Kang-Won Wayne Lee (이강원)

Ph.D., PE, F. ASCE

Director

Professor III and Director of Rhode Island Transportation Research Center

 

 

전문분야

  • 스마트 도로 및 교통 공학
  • 건설 재료및 공학
  • 스마트 지반과 구조 시스템
  • 수자원및 환경관리

약력

  • 로드아일랜드 주립대학교 건설및환경 공학과 교수
  • 로드아일랜드 도로및교통 연구원 원장
  • 로드아일랜드 주립대학교 건설및환경 공학과 대학원 연구 이사및 학과장
  • 로드아일랜드 주립대학교연구협의회 회장
  • 킹사우드 왕립대학교 건설및환경 공학과 교수
  • 뉴저지주 교통부 고속도로 건설감리
  • 라이온 어소시에이츠 와 탐스 구조기사
  • 서울대학교 건설환경공학과 연구조교

Expertise

  • Smart Transportation Engineering
  • Engineering Materials and Construction Engineering
  • Geotechnical and Structural Engineering
  • Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

Education

PhD Civil and Environmental Eng. Univ. of Texas at Austin; MS Civil Eng. Rutgers – The Sta. Univ. of NJ; BS Civil and Environmental Eng. Seoul National Univ.      

Summary

Kang-Won Wayne Lee is a faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering and RITRC Director at URI.  He worked as CVE Director of Graduate Studies and served as Chairperson.  He also served as Chairman of the URI Research Council, and a URI Faculty Senate Executive Committee member.  Prof. Lee established the RITRC, the recipient of a $12 million research grant under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.  He also has been working with the consortium of University of Maine and received USDOT Region 1 UTC – Transpiration Infrastructure Durability Center grant ($14.7M).

Prof Lee’s research interests are focused on Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure and Systems (ITIS), Sustainable Infrastructure, construction materials and Energy. He is a founding member of the New England University Transportation Center at MIT and the New England Transportation Consortium (NETC).  He is a founder of the Bituminous Materials Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), served as President of the ASCE RI Section and has been elected as a Fellow. Prof. Lee was member of several committees of Transportation Research Board, and currently is a member of AKG90, AKM30, and AKT30. Other professional memberships include ASTM, AAPT, ITE, and ASEE. He serves as a paper reviewer for several technical Journals.

Prof. Lee is certified as a Professional Engineer in Rhode Island and Texas.  The URI Engineering College recognized his contributions by honoring him with several awards including the Vincent and Estelle Murphy Faculty Excellence Award.  RIDOT presented Prof. Lee with a Meritorious Service Award for contributions to state transportation education and research.  Prof. Lee has contributed to more than 110 publications in the areas of construction materials, pavement, transportation, and civil engineering.  Prof. Lee served as President of the Korean American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) and was elected as a member of National Academy of Engineering in Korea (NAEK).  Prof. Lee also served as President of Korean American University Professors Association (KAUPA).