Education

• Post-doctoral fellow: Astrophysics, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (University of Toronto), Canada
• PhD: Astrophysics, Princeton University (Jeremiah P. Ostriker), USA
• Master: Astronomy, Seoul National University, Korea
• Bachelor: Astronomy, Seoul National University, Korea

Professional Experience

• 2021~2025 Director, Center for the Gravitational-Wave Universe (Seoul Naitonal University)
• 2018~2021 President, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Korea
• 2006~2006 Visiting Professor, Institute for Space and Astronautical Sciences/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan
• 1998~2021 Professor, Seoul National University, Korea
• 1989~1998 Professor, Pusan National University, Korea

Honors and Awards

• 2024, Elected Member of the National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Korea
• 2019, Sudang Prize, Sudang Foundation, Korea
• 2017, Science Award of the Year, Association of the Science Reporters in Korea (2017, together with Korean Gravitational Wave Group)
• 2016, Gruber Prize in Cosmology, Gruber Foundation, US (together with LIGO Scientific Collaboration members)
• 2016, Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, Breakthrough Foundation, US (together with LIGO Scientific Collaboration members)
• 2013, Humboldt Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Research Foundation, Germany
• 1988, John Polanyi Prize, Ontario Government, Canada

Research Interests

• Dynamics of Star Clusters, Gravitational Wave Astrophysics, Multi-Messenger Astronomy, Evolution of the Galaxies and the Universe, Compact Stars, Interstellar Medium

Publications (Max 5)

• Lee, H. M., and Draine, B. T. (1985), "Infrared Extinction and Polarization Due to Partially Aligned Spheroidal Grains: Models for the Dust Toward the B.N. Object", Astrophyscal Journal, 290, 211
• Lee, H. M., (1995), "Evolution of Galactic Nuclei with 10 Solar Mass Black Holes", Monthly Notices of Royal Astronomical Society, 272, 605
• Lee, H. M., et al., (2007) "Nature of Infrared Sources in 11 micron Selected Sample from Early Data of the AKARI North Ecliptic Pole Deep Survey", Publication of Astronomical Society of Japan, 59, S529
• Lee, H. M.. et al, (2015) “Gravitational wave astrophysics, data analysis and multimessenger astronomy”, Science China, Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy, 58, 120403
• Yang, T., Cai, R-G., Cao, Z. & Lee, H. M., (2023) “Eccentricity of Long Inspiraling Compact Binaries Sheds Light on Dark Sirens”, Physical Review Letters, 129, 191102.