Ph.D. in Astronomy & Space Science, Yonsei University (2001)
M.S. in Astronomy, University of Washington (1993)
B.S. in Astronomy & Meteorology, Yonsei University (1990)


Biography:

Hyun-chul Lee, Ph.D., joined the Department in 2009. He came to the University of Texas – Pan American after serving as a NASA Hubble Space Telescope research scientist at Washington State University for five years.

Dr. Lee has been involved in numerous research projects that relate to stellar population and galaxy evolution. He has published in high quality journals including Nature in the field of Astronomy and Astrophysics (e.g., The Astronomical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal, The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia). Ultimately, his research on the element-by-element modified and multi-wavelength band stellar population modeling and galaxy evolution experiments will help develop clearer understanding of local and distant Universe.

Dr. Lee is a member of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), the Korean Astronomical Society (KAS), and the Korean Space Science Society (KASS). He has been awarded the ARC (Australian Research Council) Linkage International Fellowship, the KOSEF (Korean Science and Engineering Foundation) Fellowship, and the Prominent Ph.D. dissertation Award from Yonsei University.

Research Interests:

• Astrophysical Ages and Time Scales
• Chemical Enrichment History of Galaxies
• Stellar Populations and Galaxy Evolution

Classes:

ASTRO 1401 Introductory Astronomy (Planets)
ASTRO 1402 Introductory Astronomy (Stars and Galaxies)