Philip (Sanghyun) Lee

Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Computer Engineering Technology, Toyota Computer Engineering Technology Professor

Research Overview

Philip Lee is an Associate Professor in Computer Engineering Technology in the University of Kentucky Fujio Cho Department of Engineering Technology and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Joint Appointment). He also serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Computer Engineering Technology degree and has been appointed a Toyota Computer Engineering Technology Professor. He is a Faculty Liaison in the Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (Class 100 cleanroom).  

Philip has a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University and a master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Korea University in Seoul Korea. 

Before this role, Philip was an assistant professor at Indiana State University and Morehead State University. 

Philip’s industry experience includes working as a lead device engineer in the Device Physicist Advanced Research Center for First Solar, Inc., and a staff device/integration engineer for SanDisk Corp. 

Research Interests

• Neuromorphic Computing
• 3D Memory Device and Design
• ASIC and VLSI
• Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Energy
• Photovoltaic device and system
• Nanotechnology-Computer Architectures and Embedded Systems

Education

Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University

M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul Korea

B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

Appointments

2021 – Present: Associate Professor, Computer Engineering Technology, Fujio Cho Department of Engineering Technology, University of Kentucky

2022 – Present: Associate Professor/CPT Director of Undergraduate Study, Department of Engineering Technology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Kentucky

2017 – 2022: Assistant Professor/CET Program Coordinator Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology, Indiana State University

2014 – 2017: Assistant Professor/CPDS Director School of Engineering and Information Systems, Morehead State University

2012 – 2014: Lead - Device Physicist Advanced Research Center, First Solar Inc.

2008 – 2012: Staff Device/Integration Research Engineer Research and Development Center, SanDisk Corp.

2003 – 2007: Associate Device and Integration Researcher Siliconimageworks Inc.