Sunjae Lee
Hi :) I am an undergraduate student at Seoul National University, majoring in Computer Science & Engineering and Physics. My current research focuses on magnetic-confinement fusion and plasma physics.
My research focuses on contributing to the realization of a commercially viable magnetic-confinement fusion reactor.
Feel free to reach out via any of the links below!
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Education
Seoul National University - College of Liberal Studies
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Physics | Mar.2021~Feb.2026
Research Experiences
Seoul National University - Department of Nuclear Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Jong-Kyu Park | Sep 2024 – Present
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)
Visiting Research Student — SNU–PPPL Summer Collaboration | Jul 2025 – Aug 2025, Princeton, NJ
Seoul National University - Department of Nuclear Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Y. S. Hwang | Sep 2023 – Aug 2024
Publications, Posters & Projects
IMAS Platform for VEST and Operation Analysis
H.-S. Yun†, S. J. Lee†, L. Jung, et al. (2025).
Developing an IMAS-Compatible Platform for the University-Level Tokamak VEST and Its Application in Operating Characteristics Analysis.
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
29th MHD Stability Control Workshop
S. J. Lee, J. B. Cho, O. Nelson, C. Paz-Soldan, J.-K. Park (2025).
Kinetic Stability of Negative-Triangularity Plasmas.
Poster PDF, Princeton, NJ.
29th MHD Stability Control Workshop
S. J. Lee, J. B. Cho, O. Nelson, C. Paz-Soldan, J.-K. Park (2025).
Kinetic Stability of Negative-Triangularity Plasmas.
Poster PDF, Princeton, NJ.
3rd International Fusion and Plasma Conference (IFPC)
S. J. Lee, H.-S. Yun, L. Jung, J.-H. Kim, Y.-S. Hwang (2024).
Improvements of Database System and Analysis Suite in VEST.
Poster PDF, Seoul, Korea.
Perturbed Equilibrium Code Hackathon
Columbia Fusion Research Center (Jul 2025).
Reproduced DCON’s ideal-MHD stability solver in Julia.
Code
High-Performance CUDA Programming Project
Accelerator Programming Summer School (Jun 2024).
Built parallel GPU programs in CUDA/C++ and analyzed performance.
Code