Dr. Eve Lee

Associate Professor

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Biography

Eve J. Lee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, San Diego. She is a theoretical astrophysicist with broad interests in star and planet formation. Her research group investigates key physical processes that drive patterns in the exoplanet population and how stellar properties affect emerging planetary systems. They also explore how dust grains—the initial building material of planets—organize protoplanetary disks. Her team welcomes opportunities for postdoctoral candidates and students and has a wide array of members involved in various research aspects. Lee has developed professional courses aimed at bridging the faculty-student gap, focusing on skills such as proposal writing and scientific communication. She has taught various graduate and undergraduate courses covering topics from thermal astrophysics to radiative processes in astrophysics.

Research Interests

Courses

Thermal Astrophysics Astrophysical Fluids Planets and Exoplanets Majors/Honours Electricity and Magnetism Physics of Fluids Radiative Processes in Astrophysics Astrophysical Fluids

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).