People “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world. In fact, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead Principal Investigator Jun-Whan Lee (he/him/his)Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, USA, 2021M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, South Korea, 2014B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, South Korea, 2012Email: junwhanlee@austin.utexas.edu Link: CV Ph.D. Students Hyunje YangM.S. Forest Environmental Science, Seoul National University, South Korea, 2018B.S. Forest Environmental Science, Seoul National University, South Korea, 20162026 ORNL GRO Summer Intern2024 CAEE Graduate Student Symposium; 3rd Place Presentation Winner MD Enayet ChowdhuryM.S. Water Resources Development, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, 2023B.S. Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, 20192026 Empower Your Research Pitch Competition Finalist Armando Ulises Santos CruzM.S. Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, UT-Austin, USA, 2025B.S. Civil Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico, 20212023 Fulbright-García Robles scholarship recipient Master’s Students Undergraduate Researchers Group Alumni Youngchul ChoiM.S. Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, UT-Austin, USA 2026B.S. Civil & Environmental Engineering (Minor in Big Data Science), Hanyang University, South Korea, 2019 Armando Ulises Santos CruzM.S. Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, UT-Austin, USA 2025B.S. Civil Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico, 20212023 Fulbright-García Robles scholarship recipient Max KimSep 2025 – May 2026Civil Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin Habiba SyedaUndergraduate ResearcherOct 2024 – Dec 2025Civil Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin Emma GeorgeUndergraduate ResearcherMay 2023 – Mar 2024Civil Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin John LeeUndergraduate ResearcherMar 2023 – Aug 2023Civil Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin Lab Mascot Luna (she/her/hers)From Blacksburg, VA (Rescued in 2020)
