Argonne National Laboratory

Sang Soo Lee

Geochemist

Biography

Dr. Sang Soo Lee is a Geochemist in the Interfacial Processes Group in Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division. His research focuses on molecular scale understandings of the reaction processes occurring at solid-water interfaces in various chemical environments using surface-specific techniques and analyses.

Professional position

  • Geochemist, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory (2014-present)
  • Assistant Geochemist, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory (2009-2014)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory (2008-2009)
  • Junior Scientist, Nexgeo Inc., Korea (2001-2003)
  • Junior Scientist, SK E&C Laboratory, Korea (1998)

Education

  • Ph.D. Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago (2007)
  • M.S. Earth System Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea (1998)
  • B.S. Geological Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea (1996)

Selected Publications

  1. Sang Soo Lee, Ayumi Koishi, Ian C. Bourg, and Paul Fenter. Ion correlations drive charge overscreening and heterogeneous nucleation at solid–aqueous electrolyte interfaces. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 118(32), e21054118 (2021).
  2. YoungJae Kim, Bektur Abdilla, Ke Yuan, Vincent De Andrade, Neil C. Sturchio, Sang Soo Lee, and Paul Fenter. Replacement of calcium carbonate polymorphs by cerussite. ACS Earth Space Chem. 5(9), 2433-2441 (2021)
  3. Sang Soo Lee, Changyong Park, Neil C. Sturchio, and Paul Fenter. Nonclassical behavior in competitive ion adsorption at a charged solid–water interface. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 11(10), 4029-4035 (2020).
  4. Jacquelyn N. Bracco, Sang Soo Lee, Inva Braha, Amanda Dorfman, Paul Fenter, and Andrew G. Stack. Pb sorption at the barite (001)–water interface. J. Phys. Chem. C 124(40), 22035-22045 (2020).
  5. Ke Yuan, Jacquelyn N. Bracco, Moritz Schmidt, L. Soderholm, Paul Fenter, and Sang Soo Lee. Effect of anions on the changes in the structure and adsorption mechanism of zirconium species at the muscovite (001) – water interface. J. Phys. Chem. C 123(27), 16699-16710 (2019).
  6. Sang Soo Lee, Paul Fenter, Moritz Schmidt, Neil C. Sturchio, and Kathryn L. Nagy. Effect of pH on the formation of gibbsite-layer films at the muscovite (001)–water interface. J. Phys. Chem. C 123(11), 6560-6571 (2019). 
  7. Ke Yuan, Sang Soo Lee, Wonsuk Cha, Andrew Ulvestad, Hyunjung Kim, Bektur Abdilla, Neil C. Sturchio, and Paul Fenter. Oxidation induced strain and defects in magnetite crystals. Nature Commun. 10, 703 (2019).
  8. Ke Yuan, Sang Soo Lee, Jun Wang, Neil C. Sturchio, and Paul Fenter. Templating growth of a pseudomorphic lepidocrocite micro-shell at the calcite-water interface. Chem. Mater. 30(3), 700-707 (2018).
  9. Sang Soo Lee, Paul Fenter, Kathryn L. Nagy, and Neil C. Sturchio. Real-time observation of cation exchange kinetics and dynamics at the muscovite–water interface. Nature Commun. 8, 15826 (2017).
  10. Ian C. Bourg, Sang Soo Lee, Paul Fenter, and Christophe Tournassat. Stern layer structure and energetics at mica–water interfaces. J. Phys. Chem. C 121(17), 9402-9412 (2017).