Chang-Uk Lee

• Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 2013
• M.S., University of Tennessee, 2006
• B.S., Pusan National University, 2004

Chang-Uk is originally from Busan, South Korea, where he graduated with honors with a B.S. degree in Polymer Science and Engineering. He then completed M.S. and Ph.D. degrees focusing on a combination of materials science and synthesis of advanced polymer structures. During his doctoral studies under the mentorship of Prof. Donghui Zhang, he synthesized a new class of peptidomimetic materials (polypeptoids), investigated their self-assembly behavior in solution, and developed thermo-responsive hydrogels for tissue engineering applications.

In 2014, Chang-Uk joined the lab of Prof. AJ Boydston as a postdoctoral scholar. Since then, his work has focused on developing new methods and resin formulations to address challenges in additive manufacturing (AM). He is a co-inventor of the HAPPI (Heating at a Patterned Photothermal Interface) AM technology and currently serves as CTO of Si3H LLC, a start-up company that manufactures medical-grade silicone prostheses and orthoses using HAPPI technology.