Jaeheon Lee
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Associate Professor of Mining and Geological Engineering
Jaeheon Lee is an associate professor in the department of Mining and Geological Engineering. He obtained his BS and MS in Metallurgical Engineering from Korea University in Seoul, Korea. He earns his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Arizona in 2003. He has worked as a metallurgical engineer for Newmont Mining and Barrick Gold on various new projects, corporate R&D, and operating support. He came back to Academia in 2014 and his research interests are ore characterization, hydrometallurgical processes of gold and copper, rare earth elements, biohydrometallurgy of refractory sulfide ores and novel sulfide oxidation processes, recycling metals from urban resources, mine water treatment, repurposing mine tailing, and biological de-watering of tailing ponds. He teaches Hydrometallurgy and Biotechnology & Extractive Metallurgy.
Degrees
- Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
- Gold Cementation on Copper in Thiosulfate Solution: Kinetic, Electrochemical, and Morphological Studies
- M.S. Metallurgical Engineering
- Korea University, Seoul, Korea
- Electroless Deposition of Ni-Zn-P
- B.S. Metallurgical Engineering
- Korea University, Seoul, Korea
Work Experience
- Sr. Process Engineer, Barrick Gold (2014 - 2014)
- Sr. Project Metallurgist, Barrick Gold (2011 - 2013)
- Sr. Metallurgical Engineer, Newmont Mining (2007 - 2011)
- Research Engineer, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2004 - 2007)
Interests
Teaching
Hydrometallurgy,Bioleaching, Solution Mining, Extractive Metallurgy, Kinetics, Electrochemistry
Research
Hydrometallurgy of low grade oresBioleaching of low grade ores and sulfide concentratesChalcopyrite leachingUrban mining and recyclingAlternative lixiviants for metal leachingEnvironmental aspect of mining & water treatmentProcess optimization for hydrometallurgyGeometallurgy/Ore Characterization and Process Selection/OptimizationTailing Re-purposing & Tailing Pond DewateringRare Earth Recovery
Courses
Hydrometallurgy
MNE 465 (Fall 2018)
MNE 465 (Fall 2017)
MNE 465 (Fall 2016)
MNE 565 (Fall 2018)
MNE 565 (Fall 2017)
MNE 565 (Fall 2016)
Biotech- Extractive Metallurgy
MNE 475 (Spring 2019)
MNE 475 (Spring 2018)
MNE 575 (Spring 2019)
MNE 575 (Spring 2018)
MNE 575 (Spring 2017)
Directed Research/Mn E
MNE 492 (Spring 2017)
Tpcs Mine Environment Mgmt
MNE 696C (Spring 2017)
Research
MNE 900 (Fall 2018)
MNE 900 (Spring 2018)
MNE 900 (Fall 2017)
MNE 900 (Spring 2017)
MNE 900 (Fall 2016)
Thesis
MNE 910 (Fall 2018)
MNE 910 (Summer I 2018)
MNE 910 (Spring 2018)
MNE 910 (Fall 2017)
MNE 910 (Spring 2017)
MNE 910 (Fall 2016)
Dissertation
MNE 920 (Fall 2018)
MNE 920 (Spring 2018)
MNE 920 (Fall 2017)
MNE 920 (Fall 2016)
Awards
- AIM Fellowship from Freeport McMoRan
- Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold, Summer I 2018
- Freeport McMoRan AIM Fellowship
- Freeport McMoRan, Summer I 2017