Ph.D., Botany (Plant Systematics), Sung Kyun Kwan University, Suwon, Korea, 1998. M.S., Education Biology(Botany), Sung Kyun Kwan University, Suwon, Korea , 1990.

Research Interests:

My research interests focus on systematics and biogeographic studies of higher plants, especially Ranunculaceae, Apiales(Araliaceae and Umbelliferae).

Current Research:

In this study, pollen morphology, ndhF sequences, and biogeographic pattern will be analysed 1) for uderstanding the evolution and phylogeny of Araliaceae, 2) to detect possible hybridization in the evolutionary history of the family, 3) and for enhanceing our understanding of the biogeography at the global scale, especially concerning the evolutionary rates of tropical versus temperate elements as well as biogeographic migrations among major areas of the north temperate zones. These studies are supported by Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) Grant for the 2001/2002 academic year that was awarded to me.

Publications:

1998. A taxonomic study of the Genus Sanicula L. (Umbelliferae). Ph.D. dissertation, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Suwon.

1999. Lee et al. A palynotaxonomic study of the Korean Hemelocaulis species (Liliaceae). KOR. J. HOR. SCI. & TECH. 40: 505-510

2000. Lee et al. A principal component analysis of reproductive characters of Korean Adonis plants (Ranunculaceae). Kor. J. Plant Tax (in press).

2000. Lee et al. Pollen morphology of the genus Adonis L. (Ranunculaceae) in Korea. To be submitted to J. Plant Res.

2000. Lee et al. A Palynotaxonomic Study of the Genus Filipendula Adans. (Rosaceae) To be submitted to Grana.

In prep. Lee et al. A taxonomic Study of Korean Adonis plants (Ranunculaceae). Kor. J. Plant Tax.