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Yuan Lee

USERN Advisory Board USERN Nobel Laureate

Education




  • B.S., 1959, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
  • M.S., 1961, National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan
  • Ph.D., 1965, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley (Professor Bruce Mahan), USA


Experience




  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley (Professor Bruce Mahan) (1965–1967)
  • Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Harvard University (Professor Dudley Herschbach) (1967–1968)
  • Assistant Professor of Chemistry (1968–1971), The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago
  • Associate Professor of Chemistry (1971–1972), The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago
  • Professor of Chemistry (1973–1974), The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago
  • Professor of Chemistry (1974–1991)), Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
  • University Professor (1991–1994)), Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
  • Professor Emeritus (1994)), Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
  • Graduate Professor (1994–1997), Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
  • Principal Investigator, Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1974–1994)
  • Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica (1994–2015)
  • President, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan (1994–2006)

Research Interests




  • Structure and chemical behavior of highly reactive polyatomic radicals and unusual transient species
  • Mechanisms and dynamics for elementary chemical reactions and primary photodissociation processes
  • The nature of intra- and intermolecular energy relaxation.
  • Bond-selective, regio-selective or mode-selective means to modify and manipulate chemical reactivity
  • Radical intermediates that are critical in combustion and atmospheric processes

Honors And Awards




  • Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, 1969-71.
  • Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Teacher Scholar Grant Recipient, 1971-74.
  • Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Science, 1975.
  • Fellow, American Physical Society, 1976.
  • John Simon Guggenheim Fellow, 1976-77.
  • Member, National Academy of Sciences, 1979.
  • Academician, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, 1980.
  • Miller Professorship, University of California, Berkeley, California, 1981-82.
  • Ernest O. Lawrence Award, U.S. Department of Energy, 1981.
  • ShermanFairchild Distinguished Scholar, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, 1983.
  • Harrison Howe Award, Rochester Section, American Chemical Society, 1983.
  • Peter Debye Award of Physical Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 1986.
  • National Medal of Science, White House, USA, 1986.
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1986.
  • Golden Plate Award, American Academy of Achievement, 1987.
  • Achievement Award, CEASAC, 1987.
  • The Michelson Award, Museum of Science Industry, Chicago, Illinois, 1987.
  • The 1987 Minnie Rosen Award for High Achievement, Ross University, 1987.
  • Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1988.
  • Corresponding Member, Gottingen Academy of Sciences, West Germany, 1988.
  • Alumnus of the Year, California Alumni Association, University of California, Berkeley, California, 1988.
  • External Member, Max Planck Institute fur Stromungsforschung, Gottingen, West Germany, 1988.
  • Visiting Professor, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, 1989.
  • Tsin Kaiyin Distinguished Professor, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 1991.
  • The Faraday Medal and Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry, London, United Kingdom, 1992.
  • Fellow, Third World Academy of Sciences, 1994.
  • The Honorary Member, International Academy of Sciences, 1994.
  • Distinguished Accomplishment Award, Chinese Chemical Society, Taipei, Taiwan, 1995.
  • The Honorary Foreign Member, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology, 1995.
  • Distinguished Anniversary Fellow, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 1996.
  • The Honorary Foreign Member, Indian National Science Academy, 1997.        
  • The Clark Kerr Award, University of California at Berkeley, 1999.
  • Honorary Member, Chemical Research Society of India, 2001-.
  • Le Grand Prix Scientique Franco-Taiwanais, Paris, 2001.
  • Honorary Member, The Chemical Society of Japan, 2002-.
  • Foreign Member, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, Sweden, 2002-.
  • The 2002/2003 Distinguished Visiting Scholar of United College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, March, 2003.
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Medal, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, India, 2004.
  • Asian and Oceanian Photochemistry Association Award, 2004.
  • Honorary Member, The Japan Academy, 2007.
  • Honorary Member, The Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2007.
  • Academician, Pontifical Academy of Sciences, 2007.
  • Othmer Gold Medal, Chemical Heritage Foundation, USA, 2008.
  • The 2008 Liberty Award, Monte Jade Association, USA, 2008.
  • Foreign Member, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 2009.
  • Ettore Majorana-Erice-Science for Peace Prize, Italy, 2011
  • Kolos Prize, Poland, 2011
  • Maria Sklodowska-Curie Medal, Poland, 2011


Latest Publications



  1. " Dynamics of the F Atom Reaction with Propene ", Ran Qin, Chung-Hsin Yang, Yuan T. Lee, Guanlin Shen, and Xueming Yang,
     J. Chem. Phys., 121, 6302-6308 (2004).
  2. " Energy Dependence of Oxygen Isotope Exchange and Quenching in the O(1D) + CO2 Reaction: A Crossed Molecular Beam Study ", Mark J. Perri, Annalise L. Van Wyngarden, Jim J. Lin, Yuan T. Lee and Kristie A. Boering,
     J. Phys. Chem. A 108, 7995-8001 (2004).
  3. " Photodissociation of Nitrosobenzene and Decomposition of Phenyl Radical ", Cheng-Ming Tseng, Y. M. Choi, Cheng-Liang Huang, Chi-Kung Ni, Yuan T. Lee, and M. C. Lin,
     J. Phys. Chem. A 108, 7928-7935 (2004).
  4. " Measuring Masses of Single Bacterial Whole Cells with a Quadrupole Ion Trap ", Wen-Ping Peng, Yi-Chang Yang, Ming-Wei Kang, Yuan T. Lee and Huan-Cheng Chang,
     J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126, 11766-11767 (2004).
  5. " Photodissociation of Simple Aromatic Molecules in a Molecular Beam ", Chi-Kung Ni, Yuan T. Lee,
     International Reviews in Physical Chemistry, 23, 187-218, (Apr-Jun, 2004).
  6. " Distributions of Angular Anisotropy and Kinetic Energy of Products from the Photodissociation of Methanol at 157nm ", Shih-Huang Lee, Hsin-I Lee, and Yuan T. Lee,
     J. Chem. Phys., 121, 11053-11059 (2004).
  7. " Photoisomerization and Photodissociation of Aniline and 4-Methylpyridine ", Cheng-Ming Tseng, Yuri A. Dyakov, Cheng-Liang Huang, Alexander M. Mebel, Sheng-Hsien Lin, Yuan T. Lee and Chi-Kung Ni,
     J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126, 8760-8768 (2004).
  8. " Averaging Peak-to-peak Voltage Detector for Absolute Mass Determination of Single Particles with Quadrupole Ion Traps ", Wen-Ping Peng, Yuan T. Lee, Joseph W. Ting, and Huan-C. Chang,
      Rev. Sci. Instrum.,76, 023108-1-5 (2005)
  9. " Vibrational Predissociation Spectra and Hydrogen-bond Topologies of H+(H2O)9-11”, Chih-Kai Lin, Chih-Che Wu, Yi-Sheng Wang, Yuan T. Lee, Huan-Cheng Chang, Jer-Lai Kuo, and Michael L. Klein,
      Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.,  938-944 (2005).
  10. " Molecular Beam Studies of the F Atom Reaction with Propyne: Site Specific Reactivity ", Qin Ran, Chung-Hsin Yang, Yuan T. Lee, I-Chung Lu, Guanlin Shen, Ling Wang, Xue-ming Yang,
     J. Chem. Phys., 122 (4),  044307 (2005)
  11. " Photodissociation Dynamics of C6HxF6-x(x=1-4) at 193 nm ", Ming-Fu Lin, Yuri A. Dyakov, Sheng Hsien Lin, Yuan T. Lee, Chi-Kung Ni,
     J. Phys. Chem. B., 109, 8344-8349 (2005)
  12. " Selective Ionization of Photofragments Using Tunable Radiation from a Synchrotron ", Shih-Huang Lee, Jim J. Lin, Yuan T. Lee,
     J. Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, 144, 135-138 (2005)
  13. " Photodissociation Dynamics of Ethyltoluene and p-Fluoroethylbenzene at 193 and 248 nm”, Cheng-Liang Huang, Yuri A. Dyakov, S. H. Lin, Yuan T. Lee and Chi-Kung Ni,
    J. Phys. Chem, A109 (23), 4995-4999 (2005)
  14. " Photodissociation Dynamics of Pyridine ", Ming-Fu Lin, Yuri A. Dyakov, Chien-Ming Tseng, Alexander M. Mebel, Sheng-Hsien Lin, Yuan T. Lee, and Chi-Kung Ni,
     J. Chem. Phys., 123, 054309 (2005)
  15. " Photodissociation Dynamics of  Indole in a Molecular Beam ", Ming-Fu Lin, Chien-Ming Tseng, Yuan T. Lee, and Chi-Kung Ni,
      J. Chem. Phys., 123, 124303 (2005)
  16. " Two Photoionization Thresholds of N3 Produced by CIN3 Photodissociation at 248 nm: Further Evidence for Cyclic N3”, Peter C. Samartzis, Jim J. Lin, Tao-Tsung Ching, Chanchal Chaudhuri, Yuan T. Lee, Shih-Huang Lee, Alec M. Wodtke, J. Chem. Phys., 123 (5), 051101 (2005).
  17. " Photodissociation of Azulene at 193 nm: Ab initio and RRKM study ", Yu. A. Dyakov, C.-K. Ni, S. H. Lin, Y. T. Lee, A. M. Mebel,
     J. Phys. Chem. A., 109, 8774-8784 (2005).
  18. " The Role of Seven-membered Ring in the Photoisomerization and Photodissociation of Small Aromatic Molecules ", Chien-Ming Tseng, Yuri A. Dyakov, Cheng-Liang Huang, Yuan T. Lee, Sheng-Hsien Lin, and Chi-Kung Ni,
     J. Chin. Chem. Soc.,53(1), 33-40 (2006)
  19. " Frequency Scan of a Quadrupole Mass Analyzer in the Third Stability Region for Protein Analysis ", Z. X. Nie, C.-W. Lin, W.-P. Peng, Y. T. Lee, and H.-C. Chang,
     J. Chin. Chem. Soc., 53, 47-52 (2006).
  20. " Photodissociation Dynamics of Ketene at 157.6 nm ", I.-Chung Lu, Shih-Huang Lee, Yuan T. Lee, and Xueming Yang,
     J. Chem. Phys., 124 (2), 024324 (2006).
  21. " Dependence of the Distributions of Kinetic Energies of Products on Photoionization Energy in the Photodissociation of Ethene at 157 nm ", Shih-Huang Lee, Yuan T. Lee,
     Chem. Phys. Lett., 419, 158-163 (2006).
  22. " Evidence of CH2O(ã3A2) and C2H4(ã3B1u) Produced from Photodissociation of 1,3-trimethylene Oxide at 193 nm ", Shih-Huang Lee, Chee-Siong Ong, and Yuan T. Lee,
     J. Chem. Phys., 124, 074306 (2006).
  23. " Photodissociation Dynamics of Pyrimidine ", Ming-Fu Lin, Yuri A. Dyakov, Chien-Ming Tseng, Alexander M. Mebel, Sheng-Hsien Lin, Yuan T. Lee and Chi-Kung Ni,
     J. Chem. Phys., 124, 084303 (2006)
  24. " Progressive Stabilization of Zwitterionic Structures in H+(Ser)2-8 Studied by Infrared Photodissociation Spectroscopy ", X. L. Kong, I.-A. Tsai, S. Sabu, C.-C. Han, Y. T. Lee, H. C. Chang, S.-Y. Tu, A. H. Kung and C. C. Wu,
     Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 45, 4130-4134 (2006)
  25. " Acetylene Elimination in Photodissociation of Neutral Azulene and Its Cation: An ab initio and RRKM Study ", Yu. A. Dyakov, A. M. Mebel, S. H. Lin, Y. T. Lee, C.-K. Ni,
     J. Chin. Chem. Soc., 53(1), 161-168 (2006).
  26. " Ab initio and RRKM Study of Photodissociation of Azulene Cation ", Yu. A. Dyakov, C.-K. Ni, S. H. Lin, Y. T. Lee, and A. M. Mebel,
     Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 8 (12), 1404-1415 (2006).
  27. "Photodissociation and photoisomerization of a-fluorotoluene and 4-fluorotoluene in a molecular beam”, Cheng-Liang Huang, Jyh-Chiang Jiang, Yuri A. Dyakov, Ming-Fu Lin, Chien-Ming Tseng, S. H. Lin, Yuan T. Lee, and Chi-Kung Ni*,
    J. Chem. Phys. 125, 133305 (2006).
  28. " A Crossed Beam Study on the Dynamics of F Atom Reaction with SiH4”,Guanlin Shen, Xueming Yang, Jinian Shu, Chung-Hsin Yang, Yuan T. Lee,
    ­, J. Chem. Phys., 125, 133103 (2006).
  29. " Photodissociation Dynamics of Vinyl Fluoride (CH2CHF) at 157 and 193 nm: Distributions of Kinetic Energy and Branching Ratios”, Shih-Huang Lee, Wei-Kan Chen, Chanchal Chaudhuri, Wen-Jian Huang, Yuan T. Lee,
    J. Chem. Phys., 125, 144315 (2006)
  30. " Ab initio and Vibrational Predissociation Studies on Methylammonium-(water) (4) Complex: Evidence for Multiple Cyclic and non-Cyclic Hydrogen-Bonded Structures ", Kwang-Yon Kim, Woon-Hui Han, Ung-In Cho, Yuan –Tseh Lee, Boo Wan Boo,
     Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society 27, 2028-2036 (2006)
  31. "Site and Isotopic Effects on Angular Anisotropy of Products in the Photodissociation of Ethene at 157 nm", S. H. Lee, Y. –C. Lee and Y. T. Lee,
     J. Phys. Chem. A., 110,2337 (2006)
  32. " Photodissociation Dynamics of Nitrobenzene and O-Nitrotoluene ", M.F. Lin, Y. T. Lee, C.K. Ni, S.C. Xu, M.C. Lin,
     J. Chem. Phys., 126, 064310 (2007)
  33. " Bipolar Ion Detector Based on Sequential Conversion Reactions ", M.H. Li, S. T. Tsai, C.H. Chen, C. W. Cheng, Y.T. Lee, Y. S. Wang,
     Analytical Chemistry 79(4), 1277-1282 (2007).
  34. " Infrared Spectrum of NH4+(H2O): Evidence for Mode Specific Fragmentation”, T. Pankewitz, A. Lagutschenkov, G. Niedner-Schatteburg, S.S. Xantheas, Y. T. Lee,
    J. Chem. Phys., 126, 074307 (2007)
  35. " Krypton Atom and Testing the Limits of Extreme-Ultraviolet Tunable-Laser Spectroscopy ", T. Trickl, A.H. Kung, Y.T. Lee,
     Phys. Review A, 75, 022501 (2007)
  36. " Non-statistical Behavior of Reactive Scattering in the 18O+32O2 Isotope Exchange Reaction ", A. Van Wyngarden, K. Mar, K. Boering, J. J. Lin, Y. T. Lee, S. Y. Lin, H. Guo, G. Lendvay,
     J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 2866-2870 (2007).
  37. “Photodissociation Dynamics of the Chromophores of the Amino Acid Tyrosine; p-methylphenol, p-ethyphenol, and p-(2-aminoethyl) phenol ”, Chien-Ming Tseng, Yuan T. Lee, Chi-Kung Ni, and Jia-Lin Chang,
    J. Phys. Chem. A, 111 (29), 6674-6678 (2007).
  38. " Photodissociation of S Atom Containing Amino Acid Chromophores ", Ming-Fu Lin, Yuri A. Dyakov, Yuan T. Lee, S. H. Lin, Alexander M. Mebel, and Chi-Kung Ni,
     J. Chem. Phys., 127, 064308 (2007).
  39. " Photodissociation Dynamics of Phenol ", Chien-Ming Tseng, Yuan T. Lee, Ming-Fu Lin, Chi-Kung Ni, Suet-Yi Liu, Yuan-Pern Lee, Z. F. Xu, and M. C. Lin,
     J. Phys. Chem. A, 111 (38), 9463-9470 (2007).
  40. " Photodissociation of 1, 5-triazine: An ab initio and RRKM Study ", Yuri A. Dyakov, A. M. Mebel, S. H. Lin, Y. T. Lee, and C. K. Ni,
     J. Phys. Chem. A, 111 (38), 9591-9599 (2007).
  41. "Photodissociation Dynamics of 1-naphthol", C. M. Tzeng, Y. T. Lee, and C. K. Ni,
     Molecular Physics, 106, 233-237 (2008)
  42. "Desorption Dynamics of Neutral Molecules in Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization", S. T. Tsai, C. H. Chen, Y. T. Lee, Y. S. Wang,
     Molecular Physics, 106, 239-247 (2008)
  43. "Photodissociation Dynamics of 2,5-Dihydroxyacetophenone", Yusuke Morisawa, Yuri A. Dyakov, Chien-Ming Tseng, Y.T. Lee, C. K. Ni,
     J. Phys. Chem. A, 113, 97-102 (Jan. 2009)
  44. "Photodissociation Dynamics of N-Methylindole, N-Methylpyrrole, and Anisole", Chien-Ming Tseng, Yuan T. Lee and Chi-Kung Ni,
     J. Phys. Chem. A, 113, 3881-3885 (Apr. 2009)
  45. "Dynamics of the F2­ Reaction with Propene: the Effect of Methyl Substitution", Jing-Wen Fang, Tingxian Xie, Hsueh-Ying Chen, Yu-Ju Lu, Yuan-T. Lee and Jim J. Lin,
     J. Phys. Chem. A, 113, 4381-4386 (2009).
  46. "355 nm Multiphoton Dissociation and Ionization of 2, 5-dihydroxyacetophenone", Yuri A. Dyakov, Shang-Ting Tsai, Arnab Bagchi, Chien-Ming Tseng, Yuan T. Lee, and Chi-Kung Ni,
     J. Phys. Chem. A, 113, 14987-14994 (2009)
  47. "UV Absorption Cross Sections of ClOOCl Are Consistent with Ozone Degradation Models", Hsueh-Ying Chen, Chien-Yu Lien, Wei-Yen Lin, Yuan T. Lee, Jim J. Lin,
     Science, 324, 781-784 (May 2009)
  48. "Incoherent Production Reaction of Positive and Negative Ions in Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption / Ionization”, B.-H. Liu, Y. T. Lee, Y.-S. Wang,
    J. Am. Soc. for Mass Spectrometry, 20 (6), 1078-1086 (June 2009).
  49. "Earth System Research Priorities", Walter V. Reid, Catherine Bréchignac, Yuan T. Lee,
     Sciences, 325(5938), 245 (2009), Editorial.
  50. " Ionizing Nonvolatile Samples Using Laser Desorption-Proton-Transfer Reaction with Cluster Reagent Ions ", C.-W. Liang, Y. T. Lee, C.-H. Chen, Y.-S. Wang,
     International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 291 (1-2), 61-66 (2010)
  51. " Photodissociation Dynamics of Benzoic Acid”, Yuri A. Dyakov, Arnab Bagchi, Yuan T. Lee, Chi-Kung Ni,
    J. Chem. Phys., 132, 14305 (Jan. 2010).
  52. " Photodissociation Dynamics of Tryptophan and the Implication of Asymmetric Photolysis ", Chien-Ming Tseng, Yuri A. Dyakov, Huai Ching Huang, Kuan Yu Huang, Yuan T. Lee, Chi-Kung Ni, and Su-Yu Chiang,
     J. Chem. Phys., 133, 074307 (Aug. 2010).
  53. " A Cold Pulsed Source of Hydrogen and Hydrogen Clusters: Development and Extreme-ultraviolet Studies ", T. Trickl, A.H. Kung, Y. T. Lee,
     Applied Physics B, 101, 321-335 (Oct. 2010).
  54. " Solid-phase Thermodynamic Interpretation of Ion Desorption in Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization ", Yin Hung Lai, Chia-Chen Wang, Sheng Hsien Lin, Yuan Tesh Lee, Yi-Sheng Wang,
     J. Phys. Chem. B, 114(43), 13847-13852 (Nov. 4, 2010)
  55. "Earth System Science for Global Sustainability: Grand Challenges", W.V. Reid, D. Chen, L. Goldfarb, H. Hackmann, Y.T. Lee, K. Mokhele, E. Ostrom, K. Raivio, J. Rockstrom, H.J. Schellnhuber, A. Whyte,
     Sciences, 330(6006), 916-917 (Nov. 12, 2010), Editorial.
  56. " Photodissociation Dynamics of Hydroxybenzoic acids ", Yi Lin Yang, Yuri Dyakov, Y. T. Lee, Chi-Kung Ni, Yi-Lun Sun, Wei-Ping Hu,
     J. Chem. Phys., 134 (3), 034314 (Jan. 21, 2011).



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