Dr. Lee’s group is actively providing outreach, dissemination, and collaboration activities for community and potential partners in Greater Houston Area, regarding the environmentally sustainable development of subsurface energy and resources. Please contact kjlee6@central.uh.edu, if you want to participate in!
Visit from Seoul National University (08/14/2026)
Two faculty members and 20 graduate & undergraduate students from the Department of Energy Resources Engineering at Seoul National University of Korea visited Dr. Lee’s research group and laboratory. Dr. Lee gave a research presentation on “From Reactions to Resources: Identifying and Producing Lithium from Brines.” The students could have an opportunity to learn about release, transport, and accumulation of lithium in formation brines, followed by the pre-processing of produced water for efficient lithium extraction. Afterwards, the students had a laboratory tour and learned about advanced characterization instruments for rock and fluid.
Presentation at Energy Institute High School (11/09/2021)
Dr. Lee presented for the junior students of Energy Institute High School in Houston, on the topic of “Roles of Energy Engineers in Clean Energy Transition.” Students could hear from Dr. Lee about 1) what petroleum engineers do, 2) lithium in high demand with energy transition, 3) lithium in petroleum source rock brines, 4) insights for future career in energy, and 5) experiences as a woman energy engineer.