (2017), Top 50 Research Award by Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (2008). He won the First Green Technology Grand Prize from Korean government (2010), Knowledge Creation Grand Award (2010) and Kyung-Am Academic Award (2012). He has published more than 400 papers, fifteen book chapters, and owns 150 patents. He serves as the Editor of Journal of Membrane Science since 2004. He is the Fellow of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology, former President of Korean Membrane Society, and former President of Aseanian Membrane Society.