Daewon Lee

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Center for Functional Nanomaterials
Bldg. 735
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

dlee6@bnl.gov

Expertise | Research | Education | Appointments | Publications | Awards

Expertise

• In situ and liquid-phase transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
• Atomic-resolution TEM imaging and analysis
• Quantitative image analysis for in situ and ex situ TEM and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM)

Research Activities

• Symposium Organizer, In Situ Liquid Phase Electron Microscopy of Materials Dynamics (CH04), 2027 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit
• Invited Speaker, 2026 Liquid Phase Electron Microscopy Gordon Research Seminar (GRS)
• Invited Speaker, 2024 Liquid Phase Electron Microscopy Gordon Research Conference (GRC)
• Invited Speaker, 2024 Liquid Phase Electron Microscopy Gordon Research Seminar (GRS)

Education

• Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (2025)
• M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (2016)
• B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (2014)

Professional Appointments

• Interim Postdoctoral Scholar, Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) (Jan.–Aug. 2026)
• Research Scientist (Technical Research Personnel), Carbon Resources Institute, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon, Korea (Jul. 2016–Aug. 2019)

Selected Publications

• Lee D, Oaks-Leaf S, Betzler SB, et al (2026) Atomic Evolution of Hydrogen Intercalation Wave Dynamics in Palladium Nanocrystals Revealed by Liquid-Phase Transmission Electron Microscopy. Journal of the American Chemical Society 148:25829–25841. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c03937
• Lee D, Oaks-Leaf S, Ma H, et al (2026) Nanocrystal Geometry Governs Phase Transformation Pathways in Palladium Hydride. ACS Nano 20:15266–15278. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.6c01302
• Cheng D, Hong J, Lee D, et al (2025) In Situ TEM Characterization of Battery Materials. Chemical Reviews 125:1840–1896. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00507
• Zhang Q, Lee D, Zheng H (2024) Nanoscale materials transformations revealed by liquid phase TEM. Nano Research 17:9152–9165. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-024-6885-x
• Zheng W, Lee D, Zheng H (2024) Strategies to overcome electron-beam issues in liquid phase TEM: Study of chemical processes. MRS Bulletin 49:205–213. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43577-024-00661-5

Awards & Recognition

• Robert J. and Mary Catherine Birgeneau Materials Science and Engineering Award, University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), 2022
• Safety SPOT Award, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), 2021