The Asian Scientist 100
Lee Sang Yup
Institution
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Country
South Korea
Field
Engineering
Lee was elected as one of the two first-ever South Korean members of the Royal Society in the UK for his pioneering contributions to systems metabolic engineering.
(Photo: AlChe)
AWARDS
- Royal Society in the UK
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