Faculty Profile for Dr. Soon-Jae Lee

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Dr. Soon-Jae Lee
Professor — Department of Engineering Technology
RFM 2240A
phone: (512) 245-2137
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Dr. Soon-Jae Lee joined Texas State University in 2008. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Clemson University in 2007. Dr. Lee was employed as the Asphalt Team Manager for Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS) for the Research Center for Advanced Construction Materials at Kangwon National University for five years. In this role, he was primarily responsible for managing and conducting research in several areas of pavement technology and preparing reports and proposals. In total, he has approximately 19 years of experience in materials and pavement evaluation. His research has resulted in over 100 refereed journal, conference papers, and research reports that are well-cited in addition to more than 50 presentations around the country and the world.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Subedi, A., Kim, H., Lee, S. J., & Lee, M.-S. (2025). Assessing Abrasion Resistance in Concrete Pavements: A Review. Applied Sciences.
  • Yun, J., Vigneswaran, S., Kim, H., Lee, M., & Lee, S. J. (2024). Laboratory Evaluation of Storage Stability for Asphalt Binder Modified with Crumb Rubber and Styrene-Isoprene-Styrene Depending on Evaluation Factors and Blending Condition. Materials.
  • Yun, J., Kim, H., Hemmati, N., Lee, M. S., & Lee, S. J. (2023). Laboratory Evaluation of Oil-Extended SBS Modified Binder. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology.
  • Hemmati, N., Mazumder, M., & Lee, S. J. (2023). Characterization of Sustainable Asphalt Binders Modified with Styrene–Isoprene–Styrene (SIS) and Processed Oil. Sustainability, 15(12).
  • Hemmati, N., Vigneswaran, S., Mazumder, M., & Lee, S. J. (2023). Laboratory Assessment of Modified Asphalt Binders Using Crumb Rubber Modifier (CRM) and Processed Oil. Construction Materials, 3(1), 93–109.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State University’s Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activity. 2017
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State University’s Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activity. 2010

Selected Grants

  • Lee, Soon Jae (Principal), Kim, Hyunhwan (Co-Principal). Develop a Comprehensive Map Detailing the Types of Aggregates Utilized in CRCP across Texas, Texas Tech University, State, $70000. (Funded: 2024 - Present). Grant.
  • Lee, Soon Jae (Principal), Kim, Hyunhwan (Co-Principal). Develop a Comprehensive Map Detailing the Types of Aggregates Utilized in CRCP across Texas, Texas Tech University, State, $150000. (Funded: 2024 - 2025). Grant.
  • Shi, Xijun (Principal), Torres, Anthony S (Co-Principal), Moro Martinez, Carlos (Co-Principal), Ozbakkaloglu, Togay (Co-Principal), Yeon, Jung Heum (Co-Principal), Kim, Yoo-Jae (Co-Principal), Lee, Soon Jae (Co-Principal), Kim, Hyunhwan (Co-Principal). Acquisition of a flexural fixture for Instron 5989 Test Instrument, Texas State University, Texas State University, $59848. (Funded: November 2022 - Present). Grant.
  • Lee, Soon Jae (Principal), Kim, Hyunhwan (Co-Principal), Mazumder, Mithil (Co-Principal). Development of Rubberized Asphalt Binder (PG 82-22) for Low-Noise Double-Layer Pavements, Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA), $106195. (Funded: April 2021 - December 2023). Grant.
  • Lee, Soon-Jae (Principal), Kim, Hyunhwan (Co-Principal), KIM, YooJae (Co-Principal). Development of IoT-based Asphalt Pavement Quality Control Technology, Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA), $88574. (Funded: April 23, 2019 - December 31, 2021). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Reviewer / Referee
Materials Chemistry and Physics
2016-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Journal of Engineering Research (JER)
2016-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Journal of Korean Asphalt Society
2016-Present
Chair
Safety Committee
December 15, 2016-Present
Member
CoSE Safety Committee
November 1, 2016-Present