A collage of images showing different stages of assembling an Arduino-powered robotic vehicle with electronic components, wiring, gears, and a pinwheel on grassy terrain.A hand wrapped in a produce wreath holds a screen with Agsight's plot overview screen.A wide shot of a student outdoors in a park holding a "I matched with Cornell" sign, surrounded by oak trees and autumn leaves on a sunny day.A person wearing a beige sweatshirt, green shorts, and a white cap stands with their back to the camera in a grassy area surrounded by trees, looking out toward open farmland and distant mountains under a partly cloudy sky.
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about
A back-facing photo of me, Joon Lee!
hi! 👋🏻 i'm a cornell questbridge scholar from dallas, texas.
studying computer science 💻 + electrical engineering 🛠️ with a focus on using physical machine learning, intelligent robotics, and spatial computing to engineer computational sustainability 🌎 solutions.
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small questions, big answers
experiences
I love using machine learning, intelligent robotics, and physical computing to pursue questions at the intersection of environmental and computational intelligence.
Overlapping photo cards showing a global SAR coherence change detection map with red wildfire damage anomalies over polar and equatorial regions, a photograph of the NASA JPL building exterior with the NASA meatball logo, and a multi-panel cyclone track intensity forecast error graph with atmospheric river integral equations, on a white background with a Caltech logo circle and blue geometric shapes.
machine learning + physics @ nasa
I designed a probabilistic global weather forecasting system by quantifying sensitivity of tropical cyclones, atmospheric rivers, and heat waves to sea surface temperatures, humidity, and wind using HPC clusters.
Overlapping photo cards showing a red PCA biplot of North American fungal isolates clustered by principal components, a photograph of the NASA Ames Research Center water tower, and a wildfire burn confidence probability curve comparing logistic regression and CNN model outputs, with a standard deviation formula on a light gray background with a pink blob shape.
machine learning + physics @ nasa
I engineered a distributed wildfire early-warning system to produce probabilistic fire spread maps by using Monte Carlo physics simulations to quantify wildfire sensitivity to vegetation, topography, and wind.
A collage of various electronics and robotics parts featuring Arduino boards, sensors, wires, a motor assembly, and a small outdoor rover with a pinwheel mounted on top.
machine learning + robotics @ nasa
I invented an Al outdoor air quality monitoring robot to reduce PM2.5 air pollutants in 4 Dallas schools, publish a Harvard-affiliated research paper, and inform an atmospheric safety bill impacting 2.4K students.
Overlapping photo cards displaying a hand holding a green smartphone with a crop analytics dashboard above a pile of fresh vegetables including tomatoes and mushrooms against a blue sky, a smartphone showing an avocado plant disease detection screen beside a whole avocado on a stone pedestal against a cream background, and a smiling farmer in denim overalls and a bucket hat standing in a green agricultural field, arranged on a light gray background with a dark teal organic blob shape and a mint green star-shaped accent.
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I designed a geospatial AI app to deliver predictive agricultural insights to 50+ vineyards and orchards in 4 countries, helping 4 Napa Valley winegrowers forecast smoke taint during the 2025 California wildfires. 
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fun stuff
nature photography
every weekend, I run a 5K before sunset. during my lakeside runs through Frisco, I've developed an unexpected habit of taking photos. here are a few!
A vibrant sunset over a lake with pink blossoms in the foreground and houses silhouetted against the golden sky.
cherry blossom
Looking up through a textured tree trunk at a bright, spring green canopy against a blue sky.
canopy
Green leaves and yellow flower clusters on branches photographed from below against a clear bright blue sky.
spring blues
A bare tree silhouetted against a bright blue sky with wispy clouds and golden sunlight streaming through its branches.
winter solstice
Two tiny snowmen sitting on top of a large weathered tree stump in a snowy winter landscape with bare trees in the background.
winter wonderland
A suburban street with brick houses and a bright yellow pickup truck parked in front, featuring a large green tree in the center foreground.
autumn nostalgia
A solitary pink wildflower nestles low in vivid green grass while bare-stemmed wildflowers reach toward a glowing hazy sun, bathing a rolling yellow wildflower meadow in warm golden light.
prairie dusk
A golden sunset casting warm light across an open field with wispy clouds streaking across a blue and yellow gradient sky.
dusk
Wooden dock pilings extend into lake at sunset with golden-orange clouds.
cornerstone
A frost-damaged prickly pear cactus in a gravel bed, silhouetted against a winding blue lake and bright morning sky in a Texas park.
cactus
A black metal railing frames a calm spring lake lined with golden reeds and lush green trees under a clear blue Texas sky.
lakeside rail
An owl butterfly with false eyespot markings rests against a mossy wooden post surrounded by layered pink granite rocks, nearly camouflaged in the dim, cave-like corner of a tropical enclosure.
butterfly
golden channel
A bare, dramatically leaning tree silhouetted against a dual-toned winter sky of blue and gold, overlooking a snow-ringed frozen pond at dusk.
winter dusk
Dark magnolia branch silhouettes arc gracefully across a deep cobalt blue sky, framing a vivid orange and yellow sunset glow bleeding up from the lower left corner with a faint airplane contrail cutting diagonally overhead.
jet stream
Purple redbud blossoms clustered on dark branches photographed from below against a cloudy gray sky.
spring ornaments
A blooming Eastern redbud tree frames a brilliant golden sunburst over a rippling lakeside, with vivid pink blossoms filling the foreground against a cloudless blue sky.
sakura
A scenic view of a suburban road at sunset with vibrant pink and purple clouds above, intersected by power lines and light traffic below.
the frontier
A view of telephone wires stretching vertically across a pastel-colored sky with soft clouds at sunset.
power line
A close-up view of a tall agave plant with blooming flowers silhouetted against a cloudy sky with hints of blue.
agave
A blue metal bench sits on a grassy hill overlooking a neighborhood at sunset, with vibrant orange and pink clouds filling the sky.
a seat for the sun
A winding sidewalk runs through a grassy park at sunset, framed by silhouetted tree branches and a glowing orange and pink sky in the background.
curves
A hanging branch frames a vibrant sunset with intense orange sun rays illuminating suburban houses on a hillside.
tree's grasp
A puddle reflecting orange and pink sunset clouds with bare trees silhouetted along the horizon and power lines crossing the sky.
pavement
the romantic
from surrealism to romanticism, I like art that stretches how I see the world.
A painting showing a solitary man in a dark coat standing on a rocky precipice with his back to the viewer, gazing over a vast expanse of misty mountain peaks.
wanderer above sea of fog
A dramatic oil painting depicting massive icebergs with towering white and blue formations rising from turquoise Arctic waters, with a small sailing vessel in the distance and shipwreck debris in the foreground against a warm, atmospheric sky.
the icebergs
A luminous landscape painting of the American West featuring a prominent red sandstone butte reflected in a calm river, framed by trees in the foreground and smaller rock formations in the hazy distance under a soft blue sky.
an indian paradise
A painting of a surreal paradise teeming with hundreds of human figures, fantastical hybrid creatures, oversized fruits, and elaborate architectural fountains in pink and blue against a verdant landscape.
the garden of earthly delights
literary sleuth
from insights about the socialism that governs fungal roots to the works of legendary myrmecologist E.O. Wilson, I love cozying up with a good book.
Book cover featuring a collage of vibrant mushrooms and fungi in orange, yellow, and pink against a black background overlaid with white mycelial network patterns.
entangled life
Book cover showing a circular composition of towering redwood and sequoia trees viewed from below, creating a natural frame around a glimpse of sky.
the overstory
Book cover featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist Edward O. Wilson smiling while holding a large ant near his eye, flanked by oversized sculptural ants and tropical leaves on a beige background.
tales from the ant world
A minimalist book cover design in red and black showing two hands with connecting white thread lines forming a complex web around a central tangled sphere.
millions of little threads
more work
back to home
A collage of images showing different stages of assembling an Arduino-powered robotic vehicle with electronic components, wiring, gears, and a pinwheel on grassy terrain.
inventing an AI outdoor air quality monitoring robot impacting 2.4K+ Dallas students
nasa
2024 - present
A hand wrapped in a produce wreath holds a screen with Agsight's plot overview screen.
helping 50+ vineyards and orchards respond to wildfires and climate change using AI
agsight
2024 - present