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Ph.D. in Photosynthesis Research and Physical Chemistry, Cornell University, (1993)

M.S. in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Cornell University, (1988)

Expertise

Research Interests

Advanced Biochar Chemistry, Synthetic Biology, Advanced Biofuels, and Bioenergetics Research

Articles

Lee, J. (2015). Proton-Electrostatic Localization: Explaining the Bioenergetic Conundrum in Alkalophilic Bacteria. Bioenergetics 4 (121) , pp. 2.

Andemichael, H. and Lee, J. (2016). Toxicological study of biofuel ethanol with blue green alga Spirulina platensis. Algal Research 18 , pp. 110–115.

Huff, M. D. and Lee, J. (2016). Biochar-surface oxygenation with hydrogen peroxide. Journal of Environmental Management 165 , pp. 17–21.

Smith, C. R., Hatcher, P. G., Kumar, S. and Lee, J. (2016). Investigation into the sources of biochar water-soluble organic compounds and their potential toxicity on aquatic microorganisms. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 4 (5) , pp. 2550–2558.

Lee, J. (2013). Synthetic Biology: A New Opportunity in the Field of Plant Biochemistry & Physiology. J Plant Biochem Physiol.

Lee, J., Hawkins, B., Day, D. M.. and Reicosky, D. C.. (2010). Sustainability: the capacity of smokeless biomass pyrolysis for energy production, global carbon capture and sequestration. Energy Environ. Sci. 3 (11) , pp. 1695-1705.

Saeed, H. A. and Lee, J. (2016). Experimental Demonstration of Localized Excess Protons at a Water-Membrane Interface and the Effect of other Cations on Their Stability. The FASEB Journal 30 (1 Supplement) , pp. 634–1.

Lee, J. (2013). Membrane surface charges attracted protons are not relevant to proton motive force. Bioenerg.: Open Access 2 (2) , pp. 1000e114/1-1000e114/3, 3 pp.

LEE, J. W. (2021). Mitochondrial energetics with transmembrane electrostatically localized protons: Do we have a thermotrophic feature. Nature research journal: Scientific Reports (2021) 11:14575; . 11 , pp. 14575.

LEE, J. W. (2021). Energy renewal: Isothermal utilization of environmental heat energy with asymmetric structures. Entropy 23 , pp. 665.

Sacko, O., Whiteman, R., Kharel, G. W., Kumar, S. and LEE, J. W. (2020). Sustainable Chemistry: Solubilization of phosphorus from insoluble phosphate material hydroxyapatite with ozonized biochar . ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 8 (18) , pp. 7068-7077.

Kharel, G., Sacko, O., Feng, X., Morris, J. R., Phillips, C., Trippe, K., Kumar, S. and Lee, J. (2019). Biochar Surface Oxygenation by Ozonization for Super High Cation Exchange Capacity. ACS Sustainable Chemistry \& Engineering.

Nguyen, T. H., Barnes, C. L., Agola, J. P., Sherazi, S., Greene, L. Hope. and Lee, J. (2019). Demonstration of horizontal gene transfer from genetically engineered Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP1 to wild-type E. coli DH5$\alpha$. Gene 704 , pp. 49--58.

Lee, J. (2019). Electrostatically localized proton bioenergetics: better understanding membrane potential. Heliyon 5 (7) , pp. e01961.

Lee, J. (2019). Protocol measuring horizontal gene transfer from algae to non-photosynthetic organisms. MethodsX 6 , pp. 1564--1574.

Saeed, H. A.. and Lee, J. (2018). Experimental Determination of Proton-Cation Exchange Equilibrium Constants at Water-Membrane Interface Fundamental to Bioenergetics. WATER 9 , pp. 116--140.

Lee, J. (2018). Ozonized Biochar Compositions And Methods Of Making And Using The Same. United States Patent No. US 10,971,335 B2.

Huff, M. D., Marshall, S., Saeed, H. A. and Lee, J. (2018). Surface oxygenation of biochar through ozonization for dramatically enhancing cation exchange capacity. Bioresources and Bioprocessing 5 , pp. 1--9.

Lee, J., Hawkins, B., Kidder, M. K., Evans, B. R., Buchanan, A. and Day, D. (2016). Characterization of biochars produced from peanut hulls and pine wood with different pyrolysis conditions. Bioresources and Bioprocessing 3 (1) , pp. 15.

Saeed, H. A. and Lee, J. (2015). Experimental Demonstration of Localized Excess Protons at a WaterMembrane Interface. Bioenergetics 4 (127).

Abdel-Fattah, T. M.., Mahmoud, M. E.., Ahmed, S. B.., Huff, M. D.., Lee, J. and Kumar, S. (2014). Biochar from woody biomass for removing metal contaminants and carbon sequestration. J. Ind. Eng. Chem. (Amsterdam, Neth.) , pp. Ahead of Print.

Huff, M. D.., Kumar, S. and Lee, J. (2014). Comparative analysis of pinewood, peanut shell, and bamboo biomass derived biochars produced via hydrothermal conversion and pyrolysis. Journal of Environmental Management 146 , pp. 303-308.

Jones, R. L., Buxens, M., Wheeler, A., Westerfield, J. and Lee, J. (2013). Colorimetric assay for quantitative analysis of butanol and other higher alcohols. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 246.

Huff, M., Kumar, S. and Lee, J. (2013). Comparative analysis of biochars produced via hydrothermal conversion and slow pyrolysis. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 246.

Saeed, H. and Lee, J. (2013). Experimental bioenergetics study: Electrostatically localized protons. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 246.

Smith, C. R.., Sleighter, R. L.., Hatcher, P. G. and Lee, J. (2013). Molecular Characterization of Inhibiting Biochar Water-Extractable Substances Using Electrospray Ionization Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry. Environmental Science & Technology 47 (23) , pp. 13294-13302.

Smith, C. R.., Buzan, E. M.. and Lee, J. (2013). Potential Impact of Biochar Water-Extractable Substances on Environmental Sustainability. Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 1 (1) , pp. 118-126.

Andemichael, H. and Lee, J. (2013). Tolerance of arthrospira platensis to biofuel alcohols. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 246.

Lee, J. (2012). Proton-electrostatics hypothesis for localized proton coupling bioenergetics. Bioenerg.: Open Access 1 (2) , pp. 1000104/1-1000104/9, 9.

Lee, J., Kidder, M., Evans, B. R.., Paik, S., Buchanan, III, A. C.., Garten, C. T.. and Brown, R. (2010). Characterization of Biochars Produced from Cornstovers for Soil Amendment. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44 (20) , pp. 7970-7974.

Pereiro, R. and Lee, J. (2010). James Weifu Lee, Robert S. Foote (Eds.): Micro and nano technologies in bioanalysis. Methods and protocols. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 396 (4) , pp. 1371-1372.

Lee, J., Foote, R. Stephen. and others (2009). Micro and nano technologies in bioanalysis. Humana Press.

Lee, J. (2007). Nanoelectrode-gated detection of individual molecules with potential for rapid DNA sequencing. Solid State Phenomena 121 , pp. 1379-1386.

Lee, J. and Meller, A. (2007). Rapid DNA sequencing by direct nanoscale reading of nucleotide bases on individual DNA chains. Perspectives in Bioanalysis 2 , pp. 245-263.

Zhao, X., Payne, C. M., Cummings, P. T. and Lee, J. (2007). Single-strand DNA molecule translocation through nanoelectrode gaps. Nanotechnology 18 (42) , pp. 424018.

Krstić, P. S., Wells, J. C., Fuentes-Cabrera, M., Xu, D. and Lee, J. (2007). Toward electronic conductance characterization of DNA nucleotide bases. Solid State Phenomena 121 , pp. 1387-1390.

Day, D., Evans, R. J., Lee, J. and Reicosky, D. (2005). Economical CO 2, SO x, and NO x capture from fossil-fuel utilization with combined renewable hydrogen production and large-scale carbon sequestration. Energy 30 (14) , pp. 2558–2579.

Day, D., Evans, R. J., Lee, J. and Reicosky, D. (2005). Economical CO2, SOx, and NOx capture from fossil-fuel utilization with combined renewable hydrogen production and large-scale carbon sequestration. Energy 30 (14) , pp. 2558--2579.

Lee, J., Lee, I. and Greenbaum, E. (2005). Imaging nanometer metallocatalysts formed by photosynthetic deposition of water-soluble transition-metal compounds. J Phys Chem B 109 (12) , pp. 5409-13.

Lee, J. and Greenbaum, E. (2004). Interfacial photoredox molecular interactions: A new class of Hill reagents for Photosystem II reaction centers. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 108 (12) , pp. 3935–3939.

Day, D., Evans, R. J., Lee, J. and Reicosky, D. (2004). The Utilization of CO2 for the Creation of a Valuable and Stable Carbon Co⁃ Product From Fossil Fuel Exhaust Scrubbing. Papers of the American Chemical Society. Washington DC, USA: American Chemical Society , pp. U1093.

Day, D., Evans, R. J., Lee, J. and Reicosky, D. (2004). Valuable and stable carbon co-product from fossil fuel exhaust scrubbing. Prepr. Pap.-Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem 49 (1) , pp. 352.

Lee, J. and Greenbaum, E. (2003). A new oxygen sensitivity and its potential application in photosynthetic H 2 production. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 106 (1) , pp. 303–313.

Lee, J., Lee, E., Kim, K. and Lee, W. (2003). Effects of Root-Zone Warming on Water and Nutrient Uptake, and Photosynthesis of Cucumber Grown in a Greenhouse. Journal of the Korean Society for Horticultural Science.

Davison, B. H., Lee, J., McMillan, J. D. and Finkelstein, M. (2003). for Fuels and Chemicals. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 105 (108) , pp. 108.

Lee, J. and Li, R. (2003). Integration of fossil energy systems with CO 2 sequestration through NH 4 HCO 3 production. Energy Conversion and Management 44 (9) , pp. 1535–1546.

Lee, J. and Li, R. (2003). Integration of fossil energy systems with CO2 sequestration through NH4HCO3 production. Energy Conversion and Management 44 (9) , pp. 1535--1546.

Lee, I., Justus, B. L., Lee, J. and Greenbaum, E. (2003). Molecular Photovoltaics and Surface Potentials at the Air- Water Interface. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 107 (51) , pp. 14225–14230.

Li, X., Hagaman, E., Tsouris, C. and Lee, J. (2003). Removal of carbon dioxide from flue gas by ammonia carbonation in the gas phase. Energy & Fuels 17 (1) , pp. 69-74.

Lee, J. and Greenbaum, E. (2002). A new oxygen sensitivity in photosynthetic H2 production. Prepr. Symp. - Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem. 47 (2) , pp. 761-765.

Lee, J., Mets, L. and Greenbau, E. (2002). Improvement of photosynthetic CO2 fixation at high light intensity through reduction of chlorophyll antenna size. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 98-100 , pp. 37-48.

Lee, J., Mets, L. and Greenbaum, E. (2002). SESSION 1-ADVANCES IN BIOMASS PR������ϲ�����CTION AND PROCESSING-Improvement of Photosynthetic CO2 Fixation at High Light Intensity Through Reduction of Chlorophyll Antenna Size. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology-Part A-Enzyme Engineering and Biotechnology 98 , pp. 37–48.

LEE, I., Lee, J. and GREENBAUM, E. (2001). Electrostatic potentials measurement of single photosynthetic reaction center by kelvin force microscopy. Proceedings of SCANNING 2001 2001 , pp. 130.

Millsaps, J. F., Bruce, B. D., Lee, J. and Greenbaum, E. (2001). Nanoscale Photosynthesis: Photocatalytic Production of Hydrogen by Platinized Photosystem I Reaction Centers¶. Photochemistry and photobiology 73 (6) , pp. 630-635.

Millsaps, J. F., Bruce, B. D., Lee, J. and Greenbaum, E. (2001). PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND PHOTOCONVERSION-Nanoscale photosynthesis: Photocatalytic production of hydrogen by platinized photosystem 1 reaction centers. Photochemistry and Photobiology 73 (6) , pp. 630–635.

Greenbaum, E., Blankinship, S. L.., Lee, J. and Ford, R. M.. (2001). Solar photobiochemistry: Simultaneous photoproduction of hydrogen and oxygen in a confined bioreactor. J. Phys. Chem. B 105 (17) , pp. 3605-3609.

Lee, I., Lee, J., Stubna, A. and Greenbaum, E. (2000). Measurement of electrostatic potentials above oriented single photosynthetic reaction centers. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 104 (11) , pp. 2439-2443.

Ghirardi, M. L.., Zhang, L., Lee, J., Flynn, T., Seibert, M., Greenbaum, E. and Melis, A. (2000). Microalgae: a green source of renewable H(2). Trends Biotechnol 18 (12) , pp. 506-11.

Ghirardi, M. L., Zhang, L., Lee, J., Flynn, T., Seibert, M., Greenbaum, E. and Melis, A. (2000). Microalgae: a green source of renewable H2. Trends in biotechnology 18 (12) , pp. 506--511.

Greenbaum, E. and Lee, J. (1999). Photosynthetic hydrogen and oxygen production by green algae. Prepr. Symp. - Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem. 44 (4) , pp. 851-854.

Lee, J. and Greenbaum, E. (1999). Programmable nanometer-scale metal bonding to single molecules by electrolytic deposition and depletion. Invention Disclosure 772.

Lee, J., Collins, R. T. and Greenbaum, E. (1998). Molecular ionic probes: a new class of Hill reagents and their potential for nanofabrication and biometallocatalysis. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 102 (11) , pp. 2095-2100.

Lee, J. and Greenbaum, E. (1997). A new perspective on hydrogen production by photosynthetic water splitting. ACS Symp. Ser. 666 (Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass) , pp. 209-222.

Lee, I., Lee, J. and Greenbaum, E. (1997). Biomolecular electronics: vectorial arrays of photosynthetic reaction centers. Physical Review Letters 79 (17) , pp. 3294.

Greenbaum, E., Lee, J., Tevault, C. V.., Blankinship, S. L.. and Mets, L. J.. (1997). CO2 fixation and photoevolution of H2 and O2 in a mutant of Chlamydomonas lacking photosystem I. [Erratum to document cited in CA123:165257]. Nature (London) 388 (6644) , pp. 808.

Greenbaum, E., Lee, J., Tevault, C., Blankinship, S. and Mets, L. (1997). Correction CO2 fixation and photoevolution of H2 and O2 in a mutant of Chlamydomonas lacking photosystem I. Nature 388 (6644) , pp. 808–808.

Owens, T. G.., Lee, J., Tevault, C. V.. and Greenbaum, E. (1997). Oxygenic photoautotrophic growth and photosystem I. Reply to comments. Science (Washington, D. C.) 275 (5302) , pp. 996.

Owens, T. G., Lee, J., Tevault, C. V. and Greenbaum, E. (1997). Oxygenic Photoautotrophic Growth and Photosystem I: Response. SCIENCE-NEW YORK THEN WASHINGTON- , pp. 996–996.

Greenbaum, E., Lee, J., Tevault, C. V., Blankinship, S. L., Owens, T. G. and Mets, L. J. (1997). Photosystem-I Measurements in Mutants B4 and F8 of Chlamydomonas. Science 277 (5323) , pp. 166-167.

Greenbaum, E., Lee, J., Tevault, C., Blankinship, S. and Mets, L. (1996). New photosynthesis or old?. nature 379 (6563) , pp. 305.

Greenbaum, E., Lee, J., Tevault, C. V.., Blankinship, S. L.. and Mets, L. J.. (1996). New photosynthesis or old? Reply. Nature (London) 379 (6563) , pp. 305.

Lee, J., Tevault, C., Owens, T. and Greenbaum, E. (1996). Oxygenic photoautotrophic growth without photosystem I. Science 273 (5273) , pp. 364-367.

Lee, J., Lee, I. and Greenbaum, E. (1996). Platinization: a novel technique to anchor photosystem I reaction centres onto a metal surface at biological temperature and pH. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 11 (4) , pp. 375-387.

Greenbaum, E., Lee, J., Tevault, C., Blankinship, S. and Mets, L. (1996). Reply-New photosynthesis or old?. Nature 379 (6563) , pp. 304--304.

Lee, J. and Greenbaum, E. (1995). Bioelectronics and biometallocatalysis for production of fuels and chemicals by photosynthetic water splitting. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 51/52 , pp. 295-305.

Lee, J., Lee, I., Laible, P. D., Owens, T. G. and Greenbaum, E. (1995). Chemical platinization and its effect on excitation transfer dynamics and P700 photooxidation kinetics in isolated photosystem I. Biophysical journal 69 (2) , pp. 652-659.

Greenbaum, E., Lee, J., Tevault, C. V.., Blankinship, S. L.. and Mets, L. J.. (1995). CO2 fixation and photoevolution of H2 and O2 in a mutant of Chlamydomonas lacking photosystem I. Nature (London) 376 (6539) , pp. 438-41.

Lee, I., Lee, J., Warmack, R., Allison, D. and Greenbaum, E. (1995). Molecular electronics of a single photosystem I reaction center: studies with scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 92 (6) , pp. 1965-1969.

Lee, J., Blankinship, S. L. and Greenbaum, E. (1995). Temperature effect on production of hydrogen and oxygen byChlamydomonas cold strain CCMP1619 and wild-type 137c. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 51 (1) , pp. 379-386.

Lee, J., Tevault, C. V., Blankinship, S. L., Collins, R. T. and Greenbaum, E. (1994). Photosynthetic water splitting: in situ photoprecipitation of metallocatalysts for photoevolution of hydrogen and oxygen. Energy & fuels 8 (3) , pp. 770-773.

Lee, J., Zipfel, W. and Owens, T. G.. (1992). Quenching of chlorophyll excited states in photosystem I by quinones. Stern-Volmer analysis of fluorescence and photochemical yield. J. Lumin. 51 (1-3) , pp. 79-89.

Halinska, A., Davies, P. J., Lee, J. and Zhu, Y. (1989). Further identification of endogenous gibberellins in the shoots of pea, line G2. Plant physiology 91 (4) , pp. 1255--1258.

Books

Lee, J. (2013). Advanced biofuels and bioproducts. Springer.

Lee, J. and Foote, R. S. (2009). Biomolecule Analysis and Manipulation: Volume 1, Microfluidic and Physical Methods. Humana Press.

Lee, J. and Foote, R. S. (2009). Micro and nano technologies in bioanalysis: methods and protocols. Humana Press.

Davison, B. H.., Lee, J., McMillan, J. D.., Finkelstein, M. and Editors (2003). Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals held 28 April-1-May 2002 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Humana Press Inc.

Lee, J. (1993). Excitation transfer dynamics and P700 photooxidation kinetics in isolated photosystem I. Cornell University, May.

Lee, J. (1988). Genetic and Photoperiodic Control of Gibberellin Metabolism and Its Relation to Apical Growth and Senescence of Peas. Cornell University, Aug.

Book Chapters

Lee, J. (2013). Designer Transgenic Algae for Photobiological Production of Hydrogen from Water Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (pp. 371-404) Springer New York.

Lee, J. (2013). Designer Photosynthetic Organisms for Photobiological Production of Ethanol from Carbon Dioxide and Water Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (pp. 405-445) Springer New York.

Lee, J., Hawkins, B., Li, X. and Day, D. (2013). Biochar Fertilizer for Soil Amendment and Carbon Sequestration Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (pp. 57-68) Springer New York.

Lee, J. (2013). Introduction: An Overview of Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (pp. 3-12) Springer.

Lee, J., Buchanan, III, A., Evans, B. R. and Kidder, M. (2013). Oxygenation of biochar for enhanced cation exchange capacity Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (pp. 35-45) Springer.

Lee, J. and Day, D. M. (2013). Smokeless biomass pyrolysis for producing biofuels and biochar as a possible arsenal to control climate change Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (pp. 23-34) Springer.

Lee, J. (2013). Synthetic biology for photobiological production of butanol and related higher alcohols from carbon dioxide and water Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (pp. 447-521) Springer.

Lee, J., Xu, D., Evans, B. and Mets, L. (2004). Algal H 2-Production Systems: Creation of Designer Alga for Efficient and Robust Production of H 2 FY 2004 progress report (pp. 82–86) Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, TN.

Lee, J., Mets, L. and Greenbaum, E. (2002). Improvement of photosynthetic CO 2 fixation at high light intensity through reduction of chlorophyll antenna size Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals (pp. 37--48) Humana Press, Totowa, NJ.

Conference Proceeding

Huff, M., Marshall, S., Saeed, H. and Lee, J. (2018). Biochar surface oxygenation through ozonization for enhanced cation exchange capacity ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Pullin, A., Blowe, K., Arrington, D., Kharel, G., Abate, S., Sika, A., Kumar, S. and Lee, J. (2018). Comparative study of wet vs dry biochar ozonization on oxygenation of biochar surface and dissolved organic carbon ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Thu Nguyen, Barnes, C., Agola, J., Sherazi, S., Greene, L. Hope. and Lee, J. (2018). Demonstration of horizontal gene transfer from genetically engineered cyanobacteria to wild-type E. coli ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Saeed, H. and Lee, J. (2018). Experimental determination of proton-cation exchange equilibrium constants fundamental to bioenergetics ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Lee, J. (2018). Proton motive force computation revealing latent heat utilization by localized protons at a liquid-biomembrane interface ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Sacko, O., Li, C., Kharel, G., Abate, S., Sika, A., Kumar, S. and Lee, J. (2018). Turning un-hydrolyzed cellulosic lignin residue into surface-oxygenated biochar through hydrothermal carbonization and wet ozonization ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Lee, H., Lee, S., Lee, J. and Kwak, C. (2009). Experimental study on the ground support conditions of pipe ends in single span pipe greenhouse International Symposium on High Technology for Greenhouse Systems: GreenSys2009 893 (pp. 259–268).

Zhao, X., Payne, C. M., Cummings, P. T. and Lee, J. (2006). Molecular Dynamics of DNA Translocation through Nanoelectrode Gaps The 2006 Annual Meeting.

Lee, J. (2005). A possible electrostatic interpretation for proton localization and delocalization in chloroplast bioenergetics system BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL (pp. 324A--325A).

Day, D., Lee, J. and Reicosky, D. (2004). Development of sustainable fertilizer with positive local and global impacts American Chemical Society Abstracts.

Day, D., Evans, R., Lee, J. and Reicosky, D. (2004). Stable biomass carbon co-products for fossil fuel exhaust scrubbing ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (pp. U675–U676).

Lee, J. and Greenbaum, E. (2003). Overcoming nation’s roadblocks to photosynthetic H2 production National Hydrogen Association’s 14th Annual Meeting, March (pp. 4–6).

Greenbaum, E., Humayun, M., Kuritz, T., Lee, J., Sanders, C., Bruce, B. and Lee, I. (2002). Biomolecular optoelectronic devices and their application to artificial sight Electron Devices Meeting, 2002. IEDM’02. International (pp. 496–498).

Greenbaum, E., Lee, I. and Lee, J. (2002). Functional 3D nanoscale imaging of a single-molecule photovoltaic structure BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL (pp. 42A–42A).

Greenbaum, E., Humayun, M., Kuritz, T., Lee, J., Sanders, C., Bruce, B. and Lee, I. (2002). Nanoscale photosynthesis, the photophysics of neural cells, and artificial sight Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Engineering, 2002. Proceedings of the IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on (pp. 83–85).

Lee, J. and Greenbaum, E. (2002). Oxygen sensitivity in algal H2 production ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (pp. U579–U580).

Lee, J. and Li, R. (2001). A novel strategy for CO2 sequestration and clean air protection Proceedings of Fire National Conference on Carbon Sequenstration, Washington, DC, May14-17.

Greenbaum, E., Humayun, M., Kuritz, T., Lee, J., Sanders, C., Bruce, B., Millsaps, J. and Lee, I. (2001). Application of photosynthesis to artificial sight Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2001. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE (pp. 4089–4091).

Greenbaum, E., Lee, I., Guillorn, M., Lee, J. and Simpson, M. L. (2001). Nanoscale Optoelectronic Photosynthetic Devices APS Meeting Abstracts.

Lee, I., Guillorn, M., Lee, J., Simpson, M. and Greenbaum, E. (2000). Molecular Electronics with Photosystem I Reaction Center Complex System APS Meeting Abstracts.

Lee, I., Lee, J., Greenbaum, E., Simpson, M., Guillorn, M., Lowndes, D. and Eres, G. (1999). Biomolecular electronic devices with Photosystem I reaction centers Device Research Conference Digest, 1999 57th Annual (pp. 62–63).

Lee, J., Krug, J., Tevault, C., Collins, R. and Greenbaum, E. (1999). Molecular ionic probes: A new class of Hill reagents for photosystem II BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL (pp. A248--A248).

Greenbaum, E., Lee, J. and Lee, I. (1999). New photosynthetic pathways: Molecular electronics CO2 reduction, and H-2 production BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL (pp. A20--A20).

Greenbaum, E., Lee, J., Tevault, C. and Blankinship, S. (1998). A study of photosynthetic reactions in PS I-deficient mutants of C-reinhardtii. BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL (pp. A16–A16).

Lee, J., Zhang, X., Collins, R., Lee, I. and Greenbaum, E. (1998). Electro-energized photon emission from photosynthetic membranes BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL (pp. A16–A16).

Greenbaum, E. and Lee, J. (1998). Renewable hydrogen production by photosynthetic water splitting Proceedings of the... US DOE Hydrogen Program Review (pp. 61).

Greenbaum, E., Lee, J., Blankinship, S., Tevault, C. and Owens, T. (1997). A quantitative test of the”leaky”Z-scheme of photosynthesis. BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL (pp. MAME2–MAME2).

Lee, J. and Greenbaum, E. (1997). Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass ACS Symposium Series (pp. 209--222).

Greenbaum, E., Lee, J., Blankinship, S. and Tevault, C. (1997). Hydrogen and oxygen production in mutant Fud26 of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Proceedings of the 1997 US Department of Energy Hydrogen Program Review (pp. 1–10).

Lee, J. and Greenbaum, E. (1996). Discovery of a new photosynthetic pathway: photosystem II light reaction can support complete photosynthesis BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL (pp. MAMG1–MAMG1).

Lee, J., Owens, T. G., Laible, P. D. and Greenbaum, E. (1994). THE EFFECT OF PLATINIZATION ON EXCITATION TRANSFER DYNAMICS AND P700 PHOTOOXIDATION KINETICS IN ISOLATED PHOTOSYSTEM-I The Effect of Platinization on Excitation Transfer Dynamics and P700 Photooxidation Kinetics in Isolated Photosystem-I (pp. A228–A228) Biophysical Journal.

Presentations

Lee, J. W. and Kumar, S. (July 1, 2019). Biochar Surface Oxygenation by Ozonization for Super High Cation Exchange Capacity Oral Presentation 2019 U.S. Biochar and Energy Conference Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80532 United States.

Lee, J. W. (July 1, 2019). Phosphorus sustainability: Solubilization of phosphorus from insoluble phosphate material hydroxyapatite with ozonized biochar Oral Presentation 2019 U.S. Biochar and Energy Conference Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80532 United States.

Lee, J. W. (June 5, 2019). Mitochondrial Energetics with Electrostatically Localized Protons: Do We Have a Thermotrophic Feature? Poster Bioenergetics Gordon Research Conference Proctor Academy in Andover, NH, United States.

Lee, J. W. (April 8, 2019). New Finding in Oxidative Phosphorylation: Isothermal Utilization of Latent Heat Energy by Electrostatically Localized Protons at Liquid-Membrane Interface Poster Experimental Biology Conference Orlando, FL.

Nguyen, T., Barnes, C., Sherazi, S., Agola, J., Greene, L. and Lee, J. W. (April 7, 2019). Bio-risk assessment research on genetically engineered cyanobacteria for sustainable biofuels Poster Experimental Biology Conference Orlando, FL.

Lee, J. W. (April 7, 2019). Designer Biosynthetic Pathways for Photosynthetic Biofuels and Bioproducts: Opportunities and Challenges, Poster Experimental Biology Conference Orlando, FL.

Lee, J. W. (April 3, 2019). New discovery in energetics: Isothermal utilization of latent heat enthalpy by electrostatically localized protons at liquid-membrane interface Oral Presentation Division of Energy and Fuels oral session, ACS Spring 2019 National Meeting Orlando, FL.

Lee, J. W. (April 2, 2019). Mitochondrial energetics with electrostatically localized protons: Do we have a thermotrophic feature? Demonstration ACS Spring 2019 National Meeting Orlando, FL.

Lee, J. W. (April 1, 2019). New discovery in energetics: Isothermal utilization of latent heat enthalpy by electrostatically localized protons at liquid-membrane interface Poster Division of Energy and Fuels SESSION: Sci-Mix poster presentation presented in the ACS Spring 2019 National Meeting Orlando, FL.

Greene, C., Greene, L. and Lee, J. W. (April 1, 2019). Assessing the stability and expression of transgenes in genetically engineered cyanobacteria for biofuel production Poster Division of Environmental Chemistry poster presentation in the ACS Spring 2019 National Meeting Orlando, FL.

Sacko, O., Greene, L. and Lee, J. W. (April 1, 2019). Competition study between wild type cyanobacteria Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 and plasmid transformant Synechocystis PCC 6803 (final paper number: BIOT 286) Poster Division of Environmental Chemistry poster presentation in the ACS Spring 2019 National Meeting Orlando, FL.

Sacko , O., Baines, C., Greene, L. and Lee, J. W. (April 1, 2019). Survivability of genetically engineered Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP1 in different temperature conditions Poster Division of Environmental Chemistry poster presentation in the ACS Spring 2019 National Meeting Orlando, FL.

Lee, J. W. (March 4, 2019). Physical Chemistry of Living Systems: Isothermal Utilization of Latent Heat by Electrostatically Localized Protons at Liquid-Membrane Interface Oral Presentation The 63rd Biophysical Society Annual Meeting Baltimore, Maryland.

Sacko, O. and Lee, J. W. (August 22, 2018). Optimization of biochar production from pine wood biomass and its enhancement for soil amendment purposes Poster 2018 USBI Biochar Conference Wilmington, Delaware USA.

Lee, J. W. (August 22, 2018). Surface Oxygenation of Biochar through Ozonization for Dramatically Enhanced Cation Exchange Capacity Oral Presentation 2018 USBI Biochar Conference Wilmington, Delaware USA.

Lee, J. W. (March 22, 2018). Comparative study of wet vs dry biochar ozonization on oxygenation of biochar surface and dissolved organic carbon Poster 255th American Chemical Society National Meeting New Orleans, Louisiana.

Lee, J. W. (March 20, 2018). Biochar surface oxygenation through ozonization for enhanced cation exchange capacity, Poster 255th American Chemical Society National Meeting New Orleans, Louisiana.

Lee, J. W. (March 20, 2018). Comparative study of wet vs dry biochar ozonization on oxygenation of biochar surface and dissolved organic carbon, Poster 255th American Chemical Society National Meeting New Orleans, Louisiana.

Nguyen, T., Lee, C. L. and Lee, J. W. (March 20, 2018). Demonstration of horizontal gene transfer from genetically engineered cyanobacteria to wild-type E. coli, Poster 255th American Chemical Society National Meeting New Orleans, Louisiana.

Lee, H. and Lee, J. W. (March 20, 2018). Experimental determination of proton-cation exchange equilibrium constants fundamental to bioenergetics Poster 255th American Chemical Society National Meeting New Orleans, Louisiana.

Lee, J. W. (March 20, 2018). Turning un-hydrolyzed cellulosic lignin residue into surface-oxygenated biochar through hydrothermal carbonization and wet ozonization, Poster 255th American Chemical Society National Meeting New Orleans, Louisiana.

Lee, J. W. (March 18, 2018). Proton motive force computation revealing latent heat utilization by localized protons at a liquid-biomembrane interface Poster 255th American Chemical Society National Meeting New Orleans, Louisiana.

Lee, J. W. (February 1, 2018). Biosafety Guarded Transgenic Cyanobacteria for Photosynthetic Biofuel Production Oral Presentation 2018 Spring Seminar Series of Chemistry and Biochemistry ������ϲ�����, Norfolk, VA 23529.

Lee, J. W. (September 28, 2017). Elucidating the 30-Year-Longstanding Bioenergetics Mystery in Alkalophilic Bacteria Oral Presentation 2017 Fall Seminar Series of Chemistry and Biochemistry, ������ϲ�����, Norfolk, VA 23529.

Lee, J. W. (September 8, 2017). Surface-Oxygenated Biochar and Transgenic Algae for Sustainability on Earth Oral Presentation 2017 Fall Seminar Series of Chemistry and Biochemistry, ������ϲ�����, Norfolk, VA 23529.

Lee, J. W. (April 2, 2017). Effect of ozonization on the potential toxicity of biochar Poster 253rd ACS National Meeting San Francisco, California.

Lee, J. W. (February , 2017). Elucidating the 30-year-longstanding bioenergetics mystery in alkalophilic bacteria Poster Biophysical Society 61th Annual Meeting New Orleans, Louisiana.

Saeed, H. and Lee, J. W. (April , 2016). Experimental Demonstration of Localized Excess Protons at a Water Membrane Interface and the Effect of other Cations on Their Stability Poster American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2016 Annual Meeting San Diego, California.

Lee, J. W. (September , 2015). Designer Algae for Photoautotrophic Synthesis of Advanced Biofuels from Carbon Dioxide and Water Oral Presentation Algal Biomass Summit Washington, Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC..

Lee, J. W. (October , 2013). Electrostatically Localized Protons Bioenergetics over Mitchell’s classic Chemiosmotic theory Oral Presentation International Conference and Exhibition on Biochemical & Molecular Engineering San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Andemichael , H. and Lee, J. W. (September , 2013). Tolerance of Arthrospira platensis to biofuel alcohols Paper 246th National Meeting of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS) Indianapolis, Indiana.

Lee, J. W. (February , 2012). For a New Agriculture, BioEnergy, and Environmental System with Sustainability: Biochar Soil Amendment and Global Carbon Sequestration Oral Presentation the USDA/AFRI Stakeholder Listening Session Washington, DC.

• 2020: Recognized as a world-class scientist as among the recent Stanford University World ranking of scientists, The recent Stanford University World ranking of scientists
• 2020: Invited to serve as a Lead (Primary) Reviewer in the “Secure Biosystems Design” Science Focus Area (SFA) merit review panel for DOE National Laboratories, organized under the Genomic Science program for the Biological Systems Science Division of the Biological and Environmental Research (BER) Program within the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science (2020 summer)., U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science
• 2019: Invited to attend Gordon Research Conference on Bioenergetics, June 2–7, 2019, Proctor Academy in Andover, NH, United States., Gordon Research Conference
• 2019: Invited to serve as a Chair of the Membrane Physical Chemistry II Session for the 63rd Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, held on March 2–6, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA., Biophysical Society
• 2013: Certificate of Recognition to James W Lee for chairing the session on Biomolecular Research & Therapeutics, Plant Biochemistry and Systems Biochemistry Relation with Molecular Engineering and Glycomics & Lipidomics at the “International Conference and Exhibition on Biochemical & Molecular Engineering” held on October 07-08, 2013 in the Hilton San Antonio Airport, TX, USA.,
• 2013: Special Recognition to James W Lee in appreciation of his esteemed support as Editorial Board Member for Journal of Plant Biochemistry, OMIC Group Inc. USA.
• 2012: Certificate of Appreciation awarded (2012), in recognition of significant contributions, outstanding dedication, and valuable service to Ocean Lakes High School Mathematics & Science Academy, Ocean Lakes High School Mathematics & Science Academy
• 2006: FuelCellSouth 2006 Crystal Flame Innovation Award, presented by the FuelCellSouth Partners Forum with award ceremony held April 25, 2006 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, South Carolina, in recognition of the designer-alga H2-production research accomplishment, the FuelCellSouth Partners Forum
• 2005: Certificate of Appreciation awarded by Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2005), in recognition of accomplishment in R&D of an integrated technology concept with ammonia carbonation and biomass pyrolysis that has significant potential for clean energy production and carbon management worldwide, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• 1999: Technical Achievement Award, honored by the President of Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation and Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (1999);, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• 1999: 1999–2004 U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, signed by the President (Clinton) of the United States and honored at the White House (1999), United States Goverment
• 1998: 1998–2003 U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Young Scientist Award, presented by U.S. Department of Energy Secretary (Bill Richardson) at DOE Washington Headquarters (1998), USA Department of Energy
• 1998: Technical Publication Award of Merit for Scholarly/Professional Articles, honored by the American Society for Technical Communication/East Tennessee Chapter (1998), the American Society for Technical Communication/East Tennessee Chapter