PERSONABLE AND PROFESSIONAL

Dr. Kyung Hoon "Audie" Lee

Assistant Professor of Engineering Science and Engineering Science Program Coordinator

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About Dr. Kyung Hoon "Audie" Lee

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Education

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Southern California

M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Southern California

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Korea Polytechnic University

Awards

University of Southern California Outstanding Mentor Award, 2022

 

Recent Publications

Deng, H., Du, H., Lee, K.H., Leng, X., Bai, J. and Wang, Q., 2026. Theoretical modeling of electrochemical carbon mineralization. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 164(16).

Deng, H., Du, H., Li, K., Zhang, Y., Lee, K.H., Zheng, B. and Wang, Q., 2025. Towards negative carbon footprint:carbon sequestration enabled manufacturing of coral-inspired tough structural composites. npj Advanced Manufacturing, 2(1), p.1.

Al Ba’ba’a, H.B., Lee, K.H. and Wang, Q., 2023. Designing topological acoustic lattices via electroacoustic analogies. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 145(5), p.051001.

Yu, K., Feng, Z., Du, H., Lee, K.H., Li, K., Zhang, Y., Masri, S.F. and Wang, Q., 2022. Constructive adaptation of 3Dprintable polymers in response to typically destructive aquatic environments. PNAS nexus, 1(3), p.pgac139.

Lee, K.H., Al Ba’ba’a, H., Yu, K., Li, K., Zhang, Y., Du, H., Masri, S.F. and Wang, Q., 2022. Magnetoactive acoustic topological transistors. Advanced Science, 9(18), p.2201204.

Zhang, Y., Yu, K., Lee, K.H., Li, K., Du, H. and Wang, Q., 2022. Mechanics of stretchy elastomer lattices. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 159, p.104782.

Xin, A., Su, Y., Feng, S., Yan, M., Yu, K., Feng, Z., Lee, K.H., Sun, L. and Wang, Q., 2021. Growing living
composites with ordered microstructures and exceptional mechanical properties. Advanced Materials, 33(13), p.2006946. Last updated on Aug. 08, 2026

Yu, K., Feng, Z., Du, H., Xin, A., Lee, K.H., Li, K., Su, Y., Wang, Q., Fang, N.X. and Daraio, C., 2021.
Photosynthesis-assisted remodeling of three-dimensional printed structures. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(3), p.e2016524118.

Yu, K., Du, H., Xin, A., Lee, K.H., Feng, Z., Masri, S.F., Chen, Y., Huang, G. and Wang, Q., 2020. Healable, memorizable, and transformable lattice structures made of stiff polymers. NPG Asia Materials, 12(1), p.26.

Xin, A., Yu, K., Zhang, R., Ruan, B., McGaughey, A.L., Feng, Z., Lee, K.H., Chen, Y., Childress, A.E. and Wang, Q., 2020. Bone-inspired healing of 3D-printed porous ceramics. Materials Horizons, 7(8), pp.2130-2140.

Yu, K., Xin, A., Feng, Z., Lee, K.H. and Wang, Q., 2020. Mechanics of self-healing thermoplastic elastomers. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 137, p.103831.

Lee, K.H., Yu, K., Al Ba’ba’a, H., Xin, A., Feng, Z. and Wang, Q., 2020. Sharkskin-inspired magnetoactive
reconfigurable acoustic metamaterials. Research