Wooram Lee

Wooram Lee
Wooram Lee
ADJ ASSOC PROF
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Education

  • Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, 2012
  • M.S., Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2003
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2001

Academic Positions

  • Associate Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2026-Present
  • Associate Professor, Penn State University, Electrical Engineering, 2021-2026
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia University, Electrical Engineering, 2017-2019

Other Professional Employment

  • Research Staff Member, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, 2015-2021
  • Senior Scientist, Broadcom, Irvine, CA, 2012-2015

Research Interests

  • Silicon-based mmWave and sub-THz IC and system innovation.
  • Ultra-broadband, energy-efficient wave-based signal generation and processing.
  • Compound semiconductor RFIC, heterogeneous integration, and antenna-in-package.

Research Areas

  • Analog integrated circuits
  • Millimeter wave integrated circuits

Honors

  • Distinguished Microwave Lecturer, IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (2027-2029)
  • Best Student Paper Award, 1st Place, IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS) (as a faculty advisor) (2026)
  • Best Student Paper Award,1st Place, IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium (as a faculty advisor) (2023)
  • APMC Prize, Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC) (2022)
  • Best Industry Paper Award, 2nd Place, IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium (2019)