Myung Gyoon Lee

Myung Gyoon Lee received B.S. degree and M.S. degree in astronomy from the Seoul National University, South Korea, in 1980 and 1984, respectively. He received Ph.D. degree in astronomy from the University of Washington, 1990. He was a Research Fellow at the Observatories of the Carnegie Institute of Washington, Pasadena, USA, from 1990 to 1993. Then he was an Assistant Professor and an Associate Professor in the Department of Astronomy at the Seoul National University from 1993 to 2004. He is currently a Professor in the Astronomy Program, Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Seoul National University. He served as Secretary General of the Korean Astronomical Society, and as a member of the editoral board for the Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society. He is currently a representative on behalf of the Korean Astronomical Society for the International Astronomical Union. His research interests are extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology, including stellar populations, star clusters, Local Group, galaxy clusters, distant galaxies, and extragalactic distance scale. He is a coauthor of the book, The Universe viewed with the Hubble Space Telescope (2000, Seoul National University Press, Myung Gyoon Lee and Bon-Chul Koo).

Biography Updated on 28 January 2008

Personal Home Page

http://astro.snu.ac.kr/~mglee/

Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Chandra Multiwavelength Project X-Ray Point Source Number Counts and the Cosmic X-Ray Background
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 659, no. 1, pp. 29–51, 2007
  2. Chandra Multiwavelength Project X-Ray Point Source Catalog
    The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, vol. 169, no. 2, pp. 401–429, 2007
  3. The Connection between Star-forming Galaxies, AGN Host Galaxies, and Early-Type Galaxies in the SDSS
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 663, no. 2, pp. L69–L72, 2007
  4. An Optical Source Catalog of the North Ecliptic Pole Region
    The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, vol. 172, no. 2, pp. 583–598, 2007
  5. The Spatial Distribution of Faint Fuzzy Star Clusters in NGC 5195
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 638, no. 2, pp. L79–L82, 2006
  6. Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries in Six Elliptical Galaxies: Connection to Globular Clusters
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 647, no. 1, pp. 276–292, 2006
  7. The Nature of Blue Early-Type Galaxies in the GOODS Fields
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 650, no. 1, pp. 148–165, 2006
  8. Blue Early-type Galaxies in the GOODS Fields
    Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, vol. 2, no. S235, p. 412, 2006
  9. The DB gap of white dwarfs and semiconvection
    Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, vol. 2, no. S239, p. 274, 2006
  10. Star Cluster Population of the Interacting Galaxy System M51
    Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, vol. 2, no. S241, 2006
  11. Theoretical Isochrones with Extinction in the K Band
    Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, vol. 117, no. 831, pp. 445–461, 2005
  12. Properties of Resolved Star Clusters in M51
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 130, no. 5, pp. 2128–2139, 2005
  13. Theoretical Isochrones with Extinction in the K Band. II. J - K versus K
    Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, vol. 118, no. 839, pp. 62–76, 2005
  14. Discovery of an SX Phoenicis Type Pulsating Component in the Algol-Type Semidetached Eclipsing Binary QU Sagittae in M71
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 636, no. 2, pp. L129–L132, 2005
  15. SX Phoenicis Stars in the Globular Cluster NGC 5466
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 128, no. 1, pp. 287–299, 2004
  16. Pharmacokinetic changes of DA-8159, a new erectogenic, after intravenous and oral administration to rats with acute renal failure induced by uranyl nitrate
    Biopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 137–142, 2004
  17. Around-the-Clock Observations of the Q0957+561A,B Gravitationally Lensed Quasar. II. Results for the Second Observing Season
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 587, no. 1, pp. 71–79, 2003
  18. Radio/X-Ray Offsets of Large-Scale Jets Caused by Synchrotron Time Lags
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 585, no. 2, pp. L113–L116, 2003
  19. New SX Phoenicis Stars in the Globular Cluster M53
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 125, no. 6, pp. 3165–3174, 2003
  20. Wide-Field Stellar Distributions around the Remote Young Galactic Globular Clusters Palomar 3 and Palomar 4
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 126, no. 2, pp. 803–814, 2003
  21. Wide-Field CCD Photometry of the Globular Cluster M92
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 126, no. 2, pp. 815–825, 2003
  22. Deep Wide-Field BVI CCD Photometry of the Sextans Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 126, no. 6, pp. 2840–2866, 2003
  23. Determination of the Distance to M33 Based on the Tip of the Red Giant Branch and the Red Clump
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 123, no. 1, pp. 244–254, 2002
  24. Determination of the Distance to M33 Based on Single-Epoch I-Band Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Cepheids
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 565, no. 2, pp. 959–965, 2002
  25. Around the Clock Observations of the Q0957+561A,B Gravitationally Lensed Quasar
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 565, no. 1, pp. 105–107, 2002
  26. New Evidence for the Unified Scheme of BL Lacertae Objects and FR I Radio Galaxies
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 548, no. 1, pp. 244–248, 2001
  27. Are Centaurus A and M87 T[CLC]e[/CLC]V Gamma-Ray Sources?
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 549, no. 2, pp. L173–L177, 2001
  28. A New SX Phoenicis Star in the Globular Cluster M15
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 121, no. 5, pp. 2769–2774, 2001
  29. Dynamics of the Globular Cluster System Associated with M87 (NGC 4486). I. New CFHT MOS Spectroscopy and the Composite Database
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 559, no. 2, pp. 812–827, 2001
  30. Dynamics of the Globular Cluster System Associated with M87 (NGC 4486). II. Analysis
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 559, no. 2, pp. 828–850, 2001
  31. Existence of Large-Scale Synchrotron X-Ray Jets in Radio-loud Active Galactic Nuclei
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 558, no. 1, pp. L19–L22, 2001
  32. The Star Formation History of LGS 3
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 562, no. 2, pp. 713–726, 2001
  33. Stellar Populations of the Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular Galaxy
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 119, no. 2, pp. 777–786, 2000
  34. The Globular Cluster System in the Inner Region of the Giant Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4472
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 120, no. 1, pp. 260–277, 2000
  35. Endobronchial tuberculosis with expectoration of tracheal cartilages
    European Respiratory Journal, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 800–802, 2000
  36. Wide-field CCD surface photometry of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 4472 in the Virgo cluster
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 314, no. 2, pp. 307–314, 2000
  37. UBVI charge-coupled device photometry of two old open clusters NGC 1798 and 2192
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 304, no. 4, pp. 883–892, 1999
  38. Hubble Space Telescope Observations of the Local Group Dwarf Galaxy Leo I
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 514, no. 2, pp. 665–674, 1999
  39. Stellar Populations and the Local Group Membership of the Dwarf Galaxy DDO 210
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 118, no. 2, pp. 853–861, 1999
  40. Stellar Populations of the Dwarf Galaxy UKS 2323-326 in the Sculptor Group
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 118, no. 2, pp. 817–825, 1999
  41. Washington Photometry of the Globular Cluster System of NGC 4472. II. The Luminosity Function and Spatial Structure
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 115, no. 3, pp. 947–959, 1998
  42. UBVI CCD Photometry of the Remote Old Open Cluster AM-2
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 113, p. 729, 1997
  43. Young Star Clusters in the Dwarf Irregular Galaxy, UGC 7636, = with the Giant Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4472
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 114, p. 1824, 1997
  44. Washington Photometry of the Globular Cluster System of NGC 4472.I.Analysis of the Metallicities
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 111, p. 1529, 1996
  45. Stellar Populations in the Central Region of the Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy NGC 205
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 112, p. 1438, 1996
  46. Stellar Populations of the Dwarf Galaxy LGS 3 in the Local Group
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 110, p. 1129, 1995
  47. VI CCD Photometry of the Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy Leo II
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 110, p. 1155, 1995
  48. The Hubble Space Telescope Extragalactic Distance Scale Key Project. 1: The discovery of Cepheids and a new distance to M81
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 427, p. 628, 1994
  49. The Hubble Space Telescope extragalactic distance scale key project. 2: Photometry of WFC images of M81
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 428, p. 143, 1994
  50. A multiwavelength study of IRAS 19550+3248: A protostar possibly formed by a cloud-cloud collision
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 429, p. 233, 1994
  51. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of furosemide in protein-calorie malnutrition
    Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 1–17, 1993
  52. The distance to nearby galaxy NGC 3109 based on the tip of the red giant branch
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 408, p. 409, 1993
  53. The Tip of the Red Giant Branch as a Distance Indicator for Resolved Galaxies
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 417, p. 553, 1993
  54. BVRI CCD photometry of the resolved galaxy NGC 1560
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 106, p. 66, 1993
  55. Stellar populations in the dwarf elliptical galaxy NGC 185
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 106, p. 964, 1993
  56. Leo I - The youngest Milky Way dwarf spheroidal galaxy?
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 106, p. 1420, 1993
  57. Resolved stars in nearby galaxies: Ground-based photometry of M81
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 106, p. 2243, 1993
  58. The young Large Magellanic Cloud cluster NGC 2214 with a single supergiant branch
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 399, p. L133, 1992
  59. Pharmacokinetics of 5-fluorouracil after intravenous infusion of 5-fluorouracil-acetic acid-human serum albumin conjugates to rabbits
    International Journal of Pharmaceutics, vol. 68, no. 1-3, pp. 61–68, 1991