Jeonghwan Lee Research

Research Interests

Thermodynamics & Phase Separation

We investigate the thermodynamic principles governing phase separation, focusing on free-energy functionals, chemical potential gradients, and curvature-driven phenomena such as the Gibbs–Thomson effect.

Phase-field Modeling for Microstructure Evolution

We develop and apply phase-field models to study microstructural evolution, including multicomponent diffusion and approaches that omit elastic interactions for clarity and computational efficiency.