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KrISTeN represents any hypothetical young woman who plans her career in a demanding field such as Chemistry and carries out her motherhood at the same time.
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Each and every unfolding event in life can be traced back to its origins: what I enjoy today is the result of yesterday. For that matter, I am grateful for everyone with whom I have crossed paths, from my teachers who always provided encouragement to me to believe in hard-work; my friends from graduate school who made such challenging times be rather fun; and my family, who have had infinite understanding about my distorted priorities at times. I am thankful for all my past and current students at Iona College who allowed me to practice what I preach, allowed me to enter into an important point in their lives, and gave me a chance to pass the wisdom I learned along life’s journey.
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Education and Professional Career
- 1989:
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BS Chemistry, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, S. Korea
- 1991:
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MS Physical Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, S. Korea
- 1992:
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Pohang Iron & Steel Co. Inc., Materials Science, Pohang, S. Korea, Research Scientist
- 1996:
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PhD Inorganic Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
- 1998–2002:
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Duke University, Durham, NC
- 2003–2004:
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Bergen Community College, Division of Science, Paramus, NJ, Science Faculty
- 2004–2008:
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Assistant Professor, Iona College, Department of Chemistry, New Rochelle, NY
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Associate Professor, Iona College, Department of Chemistry, New Rochelle, NY
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Department Chair, Iona College, Department of Chemistry, New Rochelle, NY
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Professor, Iona College, Department of Chemistry, New Rochelle, NY
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Board of Trustees Endowed Professor in Science, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY
Honors and Awards (Selected)
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Iona College Honors Program Faculty Member of the Year
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Br. William Cornelia Distinguished Faculty Award, Iona College
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Board of Trustees Endowed Professor in Science
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The Rising Star Award, American Chemical Society (ACS) Women Chemists Committee
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The Distinguished Scientist Award, Westchester Chemical Society, New York ACS
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Br. Arthur Loftus Faculty Award for Outstanding Student Research, Iona College
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Woman of Achievement Award, Iona College
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Honors Program Teacher/Advisor of the Year Award, Iona College
Sunghee is a passionate teacher-scholar, now leading a very successful undergraduate research group at a predominantly undergraduate institution. Her research group, nicknamed “Project Symphony,” consists solely of undergraduate students, many of them female. She has spearhead many STEM initiatives at Iona College and the wider community to emphasize the significance of STEM education as well as the foundational role played by chemistry in all neighboring sciences.
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Lee, S. (2018). It Always Seems Impossible Until It Is Done. In: Woznack, K., Charlebois, A., Cole, R., Marzabadi, C., Webster, G. (eds) Mom the Chemistry Professor . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78972-9_18
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